ATHENA-2 Lab is part of the ATHENA LABORATORIES of the Dept. of Mechanical ad Manufacturing Engineering, located at the Latsia campus of the University of Cyprus, where research activities involve Materials Science and Engineering.

The research activities that have been developed in ATHENA-2 Lab include:

Materials Synthesis: The preparation of materials have been developed based on various synthetic techniques such as solid-state reactions, synthesis from melt, flame reactions, mechanical alloying synthesis.

Materials Processing: Processing of materials based on ball milling and sintering is currently carried out. Such techniques can offer main advantages such as enhanced mechanical properties, mass production and variety in shapes and are applied in a variety of materials including semiconductors as well as metals.

Materials Characterization: In-house materials characterization is routinely carried out using techniques such as Powder X-rays Diffraction, Thermal Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy etc. The equipment is available through the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering as well as the Nanotechnology Research Unit, UCY.

Materials Properties: Measurements of thermoelectric properties including Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity can be carried out in the temperature range of 80-700K. Such setup is used to study materials that are of interest for various applications such as thermoelectrics and electronics.

ATHENA-2 Lab is under the responsibility of Dr. Theodora Kyratsi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical ad Manufacturing Engineering.