Welcome

Welcome to the 31st International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors (ICDS-31), for the first time held as an online event. The conference was originally planned to be held at the University of Oslo, Norway, but unfortunately only an online conference was within reach this summer. We have all been through a challenging period, so I am happy to see so many interesting contributions, so much positive response from the invited speakers, support from the international advisory and program committees and the community in general. Thank you all! Let me also thank our generous government and corporate sponsors for supporting this important conference!

The ICDS community is a vibrant society and the conference has a long and strong history in combining traditional materials and emerging topics. Substantial advances have been reported since our last meeting in Seattle, and I’m looking forward to all the interesting contributions, presented both live, as pre-recorded presentations and posters. ICDS promotes a fundamental understanding of point and extended defects in semiconductors, including electrical, vibrational, optical, and magnetic phenomena. I hope ICDS-31 will facilitate stimulating discussions on defects in materials for micro- and optoelectronics, quantum computing, photovoltaics, and other applications. Unique among international conferences, ICDS covers a range of materials, with defects as the central organizing principle. This approach is extremely fruitful for advancing knowledge of emerging materials such as wide-band-gap semiconductors, doped nanoparticles, and 2D materials, as well as exciting developments in “old” materials such as silicon.

The conference starts Monday July 26^th at 09:00 with the live presentations organized in conventional sessions categorized according to topics. The Live sessions will be held in Zoom and the link can be found in the Schedule tab under the Session (the Zoom link is the same for all the sessions before, e.g., lunch, while a different zoom link is used in the evening). Due to the challenges with participants from many different time zones, we have decided to split the talks into two, leaving free time in the middle of the day. Hence, the morning sessions should be suitable for European, Asian and Australian participants, and the evening session should be suitable for Europeans and Americans. Pre-recorded presentations and posters will be available throughout the week, but it will be possible to discuss with the presenters during the poster session. The Tutorials are geared toward students, early-career scientists, and newcomers to the field. However, as they are digital they will be available for all and can be watched prior during or after the conference. Special thanks go to Kristin Hubred Nygård and the rest of the LENS group at UiO for all the help, and the program committee and the international advisory board for the support and understanding in a rather challenging times. Thank you for your participation!

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