• Best Poster awards with cash prize and certificates


  • Publication of the conference papers after peer-review process in

    Journal of Materials Science : Materials in Electronics (Springer)

  • Registration and Fees payment closes :31st May


Topics of Interest:

  • Thin films/Nano-materials growth- Novel techniques and concept
  • Solar energy materials and optical coatings
  • Materials and coating for batteries, super-capacitors and fuel cells
  • Microelectronics and optoelectronics devices
  • Magnetic thin films and spintronics
  • Quantum materials and correlated systems
  • Computational modelling and simulations
  • Sensors and actuators
  • 2D systems
  • Thermoelectric, piezoelectric, triboelectric thin films
  • Biomedical coatings
  • Others
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About the  Conference

We are honored to announce that the 2nd International Conference on Thin Films and Nanotechnology: Knowledge, Leadership & Commercialization (ICTN: KLC 2023) will be held July 6-8, 2023. Encouraged by the grand success of the first edition of ICTN-KLC 2021, which was held online, this fully in-person event will be held at the beautiful campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), India. On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to invite participants from all over the world to take part, engage and enlighten in this scientific gathering. We expect that the event will attract about 500 participants from diverse fields allowing academicians, researchers, scientists, and industrial representatives to exchange ideas and establish new networks. The conference will have eminent speakers from all over the world who are experts in their field of research, creating an opportunity for early-stage researchers to expand their understanding, generate new ideas, and strengthen their collaboration with peers.


The conference originated with the idea of celebrating the life and work of Padma Shri Professor Kasturi Lal Chopra, widely considered the pioneer of thin film research in India. He initiated basic and applied research in thin films and created technologies based on them which included three vital components: Knowledge, Leadership and Commercialization.

He nurtured young students to become dedicated scientists, leaders, and entrepreneurs for paying back to society through scientific discoveries, the development of pathbreaking technologies, and commercialization. Hence, the conference has been named to reflect this unique aspect (which also stands for the initials of his name, KLC) and as a step towards taking forward his legacy, there will be sessions dedicated to research ethics, leadership, and entrepreneurship targeted mainly for early career researchers. The conference will consist of plenary/invited talks and contributed papers on various focus areas in Thin Films & Nanotechnology. There will be dedicated poster sessions where Ph.D. students/researchers will have an opportunity to present their work to an international panel of experts and get feedback on their research ideas/results.

About the  Institute

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is among the first set of IITs established by the Government of India and is situated in the city of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. The institute currently holds 1st rank (NIRF 1) among all the engineering and technology universities in the country. The scenic and beautiful campus has a unique biodiversity and also a diverse student population starting from UG to PG to Ph.D. levels. The institute has, in recent years, set up several high-tech research facilities with sophisticated, world-class equipment to carry out state-of-the-art research. IIT Madras is also conferred with the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status by the Government of India.