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• Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO₂ coatings
• Photocatalysis
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
• Transmision electron microscopy (TEM)
• Atomic force microscopy (AFM)

Field of research:

• High-temperature reactions
• Phase equilibria
• Microstructure development,
• Zinc Oxide ceramics
• Varistors
• Oxide thermoelectrics
• Scanning electron microscopy – SEM
• Electron microprobe analysis-WDS
• Qualitative, quantitative analysis
• Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanostructures and nanopowders

Field of interests:

• Administration & Support
• Organisation of events
• Photography

Field of research:

• Nanostructural coatings for bone implants
• Bioactive glass
• Titania (anatase)
• Sol-gel synthesis
• Hydrothermal synthesis

• Dry and wet materials processing
• Metallographic sample preparation
• Dilatometry
• Porosimetry
• Materials mechanical properties evaluation

• Engineering of highly porous materials
• Hydrolysis of self-assembly powders
• Aluminum hydroxides and oxides
• Rheology of ceramic suspension

Field of research:

• Exchange-coupled two-phase magnetic materials (preparation and characterization)
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
• Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
• Spark plasma sintering (SPS)
• Promotion of science

Field of research:

• Hard magnetic materials
• Intermetallic alloys – thin films and nanostructures
• Magnetocaloric materials
• Effect of processing on microstructure and physical properties
• Applications of high-energy permanent magnets in ecology
• The influence of magnetic field on crystallisation
• Complex metallic alloys

Field of research:

• Engineering and bioceramic materials
• Colloidal processing and shaping
• Zirconia, (mesoporous) alumina
• Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)

• Electrocemical sensors for chemical species in food and enviroment based on metalic nanostructures

• Electrochemical study and deposition of magnetic thin films, nanowires and nanotubes based on Fe-Pd and Co-Pt system
• Multifunctional nanomaterials based on magnetic (FePt, Fe3O4) and optically active components (Au) for bioapplications such as magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic hyperthermia, photo-thermal and sensing
• Formation of »smart nanocarriers« made of SiO2, biopolymers (chitosan, gelatine, etc.) and thermo-responsive liposomes

Field of research:

• Biomaterials
• Materials for fusion applications
• Composites
• Colloidal processing
• Electrophoretic deposition
• Nanotoxicology
• Promotion of science

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Field of research:

• ZnO ceramics
• Varistors
• Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanostructures and nanopowders
• Scanning electron microscopy

• Slip casting ceramics process

• Atomic-level studies of polytypic phase transitions, twinning, epitaxy, nucleation of planar faults; atomic structure & chemistry of twin boundaries, inversion boundaries, antiphase boundaries, low-angle tilt grain boundaries; special grain boundaries and their relation to exaggerated and anisotropic crystal growth; microstructure development.

• A specialist for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron-probe microanalysis (EDXS, WDXS)

• Topic: Structural and spectroscopic investigations of epitaxy and tropochemical twin boundaries in cassiterite (SnO₂)
• Methods: X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, EDS, HRTEM, STEM), image simulations (multislice, Bloch-wave), structure modelling and refinement (DFT, MD)
• Experimental: reproduction of twinning in SnO₂, solvothermal synthesis, flux growth, solid-state synthesis.

• Electrochemical sensors for chemical species in food and enviroment based on metallic nanowires, nanotubes and nanoparticles

• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, dynamic systems
• Renewable energy, smart mobility, systems integration
• Research strategy and management

Field of research:

• Electroplating, magnetic nanowires,
  nanotubes and thin films
• Co-Pt hard magnetic materials
• Fe-Pd hard magentic and magnetic
  shape memory materials
• Atomic force microscopy/magnetic force microscopy