Research Institute of Materials and Technologies (RI MT) was established in 2007 in accordance with the plan of strategic development of the University for solving complex scientific and engineering tasks through interdisciplinary polytechnic approach.

Areas of scientific activity:

• carrying out research activities for developing advanced cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion polymeric cells;
• production of nanostructured coatings by means of gas-phase and mechanochemical synthesis tecniques, as well as by using the “PICOSUN” plant;
• production of nanostructured powder materials by means of low- and high-temperature mechanochemical synthesis methods;
• investigation of mechanical doping processes;
• investigation of sps- and vacuum-compression sintering processes.

Scientific research and experiments carried out:

• investigation of physical and chemical nanostructured power materials production processes based on transition metals oxides;
• production of high-effective lithium-ion polymeric cells based on nanocomposite materials made of raw vegetable material;
• production and processing of advanced high-nitrogenous alloys and functional powder materials;
• production and adjustment of advanced cryogenic nitrogen-bearing powder austenite steels with nanocrystalline structure.

Laboratory’s main partners:

• TSE Technology Co. Ltd (PRC);
• Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the RAS;
• Harbin Technical University (PRC);
• Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Research Institute of Construction Materials “Prometey”;
• Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.

Laboratory’s equipment:

Description	Technical parameters
Tubular high pressure furnace, model 700PSI-OTF1200XHP-55	• power: 2,5 Kilowatts • maximal temperature: 11000С • heating rate: up to 300С/min
Plant for diameter electron cutting, model EQ-T06-Disc	• set of additional moulds: 10, 12, 15, 16, and 20 mm
Unit cell for primary electrodes testing, model EQ-STC-19, 24	• completely made of stainless steel • maximal cell thickness (cathode + separator + anode): 6 mm
8-channel electrochemical analyzers with the possibility to vary the current strength in the diapason 0,1 - 10 mА - model BST8-MA and 6 - 3000 mА - model BST8-3	Possibility of testing the drill pipe wear rate with: • power, Kilowatts: 0,03 • feed: АС 208 - 240 V • overall size, mm: 240 x 130 x 415
Vacuum mixer-blender for 5 l, model EQ-SFM-6
Plant for producing surfaces by means of uniform rolling with the vacuum substrate carrier, model EQ-AFA-III-220	• maximal heating temperature: 200 °С
Spray laboratory mill NETZSCH-CONDUX type СGS 10 with the ZT18-10 type compressor Atlas Copco	• type CGS: 32 • dispersion, [d97 mcm]: 2,5 – 70
Planetary-type mill Fritch Pulverisette 4 with controllable atmosphere and a set of glasses	• mill for mechanical activation and doping. With the feed material coarseness <10 mm finite fineness up to 0,1 mcm can be achieved • simultaneous grinding up to 4 samples
Dispergator Analisette-22 MicroTec plus – block for dispersion in liquids and block for dispersion in dehydrated medium	• dispersion: compound • particles size diapason: 0.01 – 2000 mcm
Particles size analyzer Analyzette 22, model NanoTec	• method of analysis: laser beam diffraction
Nanoparticles size analyzer Analyzette 12, model DynaSizer	• method of analysis: dynamic light scattering
Precision specific surface and pore size analyzer, model Autosorb-iQ-MP
Thermogravimetric analyzer DTA – TGA Q5000IR with the built-in electromagnet and infrared spectrometer	• temperature diapason: up to 1200 ° С
Plant for plasma sintering and powders synthesis, model	• working temperature: RT ... 2200 ° C • maximal temperature: 2400 ° C • heating rate: 5 ... 400 К / min

Main scientific developments:

• production of cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion polymer batteries;
• production of high-nitrogen cryogenic steels with nanocrystalline structure.

Possibilities for commercial use:

Equipment: laboratorial tests and research activities for the third-party companies.

Research results: production of the new-generation lithium-ion polymer batteries and batteries-based energy storage systems.

Fields of implementation for the Laboratory’s development products:

• production of energy storage systems on the basis of new-generation lithium-ion polymer batteries;
• production of high-duty details for the LNG gas tank ships.  

Contacts

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