Projects / Programmes
Kemija novih multiferoičnih spojin (Slovene)
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 2.04.01 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Materials science and technology |
Inorganic nonmetallic materials |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 2.05 |
Engineering and Technology |
Materials engineering |
Researchers (4)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
32783 |
PhD Sandra Gardonio |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2010 - 2012 |
82 |
| 2. |
23603 |
PhD Urša Pirnat |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2009 |
40 |
| 3. |
30930 |
PhD Chandramathy S. Praveen |
Materials science and technology |
Junior researcher |
2009 - 2012 |
10 |
| 4. |
11991 |
PhD Matjaž Valant |
Materials science and technology |
Head |
2009 - 2012 |
608 |
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
1540 |
University of Nova Gorica |
Nova Gorica |
5920884000 |
14,068 |
Significance for science
The scientific and technological objectives of the proposed research project have been highly challenging. The field of multiferroics represents a very promissing group of materials that can be exploited by industry in novel future electronic systems mainly for information and telecommunication technology. The project has been oriented towards producing new fundamnetal knowledge and long-term impact for scientific community.
The number of known single phase multiferroic compounds is still small, and among them only few exhibit the magnetoelectric behaviour at room temperature. In addition, the problems related to other functional properties, such as increased conductivity or high dielectric losses, impose a further limitation for their application. Although the research on multiferroics is very intensive it mainly remains within a domain of physics. Not many research groups are focused in the chemical aspect of this field. Therefore, many compositional fields, where new multiferroic compounds can be expected, remain unexplored. And exactly this is a research niche, where we want to systematically explore these phase fields in order to discover new better multiferroics.
The main beneficiaries of our research will be community of researchers, which are intensively engaged into the studies of physical mechanisms of multiferroic compounds, optimization of magnetoelectric coupling and design of magnetoelectric devices. In addition, the students working on this project will get a deep understanding of the solid-state chemistry of transition metals, processing techniques and physical properties of solids.
Significance for the country
The new and improved advanced multifunctional materials based on magnetoelectric coupling have an application potential in the markets of sensors, memory devices, telecommunications components, etc. The results, obtained during the fundamental studies of the these multifunctional materials will allow us to significantly improve technical characteristics of electronic devices. For instance, in the quest for ever-higher data densities, the manipulation of magnetic domains by means other than a magnetic field is of high technological interest. The multiferroics would offer a possibility of setting or reading a magnetic state by means of a coexisting ferroelectric state.
Competition in electronic industry is already tough at the less-sophisticated end of the market, in particular from low-cost producers in the Far East, because it functions largely on price. At the more expensive end of the market the European producers tend to operate in relatively protected niches. All this can be dramatically changed if the expectations related to the performance of multiferroiv devices will be fulfilled. Because of the fundamentally different principles of the devices based on magnetoelectric components it is expected that by applying them in modern electronic systems they can be changed in a way that their functional efficiency will be highly superior in comparison with today’s systems. This would open up a possibility for Slovenian industry to mass produce the new-generation devices with a very high added value, which would certainly contribute to the European economy.
The new advanced functional multiferroic materials will be potentially used in different devices that improve the quality of life, health and safety of the citizens. These applications range from the traditional applications such as information and telecommunication technologies, electric energy distribution and safety in transport (magnetic compass, magnetic sensing, on/off sensor), automotive sector (control of moving parts, control of vehicles and traffic, gear-wheel rotation direction, etc.) to life sciences. In medicine, for instance, the applications of a very sensitive and integrated magnetic sensor that can be implanted in a patient are very attractive for diagnostics and sensing of processes in a body.
Carrying a high-tech character, the proposed research and possible future production of developed electronic devices based on these materials will require highly skilled specialists. This will raise the demands on education, training, and specialization in engineering and will contribute to a higher standard of living.
The project has been focused on chemistry of multiferroic compounds it requires a highly interdisciplinary approach. It has required involvement of chemists, physicists and engineers from field of material science and electronics. In addition, an expertise in sophisticated analytical techniques and computational modeling has be involved. We have observed a significant indirect societal impact of our research in the terms of involvement with highly respected international research partners, scientific and tehnical publications, which contribute to the positive image of a developed, high-tech country, increased scientific and technolgical awareness, possibility for the interaction between our young researchers and their international partners, gaining expertise, skills and knowledge form the relevant fileds of science…
Most important scientific results
Annual report
2009,
2010,
2011,
final report,
complete report on dLib.si
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
Annual report
2009,
2010,
2011,
final report,
complete report on dLib.si
