Best poster award at CAMD SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
Sana Saeed from the Department for Nanostructured Materials at the Jožef
Stefan Institute received the Best Poster Award at the CAMD Summer
School 2026 – Electronic Structure Theory and Materials Design, held
from 16 to 21 August 2026.
Her poster, “Ab-initio and STM Investigation of the Nd₂Fe₁₄B Surface,”
presented a combined experimental and computational study of the (001)
surface of neodymium–iron–boron (Nd₂Fe₁₄B), an important material for
high-performance permanent magnets. Using scanning tunneling microscopy
(STM), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and density functional
theory (DFT) simulations, the research identified an ordered surface
reconstruction with a periodicity of 12.41 Å. The agreement between
experimental and simulated STM images supported a reconstructed Nd-rich
surface model.
The work was carried out in collaboration with researchers from the
Institute Jean Lamour in Nancy, France, and was conducted within the
framework of the GREENE project. The GREENE project focuses on advancing
research in materials and technologies relevant to sustainable energy
applications.
This award recognizes the scientific quality, relevance, and
presentation of the research and strengthens the international
visibility of materials research conducted at the Jožef Stefan
Institute.
More information about the GREENE project is available at https://www.greene-project.eu/
