Staff

Field of research:

• Material processing:
  • Solid state synthesis of functional ceramics
  • Hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials
• Advanced TEM characterization and method developments:
  • Structural and chemical characterization of materials and correlation to properties at high spatial resolution
  • Quantitative atomic-scale studies of crystal structure, chemistry and bonding of interfaces and nanostructures
  • Quantitative atomic resolution HRTEM and HAADF/ABF/BF STEM image analysis
  • Quantitative EELS analysis
• In situ transmission electron microscopy:
  • In situ heating and cooling TEM experiments
  • In situ studies of structural phase transitions

Field of research:

• Photocatalysis
• Photoelectrocatalysis
• Photocatalytic reactors
• Supported photocatalysts
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

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

Master of management

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

Field of research:

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

Field of research:

• Additive manufacturing of metals and ceramics
• Materials for fusion applications
• Silicon carbide ceramics
• SiCf/SiC composites
• W-based materials

Field of research:

• Hard Magnetic Materials
• Solid-state synthesis
• Nanomaterials
• Composite materials (MMCs)
• Additive manufacturing (SLM)
• Biomaterials
• X-ray analysis methods (XRD, XPS, XRF)
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

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:

• Ab-initio electronic structure calculations, based on the density functional theory, focused on magnetic properties of solids, namely hyperfine parameters, nonlinear magnetoelastic effects, X-ray magnetic dichroism (XMCD) spectra…

Field of research:

• 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

Master of pharmacy

Field of interests:

• Biomaterials
• Drug delivery and tissue engineering
• Bioglass and bioceramic materials
• Aseptic technique

Field of research:

• Photo (electro) catalytic degradation of organic pollutants in (waste) water

Field of research:

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

Personal page

Field of research:

• Photocatalytic degradation and characterization of microplastics
• Crystal growth from solution (ZnO, TiO2)
• Development of transparent and conductive ZnO films
• Microstructural development of ceramic materials
• Electron microscopy (SEM, FIG-SEM)

Field of research:

• Solid-state synthesis of ceramic materials
• Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO and TiO₂
• Photocatalysis
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
• Sample preparation for transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Field of research:

• 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.

Field of research:

• Hard magnetic materials
• Melt-spun materials
• Spark plasma sintering (SPS)
• Magnetic measurements
• Optical and electron microscopy

Field of research:

• Hard magnetic materials
• Hydrothermal synthesis
• Sintering by Intense Thermal Radiation (SITR)
• Magnetic measurements

Field of research:

• Electrochemical sensors for toxic organic substances in environment

Field of research:

• 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