Preface

Abstract

The International Conference on Functional Nanomaterials and High-Purity Substances is major scientific forum traditionally organized every two years. The present 8th Conference, as usually, covers fundamentals of designing functional, in particular, high-purity metallic, ceramic, and composite nanomaterials and materials, technological basis for their manufacturing, problems of their analysis, and applications. The Conference provides opportunities for the attendees to exchange new ideas and application experience, to establish scientific relations, and to find partners for mutually beneficial collaborations. The main directions of the Conference are: magnetic materials and systems; composite materials, including polymer compositions; and functional inorganic materials, including high purity and single-crystal. Dimensional, structural and impurity factors in the materials science and engineering developments, methods for studying functional metallic, ceramic and composite materials are discussed. Rare-earth metals, their resources, preparation, purification, designing rare-earth-containing functional materials are in the focus of the present Conference. Information about innovative technologies in powder and granule-metallurgy materials and structure and properties of carbon composite structural materials as well are widely presented and considered in terms of the Conference. Along with plenary and section presentations, school conference for young scientists, and extensive poster sessions, round-table meetings are held and allow the participants to discuss promising projects in the field of the development of novel functional nanomaterials and their efficient applications. Duration of plenary reports - 30 minutes, invited reports - 20 minutes, sectional presentations - 15 minutes, reports within the framework of the Youth School - 10 minutes. In total, 253 presentations (167 - oral and 86 - poster) were presented. 35 reports were submitted by young scientists.