The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
Austria
Institut für Chemische Technologien und Analytik – Technische Universität Wien
Bridging the gap between chemistry, technology, analytics, and materials science.
Director : Prof. Martina Marchetti-Deschmann
Email : martina.marchetti-deschmann@tuwien.ac.at
Phone : +43 1 58801 15160
Address : Getreidemarkt 9/164, 1060 VIENNA
Website : https://www.tuwien.at/en/tch/cta
Research topics :
- Solid State Ionics: Ionic transport in solids, defect thermodynamics and kinetics, fundamentals of electrochemical electrode kinetics, impedance spectroscopy
Contact: Prof. Jürgen FLEIG
Tel : +43 1 58801 15800
- Electrochemical Energy Conversion: materials for solid oxide electrochemical cells, reaction kinetics of H2O and CO2 electrolysis on oxide electrodes, in-situ characterisation of surface chemistry on ceramic electrodes under electrochemical operation, (electro-)catalytic activity of mixed conducting oxide ceramics
Contact: Associate Prof. Dr. Alexander OPITZ
Tel : +43 1 58801 15860
- Functional Ceramics: mixed ionic electronic conductors (O2-, Li+, …), thin films (in-situ growth & analysis), photoionics, structure-property relations, defects and strain, surfaces & interfaces
Contact: Assistant Prof. Dr. Markus KUBICEK
Tel : +43 1 58801 15821
- Structural Ceramics and Ceramics Processing: novel processing approaches for dense and porous ceramics; processing and application of polymer-derived ceramics (including additive manufacturing); porous ceramics for energy-related and environmental applications
Contact: Associate Prof. Dr. Thomas KONEGGER
Tel : +43 1 58801 16161
Exceptional facilities :
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Ceramics Processing and Characterization Laboratory (Hot Press, Hot-Isostatic Press, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, Gas permeability testing). Contact: Thomas Konegger: Tel. +43 1 58801 16161, Email: thomas.konegger@tuwien.ac.at
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Thin film preparation laboratory for fabrication of ceramic model systems (pulsed laser deposition with two deposition chambers and option for electrochemical in-situ characterization of film growth, RF and magnetron sputtering, photolithography, ion beam etching). Contact: Markus Kubicek: Tel. +43 (1) 58801 15821, Email markus.kubicek@tuwien.ac.at
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Electrochemical Laboratory (various setups for electrochemical characterization of micro- and macro electrodes as well as SOFC/SOEC button cells; for all setups flexible and modular equipment for gas supply and gas analysis; impedance analysers for ac and potentiostats for dc measurements). Contact: Alexander Opitz: Tel. +43 1 58801 15860, Email: alexander.opitz@tuwien.ac.at
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X-Ray Center of TU Wien (qualitative and quantitative phase analysis including in-situ methods, X-ray based stress and texture analysis, single-crystal structural analysis, elemental analysis). Contact: Klaudia Hradil: Tel. +43 1 58801 406620, Email: klaudia.hradil@tuwien.ac.at
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Analytical Instrumentation Center of TU Wien (AFM, TOF-SIMS, XPS, UPS, AES, chemical trace analysis). Contact: Annette Foelske: Tel: +43 1 58801 406640, Email: annette.foelske@tuwien.ac.at
Financial support programmes :
- European fundings: Horizon 2020
- National fundings: Christian-Doppler-Gesellschaft, FFG (Produktion der Zukunft, Bridge), FWF
Latest news
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
Result of the JECS Trust Call 02/2026
38 applications for Mobility projects were submitted to the JECS Trust by the deadline of 28th February 2026.
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