The European Ceramic Society

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Germany

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Research and education in inorganic chemistry and functional ceramics

Director : Prof. Dr. Jörg Töpfer

Email : joerg.toepfer@eah-jena.de

Phone : +49 3641 205 479

Address : Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, Dept. SciTec Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany

Website : https://www.eah-jena.de/scitec/toepfer

Research topics :

  • Powder synthesis and sintering of functional ceramics: spinels for NTC thermistors, barium titanates for PTC-thermistors, thermoelectric oxides,
  • Magnetic ceramics: hard and soft ferrites: hexagonal ferrites for permanent magnets and microwave applications, spinel ferrites for low-loss power ferrites,
  • Ceramic materials for multilayer components and LTCC modules: ferrites for inductors, dielectrics for capacitors, lead-free piezoelectrics for actuators, oxides for thermoelectric generators

Exceptional facilities :

  • Sintering in defined pO2 atmospheres
  • Thermal analysis, dilatometry and XRD in defined pO2 atmospheres
  • Electrical and thermal transport properties (electrical and thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermoelectric performance, AC conductivity, permittivity, piezoelectric properties)
  • Magnetic characterization (3K – 600K)

Financial support programmes :

  • National funding: BMBF, DFG, companies,

Latest news

New Empa fellowship program for future women science leaders

Empa has launched the Women Scientific Leadership Fellowship, a new four-year program designed to support outstanding women scientists on their path towards independent research leadership.

Oct 7, 2026
2027 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call - ICACC 2027

In the frame of the 2027 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 51st International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2027) to be held from 24th to 29th January 2027 in Daytona Beach, USA, as well as the IGNITE MSE (International Gathering and Networking for Individuals to Explore Materials Science and Engineering) event that will be held on Sunday 24th January 2027.

Oct 1, 2026

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