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Research Group on Thermophysical Properties of Materials (TPM)

 

Department (s)
Physics

Knowledge area
Applied Physics/Materials Science
PI: Gabriel A. López Co-PI: Josu M. Igartua Aldamiz

Members

Íñigo González de Arrieta Martínez, Telmo Echániz Ariceta, Raquel Fuente Dacal, Joxemi Campillo Robles, Irene Urcelay Olabarria, Leire Usategui Frías, Iñaki López Ferreño, Josu M. Igartua Aldamiz, Gabriel A. López

Keywords

Infrared emissivity and spectroscopy, advanced metallic materials, alternative energy materials, phase transitions, crystallography

Description

The TPM Group is a young group focused on infrared emissivity of materials. The upgraded emissometer allows precise spectral, directional emissivity measurements for a wide variety of materials from room temperature up to 1000 ºC. Besides performing fundamental studies on thermophysical properties of materials, selective coatings used in concentrated solar power have been extensively investigated. This radiometric technique is also applied to the study of oxidation kinetics of advanced metallic materials. To reach an overall interpretation of the materials’ behaviour the Group gets profits from its expertise physical metallurgy and solid state physics and on other complementary characterization techniques such as XRD or electron microscopy as well as thermography. It has established collaborations with other spectroscopy laboratories as well as with synthesis groups, both at national and international level, and also participates usually in projects with industry.

Research lines

  1. Infrared emissivity and spectroscopy.
  2. Thermal radiative and thermophysical properties of advanced materials for alternative energies.
  3. Thermal radiative and thermophysical properties and oxidation kinetics of advanced alloys.
  4. Non-contact temperature measurement and thermography.
  5. Modelling of industrial heat transfer processes.

Equipment

  • High-temperature emissometer: near- and mid-infrared directional emissivity (0.83-25 microns, 30-1000 ºC) in a controlled atmosphere. Equipped with integrating sphere.
  • Thermographic camera: High resolution, LWIR, from RT to 2000 °C, scientific grade.
  • Scientific computing resources.
  • Specular MIR reflectance, UV/VIS/NIR spectroscopy

Website link

https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Thermophysical-Properties-of-Materials-Gabriel-A-Lopez

Contact

gabrielalejandro.lopez@ehu.eus