The field of colloidal two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor nanomaterials is undergoing rapid development, offering unprecedented opportunities for both fundamental research and technological innovation. These materials provide unique insights into colloidal chemical synthesis, physical characterization, and theoretical understanding of band structures and excitonic phenomena, while simultaneously opening pathways toward applications in optoelectronics and photonics.

2D nanomaterials, including nanosheets and nanoplatelets, are attracting intense interest due to their exceptional electronic, phononic, optical, and mechanical properties, which hold promise for devices ranging from spintronic components and field-effect transistors to nanoscale sensors, batteries, photodetectors, LEDs, lasers, and quantum photonic systems. While exfoliation of bulk crystals and epitaxial growth remain established routes, solution-based bottom-up synthesis enables large-scale production of free-standing 2D structures with precise control over size, shape, doping, functionalization, and assembly, thereby accelerating research progress and industrial relevance.

This workshop will convene leading experts in quantum materials, spectroscopy, electronic transport, and device applications to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Topics will span advanced colloidal synthesis techniques, chemical stability and self-organization, photocatalytic activity, and hybrid organic–inorganic interactions, as well as (time-resolved) spectroscopic characterization of electronic and spin transport, and the formation of superstructures through self-assembly. Theoretical frameworks, including ab initio approaches, density-functional theory, and molecular dynamics, will be discussed alongside experimental investigations into exciton dynamics, phonon coupling, and energy transfer mechanisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on the integration of solution-processed 2D nanomaterials into functional devices, highlighting their transformative potential in optoelectronics and energy technologies.

The program will feature world-renowned invited speakers, complemented by contributed and signature talks from emerging researchers, with a strong commitment to gender balance and interdisciplinarity. By uniting physicists, chemists, and materials scientists, the workshop aims to advance the collective understanding of 2D nanomaterials, bridging fundamental science with practical applications. This timely event will provide a platform to discuss recent breakthroughs, explore novel synthesis and characterization strategies, and chart future directions for collaborative research in this rapidly evolving field.

Topics include
– Advanced bottom-up solution-based synthesis techniques for 2D nanomaterials
– Chemical properties of 2D nanomaterials
– (Photo-)Physical properties of 2D nanomaterials
– Formation of superstructures through self-organization of 2D nanomaterials
– Theoretical frameworks for 2D nanomaterials
– Devices utilizing solution-processed 2D nanomaterials