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Desine and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials - DESINe
Institute for Materials Research - imo-imomec
Fundamental and applied materials research institute of UHasselt and imec, joining groups of chemistry, physics and engineering.
Director : Marlies K. Van Bael
Email : marlies.vanbael@uhasselt.be
Phone : +32(0)11-268307
Address : Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt
Director : Dirk Vanderzande
Email : marlies.vanbael@uhasselt.be
Address : Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek
Research topics :
The DESINe team, consisting of about 20 researchers investigates ecologically and economically justifiable synthesis methods of innovative materials with applications in energy, electronics and health. The materials of interest have evolved from superconductors, to ferroelectric and multiferroic oxides, high-k gate oxides for microelectronics, transparent and conducting oxides for photovoltaics, interface layers, electrode and electrolyte materials for lithium ion batteries to most recently sodium ion batteries, lithium sulphur batteries, and catalyst materials for CCU (carbon dioxide capture and utilization) and hydrogen generation. Their activities comprise a balanced combination of curiosity-driven, fundamental and innovation directed research, carried out in the frame of various national and international collaborations with industry, academia and research organizations.
Contact information:
Prof. dr. A. Hardy and prof. dr. M. K. Van Bael
++32(0)11-268308 ++32(0)11-268307
Exceptional facilities :
- Solution processing & slurry making, film deposition (spincoating, dipcoating, spraycoating, bar-coating, …), glove-box, hydro-solvothermal synthesis, thermal decomposition synthesis, coprecipitation, thermal analysis, particle size distribution, UV-micro-Raman, soft lithography, medium to high temperature furnaces, RTP, various chemical and physical analysis techniques (http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/IMO/Services.html)
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The institute imo-imomec of UHasselt is partner in Energyville, where we have state of the art facilities for Battery preparation (including a dry-room) and testing. (https://www.energyville.be/en/about-energyville)
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: H2020, Interreg, …
- Regional fundings: Vlaanderen (IWT, FWO, SIM, Hercules, Methusalem)
- National fundings : /
Latest news
2025 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2025 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a first call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2025 International Symposium on Green Processing for Advanced Ceramics (IGPAC 2025), organised by the Ceramic Society of Japan, from 5th to 9th October 2025 in Ise-Shima/Mie, Japan.
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 31st August 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of October 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st August 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before November 2025.
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