ACTIVITIES

• Permanent magnet materials of the type R-Fe-T.
• Recording media in the form of multilayers of the type {CoPt/ (C,B)}.
• Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic multilayers of the La-Mn-O systems for sensors and basic studies.
• Giant magnetoresistance Multilayers of the type {Cun/Com}.
• Spin injection devices and quantum magnetic dots

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SAMPLE PREPARATION

• ARC&Rf melting
  
• Ceramic synthesis (Solid State Reaction)
  
  • Thin Films:
    • MBE-System
      
    • Magnetron sputtering
      
    • e-beam evaporation
      
    • Thermal evaporation
      
    • Laser Ablation
      
  • Nanostructured Material:
    • Thin-films, granular solids
      
    • Melt spinning
      

CHARACTERIZATION

• Spectrometers (Mossbauer, EPR, FT-EPR,NMR,NQR,ICP)
  
• X-RAY Single & Powder Diffraction
  
• Magnetotransport and lithography down to a few μm (wet and dry etching)
  
• Magnetometers (SQUID, VSM,a-c,SQUID Gradiometry)
  
• Electron Microscopy (SEM,TEM, AFM, MFM) and Magneto-optical Microscopy
  
• Mechanical Properties
  
• ICP for stoichiometric analysis

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Bulk materials synthesis by RF casting or melt-spinning
  
• Preparation and characterization of films and multilayers.
  
• Magnetic properties measurements as a function of field and temperature.
  
• Magneto-optical characterization.

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ACTIVITIES

• Research and Development of techniques and methodology for the study of the cultural heritage and paleoenvironment.
  
• Dating and authenticity testing.
  
• Technology and provenance investigation of ceramics, metals, marbles, obsidian, pigments, plasters and characterisation of raw materials.
  
• Effects of treatment and firing on clays and metal ores.

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• A Carbon-14 laboratory (CO2 - counting)
  
• A Thermoluminescence laboratory
  
• A sample preparation laboratory
  
• Equipment for measuring mechanical properties
  
• Optical microscopes
  
• A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with microprobe analysis system
  
• The research reactor of Demokritos, which is used for Neutron Activation Analysis
  
• Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy
  
• X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF)
  
• X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD)
  
• Mossbauer spectroscopy
  
• Laboratory furnaces

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Dating:
  
  • Radiocarbon Dating (C-14) of organic materials
    
  • Thermoluminescence Dating (TL) of ceramics, calcites and siliceous materials
    
  • ESR Dating of speleothemes, calcites, tooth enamel
    
• Authentication of ceramics and marble
  
• Neutron Activation Analysis for provenance determination of ceramics and obsidian
  
• Analysis with EPR for the determination of marble provenance
  
• Technology characterisation of ceramics and metals
  
• Technology investigation of wall and floor plasters
  
• Identification of pigments with SEM and microanalysis
  
• Analysis of metals and investigation of ancient metallurgy
  
• Field studies for geological stratigraphy
  
• Location of ancient mining activities
  
• Analysis and characterization of any kind of inorganic material
  

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ACTIVITIES

• Clays, mesoporous materials and molecular sieves.
  
• Magnetic composites (organic, inorganic).
  
• Oxide glasses.
  
• IR spectroscopy (Infrared).
  
• Synthesis and characterisation of porous materials.

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• FT-IR Spectroscopy (mid and far-IR).
  
• Specular Reflectance spectroscopy.
  

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ACTIVITIES

• Superconductivity.
  
• Single crystal growth, thin film fabrication.
  
• Vortex dynamics.
  
• physical and chemical properties of manganise perovskites.
  
• Μοessbauer spectroscopy.
  
• Magnetic properties of condense matter.

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• Special equipment of the organization (up to 100 words) (Υ)
  
• Squid magnetometer
  
• Ion milling
  
• thin film preparation facilities

SERVICES PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Magnetic measurements, thin film preparation

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ACTIVITIES

• Advanced composite ceramics with enhanced mechanical properties.
  
• SHS of ceramic, catalysts, inorganic pigments and advanced refractors.
  
• Ceramics with microwires drying and firing.
  
• Advanced composite ceramics for fusion reactors.

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• High temperature cylinder furnaces up to 1600 C vacuum and others atmospheres.
  
• High temperature high heating rate 1600 C (chamber) in air.
  
• Fully equipped diamond based tooling
  
• INSTRON Universal tester for mechanical properties
  
• Ultrasonic erosion testing apparatus
  
• universal hardness tester
  
• metallographic optical polarising microscope
  
• microhardness tester
  
• porosimeter (high vacuum)
  
• microwave furnace for ceramics
  
• 100 t presser
  
• micromechanical tester for in-situ testing in the SEM

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

SERVICES:
- Mechanical properties; - Metallography; - Thermal process design; - Failure analysis;
- Fracture analysis

PRODUCTS:
- low cost ceramic catalysts - low cost inorganic pigments for ceramics, paints and plastics -low cost spinel refractors for ceramic ovens and concrete industry - synthetic ceramics (on the basis of alumina) with advanced mechanical properties as shielding material

PROCESSES:
- Microwave processing of ceramics - Reactive processing of composite ceramics -SHS processing of new catalysts, pigments, refractors - Consolidation of solid industrial and radioactive wastes by vitrification using SHS - In-situ vitrified protective coverings of solid mining wastes using SHS

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ACTIVITIES

• Crystallographic studies of single crystals and polycrystalline materials.
  
• X-ray diffraction methods, Crystal chemistry of organic conductors.
  
• HTc superconducting ceramic materials , magnetic materials (alloys-molecular magnets), multinuclear complexes of Rh & Tc species with biological applications.
  
• Thin film and small particles studies by X-ray diffraction techniques.
  
• Instrumentation for powder diffraction applications.

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• One X-ray powder diffractometer
  
• Three diffractometers for single crystal studies

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Studies of crystalline matter

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ACTIVITIES

• Εlectron microscopy
  
• Material Science
  
• Coordinator for nationwide network on electron microscopy.

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• SEM
  
• TEM
  
• EDAX
  
• EELS

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Electron microscopy
  
• Chemical analysis (micro-probe)
  
• Determination of asbestos.
  

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ACTIVITIES
Restoration of corroded objects and various archaeological objects which otherwise would be totally destroyed. Method 10-20 times faster than conventional methods and cheaper

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Plasma source for large objects.
X-ray generator for quality assessment of objects.

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
Restoration and conservation of object. Training of restorators.

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ACTIVITIES

• Photosynthesis.
  
• Bioinorganic Chemistry.
  
• Biometallic Centres.
  
• Free radicals.
  
• Biocatalysts.
  
• Water splitting.
  
• Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  
• Free radicals. Transition methods and rare earths.
  
  

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• Liquid Helium Technology, (Helium Liquifier)
  
• Mossbauer spectroscopy.
  
• EPR & ESR spectroscopy.

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Liquid helium production.
  
• EPR measurements.
  
• Qualitative & quantitative characterization of products with paramagnetic centres or free radicals.
  

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ACTIVITIES
Moleculous. for the growth of crystalline semiconductor thin films with a Molecular Beam Epitaxy system (MBE). Applications of the films in microelectronics.

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Moleculous Beam. Epitaxy system (MBE) for the growth of crystalline semiconductor thin films.

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ACTIVITIES
Quality control of materials, products and mechanical and building construction by X and γ radiography.

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• Co-60 source (100 Ci) of γ rays
  
• Panoramic X-ray generators
  
• Mobile radiography unit

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Quality testing of construction
  
• Authenticity testing of objects
  
• Testing of archaeological findings and objects
  
• Quality testing of military objects
  
• Quality testing of metallic construction.
  

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ACTIVITIES

• refractory and magnetic ceramics, biomaterials, semiconductors, superconductors
  
• ceramic and glass coating, SOL-GEL technique, metalplating of non-conductive materials, chemical plating
  
• investigation on properties of metallic and ceramic nanoparticles for application in advanced materials with catalytic, antibacterial and other special properties

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• ICP-AE quantitative analysis
  
• NETWORK-IMPEDANCE ANALYZER Measurement of electromagnetic properties in range 50 Hz-12GHz.
  
• FT-EPR, Pulse - ENDOR and CW-EPR spectroscopies.

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
Investigation on properties of metallic and ceramic nanoparticles for application in advanced materials with catalytic, antibacterial and other special properties.

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ACTIVITIES

• Growth processes of nanostructured materials.
  
• Electronic structure and properties of perovskites.
  
• Magnetic properties of nanoparticles (with emphasis in magnetic recording media) and bulk materials.
  
• Spin dependent transport in magnetic nanostructured materials (for applications in magnetic sensors).
  
• Critical phenomena.
  
• Nanostructured magnetic semiconductors.
  

INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE

• Workstations
  
• PCs
  
• Software for electronic structure calculations.
  

SERVICE PROVIDED/PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

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