ICSFS-16 will focus on recent advances in controlling and characterizing the physical and chemical properties of films and surfaces, with a particular emphasis on materials for electronic, photonic and spintronic applications, in addition to bio-functionalized structures and devices. ICSFS is strongly interdisciplinary, covering also nano and nano-bio science and technology, wherever surfaces are involved in the future devices. Also for this reason, the Conference traditionally hosts an exhibition space in which a vast selection of advanced and innovative scientific instrumentation is presented. The conference will be dedicated to the memory of Rodolfo Del Sole for his outstanding contribution to the field of optical properties of films and surfaces. A special session is devoted to this topic.
The venue is an old monastery, situated on the hill where the first Genoa’s inhabitants settled in pre-Roman times, and its gardens and terraces offer the most beautiful views on the city and the port.