Materials
Expertise by research divisions
Materials know how by research divisions
|
Materials | ||||||||
| Solar energy |
|||||||||
| Crystalline silicon solar cells | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Thin-film solar cells (perovskite, CIGS, silicon) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Tandem solar cells (perovskite CIGS, perovskite silicon, silicon silicon) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Solar module technology | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) | D | ILA | |||||||
| Chemical energy conversion and storage |
|||||||||
| Solar hydrogen production | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Conversion of carbon dioxide | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Battery systems (lithium, metal-sulphur) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Electrodes (metal oxides, silicon) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Catalysts (metal oxides) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Quantum and Functional Materials |
|||||||||
| Control of spin-based phenomena (spintronics) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Control of collective states (quantum magnets, supercond., ferroelectrics) | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Topological insulators | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Nanomagnetic systems | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Multiferroic materials | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Application of photons for research and development |
|||||||||
| Understanding and controlling how materials work | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Chemical reactions at the atomic level | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Phase transitions and switching processes | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Optimising the conversion of light into energy | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Optimisation of biochemical processes | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Scientific services and key components |
|||||||||
| Synchrotron beamlines and sample environments | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Superconducting cavities and electron guns | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
| Precision diffraction gratings and x-ray optics | |||||||||
| Undulators | |||||||||
| Proton and gamma irradiation sources for radiation hardness tests | RD | D | ILA | ||||||
Materials research examples
- Analysis of turbine components and lightweight materials
- Synthesis and nanostructuring of conventional and novel energy materials
- Residual stress analysis
- Irradiation tests on electronic components
- Characterisation of printed circuit boards and electronic components
- Optimised composites and metal alloys for the highest thermomechanical loading conditions
- Tomography
- New materials for data storage