Renibel training workshop

Exeter 7-9 September 2003

The photo and the paticipant list from the worshop can be find here

Programme

Sunday 7^th September

18h00 arrival/registration in Exeter (Mardon Hall)

19h00 Reception

20h00 Dinner (Mardon Hall)

till 23h00 Bar (Beer)

Monday 8^th September

Morning : Computational methods applied to condensed matter (in Physics building room 503)

9h-10h30: Functional density theory basics (for dummies) (J.-S. Filhol)

- How density functional works

Introduction to Hohenberg-Kohn-Sham theorem

Practical implementation and important parameters

-What is a XC functional?

-What is a basis set?

-What is a K-point sampling?

-What is a pseudo-potential?

10h30 11h: Coffee break

11h –12h: What can you get from DFT (R. Jones)

- Force and structure

- Electronic properties

- Vibrational properties

- Magnetic properties

- Dynamic properties

12h-12h30: V and Er defects in 4H-SiC (R. Jones,-D.Prezzi)

12h30: Workshop photo and lunch (Mardon Hall)

14h00 15h00: Theory of EXAFS (Fred Mosslemans): 40min + 20 min discussion

15h00-16h00: Preparation of RE doped nitrides (S. Dalmasso)

16h00-16h30: Tea break

16h30-17h30 Rough guide to DFTB (B. Hourahine)

-How it works and when it doesn’t

- what can you get out from it ?

19h00 Dinner

Tuesday 9^th September

9h00-10h00 : Theory of photoluminescence (K. O'Donnell)

10h00-11h00: Theory of TEM (P. Ruterana)

11h00 11h30: Coffee Break

11h30-12h30: Theory of RBS (K. Lorenz)

12h30 Lunch (Mardon Hall)

14h00-15h00 Using Trim (B. Pipeleers)

15h00-16h00: Theory of electrical measurements and DLTS in semiconductors (D. Palmer)

16h00 16h15 Coffee Break

17h15-19h00: Discussion (Renibel)

19h00 Dinner (Mardon Hall).

Contact Jean-Sebastien Filhol (filhol@excc.ex.ac.uk)