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IMNR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NONFERROUS AND RARE METALS
102 BIRUINTEI Blvd., Pantelimon, Jud. ILFOV,
ROMANIA C.P. 077145
TEL / FAX +(4021) 2552692;
Total no. of employees: 100
Departments: Research, Technology Transfer and Microproduction
Research department:
New and modernised metallurgical technologies and environmental
protection
New and advanced materials
Chemical analysis and microstructural characterisation
Nano-structured Materials Group
•Dr. Radu Robert Piticescu – Senior Researcher, PhD in Materials
Science, Head of the Group
•Dr. Roxana Mioara Piticescu –Senior Researcher, PhD in Applied
Physical Chemistry
•Bogdanescu Cristian – Senior Researcher
•Paul Stanciu – Senior Rresearcher
•Adrian Mihail Motoc – PhD candidate in Materials Science
•Madalina Laura Popescu-PhD candidate in Physical Chemstry and
Electrochemistry
•Florica Casu and Constantin Stoian - tehnicians
Nano-structured Materials Group
process
characterisation
Colloidal
sol-gel
NANO
Synthesis
PARTICLES
hydrotherma
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electrophoresi
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7/17/2015
powders
film
Processing
coating
composites
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technological
transfer
Center of excellence
The Nanoceramic Group participated as a member of
Romanian Network of excellence in Nano-bio-technologies
(CENOBITE).
Partners:
National Institute for Microtechnologies-coordinator
www.imt.ro
National Institute for Laser Physics, Plasma and Radiation
Center for Medical-Military Scientific Research
Univeristy of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology
R&D Chemical-Pharmaceutical National Institute
Institute for Microbiology of the Romanian Academy
“Petru
7/17/2015Poni” Institute of the Romanian Academy, Iasi
Main equipment
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Continuous laboratory plant for
coprecipitation
and
sol-gel
reactions:
-glass reactor with mechanical
stirrer 30-50 L Duran / Germany
and Kavalier / Czeck Republic
-centrifugal separator MLW –S25
Germany
Main equipment
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High
pressure
laboratory
hydrothermal/electrochemical system
(UNIQUE IN EUROPE):
Autoclave with deposition electrode,
counter electrode and refference
electrode, capacity 2.2 L, 300oC,
digital temperature control, CORTEST,
USA-2000
Potentiostat/Galvanostat VOLTALAB
PGZ 100, computer controlled,
voltamaster 4 SOFT, RADIOMETER,
France-2000
Main equipment
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Laboratory
furnace:
17001800oC,chamber furnace, RHF 17/3E,
CARBOLITE, UK-2000 (left); Vacuum
sintering
furnace,
2000oC,
DEGUSSA, Germany
Other existing research equipments:
continuous
counter
current
hydrogen furnace, 1100oC, Germany
- powder omogenizer, TURBULLA
- ball milling, PASCALL Model no.9
digital pH-meters
- hydraulic presses
Main characterization facilities
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ICP spectrometer,SPECTROFLAME
Germany
DERIVATOGRAPH-C,MOM, HUNGARY
Gas analyzer in solid samples, LECO NT
15, Germany
SEM TESLA BS 3, Czech Republic
Optical microscop, EPIQUANT, Germany
XR difractometer
Main research activities
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Wet chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline ceramic powders
(co-precipitation, sol-gel colloidal from inorganic precursors,
hydrothermal)
Chemical synthesis of hybrid inorganic-organic
nanomaterials by in-situ functionalisation
Synthesis of core/shell structured powders
Development of chemical processing for thin/thick
nanocrystalline ceramic films: hydrothermal
/electrodeposition processes
Processing of ceramic and composite powders
Synthesis of ceramic powders for coatings
Fundamental studies on the mechanisms and kinetics of the
synthesis processes.
Synthesis of ceramic matrix composite nanomaterials
Some important achievements
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Hydrothermal synthesis processes for high
purity, YSZ and YTZP zirconia nanopowders for
sensors and fuel cells
Sol-gel colloidal and hydrothermal synthesis
processes of doped BaTiO3 ultra disperse
ceramic powders
Synthesis of Pb(La,SnZT doped ultradisperse
powders
Thin nanostructured doped PZT films by
hydrothermal/electrodeposition methods
Sol-gel colloidal synthesis of Al2O3–ZrO2
Synthesis of core/shell structured metal /
ceramic powders for coatings
Hydrothermal synthesis of pure and zirconiadoped hydroxy-apatite(HAP) powders
Hydrothermal synthesis of hybrid HAP-polymer
nanocomposites
Important international
cooperation contracts
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NATO SfP 974054 “Zirconia Nanomaterials”
PHARE TTQM (BaTiO3 PTCR materials)
European Network “Polar Electronic Ceramics”
(POLECER)
European
Project
GRD1-99-1-1008V-1
“Microscale fabrication of functionally graded
materials”
European
Project
CRAFT
on core/shell
structured
metal/ceramic
composites
“Metmicoated”
Other international co-operation
activities
COST D30 Workgroup High Pressure Synthesis of
Nanomaterials (Roxana and Radu Piticescu members in
Management committee)
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Joint Organisation of the Symposium G from E-MRS Fall
Meeting, september 2004, Warsaw (Radu Piticescu member
in the organising committee, Roxana Piticescu in the
Scientific Committee)
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Participation in FP6 Project Infrastructure SOLFACE at CNRSIMP Odeillo, France (IMNR and UNIPRESS Warsaw)
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ECO-NET project financed by EGIDE, FRANCE “Modelling
and
verification of electrochemical and electronic
properties of multifunctional nanomaterials” (IMNR,
UNIPRSS Warsaw and Univ. Riga, Latvia (2005-2006)
- Financed actions: reciprocal visits, PhD thesis in co-tutelle,
partial co-financing of E-MRS Fall Meeting Warsaw 2005 and
Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials, Bucharest 2006
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New Joint Project Proposal
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Proposed title: Modelling Interfacial Phenomena in Hybrid
multifunctional nanomaterials
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NMP 3 Topic: 3.4.2.1 Interfacial phenomena in materials
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Coordinator: Technical University of Dwelft, Netherlands
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Description: Elaborate models for descrbing the bridging and
electronic properties in hybrid ceramic-polymer nanocomposites
and experimental verification for application in solar cells and
electronic devices
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Expected expertise (partners): Special processing methods of
hybrid materials, structural characterisation, photoluminescence,
electronic properties
Materials: ZnO, ZrO2, titanates…with polymers
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New Joint Project Proposals
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3.4.2.2 Multifunctional Ceramic thin films
with radically new properties-STREP
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Expected expertise (partners): RTD performers, SMEs and big
enterprises with other techniques for thin films deposition,
structural characterisation, application in microelectronics and
sensors
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- 3.4.5.1 Basic materials and Industrial
process research on functional materials
for fuel cells-STREP
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Expected expertise (partners): RTD performers and big enterpirse
interested in application of new nanostructured materials for
SOFCs based on the expertise from NATO SfP 974054 Zirconia
Nanomaterials
Other possibilities offered by Center of
Technological Transfer for Advanced Materials
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Identify market requirements for new technologies, services
and products in the field of advanced biocompatible and
smart metallic, ceramic and composite materials;
Consultancy and expertise in the field of advanced
materials;
Participation in elaboration of prognoses in the field;
Encouraging specialized studies for students, masters, PhD
students;
Consultancy for SMEs and companies in the elaboration and
participation in national and European R&D projects;
Support for SMEs in implementation of European standards
for materials
Strategic proposals for improvement of cooperation
between Romanian and Polish Research Institution
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Elaboration of a Concerted Action within NMP call
3.4.2.2 Technologies associated with the
production, transformation and processing of
knowledgebased multifunctional materials
(we support the proposal of Prof. W. Lojkowski)
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New COST HYNAMAT Action to be launched in
April 28-29 at COST Technical Meeting, Oslo,
NOrway- toward a FP7 Technological Platform on
Advanced materials and processing for
biosensors???
CONTACT PERSONS
(please visit also www.imnr.ro):
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Dr.Teodor Velea, General Director
e-mail : [email protected]
Dr. Radu Piticescu, Lab. Head, e-mail :
[email protected]
Dr.Roxana
Mioara
Piticescu
e-mail
:
[email protected]
Phone/fax : 0040-21-2552692
Address: 102 Biruintei Blvd., Pantelimon-Bucharest,
Romania