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Desine and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials - DESINe
Institute for Materials Research - imo-imomec
Fundamental and applied materials research institute of UHasselt and imec, joining groups of chemistry, physics and engineering.
Director : Marlies K. Van Bael
Email : marlies.vanbael@uhasselt.be
Phone : +32(0)11-268307
Address : Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt
Director : Dirk Vanderzande
Email : marlies.vanbael@uhasselt.be
Address : Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek
Research topics :
The DESINe team, consisting of about 20 researchers investigates ecologically and economically justifiable synthesis methods of innovative materials with applications in energy, electronics and health. The materials of interest have evolved from superconductors, to ferroelectric and multiferroic oxides, high-k gate oxides for microelectronics, transparent and conducting oxides for photovoltaics, interface layers, electrode and electrolyte materials for lithium ion batteries to most recently sodium ion batteries, lithium sulphur batteries, and catalyst materials for CCU (carbon dioxide capture and utilization) and hydrogen generation. Their activities comprise a balanced combination of curiosity-driven, fundamental and innovation directed research, carried out in the frame of various national and international collaborations with industry, academia and research organizations.
Contact information:
Prof. dr. A. Hardy and prof. dr. M. K. Van Bael
++32(0)11-268308 ++32(0)11-268307
Exceptional facilities :
- Solution processing & slurry making, film deposition (spincoating, dipcoating, spraycoating, bar-coating, …), glove-box, hydro-solvothermal synthesis, thermal decomposition synthesis, coprecipitation, thermal analysis, particle size distribution, UV-micro-Raman, soft lithography, medium to high temperature furnaces, RTP, various chemical and physical analysis techniques (http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/IMO/Services.html)
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The institute imo-imomec of UHasselt is partner in Energyville, where we have state of the art facilities for Battery preparation (including a dry-room) and testing. (https://www.energyville.be/en/about-energyville)
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: H2020, Interreg, …
- Regional fundings: Vlaanderen (IWT, FWO, SIM, Hercules, Methusalem)
- National fundings : /
Last news
2024 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!
In the frame of the 2024 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a 4th call, this time to allow grants to European Students to attend the 88th Annual Session of the Indian Ceramics Society and International Conference in Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability which will be organised by the Indian Ceramic Society in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (located in Chennai, India), from 28th to 30th November 2024.
ACerS is offering travelling grants of 1.500 $ to attend the two 2024 ECerS Summer Schools
The grants can be allowed to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from non-European based universities. The 2024 ECerS Summer Schools will be held prior to Electroceramics XIX (Vilnius, Lithuania - School: 17-18 August 2024) and Shaping 9 (Warsaw, Poland - School: 24-25 September 2024)!
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