State-of-the-Art Research

We concentrate on advanced in-situ and post-mortem microscopy (SEM and 3D EBSD, HRTEM, AFM), mechanical and corrosion testing, acoustic emission, ultra-high-speed digital image correlation, thermal analyses, cryomilling, and powder metallurgy,...

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Studies and Student projects

Apart from providing high-quality teaching, DPM also offers the “Student Faculty Grant (SFG)” projects. Did you know that you can take part in the experimental work in our laboratories and also get paid for that? The Student Faculty Grants (SFG) make this possible!

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Collaboration and Partnership

For new partners, we offer comprehensive analyses and expert understanding of material properties, consulting and professional design of materials including relevant processing to achieve desired properties.

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About us

The Department of Physics of Materials (DPM) is one of the fourteen institutes which belong to the “School of Physics” section of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

Our primary objective is a complex characterization of structural and functional materials, as well as the development of perspective materials for advanced applications. We focus on the relation between microstructure and thermo-mechanical properties of metals, alloys, intermetallics, composites, foams, and materials with ultrafine microstructures. A great effort is also devoted to complex investigation of physical aspects of plastic deformation and phase transitions.

The scientific teams at DPM combine knowledge, experience, and state-of-the-art analytical techniques in order to provide solutions to contemporary problems in materials science in the framework of numerous domestic and international collaborations.

Key research equipment:

Microscopy (Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Atomic force microscopy).
Mechanical properties (Deformation testing combined with in-situ Acoustic emission and Ultrahigh-speed imaging and Digital Image Correlation techniques, Microhardness, Internal friction).
Thermal analyses (Dilatometry, Differential scanning calorimetry), Electrical resistivity, Corrosion testing.

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DPM also participates in teaching in the Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral study programs and offers supervision of a variety of student theses (BSc., MSc., Ph.D) and projects. The integration of students and young scientists into the scientific and social life at DPM is of great importance.