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Slovakia

MNT Support Programmes & Topics 2007/2008

A Regional/National Contact

1) Country and Geographical coverage: Slovak Republic

2) Name of initiative/programme: New materials and devices in submicron technology

3) Programme owner (ministry): Slovak Academy of Sciences (www.sav.sk)

4) Executing agency: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
RNDr. Eva Majkova, DrSc.
Dubravska cesta 9
845 11 Bratislava 45
Slovak Republic

Contact: Simona Klingova
phone: + 421 - 2.5249.2751.9
mail: klingova@up.upsav.sk
web: www.sav.sk

B Subject and conditions of support

	Program/Call name	Technology/application foci covered	Opening/Cut-off dates
a)	New materials and devices in submicron technology	Development of submicron technologies: a) for preparation of 2D periodic arrays composed of insulated sub-micron particles or multilayer systems containing such particles by deposition and self-assembling under various conditions, such as an external magnetic or electric filed (bottom up method) or by deposition and pattering using a high resolution lithography, such as electron beam one (top down method)+ b) for fabrication of 2D and 3D thin film systems by chemical and physical deposition methods with applications in sub-micron electronic, magnetic, and electrochemical systems and components of new generation. Application of new elements and components base on sub-micron technologies for: a) magnetic and other type ultrahigh density recording media (several Gb/cm²), b) development of high sensitive magnetic and optical sensors with applications in informatics, metrology, health care and environment. Research and development of ceramic composites (based on Si-N, Si-C) and metallic materials (based on Al, Cu, Ti) with a structure controlled at the sub-micron level which exhibit unique mechanical, thermal, electrical properties and self-detecting ability. The materials will be applicable in mechanical engineering, automotive industry, medicine, electrical engineering. 4. Development of materials using mineral biotechnology methods, mechano-chemical and chemical procedures with the aim to prepare new sorbents for gas and solid waste disposal, opto-electronic, magnetic and semiconductor products and pigments. Application of sub-micron particles to immobilize biologically active components for a targeted drug delivery into pathological zones etc.	IV/2003-XII/2005
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Phases of R&D being funded (basic research, pre-competitive, application, serial production, market entry), funding rates (app.)

Basic and targeted applied research

Major restrictions (e.g. types of institutions eligible for funding; SMEs, public/private etc., openness to transnational consortia)

Science, SME´s. joint projects

C Other national/regional programmes potentially suitable for co-operation

	Program/Call name	Executing agency, contact	Supported technologies/applications
a)	New materials (within the section physical, chemical and engineering sciences)	Grant Agency VEGA, Bratislava	Joint Grant Agency of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Slovak Universities for research projects. Call is open for the Institutes of the Academy and Universities (basic and applied research in any scientific area including new micro- and nano- materials). Annual budget about 1.3 M EUR. Duration of projects 1-2 years. One call per year. Standard criteria for eligibility and evaluation of projects proposals.
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