Multidisciplinary studies on ceramic materials.

The activity of the group is related to the development of ceramic or composite materials with multiple functionalities. These activities have aspects related to the 3 research lines of ICMM: Materials for a sustainable world, Materials for health and Materials for digital information. Specifically the activities are focused on: - Processing. Design of new materials with a range of specific properties for a given application. Special emphasis is placed on the control of process parameters in relation to the microstructure and on the development of economically viable manufacturing technologies with extremely high performance. - Mechanical properties. Structural fiability and realiability - Functional ferroelectric materials. Study of eco-piezoelectric materials - polycrystalline ferroelectrics - with properties such as sensors, actuators and transducers with numerous applications in electronic devices in industry - Biomaterials for medical implants.