Forschungszentrum Julich - IMD-2

At IMD-2 (formerly IEK-1)-Materials Synthesis and Manufacturing Processes, we research and develop materials, parts and components for future high-efficiency energy conversion and storage systems. EXPERTISE Our extensive expertise ranging from solid state chemistry and synthesis, powder-based and wet-chemical processing, sintering, to thin film and thermal spraying technologies has allowed for rapid adaptation to the emerging challenges in science, from battery research to ceramic matrix composites. To fulfill our mission, 1,250 m2 of excellently equipped lab surface, including two clean rooms and a new membrane center (15 Mio , finished in 2016) are available. A unique research infrastructure offers more than 30 different materials synthesis routes, processing and coating technologies of inorganic materials such as ceramics and metals. Experimental activities are complemented by modeling at the meso- and macroscopic levels Density Functional Theory (Monte Carlo simulations, Compu...