The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
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
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
Jun 18, 2026
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
May 18, 2026
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