Electronic Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials

SymposiumNN,'ElectronicOrganicandInorganicHybridNanomaterials–Synthesis,DevicePhysicsandtheirApplications',washeldApril25–29atthe2011MRSSpringMeetinginSanFrancisco,California.Thepossibilityofcombiningpropertiesoforganicandinorganiccomponentsinauniquehybridcompositematerialcreatesmanypotentialapplications.Thecombinationatthenanosizelevelofinorganicandorganic,orevenbioactivecomponents,inasinglematerialhasmadeaccessibleanimmensenewareaofmaterialssciencethathasextraordinaryimplicationsinthedevelopmentofmultifunctionalmaterials.Thepromisingapplicationsareexpectedinmanyfields,includingdisplay,thinfilmtransistors,electronicmemoryandswitchingdevices,photonics,sensorsandbiologicalapplications.Thisvolumeisacollectionof26excellentpapersfromtheproceedings.