Members of the Department for Nanostructured Materials Monika Kušter, dr. Zoran Samardžija, dr. Matej Komelj, dr. Sorour Semsari Parapari, dr. Matejka Podlogar, prof. dr. Jean-Marie Dubois and prof. dr. Sašo Šturm and an associate of the Department of Surface Engineering prof. dr. Janez Kovač published in a journal Crystals a study entitled: “Impact Of Tuned Oxidation on the Surface Energy of Sintered Samples Produced from Atomised B-Doped Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystalline Powders”. In the article, we investigated the dynamics of the surface-energy changes on a boron-doped quasicrystalline AlCuFe material. The results of the study contribute to a broader insight into a quasicrystalline-material surface-energy controlled change under atmospheric conditions, as a result of the controlled oxide-layer growth. The results indicate the possibility of further optimization, i.e. engineering of quasicrystalline surfaces, which enables their applicative use in various composite systems strengthened by a quasicrystalline phase. The editors chose the article and graphical abstract for the journal’s cover.
