Computational Materials and Photonics
The Computational Materials and Photonics Section conducts theoretical investigations and the computational modeling of novel materials, their physical properties, and devices from the molecular level to the nanoscale.
Based on quantum and classical theory, we investigate materials and nanostructures’ photonic, plasmonic, electronic, and mechanical properties. The current applications include optoelectronic and optomechanical sensing, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and catalysis.
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CMP at the OMN 2024, San Sebastian
With one invited talk [1] and four accepted contributed works [2-5], CMP was well represented at this year's International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN 2024).
The International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN) is an annual conference that addresses research topics related to optics and photonics at the micro- and nanoscale, with applications in imaging, communication, sensing, and instrumentation. It bridges photonics to sciences such as biology and medicine, chemistry, and fundamental physics. The conference allows researchers to report on their latest optical MEMS and nanophotonics findings and promotes scientific exchange between researchers and engineers from industry and academia.
The OMN 2024 was organized in the welcoming city of San Sebastian in the Spanish Basque Country. The town is surrounded by beautiful scenery and the Cantabrian Sea, which forms part of the Atlantic coast of northern Spain. Thanks to the organizers, specifically Prof. Andreas Seifert from NanoGUNE, it was a fantastic event in beautiful San Sebastian!
Many thanks to Dr. Shrivastava and Dr. Saini for a great representation!
[1] J. Adam and A. Shrivastava. “Two-dimensional materials, heterostructures, and perovskites
for photonics - a computational approach.” In: International Conference on Optical MEMS and
Nanophotonics - OMN 2024. San Sebastian (Spain), 2024
(Invited Presentation)
[2] A. Shrivastava, S. Singh, and J. Adam. “Ultra-Thin TMDC Transport Layers for Perovskite
Solar Cell Design”. In: Proc. of the International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics
- OMN 2024. San Sebastian (Spain): IEEE (camera-ready manuscript submitted), 2024
[3] R. Rafique, A. L. Magna, A. Mio, S. Patane, A. Shrivastava, J. Adam, and R. A. Puglisi.
“Transversal plasmon resonance observed in tapered silicon nanowires.” In: Proc. of the International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics - OMN 2024. San Sebastian (Spain):
IEEE (camera-ready manuscript submitted), 2024
[4] A. Shrivastava, S. Saini, S. Singh, and J. Adam. “Atomistic Modeling of Sb/h-hBN het-
erostructure for Potential optoelectronic applications”. In: Proc. of the International Conference
on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics - OMN 2024. San Sebastian (Spain): IEEE (camera-ready
manuscript submitted), 2024
[5] N. Gupta, A. Shrivastava, and J. Adam. “Electronic, Stability and Optical Properties of Strained
Germanene monolayers: A DFT analysis”. In: Proc. of the International Conference on Optical
MEMS and Nanophotonics - OMN 2024. San Sebastian (Spain): IEEE (camera-ready manuscript
submitted), 2024