The European Ceramic Society
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Spain
Processing and Characterization of structural and functional Ceramics
Our objective is to study the relationships between processing-microstructure-properties of ceramics towards fundamental knowledge and technology transfer in the areas of ceramics for energy and of laser assisted processing.
Director : Dr. Rosa I. Merino
Email : r.merino@csic.es
Phone : +876 553447
Address : Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón Pedro Cerbuna 12 Facultad de Ciencias 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Website : http://www.icma.unizar-csic.es/ICMAportal/grupos.do?id=44
Research topics :
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), Solid Oxide Electrolyzers (SOEC) and Advanced Batteries: Materials, Processing, Device and Electrochemistry: We have capabilities to fabricate and test planar and microtubular single cells and expertise in ion conducting materials research. We investigate the performance of oxide materials and composites as electrolytes or electrodes in batteries, SOFCs and SOECs; acting on their microstructure, synthesis of materials and cell fabrication procedures.
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr. Ángel Larrea, Dr. Miguel A. Laguna-Bercero
Tel : +876555125, +876555152
Email: alarrea@unizar.es, malaguna@unizar.es - Directionally Solidified Eutectic (DSE) Ceramics for Energy and Photonics: Research of in-situ solidified multiphase ceramics (DSE) using Laser Floating Zone, surface laser melting or Bridgman techniques, for high temperature energy applications (thermal emitters, electrochemical devices, etc…) or optical applications.
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr. Patricia B. Oliete, Dr. Rosa I. Merino
Tel : +876555605
Email: poliete@unizar.es, r.merino@csic.es - New Processes and Materials for the Industry: Research and development of new materials and their processing procedures, based mainly on laser assisted melting (new compositions, new microstructures) or laser modification (ablation, marking, etc.) towards optimization of industrial processes or materials microstructures and properties.
Contact information:
Contact name : Prof. Jose I. Peña
Tel : +876555153
Email: jipena@unizar.es.
Exceptional facilities :
- Laser processing equipment for directional solidification;
- Laser and chamber equipment for the modification of ceramics surfaces (surface melting, marking, engraving, etc.)
- Equipment for optical and spectroscopical characterization of materials and thermal emission measurements.
- Laboratory for fuel cell characterization.
Financial support programmes :
European funding: FP7- 2012-NMP-ICT-FoF: UVMarking: Development of new UV laser for Customization at Industrial Level Through High Quality Marking on Different Materials. P.I. José I. Peña
Regional fundings: Grupos de Investigación T74
National fundings :
- MAT2013-41045R-EMITEME: Selective Emitters for Thermophotovoltaic Converters Based on Eutectic Microstructures. P.I: Dr. Patricia.B. Oliete;
- MAT2015-68078-R-NEXTSOFC: Microstructural Design and in-situ Characterization of Next Generation SOFC Materials. P.I. Dr. Ángel Larrea;
- MAT2016-77769-R-FLASCERAMAT. New Functionalities of Laser-Processed Ceramic Materials in the Field of Energy. P.I. Dr. María-Luisa Sanjuán;
- RTC-2015-3735-3: Nano-structured Positive Active Materials for Lead-Acid industrial cells. P.I. Dr. Ángel Larrea.
- Nuevos electrodos para dispositivos SOFC/SOEC para operación a temperaturas intermedias (Fundación Domingo Martínez). P.I. Dr. Alodia Orera.
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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