Scope of the Colloquium

During the past years several Bunsen Colloquia have been devoted to reactivity as well as diffusivity in solids being vital topics in advanced materials research and engineering. This year’s Bunsen Colloquium continues this small series. It focuses on fundamental as well as application-oriented studies on diffusion of atoms or ions in a wide range of solids in various structural forms. A thorough understanding of diffusion processes from an interdisciplinary point of view is crucial for materials development.
The Bunsen Colloquium brings together scientists working theoretically as well as experimentally in research areas where solid state diffusion, certainly being a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature, plays a superior role. Starting with lectures introducing prominent methods to study diffusion parameters, the Colloquium puts also emphasis on important models in this field. Particularly, it will focus on motional processes in materials such as lithium ion conductors being highly relevant in energy storage research.

Past Colloquia:

Spectroscopic Methods in Solid State Diffusion and Reactions
September 24-25, 2009 - Leibniz University Hannover
On the occasion of the 65th birthday of
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Becker
Organisation: Paul Heitjans (Hannover),
Manfred Martin (Aachen)

Diffusion and Reactions in Advanced Materials
September 27-28, 2007 - TU Clausthal
On the occasion of the 65th birthday of
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Borchardt
Organization: M. Kilo (Clausthal), K.-D. Becker (Braunschweig), P. Heitjans (Hannover)

Solid State Reactivity: From Macro to Nano
June 07-09, 2007 - Kloster Eberbach
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of
Prof. Dr. Hermann Schmalzried
Scientific organisation: M. Martin (Aachen), K.-D. Becker (Braunschweig), J. Janek (Gießen)
Local organisation: J. Janek, B. Luerßen, M. Rohnke (Gießen)

Atomic Transport in Solids: Theory and Experiments
October 31st, 2003 - Rauischholzhausen / Gießen
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of
Prof. Dr. Alan B. Lidiard
Scientific organisation: P. Heitjans (Hannover), J. Janek (Gießen), M. Martin (Aachen)