The European Ceramic Society

Laboratory sheet

France

Institut de recherche sur les céramiques

Understanding and control elaboration processes, and surface traitments, to produce ceramics components, layers… with specific, improved, reliable properties

Director : Dr Philippe THOMAS

Email : philippe.thomas@unilim.fr

Phone : +33 (0)5 87 50 23 10

Address : Centre Européen de la Céramique 12 rue Atlantis 87068 LIMOGES CEDEX

Website : http : //www.unilim.fr/spcts/

Research topics :

  • Group 1 :  Ceramic processes :  ceramic powders, shaping processes and numerical fabrication, consolidation mechanisms

Contact information :

Dr. Fabrice ROSSIGNOL

+ 33 (0)5 87 50 24 14

fabrice.rossignol@unilim.fr

  

  • Group 2 :  Plasma processes and lasers :  thin films and nanostructures, sources and plasma processes, engineering of ceramic / metal assembly and plasma spraying

Contact information :

Prof. Corinne CHAMPEAUX

+33 (0)5 87 50 23 31

corinne.champeaux@unilim.fr

    

  • Group 3 :  Multi-scale structural organization of materials :  structure / properties of complexes oxides, materials with controlled micro-nano structures

Contact information :

Dr. Philippe THOMAS

+33 (0)5 87 50 24 07

philippe.thomas@unilim.fr

    

  • Group 4 :  Ceramics under environmental conditions :  high temperature materials, bioceramics, mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties

Contact information :

Prof. Sylvie FOUCAUD

+33 (0)5 87 50 23 49

sylvie.foucaud@unilim.fr Thierry.chartier@unilim.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Equipments of deposition (CVD, PECVD, PVD, PLD, LECBD, powder/suspension plasma spraying)
  • Additive manufacturing :  inkjet printing, (micro) stereolithography, aerosol deposition method
  • Sintering :  Under controlled atmosphere up to 2200°C, Hot Pressing, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Spark Plasma Sintering
  • Many facilities of characterization of materials and plasma
  • X-Ray diffraction / scattering
  • 2 HRTEM (200 kV, EDS and STEM)

Financial support programmes :

  • Regional, National (ANR, FUI, DGA, ADEME, CNRS…), European fundings
  • Companies

Latest news

Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2025

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.

Mar 13, 2025
12th March - International Day of Ceramics!

Dear Ceramic Community,

We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!

Mar 12, 2025

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