The European Ceramic Society
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France
Institute for Condensed Matter Chemistry Bordeaux
Director : Dr. Mario MAGLIONE
Email : mario.maglione@icmcb.cnrs.fr
Phone : +33 5 4000 2650
Address : 87, Avenue du Docteur Schweitzer 33608 PESSAC cedex (France)
Website : http : //www.icmcb-bordeaux.cnrs.fr/
Research topics :
- Oxides and structured electroceramics for energy and electronics: electroceramics and their sintering (ferroelectric, dielectric, piezoelectric), high temperature fuel cells (SOFC, PCFC, SOEC), structure/property relationships through modelling and simulation coupled with measurement and 3D imaging tools.
Contact information: Dr Cathy Elissalde, catherine.elissalde@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Chemistry and photonic of oxide and fluoride materials: Design, synthesis and characterization of optical materials, micro/nano powders. Transparent ceramics.
Contact information : Dr Veronique Jubera, veronique.jubera@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Chemistry for Nanomaterial: Hydrothermal sintering
Contact information : Prof. Graziella Goglio, graziella.goglio@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Metallurgy and functional Materials: ceramics and composite materials processed by powder metallurgy. Nuclear ceramics and analogues. Study of sintering mechanisms (role of point defects, diffusion). New sintering techniques (microwave, SPS).
Contact information : Prof. Jean‐Marc Heintz, jean-marc.heintz@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Scientific and technical services:
- High‐pressure. Dr Alain Largeteau, alain.largeteau@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Spark Plasma Sintering. Dr U-Chan Chung Seu, u-chan.chung@icmcb.cnrs.fr
- Thin films. Dr Dominique Michau, dominique.michau@icmcb.cnrs.fr
Exceptional facilities :
- Processing : HT furnaces (1800°C/various atm), SPS, Microwave + Hot pressing
- Characterization : XRD, chemical, thermal, magnetic, electrical, optical, piezo and pyro measurements (T°/atm). X-ray tomography, TEM, FEG‐SEM, Electron microprobe, Auger, XPS, SIMS.
Financial support programmes :
- Many french and foreign companies collaborate with ICMCB in the field of materials and ceramics : Airbus, Arkema, CEA, Corning, Dassault, EDF, Essilor, Exxelia, Imerys, Merck, Metallor, Orano, Safran, Schneider, Solvay, STMicroelectronics, Thalès
- An important part of our research is carried out in association with institutional organizations : European Networks of Excellence (IDS FunMAt), Research Clusters, ANR, CNES, DGA, CEA, ADEME, Région Aquitaine
- ICMCB is also part of "Initiative d'Excellence of University of Bordeaux" and develops research works within four French clusters of excellence : Amadeus, Laphia, CPU and Storex.
Any other relevant information :
ICMCB focuses on three research areas : Solid State Chemistry, Materials Science and Molecular Science. Ceramic materials, their processing (including powder synthesis, study of sintering mechanisms) and their characterization, are major scientific topics for materials science at ICMCB. Research covers all length scales from nano-particles to macroscopic bulk ceramic materials.
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 11th International Congress on Ceramics – ICC 11 – that will take place from 6th to 11th September 2026 at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo, Japan.
New Impact factors released for the 2 ECerS Journals!
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Impact Factors were released for the two official Journals of the European Ceramic Society:
- Journal of ECerS: 6.3
- Open Ceramics: 3.4
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