The 8th European Conference on Crystal Growth (ECCG8)

The 8th European Conference on Crystal Growth (ECCG8) was organized by the Institute of High-Pressure Physics, the Physics Faculty of Warsaw University, Ensemble3 and the Polish Society for Crystal Growth (PTWK). The event occurred in Warsaw from 21st to 25th July 2024. Mike Leszczynski, president of PTWK, Dorota Pawlak, president-elect of PTWK, and Andrzej Wysmolek served as chairs of the conference.

The number of participants was 191, one of the highest scores of ECCGs. The largest group of participants was from Poland (59), Germany (29) and France (19). Despite the European character of the conference, 32 participants were from non-European countries (12 from Japan).

At the conference, we had 6 plenary talks, 19 invited talks, 104 contributed talks and 58 posters.

The sessions were as follows:

S1. Fundamentals of Crystal Growth and Modeling

S2. Semiconductor Single Crystals and Films

S3. Crystals for Energy Production, Saving and Storage

S4. Crystals for Optics

S5. Crystals and Films for Sensors and Detectors

S6. Crystallization for Food and Pharmaceutical Production

S7. Growth of Nanocrystals

S8. Growth of 2D-materials

S9. Bio-crystallization

S10. Characterization and Defects in Crystalline Materials

S11. Bulk Crystal Growth

The conference showed many new trends in the crystal growth area. The most important one is the significant progress in the modeling of physical phenomena responsible for the growth of perfect and non-perfect crystalline materials. The applications of artificial intelligence were often mentioned, however, rather concerning future research.