Csaba Balázsi

Dr. Csaba Balázsi (MSc-1993, PhD-2000, DSc-2014) is a scientific advisor in HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Centre of Excellence of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS). He is President of Fine Ceramics section of the Hungarian Scientific Society of Silicate Industry (SZTE) and Representative of SZTE in International Ceramic Federation (ICF), Member of Council Board and Industrial Working Group Leader (ECerS), Member of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) since 2004, Member in European Materials Research Society (EMRS), Bolyai Engineering Science Committee Evaluation (HAS). He served as Board Member of the Hungarian Society of Materials Science (MAE), Executive Committee Member of Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), Member of PEC (ECerS) and Steering Committee Member of Energy Materials Industry Research Innitiative (EMIRI), Brussels. He organized several international conferences, was acting as chair of CMCEE14, 2024 (Budapest), ECERS2017 (Budapest), FEMS Junior EUROMAT2018 (Budapest), symposium co-organizer in ICACC (ACerS) Daytona Beach, EMRS Fall Meeting Symposia (Warsaw) with topics on ceramics based nanocomposites and co-chair of WoCeram2019 (JECS Trust, Budapest). He holds several awards, fellowships: Bolyai Plaqett (HAS), Fellow of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS), Gabor Dennis award (Novofer Foundation), ACerS Global Amassador (ACerS), Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics.

ABSTRACT

Nanocarbon added ceramics: current status and future trends

The plenary lecture will give a comprehensive view on innovative developments made in the field of nanocarbons e.g. carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphene added ceramics highlighting the key issues related to integration technology and improvements in the mechanical, tribological or functional properties as a result. Among non-oxide ceramics the silicon nitride based ceramics are well-known as low density materials with high strength and toughness. Silicon nitride, known as a typical dielectric material, is an ideal candidate for several structural applications, even at high temperatures. The addition of graphene or carbon nanotubes to silicon nitride to create ceramic nanocomposites gives rise to promising applications in a wide range of fields such as electronics, biomedical aids, membranes, flexible wearable sensors and actuators, energy systems. The presentation will show how the use of different reinforcing phases and sintering methods influence the microstructure and as a result, mechanical properties, electrical, thermal conductivity and tribological properties of the final silicon nitride nanocomposites. The prospective future applications will be also discussed.