Symposium B-8: "Fabrication of Oxide Thin Films and Composites: Superconductors/Ferromagnetic Materials/Ferroelectrics/Others"
Co-organized by Nanoelectronics Research Institute (NeRI/AIST), International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC), The Japan Society of Applied Physics, The Electrochemical Society of Japan, The Association of Synthetic Crystal Science Technology, and Cryogenic Association of Japan, etc.

Scope
The discovery of high temperature superconductors (HTS) triggered new science and technologies in functional oxide heterostructures and oxide electronics. Following HTS, a variety of perovskite oxides, such as colossal magnetoresistive manganites, have been rapidly developed, including metallic, semiconducting, magnetic, dielectric, and optical materials. This allows for the innovation of novel all-oxide devices through combinations of these materials. Important steppingstones towards these new developments are fundamental studies on oxide processing, as well as interactions between dissimilar materials. Also, a joint symposium of B-6, 7, 8 will be organized one day.

Topics
* Science and engineering of the processing of oxide thin films, single crystals, and bulk ceramics.
* Cutting-edge developments in the field of function-harmonized materials, multilayer films, and composites.
* Superconductors, ferromagnetic materials, CMR materials, ferroelectrics, insulators, optical materials, oxide fuel cells, and their combinations for oxide electronics.

Invited Speakers
* Superconductors: Axel Hoffmann, Ernst Helmut Brandt, Ivan Bozovic, Kazuhiro Endo, Masashi Mukaida
* Ferromagnets: Josep Nogues, C. N. R. Rao, Tamio Endo, H. U. Habermeier, Josep Fontcuberta, Kenneth E. Gray
* Ferroelectrics: Chang-Beom Eom, A. P. Ramirez, D. G. Schlom, Hitoshi Tabata, D. H. A. Blank, Naohiko Yasuda,
* Optical materials: M. L. Hitchman, Hideo Hosono, Hideomi Koinuma,
* Fuel cells: Junichiro Mizusaki
* Other materials: Shoji Nitta, P. X. Zhang

Chairpersons
Prof. T. Endo¹⁾ (Mie Univ., Japan, endo@elec.mie-u.ac.jp)
Dr. K. Endo²⁾ (NeRI/Ntl. Inst. AIST, Japan, k.endo@aist.go.jp)
Prof. M. Mukaida (Yamagata Univ., Japan)
Prof. H. Tabata (Osaka Univ., Japan)
Prof. H. Hosono (Tokyo Inst. Tech. , Japan)
Prof. J. Mizusaki (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
Dr. A. Hoffmann (Argonne Ntl. Lab., USA)
Prof. J. Nogues (Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Dr. E. H. Brandt (Max-Planck Inst., Germany)
Dr. A. P. Ramirez (Los Alamos Ntl. Lab., USA)
Prof. I. Bozovic (Stanford Univ., USA)
Prof. D. H. A. Blank (Univ. Twente, Netherlands)
Prof. D. G. Schlom (Penn. State Univ., USA)
Prof. C. B. Eom (Univ. Wisconsin, USA)
Prof. C. N. R. Rao (JNCASR, India)

Sponsors
We wish to thank the following for their contribution to the success of this conference:
Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development, and the Army Research Office - Far East, Research Foundation for the Electrotechnology of Chubu (REFEC), NeRI/AIST, Advanced Material System Co., Ltd. (AMS), Fujikin K. K., Earth Chemical Co., Ltd., Cosmo Energy Co., Ltd., Sanyu Electron Co., Ltd., ASTEC. Inc.