2nd Workshop on “2D Materials for Future Electronics”

The 2nd Workshop on “2D Materials for Future Electronics” will take place on March 3–4, 2026, in Aachen, Germany, bringing together leading researchers and industry experts for a two-day, in-person exchange on recent advances and future perspectives of two-dimensional materials in electronic applications.

This year, the workshop will focus in particular on the role of 2D materials in enabling energy-efficient electronics, addressing novel device concepts, materials integration strategies, and emerging technologies. Through invited talks and interactive discussions, participants will gain valuable insights into current research trends as well as the key scientific and technological challenges shaping the next generation of electronic systems.

Organized jointly by AMO GmbH, the Aachen Graphene & 2D Materials Center, and RWTH Aachen University, the workshop continues a successful series of events dedicated to fostering exchange within the 2D materials community.

Participation is free and open to everybody.

For more information and registration, please visit the following page: https://www.amo.de/de/events/2nd-workshop-on-2d-materials-for-future-electronics/


The workshop is financially supported by the European Union via the projects 2D-ADDICT, 2D-PL, CERBERUS, and ENERGIZE, as well as by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), via the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio TRR404 „Next Generation Electronics With Active Devices in Three Dimensions [Active-3D]“, and by the the BMFTR through the Cluster4Future NeuroSys and the project MoS2FET (grant number 01DK24018, part of the „Förderung von Projekten zum Thema Forschungs- und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit zwischen Deutschland und der Ukraine”). A sponsorhip by Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology is also acknowledged.

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