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The international doctoral program IGK 2495 was established in 2019 with our partner institute, the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, in order to better understand lead-free perovskite materials for electro- optical-mechanical energy conversion systems. Such alternative energy sources will become increasingly vital over the next decades, not only as sources of renewable energy but also for high-tech applications, such as powering unattended wireless sensors. Of particular importance is the improved understanding of multi-length scale phenomena responsible for the energy conversion, development and implementation of state-of-the-art lead-free perovskite materials, novel 2D and 3D processing techniques, and integration into devices. Various synthesis, manufacturing, and experimental techniques will be utilized and coupled to cutting edge simulations, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration.

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On June 12th, Prof. Dr. Kyle G. Webber, Director of IGK 2495, was honored with the International Award at the 42nd Meeting on Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications (FMA) in Kyoto, Japan. He received this award for his significant contributions to the fields of ferroelectric and piezoelectri...

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We are hiring! Since 2020, we have been collaborating with the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan as part of an international research and training group (www.igk2495.fau.de/) on lead-free perovskite-based photo-electro-mechanical materials and devices. We are now entering the third generati...

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On June 7th, 2024, Gabriel Stankiewicz successfully defended his doctoral thesis and received the title of Dr.-Ing. Gabriel was the doctoral researcher of our first generation in Project B – Excitation-Conforming, Shape-Adaptive Mechano-Electrical Energy Conversion under the supervision of Prof. ...

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On February 27, 2025, the IRTG PIs, Doctoral and Associated Researchers together attended the fourth Yearly School for two days in Osaka, Japan. This last Yearly School for the 2nd cohort consisted of project presentations, an invited talk and some cultural activities around Osaka.  The Yearly Sc...

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On July 11th, Prof. Dr. Ken-ichi Kakimoto from the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) was presented with an honorary doctorate of Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. This award recognises his outstanding scientific achievement and long-standing ties with FAU, t...

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