The European Ceramic Society

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Belgium

Sol-Gel Centre for Inorganic Powders and Thin films Synthesis

Research towards solution based synthesis routes for the preparation of ceramic coatings, nanoparticles and bulk materials.

Director : Prof.Dr. Isabel Van Driessche

Email : Isabel.VanDriessche@ugent.be

Phone : 0032 9 264 44 33

Address : Krijgslaan 281 S3 - 9000 Ghent Belgium

Website : www.scripts.ugent.be

Research topics :

- Nanoparticles for pinning: controlled synthesis of monodisperse metal oxide nanocrystals (e.g. ZrO2, HfO2, Ta2O5, BaZrO3), stabilization of the resulting nanocrystals in high ionic environments (e.g. methanol based YBa2Cu3O7-x or YBCO precursor solution) and processing into a coated conductor.

Contact information :

Prof. Dr. Isabel Van Driessche

0032 9 264 44 33

isabel.vandriessche@ugent.be

- Titania coatings on polymers: cheap synthesis of crystalline TiO2 nanoparticles through microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis. The use of crystalline TiO2 nanoparticles makes it possible to deposit transparent TiO2 coatings at reduced temperatures on polymers.

Contact information :

Dr. Petra Lommens

0032 9 264 96 84

petra.lommens@ugent.be

- Ink-jet printing of superconducting YBCO layers: strobe controlled illumination system for monitoring droplet formation and travelling, patterning, complete coverage, piezo-electric or electromagnetic printheads.

Contact information :

Prof. Dr. Isabel Van Driessche

0032 9 264 44 33

isabel.vandriessche@ugent.be

- New synthesis methods for mesoporous titania: Method 1: synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals and subsequent ordening of the crystals by addition of micelle forming surfactants that contains a functional chemical group that can chemically anchor the nanocrystals. Method 2: use of thermally more stable polymers that degrade at higher temperatures, when the titania precursor is already crystallized.

Contact information :

Dr. Petra Lommens

0032 9 264 96 84

petra.lommens@ugent.be

- Buffer layers for coated conductors: use of concentrated aqueous solutions for SrTiO3 and YBiO3 as buffer layers, which allows the deposition of thick layers (> 100 nm) in a single coating step through ink-jet printing.

Contact information :

Prof. Dr. Isabel Van Driessche

0032 9 264 44 33

isabel.vandriessche@ugent.be

- Nanostructured SrTiO3 as high efficiency thermoelectric ceramic: synthesis of nanostructured SrTiO3 via a templating approach. Influence of morphology, dimensions and orientations of the nanostructures on the thermoelectric properties are investigated.

Contact information :

Prof. Dr. Klaartje De Buysser

0032 9 264 44 41

klaartje.debuysser@ugent.be

- Ink-jet printed Al:ZnO for transparent conductors: development of suited precursor for low temperature synthesize of Al:ZnO (sol-gel) and subsequent ink-jet printing to skip further etching steps. The influence of the precursor on the final properties of the transparent conductive materials is studied.

Contact information :

Prof. Dr. Klaartje De Buysser

0032 9 264 44 41

klaartje.debuysser@ugent.be

Exceptional facilities :

Ink-jet printer (single and multi-nozzle set-up), CEM discover microwave, Zetisizer ZS Nano, TEM, SEM, XRD, XRF, contact angle set-up, dipcoater, TGA-DTA, tube and muffle furnaces.

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: EUROTAPES
  • Regional fundings: GOA, Umisol, IWT, FWO, BOF

Latest news

New book by Prof. Suk-Joong Kang:

Prof. Kang is one of the foremost worldwide specialists in sintering and this book, presented as a series of questions and answers concerning sintering may be useful both to students of ceramics and also to teachers looking for questions to discuss with their students.

Nov 5, 2024
YCN Newsletter 23 - Brazil Capes Thesis Award and Flash (Sinter) Crystallization of Glass by Isabela Reis Lavagnini

We are proud to announce that Isabela Reis Lavagnini has been awarded the 2024 Capes Thesis Award for her outstanding work in Materials, titled "Flash Sintering of Zirconia, Hydroxyapatite, and Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Composite." 

Oct 17, 2024

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