Research directions and areas
The following research directions are currently realized at the Department of Physical Chemistry and Modelling:
- designing layered systems for use as functional materials and protective coatings
- preparation
of materials under plasmochemical conditions (PA CVD, RMS PVD)
- coating deposition
using dip-coating and spin-coating methods
- optical and
thermo-optical properties of layers from the Si-C-N-H system
- multilayer
systems with different refractive indexes for applications in optoelectronics
- solid state
chemistry (electrochemical and high-temperature corrosion of metallic and
ceramic materials)
- high-entropy
oxide materials for energy conversion technologies (electrode materials for
SOFC and Li-ion batteries, protective-conductive coatings for interconnects in
SOFC cells, ionic and mixed conductors)
- kinetics of
mass transport and oxidation processes in high-entropy alloys (mutual
diffusion, high-temperature corrosion)
- energy
conversion and storage (electrolytes, interconnects for SOFC solid oxide fuel
cells and SOEC electrolysers, high-entropy ceramics)
- optoelectronics
(transparent ceramics)
- ferroelectric
electroceramics (solid and composite ceramics)
- cryogenics
(ceramic superconductors)
- point defect chemistry of metal oxides and sulphides
Currently conducted research projects
The following projects are carried out at the Department of Physical Chemistry and Modelling:
- Protective-conducting composite ceramic coatings for steel interconnects applied in solid oxide electrolyzer cellsprof. dr hab. inż. Tomasz Brylewski, OPUS project, National Science Centre, Poland
- prof. Robert Filipek, OPUS project, National Science Centre, PolandA Multi-scale Model of Reinforcement Bars Corrosion Based on the Concentrated Electrolyte Theory and Three Dimensional Hierarchical Structure of Concrete
- Innovative approach to the design of SOFC/SOEC air electrodes - high entropy oxides of exceptional functionalitydr inż. Juliusz Dąbrowa, OPUS project, National Science Centre, Poland
- High entropy oxide-based ceramic/metallic layered systems for SOFC interconnectsdr inż. Mirosław Stygar, OPUS project, National Science Centre, Poland
- The influence of reactive elements (Y, Hf, Gd) on the heat-resistant properties of chromia-forming, high-entropy alloys from AlCoCrFeNi systemprof. Jerzy Jedliński, Initiative for Excellence – Research University
- Functional multilayer systems biopolymer-biologically active nanoparticles in the surface modification of shape memory alloysprof. Karol Kyzioł, Initiative for Excellence – Research University
- Elucidation of transport properties in high-entropy alloys with the use of a computational-oriented approachdr inż. Marek Zajusz, SONATA project, National Science Centre, Poland
- Antibacterial and osteoinductive multilayer systems involving biopolymer and biologically active nanoparticles deposited on shape memory alloysmgr inż. Piotr Jabłoński, PRELUDIUM project, National Science Centre, Poland
- dr. Jakub Stec, PRELUDIUM project, National Science Centre, PolandInvestigations of multiphase refractory materials degradation in contact with molten metal using micro-computed tomography and numerical modeling in 3D geometry
- Long-term oxidation and electrical studies of the layered steel/ceramic systems for interconnect application in proton ceramic fuel cells PCFCdr inż. Ewa Durda, MINIATURA project, National Science Centre, Poland
Announcements about recruitment for research projects
Currently, none of the project leaders is recruiting for the performed tasks.