Programme
Opening lecture
- Prof. Michel Armand (CIC energiGUNE, Spain)
Progress in polymer electrolytes over five decades
Plenary lectures
- Dr. Isaac Abrahams (Queen Mary University of London, GB)
Probing local structure in lithium ion conducting solid electrolytes - Prof. Steven G. Greenbaum (Hunter College CUNY, USA)
Novel Electrolytes for Batteries Operating in Extreme Environments - Prof. Joachim Maier (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany)
Charge carrier thermodynamics for modern batteries
Keynote lectures
- Dr. Marcos Dahlem (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
Mixed Electronic-Ionic Conducting Polymers for Soft Robotics - Prof. Maria Gazda (Gdańsk Tech, Poland)
Ionic and mixed conduction in oxides - Dr. Fabian Jeschull (Karlsruhe Institut of Technology, Germany)
Following Degradation Processes in Polymer-based Solid-State, Zero-Excess Potassium Cells by In-situ and Operando Techniques - Dr. Argyrios Karatrantos (LIST, Luxembourg)
Atomistic modelling of ion transport in electrolytes and interfaces for Li-batteries and beyond - Dr. Rafał Konefał (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)
PAMAM-Based Polymer Electrolytes: Insights from NMR Spectroscopy - Prof. Sebastien Livi (National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon, France)
Ionic Liquids as promising toolbox to design the next generation of polymers for energy applications? - Prof. Igor Lubomirsky (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Conductivity and mechanical properties of lanthanum-cerium oxide - Prof. Jonas Mindemark (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Polycarbonates, polyesters and polyketones: lessons learned by going beyond PEO for ion conduction in polymers - Prof. Janina Molenda (AGH University Krakow, Poland)
Electronic approach to the development of functional properties of cathode materials for Na-ion batteries - Dr. Luka Pavić (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia)
Electrical transport in phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics: Insights from impedance spectroscopy - Prof. Władysław Wieczorek (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Fluorine-free salts and SEI CEI
Programme
(Last update 7/8/2025)
Registration and all lectures take place at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry.
24/8
Sunday
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16:00 ‒ 19:00 |
Registration and Welcome Buffet |
25/8
Monday
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09:00 ‒ 09:30 |
OPENING Petr Štěpánek (Acting director of the Institute) |
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LECTURE SESSION 1 |
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| Chaired by: Sabina Abbrent (Czech Republic) | |
| 09:30 ‒ 10:15 | Plenary lecture PL-01 Michel Bernard Armand (Spain) Polymer electrolytes, a key to solid-state batteries |
| 10:15 ‒ 10:45 | Keynote lecture KL-01 Wladyslaw G. Wieczorek (Poland) Desining new electrolyte components with limited fluorine content |
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10:45 ‒ 11:15 |
Coffee break |
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LECTURE SESSION 2 |
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| Chaired by: Michel Bernard Armand (Spain) | |
| 11:15 ‒ 11:45 | Keynote lecture KL-02 Sébastien Livi (France) Ionic liquids as promising toolbox to design the next generation of polymers for energy applications? |
| 11:45 ‒ 12:05 | Oral communication OL-01 David Ivan Villalva Mejorada (Germany) Engineering PVA-ionic liquid-based solid polymer electrolytes for Na batteries |
| 12:05 ‒ 12:25 | Oral communication OL-02 Ahmed Ali Nada (Slovakia) The potentinal of polyurethane chemistry solid electrolyte for Al-ion batteries |
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12:25 ‒ 14:00 |
Lunch |
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LECTURE SESSION 3 |
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| Chaired by: Wladyslaw G. Wieczorek (Poland) | |
| 14:00 ‒ 14:30 | Keynote lecture KL-03 Fabian Jeschull (Germany) Polymer electrolyte degradation in potassium batteries studied by in-situ/operando techniques |
| 14:30 ‒ 14:50 | Oral communication OL-03 Aleksandra Ossowska (Poland) All-inorganic perovskites: Evaluation of electrochemical behavior in batteries |
| 14:50 ‒ 15:10 | Oral communication OL-04 Junqi Lu (Germany) Ionic conductivity tuning for multifunctional polymer materials |
| 15:10 ‒ 15:30 | Oral communication OL-05 Shatakshi Saxena (France) Understanding interface and redox mechanisms in gelled NMC622 based electrode |
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15:30 ‒ 15:50 |
Coffee break |
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LECTURE SESSION 4 |
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| Chaired by: Fabian Jeschull (Germany) | |
| 15:50 ‒ 16:20 | Keynote lecture KL-04 Luka Pavić (Croatia) Electrical transport in phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics: Insights from impedance spectroscopy |
| 16:20 ‒ 16:40 | Oral communication OL-06 Hagar Hassan (Germany) Deciphering ionic conductivity variations in Na3OBH4: A comprehensive study |
| 16:40 ‒ 17:00 | Oral communication OL-07 Martyna Beata Jankowska (Poland) Synthesis and nanocrystallisation of alluaudite-type Na2+XVFe2(PO4)3−X(SiO4)X glasses |
| 17:00 ‒ 17:20 | Oral communication OL-08 Krzysztof Gadomski (Poland) Synthesis and characterization of highly conductive nanocrystallized ε-LiVOPO4-like glasses |
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17:20 ‒ 21:00 |
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26/8
Tuesday
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LECTURE SESSION 5 |
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| Chaired by: Isaac Abrahams (United Kingdom) | |
| 09:00 ‒ 09:45 | Plenary lecture PL-02 Joachim Maier (Germany) Charge carrier thermodynamics for modern batteries |
| 09:45 ‒ 10:05 | Oral communication OL-09 Paweł Ławniczak (Poland) Conductivity spectra of aromatic dicarboxylic acids proton conductors: Traces of structural changes |
| 10:05 ‒ 10:25 | Oral communication OL-10 Michał Dominów (Poland) Dry, wet and hybrid reforming of methane over ruthenium ex-solution nanoparticles |
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10:25 ‒ 10:55 |
Coffee break |
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LECTURE SESSION 6 |
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| Chaired by: Sébastien Livi (France) | |
| 10:55 ‒ 11:25 | Keynote lecture KL-05 Igor Lubomirsky (Israel) Effect of hydration on electrical and electromechanical properties of lanthanum–cerium oxides |
| 11:25 ‒ 11:45 | Oral communication OL-11 Jan Adamczyk (Poland) Facilitating catalytic activity in TM-doped lanthanum strontium titanates via exsolution |
| 11:45 ‒ 12:05 | Oral communication OL-12 Klaudia Zielińska (Poland) Multicomponent perovskite oxides doped with high valence elements for use as cathode materials for SOFC technology |
| 12:05 ‒ 12:25 | Oral communication OL-13 Jacek Winiarski (Poland) Electrochemical properties of sol-gel and electrospun Gd0.75Sm0.25Ba0.5Sr0.5CoCuO5+δ double perovskite electrodes for solid oxide cells |
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12:25 ‒ 14:00 |
Lunch |
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LECTURE SESSION 7 |
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| Chaired by: Igor Lubomirsky (Israel) | |
| 14:00 ‒ 14:30 | Keynote lecture KL-06 Maria Gazda (Poland) Electrical properties of multicomponent oxides |
| 14:30 ‒ 14:50 | Oral communication OL-14 Margarita Nowakowska (Poland) Proton uptake in Ba/Zn/Zr-doping in SFM electrode for solid oxide fuel cells |
| 14:50 ‒ 15:10 | Oral communication OL-15 Boya Fu (Poland) Niobium modification of 9-series Ni-rich NCA cathode materials: Electrochemical performance analysis via a data-driven approach |
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15:10 ‒ 15:40 |
Coffee break |
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15:40 ‒ 21:00 |
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from 15:40 |
Group visits of Hvězda Summer Palace |
27/8
Wednesday
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LECTURE SESSION 8 |
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| Chaired by: Sabina Abbrent (Czech Republic) | |
| 09:00 ‒ 09:45 | Plenary lecture PL-03 Steve Greenbaum (United States of America) Novel electrolytes for batteries operating under extreme conditions |
| 09:45 ‒ 10:15 | Keynote lecture KL-07 Jonas Mindemark (Sweden) Polycarbonates, polyesters and polyketones: Lessons learned by going beyond PEO for ion conduction in polymers |
| 10:15 ‒ 10:35 | Oral communication OL-16 Vladislav Y. Shevtsov (Luxembourg) New ionic monomers towards improved all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries and piezoionic sensors |
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10:35 ‒ 11:05 |
Coffee break |
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LECTURE SESSION 9 |
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| Chaired by: Steve Greenbaum (United States of America) | |
| 11:05 ‒ 11:35 | Keynote lecture KL-08 Rafał Konefał (Poland) PAMAM-based polymer electrolytes: Insights from NMR spectroscopy |
| 11:35 ‒ 11:55 | Oral communication OL-17 Medina Jasarevic (Germany) Scaling effects on a single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries |
| 11:55 ‒ 12:15 | Oral communication OL-18 Elmar Kataev (Germany) Probing interfacial phenomena in anode-free batteries via operando HAXPES |
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12:15 ‒ 14:00 |
Lunch |
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LECTURE SESSION 10 |
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| Chaired by: Jonas Mindemark (Sweden) | |
| 14:00 ‒ 14:30 | Keynote lecture KL-09 Marcos Dahlem (Germany) Mixed electronic-ionic conducting polymers for soft robotics |
| 14:30 ‒ 14:50 | Oral communication OL-19 Maciej Marczewski (Poland) Beyond lithium ion batteries – development of electrolytes for Li–S batteries system |
| 14:50 ‒ 15:10 | Oral communication OL-20 Aleksey Yaremchenko (Portugal) Oxygen-ionic and electronic transport in CaTi0.9Sc0.1O3-δ-based perovskites |
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15:10 ‒ 15:40 |
Coffee break |
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18:00 ‒ 22:00 |
Conference dinner |
28/8
Thursday
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LECTURE SESSION 11 |
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| Chaired by: Joachim Maier (Germany) | |
| 09:00 ‒ 09:45 | Plenary lecture PL-04 Isaac Abrahams (United Kingdom) Probing local structure in lithium ion conducting solid electrolytes |
| 09:45 ‒ 10:15 | Keynote lecture KL-10 Argyrios Karatrantos (Luxembourg) Atomistic modelling of ion transport in electrolytes and interfaces for Li-batteries and beyond |
| 10:15 ‒ 10:35 | Oral communication OL-21 Jafar Azizi (Germany) Computational investigation of lignin based anode materials for Li- and post-Li ion batteries |
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10:35 ‒ 11:05 |
Coffee break |
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LECTURE SESSION 12 |
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| Chaired by: Luka Pavić (Croatia) | |
| 11:05 ‒ 11:35 | Keynote lecture KL-11 Janina Molenda (Poland) Electronic approach to the development of functional properties of cathode materials for Na-ion batteries |
| 11:35 ‒ 11:55 | Oral communication OL-22 Tomasz Karol Pietrzak (Poland) Size and strain-related phenomena in heat and pressure-treated oxide glasses and nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion |
| 11:55 ‒ 12:15 | Oral communication OL-23 Maciej Nowagiel (Poland) Understanding the stabilization mechanism of delta-like Bi2O3 nanocrystallites embedded in a glassy matrix |
| 12:15 ‒ 12:35 | Oral communication OL-24 Adam Wojciech Puchalski (Poland) Structural properties of V2O5 glasses compressed under high pressure. Combined experimental and computational study |
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12:35 ‒ 14:00 |
Lunch |
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LECTURE SESSION 13 |
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| Chaired by: Maria Gazda (Poland) | |
| 14:00 ‒ 14:20 | Oral communication OL-25 Ana Šantić (Croatia) The role of structure in polaronic conductivity of phosphate glasses containing transition metal oxides |
| 14:20 ‒ 14:40 | Oral communication OL-26 Beata Bochentyn (Poland) Anode ceramics with exsolved metallic nanoparticles to enhance the stability and catalytic activity of SOFCs |
| 14:40 ‒ 15:00 | Oral communication OL-27 Kun Zheng (Poland) Hetero-architectured nanofiber electrodes for energy and hydrogen generation using solid oxide cells |
| 15:00 ‒ 15:20 | Oral communication OL-28 Piotr Winiarz (Poland) Electrospun nanofibers tuned with negative expansion coefficient material as highly active and stable cathode materials for SOFCS |
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from 15:20 |
Awards ceremony |
Posters
| P-01 | I. M. Minisy, S. Gupta, O. Taboubi, U. Acharya, P. Bober Polypyrrole/tungsten carbide nanocomposites |
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| P-02 | M. Karakoti, D. S. Uniyal, Z. Morávková, P. Bober Porous carbon–polyaniline composite for aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitor |
| P-03 | Y. J. Kim, D. Y. Kim, N. G. Lee, S. G. Lee Direct-ink-writing of MXene/PEDOT:PSS for wearable self-charging power: Integrated micro-supercapacitor and triboelectric nanogenerator |
| P-04 | D. Y. Kim, N. G. Lee, Y. J. Kim, S. G. Lee Laminaria japonica-inspired microtopography and chemical surface modification for anti-biofouling surfaces |
| P-05 | N. G. Lee, D. Y. Kim, Y. J. Kim, H. J. Kim, Y. H. Eom, S. G. Lee Flexible and robust CY-ANF/PVA-MXene hydrogel sensors for responsive underwater environments |
| P-06 | D. V. Tumacder, F. Fauzi, A. Dianatdar, A. Mukherjee, R. K. Bose, P. Bober High-performing polypyrrole/carbon cloth electrodes for symmetric and asymmetric supercapacitors |
| P-07 | E. B. Springl, D. Sarkar, V. K. Michaelis, T. Nilges PEO/PAN-based electrospun membranes for solid-state Li-Ion batteries |
| P-08 | Y. R. Panthi, A. Pandey, J. Pfleger, M. Jurča, A. Eckstein, J. Vilčáková Redox-active optical properties of side-chain modified dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-based polymers with alkyl-bridged carbazole units |
| P-09 | D. F. Weindl, D. Sarkar, V. K. Michaelis, T. Nilges Sodium conducting electrospun polyethylene oxide solid electrolytes |
| P-10 | B. Koo Oxygen permeation using an oxygen transport membrane for blue H2 production |
| P-11 | M. Sriubas, E. Kazakevičius, T. Šalkus, B. Abakevičienė Deposition of Ni/SDC anode thin films using electron beam evaporation technique |
| P-12 | S. R. Kim, K. M. Kim Graphene fluoride/aramid nanofiber film with superior high-temperature capacitive energy storage |
| P-13 | T. Hix-Janssens, D. V. Tumacder, P. Bober Effect of Acid Blue 25 on the electrochemical stability of polypyrrole-based supercapacitors |
| P-14 | S. B. Kang, J. Y. Lim, W. Lee Nanostructured MOF-derived microspheres as advanced anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries |
| P-15 | A. Sikorski, P. Polanowski Simulations of organic photodiodes and photovoltaic cells |
| P-16 | M. Szkoda, K. Trzciński, A. Ilnicka, M. Sawczak, A. P. Nowak The impact of intercalation on the catalytic properties in the hydrogen evolution reaction of MoSe2 and WSe2 layers deposited by pulsed laser deposition |
| P-17 | A. Puchalski, A. Hul, P. Kębliński, T. K. Pietrzak Effect of high-pressure treatment on the properties of oxide (nano)glasses |
| P-18 | A. Mroziński, J. Pośpiech, S. Wachowski, P. Jasiński, S. Molin The influence of the applied technology on the efficiency of the solid oxide fuel cells |
| P-19 | A. Szpakiewicz-Szatan, T. K. Pietrzak, S. J. Rzoska, J. E. Garbarczyk Electric properties of high-pressure molded nanocomposites containing superionic δ-Bi2O3 phase |
| P-20 | K. Ciurzyńska, M. Szkoda, A. Lisowska-Oleksiak Hemp biomass derived carbon for energy storage devices |
| P-21 | K. Kujawska, M. Dominów, A. Ducka, J. Zdankiewicz, J. Karczewski, B. Bochentyn Comparitive analysis of methods to promote the topotactic ion-exchange exsolution in doped strontium titanates |
| P-22 | M. Dominów, K. Kujawska, J. Zdankiewicz, A. Ducka, J. Karczewski, B. Bochentyn Biogas-fueled solid oxide fuel cells with direct internal reforming |
| P-23 | K. Kwatek, P. Ren, W. Ślubowska-Walkusz, K. Pachulska, C. Jastrzębski, A.T. Krawczyńska, I. Sobrados, V. Diez-Gómez, J. Sanz, Y. Yue, I. Abrahams Structural and electrical properties of Zr-doped LiTa2PO8 ceramics |
| P-24 | K. Pachulska, K. Kwatek, W. Ślubowska-Walkusz, C. Jastrzębski, A.T. Krawczyńska, I. Sobrados, V. Diez-Gómez, J. Sanz Influence of Ti doping and sintering temperature on ionic conductivity in LiTa2PO8 ceramics |
| P-25 | Z. Wu, A. Mahun, L. Kobera, J. Brus, G. Hernández, J. Mindemark Elucidating Li+ coordination in polymer blend solid polymer electrolytes via 7Li MAS NMR |
| P-26 | A. Sharma, V. Shabikova, A. Mahun, S. Natourová, S. Abbrent, Z. Morávková, J. Šomvársky, M. Dušková Smrčková Exploring transport of lithium ion in polyaspartate-based polyurea networks |
| P-27 | D. Roda, K. Trzciński, M. Sawczak, A. Ilnicka, A. P. Nowak, M. Szkoda Photoelectrochemical behavior of pulsed-laser deposited ZnIn2S4 under varying pH conditions |
| P-28 | J. Zdankiewicz, M. Dominów, J. Karczewski, B. Bochentyn Ceramic-polymer composites for 3D-printed catalytic sieves enhancing selective decomposition of hydrogen-rich gas mixtures |
| P-29 | M. Dominów, J. Zdankiewicz, J. Karczewski, P. Jasiński, B. Bochentyn Catalytic pyrolysis of non-recyclable plastics |
| P-30 | A. R. S. Santha Kumar, J. Mindemark, D. Brandell Solid polymer electrolyte based on poly(ester–ether) for lithium batteries |
| P-31 | T. K. An, S. R. Kim, H. D. Kim, K. M. Kim Symmetric ambipolar charge mobility in diketopyrrolepyrrole-based polymers: Enabling OFETs and logic devices |
| P-32 | J. Brus, J. Czernek, M. Urbanova Transferring lithium ions in the nanochannels of flexible metal-organic frameworks featuring metallacarborane guests |
| P-33 | Y. Wang, K. Świerczek Chromium-free Li-excess disordered rock salt oxides as cathode materials for Li-ion cells |
| P-34 | M. Pathak, A. Mahun, P. Černoch, Z. Morávková The importance of solvent—matrix interactions in gel polymer elecotrolytes |
| P-35 | X. Li, J. Powell-Turner, D. Ward Effectiveness of freeze–thaw processing for enhancing proton conductivity in PVA/H3PO4 solid polymer electrolytes |
| P-36 | A. Marková, I. Zhivkov, J. Víteček, M. Weiter, M. Vala A combined detection of ion exchange in organic mixed ion electron concution materials |
| P-37 | V. Shabikova, S. Abbrent Study of the relationship between structure, composition, and properties in novel gel polymer electrolyte based on crosslinked poly(2-oxazolines) using NMR spectroscopy |
| P-38 | J. Y. Lim, S. B. Kang, W. Lee Counterion coordination strategy for durable and high-performance rhodamine-based color filters in nanophosphor micro-led displays |
| P-39 | P. Güloğlu, P. Toman, M. Menšík, A. Chernyshev, J. Zedník, J. Vohlídal, J. Pfleger Ultrafast charge transfer in solutions of iron and zinc complexes of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene type unimers with terpyridin-4`yl (tpy) end-groups |
| P-40 | P. Güloğlu, P. Toman, A. Chernyshev, J. Zedník, J. Vohlídal, J. Pfleger Excited states dynamics in metallo-supramacromolecules [Co2+-bis(tpy)carbazole]n toward solar energy conversion: Effect of counterions |
Awards
The scientific committee will honour our early-carrier researchers and PhD students with special conference prizes. The best poster presentation will be awarded a Best poster prize sponsored by Solids MDPI. Karel Dušek Award will be given to the best oral presentation. Winners of both awards will be presented during the closing ceremony.



