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,

Latest news

Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 28th February 2026!

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-April 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 28th February 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-May 2026.

Dec 1, 2025
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou

The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.

Oct 28, 2025

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