XL Reunión Bienal de la RSEF – Sevilla 2026
Tendrá lugar en Sevilla del 20 al 24 de Julio de 2026. Puede consultar más información en la siguiente web.
El personal del Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid organiza los siguientes simposios:
Spin orbit and altermagnetism
The recent emergence of altermagnetism is enriching our understanding of magnetism. By enabling spin-band splitting without the need for a net magnetization, and combined with the richness provided by spin-orbit coupling, these systems open the door to new phenomena and next-generation spintronics. This symposium is conceived as a meeting point for the Spanish community working on altermagnetism and systems with spin-orbit coupling. The main objective is to create a space to share ideas, discuss current developments—both theoretical and experimental—and foster collaborations that strengthen the Spanish presence in this field
Organizador: Alberto Cortijo (ICMM-CSIC)
Beyond ferroelectrics: Emerging coupling mechanisms and related phenomena
While ferroelectric materials have long been the focus of extensive fundamental and applied research, emerging coupling mechanisms and related phenomena are opening new experimental and theoretical pathways with impact far beyond the ferroelectric community. This includes effects such as piezoelectricity, magnetoelectricity, pyroelectricity, — triboelectricity and — electrocaloric phenomena, spanning materials from nanoscale thin films to bulk systems, including polar polymers and nanocomposites for next-generation flexible electronics. This symposium will focus on understanding correlations and new coupling phenomena which enhance functional responses.
Organizadora: Cristina Pascual (ICMM-CSIC)
Forty years of Atomic Force Microscopy: advances in nanomaterials characterization
This symposium takes place in the year marking the 40th anniversary of the original publication of the atomic force microscope, a milestone that laid the foundation for one of the most versatile tools in nanoscience. Over the decades, AFM has evolved far beyond topographical imaging, enabling quantitative and multidimensional mapping of functional properties and providing deeper understanding of structure—property relationships in materials and devices. A major current frontier is the combination of A-M with complementary techniques (particularly light-related and spectroscopic methods) together with its expansion toward non-standard measurement configurations. These include insitu and in-operando operation, the application of external stimuli (electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, chemical or mechanical), and measurements under controlled deformation. Such approaches enable the exploration of dynamic processes and functional responses at the nanoscale, as well as the characterization of materials and devices during actual operation. This symposium will highlight recent advances in correlative and multimodal AFM, with special emphasis on combined methodologies and applications in nonconventional environments and working systems.
Organizadores: Carmen Munuera (ICMM-CSIC), Pablo Ares (UAM, IFIMAC), Elisa Palacios-Lidón (Univ. Murcia).
Thermoelectrics in Spain: Materials, Metrology, and Emerging Opportunities / Termoelectricidad en España: retos, capacidades experimentales y teóricas, y oportunidades
Thermoelectric materials have attracted growing interest as solid-state platforms for waste-heat recovery and thermal management, driven by the increasing demand for sustainable and energy-efficient technologies. Recent advances in band and defect engineering, hierarchical architectures, low-dimensional systems, and emerging transport phenomena are opening new experimental and theoretical opportunities beyond conventional thermoelectric approaches. This includes a wide range of materials systems, from classical chalcogenides and oxides to topological semimetals, as well as high-entropy derivatives. This symposium will focus on emerging energy-conversion mechanisms that enhance thermoelectric performance, while promoting discussion across materials synthesis, advanced characterization, theory, metrology, and device integration.
Organiza: Federico Serrano (ICMM-CSIC)
