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IVNC 2026 will be held at Hitachi Baba Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 13–17 July, 2026

Tokyo

IVNC2026 will be organized by The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science, and will be a four-day conference. The conference gathers all areas of vacuum electron and ion devices, including fabrication, evaluation, and application. Some keynote lectures will discuss future prospects of research and development in this field. The scientific program will include oral sessions with several invited talks, together with poster sessions. Exhibitions from manufacturers are welcome.

Conference History (PDF)


Scope

Emission Fundamentals and Modeling

  • Theory of field-, thermionic-, and photo-induced electron and ion emission
  • Field ionization, evaporation, and liquid-metal ion sources
  • Physics and phenomena of vacuum breakdown and space charge

Novel Materials for Electron Emission and Vacuum Tunneling

  • Carbon nanotube / graphene / diamond
  • Wide bandgap semiconductors
  • Negative electron affinity
  • Two-dimensional materials

Technology of Vacuum Nanoelectronics

  • Novel cathode devices and fabrication
  • Novel evaluation techniques
  • Photo-stimulated cathodes
  • High-speed devices
  • Thermionic energy harvesters

Applications of Vacuum Nanoelectronics

  • Displays, sensors, actuators, and light sources
  • X-ray sources and imaging devices
  • Electron devices in harsh environments
  • Microscopy and surface analysis
  • Medical, biological, energy, high-power, and space applications
  • Communication and energy transmission

Invited Speakers

We will announce the invited speakers as soon as they are confirmed.


Conference Chair:
Dr. Katsuhisa Murakami (AIST)

Contact:
ivnc2026@vacuum-electronics.org