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
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st 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 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 30th November 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-February 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 30th November 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-March 2026.
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