The European Ceramic Society
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Austria
Graz University of Technology
Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Materials
Director : Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. H. Martin R. WILKENING
Email : karin.krasser@tugraz.at
Phone : +43 316 873 32331
Address : Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz
Research topics :
Dynamics in Ceramics: Probing dynamic parameters such as short-range diffusion and long-range ion transport properties in nanocrystalline (nanoglassy), layered and amorphous materials for energy storage, development of solid electrolytes (oxides, sulfides and thiophosphates); study of nano-size effects and dynamic correlation effects; key methods: Time-domain NMR and broadband conductivity spectroscopy.
Contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. H. Martin R. WILKENING
Tel.: +43 316 873 32330; wilkening@tugraz.at
Functional oxides: Solid-state synthesis and characterization of relaxor materials and donor doped ferroelectrics (electromechanical properties, grain boundary effects, defect chemistry)
Functional thin films: Sol-gel processing of ceramic thin films for sensors or corrosion protection, compositional design, characterization of electrical properties (electrical resistance, activation energy, resistance drift).
Contact: Ao.-Univ.-Prof. Dr. Klaus REICHMANN
Tel.: +43 316 873 32321; k.reichmann@tugraz.at
Advanced Electrochemistry - Nanostructured Materials: Nanostructured materials prepared by advanced electrochemical techniques to explore their suitability as active components in both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
Hybrid Systems: combination of photovoltaic cells and batteries into a single hybrid device.
Contact: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Ilie HANZU
Tel.: +43 316 873 32329; hanzu@tugraz.at
Solid-state batteries: Investigation of concepts to improve and to understand (interfacial) electrochemical processes in all-solid-state lithium-based batteries
Contact: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Daniel RETTENWANDER
Tel.: +43 316 873 32356; rettenwander@tugraz.at
Exceptional facilities :
- Solid-state NMR (300 MHz, 500 MHz) and broadband conductivity spectroscopy.
- Electromechanical characterization, solid-state electrochemistry
- Mechanochemical synthesis (of nanostructured materials)
Financial support programmes :
European fundings : Horizon 2020, National fundings: FFG, FWF, CDG
Last news
New YCN Special Issue on Open Ceramics - Young Ceramists leading the Future
The special issue will accept hitherto unpublished original results submitted both in the form of full-length scientific papers and short communications, but also review papers on the topics in the list.
Results of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest
The ECerS Bioceramics Network is delighted to announce the winners of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest, which took place online from 17 to 18 April 2024!
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