Synthesis and shaping
of high performance materials
Developing innovative materials that offer a better performance is a major issue for many industries. With their extensive experience in applied research and R&D partnerships, the CBC Carnot Institute teams develop new processes for the synthesis and shaping of high value-added materials.
In the high performance materials research thematic, materials adapted to the specific needs of the company are conceived and integrated into the product. These materials are endowed with defined functionalities to meet the requirements of the device into which they are placed.
Expertise and
lines of research
Alloys and metallurgical processes
Alloys having a property gradient
Divers forms of oxides: stabilisation of non-stoichiometric phases
Thick and thin films
Protective/functional coatings
Nano-composites with a metallic or ceramic matrix: controlled architecture and functionalities
Carbon-based materials: graphene, nanotubes and their derivatives
Nanostructured interfaces
Shaping technologies: spark plasma sintering, additive manufacturing
Polymers containing fluorine or phosphorus
Powders, bulk ceramics, films, thin films
Resistance to oxidation and corrosion, high temperatures, mechanical stress
Magnetism and giant permittivity
Control of the purity and morphology of powders
Studies of toxicity and environmental impact
Physico-chemistry of interfaces and colloids
The CBC Carnot Institute
is based on 4 joint research units (UMR)
in Montpellier and Toulouse
Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials
Porous & Hybrid Materials
Materials Chemistry, Nanostructures, Materials for Energy
Phosphates, Pharmaceutical Technology, Biomaterials
Nanocomposites and Carbon Nanotubes
Mechanics, Microstructure, Oxidation, Corrosion
Surfaces: Reactivity-Protection
Mixed-Balance Oxides
Coatings and Surface Treatments
