Research Centre of Advanced Materials and Technologies for Recent and Future Applications PROMATECH

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1 Research Centre of Advanced Materials and Technologies for Recent and Future Applications PROMATECH

2 Slovak Academy of Sciences Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Technical University of Košice High research with potential of commercial interest High-tech materials and technologies Technological transfer

3 ... more than 40 new laboratories for materials research in: Žiar nad Hronom Košice Pavilion of Materials Sciences, Košice Technological Pavilion, Žiar nad Hronom Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

and hard coatings: a) Research and development of PVD coatings with

transmission into bearing and gearing mechanisms b) R&D of technology

c) Research of relation between tribological pair: instrument &

development of grain oriented electrical steels with lower active

4 Research activities: 1. Research and development of modern steels, powder metallurgy products and hard coatings: a) Research and development of PVD coatings with increased hardness and with reduced friction coefficient for power transmission into bearing and gearing mechanisms b) R&D of technology for production of electrocontact materials by the powder metallurgy c) Research of relation between tribological pair: instrument & material for solving pressing technology problems d) Research and development of grain oriented electrical steels with lower active losses e) Research and lightening possibilities demonstration of structural components through the use of aluminium composities and foams

and surfactants and their applications for serious illness treating, such as cancer, cardiovascular and amyloid diseases b) Preparation and

5 Research activities: 2. Research and development of materials for biomedical and enviromental technologies a) Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with drugs, polymers and surfactants and their applications for serious illness treating, such as cancer, cardiovascular and amyloid diseases b) Preparation and characterization of biocomposite cement systems for biomedical applications c) Research of modifiability of carbon and silicate raw materials contaminated by blind and harmful mineral mixtures in order to preparation of monomineral concentrates for commercial applications

heavy-current applications used as superconducting

6 Research activities: 3. Materials for ICT technologies and cryotechnologies a) Research and development of new technologies for preparation of bulk monocrystalline superconductors for heavy-current applications used as superconducting permanent magnets b) Research of nanostructured semiconductors for ICT technology memory components

a) New materials for sensor systems with increased

Microwires with increased sensibility to external

7 Research activities: 4. Research and development of new magnetic materials a) New materials for sensor systems with increased sensibility and improved noise characteristics b) Microwires with increased sensibility to external variables like as temperature, mechanical stresses and magnetic fields, for application in microsenzors c) Pressed magnetic soft composite materials for mid-frequency applications 5 mm

8 Research activities projects realized by consortium partners Founded by European Commission Framework Programmes: 7.FP EU MAMINA: Macro, Micro and Nano Aspects of Machining 7.FP EU SILTRANS: Micro and Nanocrystalline Silicide - Refractory Metals FGM for Materials Innovation in Transport Applications 7.FP EU MATRANS: Micro and Nanocrystalline Functionally Graded Materials for Transport Applications 7.RP EU: European Microkelvin Collaboration 6.FP EU NENAMAT: Network for Nanostructured Materials 6.FP KMM-NOE: Knowledge-based Multicomponent Materials for Durable and Safe Performance 6.FP EU NESPA: NanoEngineered Superconductors for Power Application 6. RP EU Extremat: New materials for extreme environments 6. RP EU HIGHTEMAL: Bulk nanostructured Al profiles for applications at elevated temperatures 5.FP EU SICMAC: Structural Integrity of Ceramic Multilayers and Coatings

9 Research infrastructure - Advanced technologies Melt Spinner SC Spark Plasma Sintering NanospiderTM NS LAB 200 Mechanochemistry PVD Cryofox 500 HiTUS new technology of thin film sputtering TruLaser Station 3003

10 Research infrastructure Structural and chemical analysis Scanning electron microscope EVO MA15 EDX/WDX, (Carl Zeiss) Nanoparticle tracking analysis system NanoSight LM10 Raman microscope XploRA Horiba Yvon Jobin Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (GDOES) Optical Profiler Plu neox Sensofar

11 Research infrastructure Structural and chemical analysis TEM and HREM Transmission Electron Microscope JEOL JEM-2100F UHR

12 Research infrastructure Structural and chemical analysis - FIB CrossBeam system AURIGA Compact: SEM (scanning electron microscope ) FIB (focused ion beam)

13 Research infrastructure Mechanical properties Corrosion testing system Scratch tester Bruker UMT 2M Tribometer Bruker UMT 3MT Nanoindenter Agilent G200 Micro-nano indenter TTX NHT

14 Research infrastructure Functional properties Scanning Hall probe microscope-shpm STA 449 F1 Jupiter Simultaneous TGA-DSC Magnetic properties measurement system (MPMS) Perkin Elmer DSC 8500 Differential Scanning Calorimeter Physical properties measurement system (PPMS)

15 Contact: Prof. Dr. Ján DUSZA, DrSc Member of the Presidium of Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Materials Research of SAS Watsonova Košice Slovakia Phone: Mobil: Fax:

RESEARCH IN NANOTECHNOLOGY & NANOMATERIALS

RESEARCH IN NANOTECHNOLOGY & NANOMATERIALS IN KOŠICE INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH OF SAS KOŠICE, SLOVAKIA Jan Dusza jdusza@imr.saske.sk PROJECT-GERERATION WORKSHOP 9.2.2007, IMR SAS,, Watsonova 47,