Oxide Compounds and Materials Science

1. Phase equilibria and reaction mechanism in oxide systems, of interest in the I.F.eld of SnO₂-based semiconductors, Bi₂O₃-based superconductors and ionic conductors, Al₂TiO₅-based ceramics, Nb₂O₃-based dielectrics, LaCoO₃ and hexagonal ferrites, LaGaO₃-based ionic conductors

2. Correlation between structure and properties of vitreous systems, the chemical and thermal properties of the glasses are under evaluationmainlyin vitreous systems containing PbO and ZrO₂, of interest for waste inertization, optical application and coatings. A special attention is given to vitreous systems that reproduce ancient glasses.

3. Oxide systems obtained by sol-gel/wet chemical methods devoted to study of the chemistry of the processes and to preparation of oxide and hybrid vitreous and nanostructured materials, as:

* mono- and polycomponent I.F.lms - (TiO₂, SiO₂, SnO₂, ITO, Al₂O₃, HfO₂, LiCoO₂, ZnO)

* mono- and polycomponent powders - (Al₂O₃, TiO₂, SiO₂, MgO, Fe₂O₃, ZrO₂, CeO₂, MoO_x, V₂O₅, MnO₂, LaCoO₃, LaGaO₃, SnO₂, ZnO)

* oxide and hybrid nanocomposites of different types, based on SiO₂ or hybrid matrices. Enzymes, fullerene, dyes, polysaccharides, pesticides, oxides were embedded in such matrices

* oxide nanotubes – TiO₂, SiO₂

Dr. Irina ATKINSON, CS II - Head of the laboratory

Scientific staff

Dr. Maria-Magdalena ZAHARESCU, CS I
Dr. Victor FRUTH-OPRIŞAN, CS I
Dr. Dorel-Dan CRIŞAN, CS I
Dr. Monica-Mihaela POPA, CS I
Dr. Nicolae DRĂGAN, CS II
Dr. Maria Susana MIHAIU, CS II
Dr. Luminiţa PREDOANĂ, CS II
Dr. Elena Maria ANGHEL, CS II
Dr. Ligia-Carmen TODAN, CS II
Dr. Oana-Cătălina MOCIOIU, CS III
Dr. Jeanina PANDELE-CUŞU, CS III
Dr. Cristina-Iuliana STAN, CS III
Dr. Viorica-Simona PETRESCU, CS III
Dr. Silviu-Nicolae PREDA, CS III
Dr. Raul-Augustin MITRAN, CS III
Dr. Ecaterina TENEA, CS
Dr. Adriana RUSU, CS
Dr. Maria-Cristina VLĂDUŢ, CS
Elena Mirabela Soare, PhD student-AC
Daniel Lincu, PhD student-AC
Cosmin Iulian Codrea, PhD student-AC

Thermogravimetric and termodiferential analysis apparatus Mettler Toledo GA/SDTA851e and the possibility of coupling DSC823e

X-ray diffraction apparatus Rigaku last IV

Apparatus for determining specific surface aria BET TYPE NOVA

SOLARTRON 1260A, impedance spectroscopy measurements cell with controlled temperature and atmosphere - ProboSTAT, vertical furnace 12000C, controller temperature Eurotherm 2216e

NETSCH Dilatometer to 1600⁰C

Apparatus FT-IR Spectrometer NICOLET 6700

High temperature furnaces (up to 1650 C), programmable

Microscop TEM Tecnai G2 F30 S-Twin

Microscop SEM Quanta 3D FEG D9399