Innovative material applications in the electronic industry

New material concepts and innovative material applications gain more and more interest under the aspect of continuously increasing functional and structural demands. New materials as well as composites are able to match these requirements. One promising concept is the separation between structural and functional surfaces respectively parts for optimised properties. This concept offers a variety of advantages, e.g. for miniaturisation, and therefore comes along with economical as well as ecological advantages. Innovative surfacing techniques, like thermal spraying techniques in combination with new developed consumables and diagnostic techniques can be utilized for modifying the surface with respect to the application. Furthermore new application fields are developed by these techniques. Examples for successful applications are the spraying of SOFC cells as well as the manufacturing of high-temperature superconductors.