GRK 232:  Fundamentals and Technologies of Advanced Materials for Efficient Conversion of Energy

• Subject Area: Production Technology
• Term: from 1996 to 2004
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271021

The aim of the research training group "Fundamentals and technologies of advanced materials for efficient conversion of energy" is an interdisciplinary education in the fields of chemistry, physics, material science and electrical engineering. This will be done by participation of students in research programs, which focus on the fundamentals, the preparation and characterization, and the development of innovative processing of advanced materials and devices. Therefore three materials correlated domains were formed: metals and intermetallic compounds for electrodes for high duty, properties and preparation methods for high-temperature ionic conductors for high-temperature fuel cells and high-temperature batteries, and layers for solar energy conversion. The common objectives of these domains are the application for efficient energy conversion or efficient energy consumption.Furthermore, common cross-sectional areas are processing of materials, characterization methods, and the educational program with special courses, courses by guest scientists and a weekly seminar.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Universität des Saarlandes
• Participating Institution: Fraunhofer-Institut für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren (IZFP)
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Rolf Clasen
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Walter K. Arnold; Professor Dr. Horst Philipp Beck; Professor Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Breme (†); Professor Dr. Hans Dieter Breuer; Professor Dr. Rolf Hempelmann; Professor Dr.-Ing. Herbert Kliem; Professor Dr. Wilhelm F. Maier; Professor Dr.-Ing. Frank Mücklich; Dr. Heinz Schmitt; Professor Dr. Horst Vehoff