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Projects / Programmes source: ARIS

Nanostructured Materials

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Periods
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2014
Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
2.04.00  Engineering sciences and technologies  Materials science and technology   
1.02.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Physics   
1.04.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Chemistry   
1.08.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Control and care of the environment   

Code Science Field
T150  Technological sciences  Material technology 

Code Science Field
2.05  Engineering and Technology  Materials engineering 
Keywords
nanostructured materials, functionally graded materials, electronic ceramics, magnetic materials, heterostructures, nanotechnologies, spintronics, coloidal processing, hydrogen storage, solid state chemistry and physics, structural deffects, grain growth, anisotropy, coercivity, electrical and magnetic properties, electron microscopy, electron microanalysis, ab initio modelling
Evaluation (rules)
source: COBISS
Evaluation of bibliographic research performance indicators according to ARIS methodology
Citations Citations for bibliographic records in COBIB.SI that are linked to records in citation databases
source: WoS source: Scopus source: COBISS
Researchers (42)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publications
1.  35460  PhD Anže Abram  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2012 - 2014  100 
2.  34424  PhD Muhammad Shahid Arshad  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2011 - 2014  62 
3.  06627  PhD Slavko Bernik  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  621 
4.  03937  PhD Miran Čeh  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  650 
5.  19029  PhD Nina Daneu  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  424 
6.  02556  PhD Goran Dražić  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2013  1,029 
7.  34433  PhD Sandra Drev  Geology  Junior researcher  2011 - 2014  122 
8.  28476  PhD Nataša Drnovšek  Materials science and technology  Beginner researcher  2009 - 2014  87 
9.  33331  PhD Ana Gantar  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2010 - 2014  45 
10.  05216  Medeja Gec    Technical associate  2009 - 2014  42 
11.  30873  PhD Barbara Horvat  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2013  111 
12.  30874  PhD Aljaž Iveković  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  127 
13.  33319  PhD Marja Jerič  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2010 - 2014  27 
14.  36330  PhD Vanja Jordan  Chemistry  Junior researcher  2013 - 2014  18 
15.  25652  PhD Tea Kapun  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2011  119 
16.  04355  PhD Spomenka Kobe  Materials science and technology  Head  2009 - 2014  764 
17.  36334  PhD Rok Kocen  Electric devices  Junior researcher  2013 - 2014  32 
18.  26027  PhD Andraž Kocjan  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  74 
19.  15654  PhD Matej Andrej Komelj  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  176 
20.  26461  PhD Katja Konig  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2011  75 
21.  34442  PhD Mateja Košir  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2011 - 2014  71 
22.  33321  PhD Matic Krivec  Chemistry  Junior researcher  2010 - 2013  38 
23.  30879  PhD Alenka Lenart  Geology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2013  26 
24.  34138  PhD Martina Lorenzetti  Materials science and technology  Technical associate  2014  54 
25.  18594  PhD Paul John Mc Guiness  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  338 
26.  04292  PhD Saša Novak Krmpotič  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  668 
27.  32161  PhD Darja Pečko  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  49 
28.  27843  PhD Matejka Podlogar  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  274 
29.  24982  PhD Benjamin Podmiljšak  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  95 
30.  31815  PhD Mojca Presečnik  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2014  26 
31.  29043  PhD Katarina Rade  Chemistry  Junior researcher  2009 - 2012  34 
32.  10083  PhD Aleksander Rečnik  Chemistry  Researcher  2009 - 2014  651 
33.  33965  PhD Rok Rudež  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2012 - 2014  22 
34.  15597  PhD Zoran Samardžija  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  577 
35.  32166  PhD Marko Soderžnik  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  111 
36.  34453  PhD Nadežda Stanković  Geology  Junior researcher  2011 - 2014  24 
37.  19030  PhD Sašo Šturm  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  649 
38.  37484  PhD Sara Tominc  Materials science and technology  Junior researcher  2014  28 
39.  37049  Martin Topole  Materials science and technology  Technical associate  2014  22 
40.  33329  PhD Janez Zavašnik  Chemistry  Junior researcher  2010 - 2013  294 
41.  28491  PhD Kristina Žagar Soderžnik  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  206 
42.  18824  PhD Kristina Žužek  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2009 - 2014  362 
Organisations (1)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publications
1.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,753 
Abstract
The proposed research program is devoted to the development and investigation of modern materials that are applicable in nanotechnology. It is based on a bottom-up approach and focuses on the tailoring of materials from their basic building blocks at the atomic level. The technological potentials of nanotechnology originate in the complexity of the materials involved due to the complicated chemical structure, the reduced dimensionality (thin films, nanowires) and a limited number of building atoms (nanoclusters) Hence, a successful transition to the arena of nanotechnology requires strong and mutually interactive efforts in materials science, chemistry and physics. The activities within the proposed program include experimental and theoretical investigations of the structure, analyses of the chemical composition on the atomic level, measurements and calculations of physical properties as well as the preparation of nanostructured materials. The main focus of the investigations will be the so-called nanostructural elements, namely the structural and chemical elements on the nanolevel that characterize a material - interfaces, planar faults, nanocrystallites, amorphous layers, segregates, etc. The program's aims will be the relations between the nanostructural elements, the material's microstructure and the resulting physical properties. The emphases will be on the following materials: rare-earth-transition-metal intermetallic magnetic materials, natural and synthetic minerals (amorphous and crystalline nanopowders), ceramic sensors, materials for extreme conditions, SiC, Si3N4, varistors, (nano-amorphous layers in polycrystalline ceramics), magnetic thin films, hetero-interfaces for spintronics, ZnO, perovskites and functionally gradient materials. The final aim is to develop the ability to design metallic and ceramic materials with the best properties, either by improving already-investigated or by developing completely new materials.
Significance for science
The importance of the research programme for science can be described in few main contributions. It was not only fully implemented, but also exceeded, due to many new European projects with which we were awarded during the time being of the programme. In the frame of European project ROMEO where one of the main goals is to reduce the usage of expensive heavy-rare-earths (Dy or Tb) in the Nd-Fe-B magnets and at the same time retain or even enhance the magnetic properties, we invented a new processing method which combines electrophoretic deposition and grain boundary diffusion process. The final coercivity was increased for 30 % with ten time’s lower amount of heavy rare earth, which is normally used in practice. Our results achieved a very enthusiastic response from the scientific community in the field. In the frame of the EU’s MNT ERA-Net project (Hy-nano-IM) we developed hydrogen-impermeable coatings for the long-term storage and transport of gaseous and liquid hydrogen. We reported on a permeation reduction factor for hydrogen of up to 20,000 using TiAlN coatings. On EC pages this project was announced as the best MNT ERA-NET project in 2010. A noticeable advance has also been achieved in the development of fusion-relevant material (FP7, EURATOM). A new process “SITE” for the fabrication of ceramic matrix composites has been introduced and has been well recognised internationally. The process paralleled with the Japanese process “NITE” is based on electrophoretic infiltration of the ceramic fabric with ceramic powder, followed by infiltration with sintering aids or a pre-ceramic polymer precursor. In this way the materials properties have closely matched the requirements given by the European Fusion Development Agreement, EFDA. The results have been partially published in J. of Nuclear Materials. We demonstrated the possibility of up-scaling the process and have fabricated a set of samples for mechanical characterisation. We were also strongly involved in the activities of Slovenian Fusion Association and in organizing of Fusion EXPO, a travelling exhibition for fusion promotion In the frame of the project BioTiNet (FP7-ITN) we confirmed excellent photocatalytic activity of the firmly bonded coatings, as well as the UV photo-induced super-hydrophilicity, which appeared also as a prolonged effect (up to two weeks of recovery). The investigations of materials for biomedical application involved preparation and analysis of the scaffolds for hard tissue engineering that is a topic of the COST action NAMABIO. Important research areas of the group is implementation of various electron microscopy analytical techniques within the existing EU project ESTEEM2, such as EELS STEM, HAADF-STEM, electron holography and mechanical preparation of the TEM samples. By the Austrian Society for Electron Microscopy we were awarded for the associated paper with the Fritz Grasenick Award 2012.
Significance for the country
Importance of the research program for Slovenia is on sustaining and improving the quality of life. With the development of environmentally friendly materials and technologies, to substitute for existing ones, we contribute to both a cleaner and a healthier environment. By being increasingly aware of energy saving and environmental problems, we focus on searching for new materials and technologies for saving energy. In the field of high-energy permanent magnets we are involved in four major European projects, two of which we coordinate. Through the partnership in these projects, in which we also included Slovenian industry, we strongly contribute to the successful growth and development of Kolektor Group, Idrija and Magneti Ljubljana. By decreasing the dimensions of the materials that we develop, the surface properties start to prevail and this can be used for detecting small concentrations of agents in the environment, food and body. With the research in the medical use of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, we contribute a great deal to a rapidly developing area of science, which is focused on improving the quality of life for cancer patients. The field of materials for biomedical applications is one of the fastest-growing and developing fields in science. The main driving force for this is the growing concern for our health, especially in the older population, for which the injuries to hard tissue are more common. Here we focused our research on the synthesis of scaffolds from a polymeric matrix, reinforced with bioactive-glass nanoparticles. We collaborate with complementary European research groups and the Slovenian company Educell, which gives guidelines to our research together with a COST Namabio action. Our research also contributed in the fields of other nanostructured materials for specific technological applications, such as 1-D nanostructures for humidity, oxygen and UV detection nanosensors. The functional properties of ZnO are used for the application in energy, and the improvement of the quality of life and the environment. In this field we have a long-term and very fruitful collaboration with two industrial partners: Varsi d.o.o. and Iskra Zaščite. The Programme Group “Nanostructured Materials” is strongly linked to many international research networks and in this way contributes to the international recognition of Slovenia. The programme group is also actively involved with undergraduate and graduate students, which is extremely important for broadening the specialization and engineering skills of the next generation. Our outreach activities are strongly demonstrated through popular publications; one of the members of the group successfully introduced and promoted Café Scientific for public called “Science on the street – knowledge and ideas on the go”.
Audiovisual sources (1)
no. Title (with video link) Event Source
1. Nanostructured Materials  Promotional video of research programme on Videolectures  Research programme video presentation 
Most important scientific results Annual report 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, final report, complete report on dLib.si
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