The European Ceramic Society

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Russia

Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences

Research on materials science

Director : Doctor of Sciences Irina Kruchinina

Email : kruchinina@iscras.ru

Phone : +7 812 328-07-02

Address : Makarova Emb., 2 199034, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Website : http://www.iscras.ru

Research topics :

Oxide and oxygen-free ceramics, coatings, ceramic composites, organic-inorganic composites, porous glasses etc.

Exceptional facilities :

  • Furnaces (Nabertherm, SNOL)
  • Special equipment for X-ray, DSC/TG analysis
  • Special equipment for coatings
  • Particle size and zeta potential analyzer (NanoBrook 90 PlusZeta)
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Atomic Force Microscopy – Probe nanolaboratory (INTEGRA, NT-MDT, Russia)
  • Nova 1200e instrument (Quantachrome, USA)
  • Dilatometer (DIL 402 C (NETZSCH))
  • Climate chamber (from −70 up to +60), Russia
  • UV-visible spectrophotometer (UF-56 LOMO, Russia)
  • FTIR Spectroscopy (FSM 2202, Llc “Ifraspek”)
  • Potentiostat-galvanostat (R-45X, Russia)
  • Test stand for hydrogen-air and microbial solid polymer hydrogen-air fuel cells etc.

Financial support programmes :

  • Regional fundings: (RFBR)
  • National fundings: (RSF, RFBR)
  • Special fundings for young researches

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