About department

Field of scientific interest

The primary interest of the Department of Ceramics has been devoted to understanding the relations between microstructure and mechanical properties of oxide/non-oxide ceramic (nano-)composites and ceramic/metal (nano-)composites. Microstructural design of new types of composites (ceramic composites with high thermal and/or electrical conductivity, luminescent materials, corrosion and oxidation resistant materials, etc.) is a primary area of the department research. Ceramic materials combining the excellent mechanical properties along with the functional ones are in the centre of interest. The additional functional properties are designed by the grain boundary engineering using polymer derived precursors and/or by in situ modifications of the microstructures. This part of the research covers also the theoretical ab-initio approaches of engineering/functional properties design and explanation. Nevertheless, one branch of the research is oriented towards design of new types of refractories containing the non-oxide ceramic phases. This part of research is tightly bounded to the collaboration with the industry.

 

• Head of department: doc. Ing. Miroslav Hnatko, PhD.

 

International and National Projects

Development of new compositionally-complex ceramics for extreme applications
Vývoj nových keramických materiálov komplexného zloženia pre extrémne aplikácie
Programme:	APVV-21-0402
Principal investigator from IIC:	Ing. Peter Tatarko, PhD.
Duration:	01/2022-12/2026

Development of new joining methods for high entropy ceramics
Vývoj nových metód spájania vysoko-entropických keramických materiálov
Programme:	APVV-SK-CZ-RD-21-0089
Project coordinator	Ing. Peter Tatarko, PhD.
Partner	Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia
Duration:	07/2022-06/2025

Porous ceramic anodes for novel sodium-ion batteries
Pórovité keramické anódy pre sodíkové batérie novej generácie
Programme:	VEGA 2/0167/22
Principal investigator from IIC:	doc. Ing. Lenčéš Zoltán PhD.
Duration:	01/2022-12/2024

The in-situ formation of bioactive functionally graded silicon nitride by field assisted sintering
In-situ tvorba bioaktívneho funkčne gradientného nitridu kremičitého počas spekania v elektrickom poli
Programme:	VEGA 2/0161/22
Principal investigator from IIC:	Mgr. Monika Tatarková, PhD.
Duration:	01/2022-12/2024

SIMBA – SODIUM-ION AND SODIUM METAL BATTERIES FOR EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE
Programme:	Horizont 2020, Grant agreement ID: 963542
Principal investigator:	Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
Principal investigator from IIC:	doc. Ing. Lenčéš Zoltán PhD.
Partners:	Sweden (Uppsala Universitet, Altris AB), UK (The University of Brimingham, The University of Warwick, Johnson Matthey PLC), Germany (Karlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), France (Commissariat à l´énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, SAFT, TES RECUPYL), Norway (IFE, Institutt for energiteknikk, ELKEM AS), Ukraine (YUNASKO UA), Netherlands (Uniresearch BV)
Duration:	01/2021-06/2024

Nanostructured, functionally graded, and bioinspired 3D Ti-based implants
Nanoštrukturované, funkčne navrstvené a bio-inšpirované 3D iplantáty na báze titánu
Programme:	APVV-20-0322
Principal investigator from IIC:	doc. Ing. Miroslav Hnatko PhD.
Duration:	07/2021 – 06/2025

Electromagnetic shielding properties of functionally graded layered SiC graphene and SiC-carbon nanotubes composites
Elektromagnetické tienenie funkčne gradientných vrstevnatých kompozitov na báze SiC s prídavkom grafénu a uhlíkových nanorúrok
Programme:	VEGA 2/0007/21
Principal investigator from IIC:	Ing. Ondrej Hanzel, PhD.
Duration:	01/2021-06/2024

Carbon-Silicon based composite anodes for Li-ion batteries
Anódy pre Li-iónové batérie na báze uhlík-kremíkových kompozitov
Programme:	APVV-19-0461
Project coordinator	CEMEA
Principal investigator from IIC:	doc. Ing. Lenčéš Zoltán PhD.
Duration:	07/2020 – 06/2024

Development of functionally graded silicon nitride with improved bioactivity
Vývoj bioaktívneho funkčne gradientného nitridu kremičitého
Programme:	JRP SAV – TUBITAK 546676
Project coordinator	Ing. Miroslav Hnatko, PhD.
Partner
Duration:	07/2020 – 06/2024

New high-entropy ceramics for advanced application
Nové vysoko-entropické keramické materiály pre pokročilé aplikácie
Programme:	APVV-19-0497
Project coordinator	Institute of Materials Research SAS
Principal investigator from IIC:	prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajgalík, DrSc.
Duration:	07/2020 – 06/2024

CeramCom – New Generation Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites for Aerospace Industry
Programme:	H2020-MSCA-IF-2017, Grant agreement: 798651
Principal investigator IIC:	Ing. Tatarko Peter PhD.
Partner:	Central R&T, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen, Germany
Duration:	06/2018-05/2020

• NEWSLETTER (May 2020) – summary of the project activities (DOWNLOAD report)

 

Selected Publications

KITYK, Anna** – PAVLÍK, Viliam – HNATKO, Miroslav. Exploring deep eutectic solvents for the electrochemical and chemical synthesis of photoand electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. In International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, vol. 48, iss. 100, pp. 39823-39853. (2022: 7.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.318 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.158

KITYK, Anna** – PAVLÍK, Viliam – HNATKO, Miroslav. Green electropolishing using choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents: A review. In Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, vol. 392, art no. 123519. (2022: 6 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.914 – SJR, Q1 – SJR, karentované – CCC). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123519

KITYK, Anna** – ŠVEC, Peter Jr. – ŠOLTÝS, Ján – PAVLÍK, Viliam – HNATKO, Miroslav. Deep inside of the mechanism of electrochemical surface etching of α + β Ti6Al4V alloy in room-temperature deep eutectic solvent Ethaline. In Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, vol. 375, no. 121316. (2022: 6 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.914 – SJR, Q1 – SJR, karentované – CCC). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121316

ŠIMKO, František** – LENČÉŠ, Zoltán – KIM, Young-Wook – NOSKO, Martin – KONTRÍK, Martin – KORENKO, Michal. High temperature corrosion resistance of electrically conductive nitrogen doped silicon carbide ceramics in molten fluorides. In Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2023, vol. 43, p. 3931-3940. (2022: 5.7 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.257 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.03.001

NAUGHTON-DUSZOVÁ, Annamária** – ŠVEC, Peter Jr.** – KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Alexandra – SEDLÁK, Richard – TATARKO, Peter – HVIZDOŠ, Pavol – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – DUSZA, Ján. On the phase and grain boundaries in dual phase carbide/boride ceramics from micro to atomic level. In Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2023, vol. 43, p. 6765-6773. (2022: 5.7 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.257 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.07.034

NAUGHTON-DUSZOVÁ, Annamária** – ĎAKOVÁ, Lenka – CSANÁDI, Tamás – KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Alexandra – KOMBAMUTHU, Vasanthakumar – ÜNSAL, Hakan – TATARKO, Peter – TATARKOVÁ, Monika – HVIZDOŠ, Pavol – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol. Nanohardness and indentation fracture resistance of dual-phase high-entropy ceramic. In Ceramics International, 2023, vol. 49, p. 24239-24245. (2022: 5.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.918 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.12.027

HRUBOVČÁKOVÁ, Monika – CSANÁDI, Tamás – SEDLÁK, Richard** – KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Alexandra – SHEPA, Ivan – MÚDRA, Erika – SOPČÁK, Tibor – ÜNSAL, Hakan – TATARKO, Peter – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – DUSZA, Ján. The effect of SiC whiskers addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a (Hf-Ta-Zr-Nb-Ti)C-SiC composite. In Ceramics International, 2023, vol. 49, p. 24179-24186. (2022: 5.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.918 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).

BYSTRICKÝ, Roman** – ŠKRÁTEK, Martin – RUSNÁK, Jaroslav – PRECNER, Marián – ŤAPAJNA, Milan – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol. Electrical and magnetic properties of silicon carbide composites with titanium and niobium carbide as sintering aids. In Ceramics International, 2023, vol. 49, p. 5319-5326. (2022: 5.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.918 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.055

XU, Jie – TATARKO, Peter – CHEN, Lianghao – SHAN, Xu – HUANG, Qing – ZHOU, Xiaobing**. High-strength SiC joints fabricated at a low-temperature of 1400◦C using a novel low activation filler of Praseodymium. In Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2023, vol. 106, iss. 10, pp. 5679-5688. (2022: 3.9 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.852 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). Ihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19229

MATOVIC, Branko** – ZAGORAC, Dejan – ZAGORAC, Jelena – BUTULIJA, Svetlana – ERČIC, Jelena – HANZEL, Ondrej – SEDLÁK, Richard – LISNICHUK, Maksym – TATARKO, Peter. Fabrication and characterization of high entropy pyrochlore ceramics. In Boletín de la sociedad Espaňola de cerámica y vidrio, 2023, vol. 62, p. 66-76. (2022: 3.4 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.465 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bsecv.2021.11.002

SINGH, Meinam Annebushan** – SARMA, Deba Kumar – HANZEL, Ondrej – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – RAMKUMAR, Janakarajan. Characterization of surface topography during multi-pass WEDM of MWCNT alumina composites. In CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2023, vol. 41, pp. 338-349. (2022: 4.8 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 1.065 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2022.11.019

TEPLICKÝ, Tibor – GREGOROVÁ, Martina – KALAFUTOVÁ, Adriana – HANZEL, Ondrej – MATEAŠÍK, Anton – FILOVÁ, Barbora – ČUNDERLÍKOVÁ, Beata**. Characterization of collagen type I matrices for pathophysiologically relevant spatial cancer cell cultures. In Biophysical Chemistry, 2023, vol. 293, art.no. 106944-1-106944-12. (2022: 3.8 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.672 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpc.2022.106944

ŠKRÁTEK, Martin** – ČAPLOVIČOVÁ, M. – ČAPLOVIČ, L. – PETRISKOVÁ, Patrícia – ŠIMON, Erik – RAKOVSKÝ, E. – BILLIK, Peter. Ag2O nanocrystals prepared by mechanochemical decomposition of Ag7O8NO3. In Materials Letters, 2023, vol. 348, art. no. 134680. (2022: 3 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.623 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). ISSN 0167-577X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134680

NAUGHTON-DUSZOVÁ, Annamária** – MEDVEĎ, Dávid – ĎAKOVÁ, Lenka – KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Alexandra – ŠVEC, Peter Jr. – TATARKO, Peter – ÜNSAL, Hakan – HVIZDOŠ, Pavol – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – DUSZA, Ján. Highly wear resistant dual-phase (Ti-Zr-Nb-Hf-Ta)C/(Ti-Zr-Nb-Hf-Ta) B2 high-entropy ceramics. In Advances in Applied Ceramics, 2023, vol. 122, no. 3-4, p. 107-118. (2022: 2.2 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.45 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1080/17436753.2023.2238160

MEDVEĎ, Dávid** – IVOR, Michal – KOVALČÍKOVÁ, Alexandra – MÚDRA, Erika – CSANÁDI, Tamás – SEDLÁK, Richard – ÜNSAL, Hakan – TATARKO, Peter – TATARKOVÁ, Monika – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – DUSZA, Ján. Wear Behavior of (Mo-Nb-Ta-V-W)C high-entropy carbide. In International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 2023, vol. 20, p. 224-235. (2022: 2.1 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.419 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.14111

KUCHERYAVAYA, Anastasia** – LENČÉŠ, Zoltán** – ŠAJGALÍK, Pavol – HARMUTH, Harald. Zirconium oxycarbides and oxycarbonitrides: A review. In International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 2023, vol. 20, no. 2 p. 541-562. (2022: 2.1 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.419 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.14188

 

Cooperation

• Universität Karlsruhe, Institut für Keramik im Maschinenbau, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Technische Universität Darmstadt, Fachgebiet Disperse Feststoffe, Darmstadt, Germany
• Institute for Ceramic Technology, ISTEC, Faenza, Italy
• University of Trento, Materials Science Department, Trento, Italy
• National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japan
• University of Leeds, Materials Science Department, Leeds, United Kingdom
• Austrian Research Center, Materials Science Division, Seibersdorf, Austria