Together with Costanza Manganelli (Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt Oder), Andrea De Iacovo (Roma Tre University, Rome) and Ross Millar (University of Glasgow), Karoline Stolze from IKZ organized the Symposium V on: "Integration of advanced materials on silicon: from classical to neuromorphic and quantum applications".
The E-MRS Fall Meeting 2025’s Symposium V focused on the integration of advanced materials with silicon, addressing the demands of next-generation electronics and photonics. As transistor scaling approaches its limits, new materials and integration strategies are essential for achieving higher performance and new functionalities in microelectronics and photonics, including quantum and neuromorphic applications.
The symposium gathered scientists from 15+ countries working on monolithic and heterogeneous integration of alternative semiconductors and new materials to enhance functionalities on mature silicon-based technologies. Over the course of three days ten invited speakers (Simone Assali, Stefano Biasi, Stefano Calcaterra, Stefano Carlo Cecchi, Inga Anita Fischer, Fariba Hatami, Nikolay Petkov, Gunther Roelkens, Lars Scheiber, Davide Spirito) shared their expertise for example on the fabrication, characterization and simulation of group IV alloys, III-V compounds, quantum well and nanowire structures and 2D materials as well as their integration into Si-based microelectronic, photonic and quantum photonic systems. Topics also included innovative hetero-integration techniques, such as transfer printing technologies and advanced heteroepitaxy; and applications in infrared and THz sensing and communication as well as for neuromorphic computing.
In addition, this year’s symposium was supported by two workshops with outstanding contributions from: LASTSTEP project (Alexei Chelnokov, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Nicolas Pauc, Giovanni Capellini, Guo-En Chang, Vincent Reboud, Stephen Sweeney, Oussama Moutanabbir) and NanoIC pilot line (Inge Asselberghs, Niamh Waldron, Pierre Morin, Marius Enachescu).
Congratulations to the awarded students, Giulia Maria Spataro and Ian Colombo, recipients of the EMRS Award and the Wiley Award!
The story doesn’t end here: all participants are invited to submit to a Special Issue in Physica Status Solidi A.
The organizers thank all invited speakers, oral and poster presenters, and participants for their contributions making this event such a success. This truly helped advance our understanding and sparked meaningful conversations. Looking ahead, theE-MRS Fall Meeting 2026promises to be another exciting gathering, where new research and advancements in material science, electronics, and photonics will take center stage.
Contact:
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ)
Dr. Karoline Stolze
Phone: +49 (0) 30 / 246 499 611
Email: karoline.stolzeikz-berlin.de
