The European Ceramic Society
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Germany
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Research and education in inorganic chemistry and functional ceramics
Director : Prof. Dr. Jörg Töpfer
Email : joerg.toepfer@eah-jena.de
Phone : +49 3641 205 479
Address : Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, Dept. SciTec Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
Website : https://www.eah-jena.de/scitec/toepfer
Research topics :
- Powder synthesis and sintering of functional ceramics: spinels for NTC thermistors, barium titanates for PTC-thermistors, thermoelectric oxides,
- Magnetic ceramics: hard and soft ferrites: hexagonal ferrites for permanent magnets and microwave applications, spinel ferrites for low-loss power ferrites,
- Ceramic materials for multilayer components and LTCC modules: ferrites for inductors, dielectrics for capacitors, lead-free piezoelectrics for actuators, oxides for thermoelectric generators
Exceptional facilities :
- Sintering in defined pO2 atmospheres
- Thermal analysis, dilatometry and XRD in defined pO2 atmospheres
- Electrical and thermal transport properties (electrical and thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermoelectric performance, AC conductivity, permittivity, piezoelectric properties)
- Magnetic characterization (3K – 600K)
Financial support programmes :
- National funding: BMBF, DFG, companies,
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