Research Centre
Advanced Materials and
Technologies
for
Recent and Future Applications
„PROMATECH“Ján Dusza
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Contribution of the Slovak Republic to the ERA. New Research Infrastructure.
Bruxelles, October 15, 2015
High-tech
materials and
technologies
Excellent research with
potential of commercial
interest
Technological
Transfer
Slovak Academy of
Sciences
Technical
University of
Košice
Pavol
Jozef Šafárik
University in
Košice
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Materials Research of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Experimental Physics of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of Slovak Academy of
Sciences
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Technical University of Košice
KošiceŽiar nad
Hronom
... more than 40 new laboratories for materials research in:
Pavilion of Materials Sciences, Košice
Technological Pavilion, Žiar nad Hronom
Pavol Jozef
Šafárik
University in
Košice
Research Centre “PROMATECH“ has an ambition to become a top, national,
integrated, interdisciplinary and sustainable centre, creating results of
basic and applied research in the field of advanced materials and
technologies for recent and future applications, with potential of
technological transfer. The main areas of research are:
1. Research and development of modern steels, ceramics, powder metallurgy
products and hard coatings;
2. Research and development of materials for biomedical and environmental
technologies;
3. Materials for ICT technologies and cryotechnologies;
4. Research and development of new magnetic materials.
The main expected impact of the research centre PROMATECH is the
constitution of a real platform for effective and coordinated collaboration between
academic and industrial field in the area of the applied advanced materials
research, with an aim to improve the competitiveness through the
implementation of advanced materials and technologies into production processes and
products.
The implementation of this objective requires a complex approach:
• excellent frontier and applied research;
• excellent international co-operation;
• expertise activity and consulting service for industrial partners;
• technological and knowledge transfer;
• education activities in agreement with requirements of industry;
• dissemination of results and popularization of activities of Centre.
Research activities:1. Research and development of modern steels, ceramics, powder metallurgy
products and hard coatings:
a) Research and development of ceramics and 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.
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.
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.
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
Research activities – projects realized by consortium partners
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
Founded by European Commission Framework Programs:
Research infrastructure -
Advanced technologies
NanospiderTM NS
LAB 200
TruLaser Station 3003
PVD Cryofox 500
Melt Spinner SC Spark Plasma Sintering
HiTUS – new
technology of
thin film
sputteringMechanochemistry
Research infrastructure – Laboratory of new advanced alloys
Arc melting Melt spinning High energy milling
with suction casting option
Mission of the laboratory is in preparation of advanced ferrous and non-ferrous
alloys for construction, electronic and energetic applications.
Research infrastructure – Laboratory for single crystal
technologyTo design and to prepare high-quality
single crystals of advanced materials
such as high-temperature
superconductors and new magnetic
materials based on transition metal
oxides or intermetallic compounds and
insulators .
Optical zone melting furnace FZ-T-4000
Technical Specifications :
The maximum operating temperature 2200 ° C
Operating working temperature 1580 ° C
Maximum length of crystal 150 mm
Feed mirrors the growth of a crystal 0.01 ~ 300 mm / h
Feed shaft 0.01 ~ 300 mm / h
The speed of rotation 5 ~ 100 rpm
Number of halogen lamps 4
Maximum pressure in the pipe 0,95 MPa
Research infrastructure – Laboratory of PVD technologies
410±36G
Pa
Hard nanocomposite WC-C coatings
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0,02 0,07 0,12 0,17 0,22 0,27
Penetration depth [um]
Ha
rdn
es
s [G
Pa
]
optimized
standard
substratecoating properties
<10% of coating
thickness
nc WC-C coatings
increase
Hardness increase from
15-17 GPa up to 28.4 ±
3.4 GPa ( >60%) due to
optimisation of deposition
conditions
COF reduced to 0,15
Cryofox Discovery 500(Polytechnik, Denmark) DC a HIPIMS magnetron sputtering
HiTUS S500 system (PQL, Great Britain)High target utilization system (>95%)
Plasma density
up to 1013 cm-3
High degree of ionization during HIPIMS
2 magnetrons3” targets
To design and to prepare advanced hard and superhard coatings with low COF.
Research infrastructure –Spark plasma sintering laboratory
Spark Plasma Sintering FCT - Systeme GmbH, model HP D10-SD
Al2O3+5% CNT,
1600°C, 35MPa, 5min.
Si3N4+3% graphene,
1700°C, 50MPa,
10min.
Processing of
metal and
ceramic based
nanocomposites
Research infrastructure – Laboratory of Microwave Sintering
Precise hydraulic presscapacity 600 kN, uniaxial hot pressing up to 300°C
Single-mode microwave cavity with impedance analyzer up to 1250°C
Multi-mode microwave furnace: 1600°C,vacuum, air, inert or weak reduction gas,continuously adjustable microwave power 0.2-3 kW, sample holder 110 mm
Hamilab V3000
Fe/MgO soft magneticcompositeMicrowave sintered600°C, 10 min, airIncreased density, more uniform grain size distribution, higher diffusion
in comparison toSintered by conventional heating600°C, 60 min, air
Research infrastructure –
Synthesis and application of nanoparticles
Research infrastructure - Nanotechnological laboratory
Nanospider TM NS Lab
PA-6 NFs
Carbon fibers doped by Ni2P NPs
New technology – production of continuous polymer, ceramic and composite
fibers.
Applications: Gas filtration, Reinforcements of composites,
Electrode materials, Electrocatalysts, etc.
Research infrastructure –
Microstructure, fracture and
chemical analysis
Scanning electron microscope EVO MA15
EDX/WDX, (Carl Zeiss)
Glow Discharge Optical Emission
Spectroscopy (GDOES)
Raman microscope
XploRA Horiba Yvon
Jobin
Optical Profiler
Plu neox Sensofar
Nanoparticle tracking analysis system
NanoSight LM10
Research infrastructure – TEM and HREM laboratory
Transmission Electron Microscope JEOL JEM-2100F UHR
Research infrastructure – FIB laboratory
Cross Beam system AURIGA Compact: FIB (focused ion beam)
1μm
a
1μm
b
c
1μm 100nm
d
Research infrastructure – SEM facilities
Research infrastructure – X-ray diffraction analysis
X-ray diffractometer Rigaku Ultima IV with high temperature chamber
Anton Paar HTK 1200N
Phase decomposition of NdBa2Cu3O7-x thin film in temperature range 900 – 1180 oC
Low temperature -180°C až 450 °C, high temperature 2 5 až1200°C, Mikrofocus 30 mm
Materials: powders, polycrystals, thin films, liquids
Properties: phase and structure analyses, texture, phase changes, internal stresses
Ultima IV, typ II D/MAX Rapid IIUltima IV, typ III
Research infrastructure – X ray facilities
Research infrastructure –
Mechanical, corrosion and
tribological properties
Scratch tester Bruker UMT 2M
Tribometer Bruker UMT 3MT
Corrosion testing system
Nanoindenter Agilent G200
Micro-nano indenter TTX NHT
Research infrastructure – Nanomechanical testing facilities
Slip system in WC grains:
•the activation of the
{10-10} <11-23> type slip system is
confirmed (EBSD)
Research infrastructure – Nanomechanical testing facilities
Research infrastructure – Nanomechanical testing facilities
WC
grain
Research infrastructure –
Functional and thermal properties
Perkin Elmer DSC 8500
Differential Scanning
Calorimeter
STA 449 F1 Jupiter® – Simultaneous TGA-DSC
Scanning Hall probe microscope-SHPM
Physical properties measurement
system (PPMS)
Magnetic properties measurement
system (MPMS)
Research infrastructure – Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Applied
Magnetism
Cryo-free 14 T magnet equipped with high temperature furnace
Coercivity enhancement by high magneticfield annealing (at 843 K) in Hf-Co-B based permanent magnet
-20000 -10000 0 10000 20000
-60
-30
0
30
60
Ma
gn
etiza
tio
n (
em
u/g
)Magnetic field (Oe)
no field
14 T
Thermal processing of materials in high magnetic fields
Research infrastructure –
Ultra High Vacuum STM system with in-situ sample preparation & analysis
• Base pressure 10-10 mbar
• Joule-Thomson STM with base
temperature 1K & magnetic field 3T
• 6 e-beam evaporators
• Ar+ sputtering & annealing of samples
• Quartz crystal microbalance
• Mass spectrometer
• RHEED
• XPS
• detachable glovebox
• NanonisTM control electronics
Scanning tunneling microscopy
Superconducting vortices in NbSe2 Atoms of graphite
Magnetic nanoparticles can be used as magnetic drug carrier – can be delivered magnetically into the pathological area
Hyperthermia treatment is procedure to kill cancer cells by using of alternating magnetic field through the temperature increasing by relaxation processes
Research infrastructure – Experimental setup for hyperthermia effect in
magnetic nanoparticles
Research infrastructure – Laboratory of thermal analysis
Laboratory is providing measurement and complex thermal analysis utilizing
revolutionary double-furnace technology of the PerkinElmer DSC 8500
Perkin Elmer DSC 8500
Creation of a platform for technological transfer
1. Data – base of equipments/devices and methods,
2. Office of technological transfer in Košice and Žiar nad Hronom for
protection of intellectual property and intangible assets rights and for
technological transfer
3. Broker center, which will be cared about linking of research results with
bussiness needs by the procurations of partnerships between scientists
and potential clients
4. Conditions for technological incubator will be created at the academic
institutes, that the starting inovative companies will have benefit from the
potential of center
Important Industrial Partners
• SPINEA, s.r.o., Prešov,
• U.S. Steel, s.r.o., Košice,
• ŽELEZIARNE PODBREZOVÁ, a. s. Podbrezová,
• ZTS RDI, Košice,
• EDIS v.d. Košice,
• Environcentrum s.r.o. Košice,
• SILICON, Dobšiná,
• SAPA profily a.s.Žiar nad Hronom, etc.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Ján DUSZA, DrSc
Member of the Presidium of Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Materials Research of SAS
Watsonova 47
040 01 Košice Slovakia
Phone: +421 55 7922 462
Mobil: +421 911 462 264
Fax: +421 55 7922 408
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
www.imr.saske.sk, www.psav.sav.sk
Thank you
for your attention
