Hi-Acts Academy: Ion Beams - Driving Innovation from Lab to Market

Thursday 30 Oct 2025, 13:00 → 14:00 Europe/Berlin

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This webinar is tailored for industry representatives from research & development as well as production. It highlights how modern ion beam technologies are used in a variety of ways, and how your organization can benefit from them.

The Ion Beam Center (IBC) at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is Europe’s leading user facility for both fundamental and application-oriented materials research using ion beams. However, these highly specialized facilities are not limited to the scientific community. In close cooperation with HZDR Innovation GmbH, these technologies are also available for external industrial partners, extending all the way to series production (e.g., of radiation detectors).

A classic field of application is the doping of power semiconductors using high-energy ion implantation. Depending on the wafer geometry and properties, either manual or semi-automated wafer handling systems are available. In addition, surface-sensitive properties such as hardness, friction, wear, fatigue, adhesion, or corrosion resistance can be specifically modified for a wide range of other applications, for example, medical implants or industrial components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled doping of van der Waals crystals, achieved through low-energy ion implantation and millisecond intense-pulse light annealing. Image: HZDR / Sahneweiß

 

Dr. Stefan Facsko, head of the Ion Beam Center at HZDR and head of the Hi-Acts Technology Lab “High-energy Ion Implantation in Power Semiconductors,” has more than 20 years of expertise in ion beam modification and analysis. He will provide a comprehensive insight into ion beams as a versatile tool for many different applications and innovations.

 

Dr. Stefan Facsko

 

HZDR is a partner of the innovation platform Hi-Acts, which will be represented in this webinar by Johannes Blum (DESY) and Dr. Peggy Jungke (HZDR). Hi-Acts is a joint initiative of five Helmholtz Centers, connecting stakeholders from industry, medicine, and research in the field of accelerator-based technologies. Dr. Peggy Jungke works in the Technology Transfer and Innovation Department at HZDR, where she is responsible for Strategic Alliance Management, and will be available as a contact person during the webinar.