Functional Materials and Nanomagnetism

Research profile

Our research activity is focused on interdisciplinary projects that tackle problems related to condensed matter physics, material science, nanotechnology, inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry. Based on recent developments in the methods of deposition, synthesis and in-situ characterization we produce nanoscale materials of controlled chemical composition and dimensions and characterize their functional properties. We focus in particular on the modification of magnetic and electronic properties resulting from nanostructurisation as well as on the exploration of the possibilities for controlling the functional properties of materials by limiting their size and/or dimensionality – e.g. in solutions and composites of nanoparticles, nanostructured films and nanocomposites. We are also involved in modeling the properties of materials, hybrids and heterojunctions as well as the processes of thin layer deposition, in particular the ALD (atomic layer deposition) method.

Field of expertise

• Characterization of magnetic properties of powders, single crystals, thin layers and solutions of nanoparticles by means of VSM and magnetoresistance.
• Determination of phase composition of materials and their local magnetic, structural and electronic properties using gamma spectroscopy (Mössbauer effect) and X-ray spectroscopy (XAS, XES, XMCD, RIXS).
• Fabrication of nanostructures using focused ion/electron beams (FEBID / FIBID).
• Design and synthesis of multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles (e.g. ferrites nanoparticles) with controlled morphology/size and synthesis of magnetic fluids (ferrofluids).
• Determination of the nanoparticle size based on electron microscopy (SEM, TEM).
• Investigation of magnetic hyperthermia and rheological properties of liquid phases, in particular of magnetic nanoparticles in solution.
• Environmental impact and standardization issues in relation to the production methods and applications of nanoparticles.
• Modeling of electronic and optoelectronic properties of new functional materials, hybrids and heterojunctions based on the DFT (density functional theory) and TD-DFT (time dependent DFT) methods.
• Theoretical studies of atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes: energetics, thermodynamics and kinetics of surface reactions, including DFT calculations.
• Analysis of physical and/or chemical processes taking place in nanoparticles or multiphase polymer systems by means of thermoanalytical methods.

Team

• Katarzyna Berent, PhD. Eng.
• Vitaliy Bilovol, PhD.
• Aleksandra Figura-Jagoda, MSc. Eng.
• Sylwia Klejna, PhD.
• Angelika Kmita, DSc. PhD. Eng.
• Paweł Nowak, MSc. Eng.
• Wojciech Salamon, MSc. Eng.
• Marcin Sikora, DSc. PhD. Eng. (head)
• Joanna Stępień, PhD. Eng.
• Aleksandra Szkudlarek, PhD. Eng.
• Elżbieta Trynkiewicz, MSc
• Jan Żukrowski, PhD.

Recent publications

2023

• Development of inorganic binder systems to minimise emissions in ferrous foundries

  Rafał Dańko, Angelika Kmita, Mariusz Holtzer, Józef Dańko, Dirk Lehmhus, Sara Tapola, Sustainable Materials and Technologies 37, e00666 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00666

• The Interfacial Phenomena Between Graphene on Cu Substrate Covered by Ni, Cu, or W Layer, with Liquid Ga-Sn-Zn Alloy

  T. Gancarz, P. Ozga, J. Pstruś, Z. Świątek, P. Czaja, A. Dybeł, K. Berent, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2023, tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08022-0

• Synthesis and characterisation of new silicon–perfluoropropenyl compounds

  Alluhaibi, L., Brisdon, A., Klejna, S., Muneer, A., RSC Advances, 13 (20), 13547-13555 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA01353G

• Synthesis of Manganese Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles in Medical-Grade Silicone for MRI Applications

  Stoll Joshua A., Lachowicz Dorota, Kmita Angelika, Gajewska Marta; Sikora Marcin, Berent Katarzyna, Przybylski Marek, Russek Stephen E., Celinski Zbigniew J., Hankiewicz Janusz H., International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(6), 5685 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065685

• Aerogels based on cationically modified chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol) for efficient capturing of viruses

  Dorota Lachowicz, Angelika Kmita, Roma Wirecka, Katarzyna Berent, Michał Szuwarzyński, Szczepan Zapotoczny, Anna Pajdak, Grzegorz Cios, Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk, Krzysztof Pyrc, Andrzej Bernasik, Carbohydrate Polymers 312, 120756 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120756

• Half-Heusler phase TmNiSb under pressure: intrinsic phase separation, thermoelectric performance and structural transition

  Kamil Ciesielski, Karol Synoradzki, Damian Szymański, Kazuki Tobita, Katarzyna Berent, Patryk Obstarczyk, Kaoru Kimura, Dariusz Kaczorowski, Scientific Reports 13, 1592 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28110-4

• Exchange coupling in SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 composites: Effect of component proportions

  Vitaliy Bilovol, Marcin Sikora, Katarzyna Berent, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2023, 568, 170384, tekt: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170384

• Evidence for helical microstructure of aragonite fibers in pteropod shells

  Antonio G. Checa, Carlos Pimentel, Katarzyna Berent, Paula Ramos-Silva, Alejandro B. Rodríguez-Navarro, Julyan H.E. Cartwright, Claro I. Sainz-Díaz, MRS BULLETIN 2023, 48, s. 1-8, tekst: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00418-y

• SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre in Krakow, Poland

  Jakub Szlachetko, Jacek Szade, Edyta Beyer, Wojciech Błachucki, Piotr Ciochoń, Paul Dumas, Kinga Freind,
  Grzegorz Gazdowicz, Sebastian Glatt, Krzysztof Guła, Josef Hormes, Paulina Indyka, Agnieszka Klonecka,
  Jacek Kołodziej, Tomasz Kołodziej, Józef Korecki, Paweł Korecki, Filip Kosiorowski, Karolina Kosowska,
  Grzegorz Kowalski, Maciej Kozak, Paulina Kozioł, Wojciech Kwiatek, Danuta Liberda, Henning Lichtenberg,
  Ewa Madej, Anna Mandziak, Andrzej Marendziak, Krzysztof Matlak, Alexey Maximenko, Paweł Nita,
  Natalia Olszowska, Roman Panaś, Ewa Partyka-Jankowska, Marcel Piszak, Alexander Prange, Michał Rawski,
  Maciej Roman, Marcin Rosmus, Marcin Sikora, Joanna Sławek, Tomasz Sobol, Katarzyna Sowa, Nika Spiridis,
  Joanna Stępień, Magdalena Szczepanik, Tomasz  ́Slezak, Tolek Tyliszczak, Grzegorz Ważny, Jarosław Wiechecki,
  Dorota Wilgocka-Slezak, Barbara Wolanin, Paweł Wróbel, Tomasz Wróbel, Marcin Zając, Adriana Wawrzyniak,
  Marek Stankiewicz, The European Physical Journal Plus volume 138, Article number: 10 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03592-9

• Exchange Coupling in SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 Composites: Effect of Component Proportions

  Vitaliy Bilovol, Marcin Sikora, Katarzyna Berent, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 568, 170384 (2023), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170384

• Self-assembled epitaxial BiFeO3 nanostructures as a tailored platform for vertically aligned nanocomposites development

  Wojciech Salamon, Łukasz Gondek, Jarosław Kanak, Marcin Sikora, Jakub Pawlak, Michał Szuwarzyński, Paweł A. Krawczyk, Marcin Perzanowski, Krzysztof Maćkosz, Antoni Żywczak, Applied Surface Science 607, 154928, (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154928

• Evolution of surface properties of titanium oxide thin films

  K. Płacheta, A. Kot, J. Banas-Gac, M. Zając, M. Sikora, M. Radecka, and K. Zakrzewska, Applied Surface Science 608, 155046 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155046

• Exchange coupling in SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 composites: Effect of component proportions

  V. Bilovol, M. Sikora, K. Berent, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 568, 170384 (2023), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170384

2022

• Evidence for helical microstructure of aragonite fibers in pteropod shells

  Antonio G Checa, Carlos Pimentel, Katarzyna Berent, Paula Ramos-Silva, Alejandro B Rodríguez-Navarro, Julyan HE Cartwright, Claro I Sainz-Díaz, MRS Bulletin, published online, tekst: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00418-y

• Helical microstructures in molluscan biomineralization are a biological example of close packed helices that may form from a colloidal liquid crystal precursor in a twist–bend nematic phase

  Katarzyna Berent, Julyan HE Cartwright, Antonio G Checa, Carlos Pimentel, Paula Ramos-Silva, C Ignacio Sainz-Díaz, Physical Review Materials 6, 105601 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.105601

• SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 magnetic composites: Nanoparticle size and effect of annealing temperature on magnetic properties

  V Bilovol, M Sikora, R Martínez García, K Berent, M Gajewska, A Szkudlarek, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 563, 169987 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169987

• Synthesis and Properties of the Gallium-Containing Ruddlesden-Popper Oxides with High-Entropy B-Site Arrangement

  Juliusz Dąbrowa, Jan Adamczyk, Anna Stępień, Marek Zajusz, Karolina Bar, Katarzyna Berent, Konrad Świerczek, Materials 15, 6500 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15186500

• The possibilities of GPF Surface modification in the aspect of micro-contaminants removal

  Wiktor Pacura, Katarzyna Szramowiat-Sala, Katarzyna Berent, Andrzej Sławek, Janusz Gołaś, Energy Reports 8, 9261 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.06.124

• Evaluation of phase stability and diffusion kinetics in novel BCC-structured high entropy alloys

  Marek Zajusz, Monika Jawańska, Juliusz Dąbrowa, Katarzyna Berent, Grzegorz Cieślak, Tadeusz Kulik, Krzysztof Mroczka, Materials Research Letters 10, 556 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2022.2064728

• Accumulation and Emission of Water Vapor by Silica Gel Enriched with Carbon Nanotubes CNT-Potential Applications in Adsorption Cooling and Desalination Technology

  Anna Pajdak, Anna Kulakowska, Jinfeng Liu, Katarzyna Berent, Mateusz Kudasik, Jaroslaw Krzywanski, Wojciech Kalawa, Karol Sztekler, Norbert Skoczylas, Applied Sciences 12, 5644 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115644

• Ion distribution in iron oxide, zinc and manganese ferrite nanoparticles studied by XPS combined with argon gas cluster ion beam sputtering

  Roma Wirecka, Dorota Lachowicz, Katarzyna Berent, Mateusz Marzec, Andrzej Bernasik, Surfaces and Interfaces 30, 101865 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.101865

• Ribs of Pinna nobilis shell induce unexpected microstructural changes that provide unique mechanical properties

  Kinga Nalepka, Katarzyna Berent, Antonio G Checa, Tomasz Machniewicz, Adrian J Harris, Paweł Nalepka, Martyna Strąg, Łukasz Maj, Aleksandra Szkudlarek, Magdalena Bieda, Krzysztof Sztwiertnia, Materials Science and Engineering: A 829, 142163 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142163

• Magnetic interactions in SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 composite: Influence of ball milling frequency and annealing temperature

  V. Bilovol, M. Sikora, A. Szkudlarek, M. Gajewska, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 564, 170217 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.170217

• Canted antiferromagnetic order in ­EuZn2As2 single crystals

  Z. Bukowski, D. Rybicki, M. Babij , J. Przewoźnik , Ł. Gondek , J. Żukrowski  & C. Kapusta, Sci. Rep. 12, 14718 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19026-6

• Impact of chemical segregation on magnetic anisotropy of iron oxide films

  K. Pitala, J.M. Ablett, A. Szkudlarek, K. Kollbek, M. Sikora, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 564, 170117 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.170117

• SrFe12O19/CoFe2O4 magnetic composites: Nanoparticle size and effect of annealing temperature on magnetic properties

  V. Bilovol, M. Sikora, R. Martínez García, K. Berent, M. Gajewska, and A. Szkudlarek, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 563, 169987 (2022)

• Anomalous luminescence properties and cytotoxicity assessment of Sr3(PO4)2 co-doped with Eu2+/3+ ions for luminescence temperature sensing

  Katarzyna Szyszka, Nicole Nowak, Robert M. Kowalski, Jan Żukrowski and Rafał J. Wiglusz, J. Mater. Chem. C 10, 9092 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC00891B

• A New Look at Molecular and Electronic Structure of Homoleptic Diiron(II,II) Complexes with N,N-Bidentate Ligands: Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

  Krzesimir Korona, Michał Terlecki, Iwona Justyniak, Michał Magott, Jan Żukrowski, Arkadiusz Kornowicz, Dawid Pinkowicz, Adam Kubas and Janusz Lewiński, Chem. Eur. J. 28, e202200620 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202200620

• Enhanced Assembly of Ag Nanoparticles for Surface-Independent Fabrication of Conductive Patterns

  Michał Szuwarzyński, Łukasz Mazur, Mariusz Borkowski, Krzysztof Maćkosz, Konrad Giżyński, Tomasz Mazur, ACS Appl. Nano Mater.  5, 12711(2022), tekst: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.2c02559

• Thermal Decomposition Pathways of ZnxFe3–xO4 Nanoparticles in Different Atmospheres

  Juliusz Kuciakowski, Joanna Stȩpień, Jan Żukrowski, Dorota Lachowicz, Antoni Żywczak, Marta Gajewska,  Marek Przybylski,  Simone Pollastri, Luca Olivi, Marcin Sikora, Angelika Kmita, ACS Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 61, 34, 12532–12544 (2022), tekst: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01572

• Simple approach for determining center shift of Mössbauer spectra: Exemplified in two cases

  Stanisław M. Dubiel, Jan Żukrowski, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 169, 110882 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.110882

• Further evidence on the effect of magnetism on lattice vibrations: The case study of sigma-phase Fe0.525Cr0.455Ni0.020 alloy

  Stanisław M. Dubiel, Jan Żukrowski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials  552, 169208 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169208

• Low roughness, elevated stiffness and thickness-modulated surface nanocomposites based on the controlled deposition of polystyrene nanoparticles

  Mariusz Borkowski, Łukasz Mazur, Krzysztof Maćkosz, Tomasz Mazur, Michał Szuwarzyński, Journal of Materials Research and Technology 19, 2799 (2022), tekst: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422008936

• One-Step Preparation of Highly Stable Copper–Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles in Water Suitable for MRI Thermometry

  Lachowicz, J. Stroud, J. Hankiewicz, R. Gassen, A. Kmita, J. Stepień, Z. Celinski, M. Sikora, J. Żukrowski, M. Gajewska, M. Przybylski, Chemistry of Materials 34, 4001 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00079

• Indium (II) Chloride as a Precursor in the Synthesis of Ternary (Ag–In–S) and Quaternary (Ag–In–Zn–S) Nanocrystals

  P. Kowalik, P. Bujak, M. Penkala, A.M. Maroń, A. Ostrowski, A. Kmita, M. Gajewska, W. Lisowski, J. W. Sobczak, A. Pron, Chemistry of Materials 34 (2), 809-825, teskt: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03800

• Reversible cation-mediated anionic redox in defect spinel structure for high power batteries

  Monika Bakierska, Krystian Chudzik, Michał Świętosławski, Sylwia KLEJNA, Marcelina Kubicka, Marianna MARCISZKO-WIĄCKOWSKA, Marta GAJEWSKA, Stanisław Walas, Marcin Molenda, Advanced Functional Materials 32, 1-9 (2022), tekt: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202108278

• Supercapacitance in graphene oxide materialsmodified with tetrapyrrole dyes: a mechanisticstudy

  Maciej Suchecki, Sylwia Klejna, Marianna Marciszko-Wiąckowska, Waldemar Bednarski, Natalia Rosiak, Kornelia Lewandowska, Konrad Szaciłowski, Nanoscale 14, 8534 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2nr02302d

• Influence of Doping on the Topological Surface States of Crystalline Bi2Se3 Topological Insulators

  Kamil Nowak, Michał Jurczyszyn, Maciej Chrobak, Krzysztof Maćkosz, Andrii Naumov, Natalia Olszowska, Marcin Rosmus, Ireneusz Miotkowski, Andrzej Kozłowski, Marcin Sikora, Marek Przybylski, Materials 15, 2083 (2022), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062083

• Prenormative verification and validation of a protocol for measuring magnetite-maghemite ratios in magnetic nanoparticles

  L.K. Bogart, J. Fock, G.M. da Costa, K. Witte, J.-M. Greneche, J. Zukrowski, M. Sikora, D.E. Latta, M.M. Scherer, M.F. Hansen, C. Frandsen, Q.A. Pankhurst, Metrologia 59, 015001 (2022), link: http://doi.org/10.1088/1681-7575/ac36b6

• Reversible Cation-Mediated Anionic Redox in Defect Spinel Structure for High Power Batteries

  M. Bakierska, K. Chudzik, M. Świętosławski, S. Klejna, M. Kubicka, M. Marciszko-Wiąckowska, M. Gajewska, S. Walas, M. Molenda, Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 2108278, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202108278

• Indium(II) Chloride as a Precursor in the Synthesis of Ternary (Ag–In–S) and Quaternary (Ag–In–Zn–S) Nanocrystals

  Patrycja Kowalik, Piotr Bujak, Mateusz Penkala, Anna M. Maroń, Andrzej Ostrowski, Angelika Kmita, Marta Gajewska, Wojciech Lisowski, Janusz W. Sobczak, and Adam Pron, Chemistry of Materials 34, 809-825  (2022)
  tekst: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03800

• Ribs of Pinna nobilis shell induce unexpected microstructural changes that provide unique mechanical properties

  Kinga Nalepka, Katarzyna Berent, Antonio G Checa, Tomasz Machniewicz, Adrian J Harris, Paweł Nalepka, Martyna Strąg, Łukasz Maj, Aleksandra Szkudlarek, Magdalena Bieda, Krzysztof Sztwiertnia, Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 829 (2022) 142163
  tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142163

• Unraveling the nature of sulfur-bearing silicate-phosphate glasses: Insights from multi-spectroscopic (Raman, MIR, 29Si, 31P MAS-NMR, XAS, XANES) investigation

  Anna Berezicka, Magdalena Szumera, Justyna Sułowska, Piotr Jeleń, Zbigniew Olejniczak, Joanna Stępień, Marcin Zając, Simone Pollastri, Luca Olivi, Ceramics International 48, 4238-4254 (2022)
  tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.10.216

• Current–voltage characteristics of strained, highlyunderdoped LaSrxCuO4 thin films

  I Zajcewa, M Chrobak, K Mackosz, M Jurczyszyn, R Minikayev, A Abaloszew, Marta Z Cieplak,
  Supercond. Sci. Technol.35 (2022) 01500
  tekst: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ac30cf

2021

1. • Effect of thermal treatment at inert atmosphere on structural and magnetic properties of non-stoichiometric zinc ferrite nanoparticles

     Angelika KMITA, Jan ŻUKROWSKI, Juliusz KUCIAKOWSKI, Marianna MARCISZKO WIĄCKOWSKA, ANTONI ŻYWCZAK, Dorota LACHOWICZ, Marta GAJEWSKA, Marcin SIKORA, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 52, 1632–1648 (2021), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06154-3

   • Heterogeneity induced dual luminescence properties of AgInS2 and AgInS2−ZnS alloyed nanocrystals

     Patrycja Kowalik, Sebastian G. Mucha, Katarzyna Matczyszyn, Piotr Bujak, Leszek M. Mazur, Andrzej Ostrowski, Angelika Kmita, Marta Gajewska, Adam Pron, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 8, 3450 (2021)

   • The effect of shell modification in iron oxide nanoparticles on electrical conductivity in polythiophene-based nanocomposites

     Roma Wirecka, Mateusz M. Marzec, Marianna Marciszko-Wiąckowska, Maria Lis, Marta Gajewska, Elżbieta Trynkiewicz, Dorota Lachowicz, Andrzej Bernasik, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 9, 10453 (2021)

   • Temperature-driven self-doping in magnetite

     H. Elnaggar, S. Graas, S. Lafuerza, B. Detlefs, W. Tabiś, M.A. Gala, A. Ismail, A. van der Eerden, M. Sikora, J.M. Honig, P. Glatzel,F. de Groot, Physical Review Letters 127, 186402 (2021), link: http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.186402

   • 3D printed composites with uniform distribution of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and magnetic shape anisotropy

     Adrianna Kania, Katarzyna Berent, Tomasz Mazur, Marcin Sikora, Additive Manufacturing 46, 102149 (2021), link: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102149

   • Iron diffusivity into superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−δ at oxygen-assisted sintering: structural, magnetic, and transport properties

     Paweł Pęczkowski, Piotr Zachariasz , Marcin Kowalik, Waldemar Tokarz, Sugali Pavan Kumar Naik, Jan Żukrowski, Cezariusz Jastrzębski, Longji Joseph Dadiel, Wojciech Tabiś, Łukasz Gondek,
     Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(14):7085-7097
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.06.018

   • Effect of magnetism on lattice dynamics in metallic chromium

     Stanisław M. Dubiel and Jan Żukrowski,
     EPL, 133 (2021) 36002
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/133/36002

   • X-ray studies bridge the molecular and macro length scales during the emergence of CoO assemblies

     Lukas Grote, Cecilia A. Zito, Kilian Frank, Ann-Christin Dippel, Patrick Reisbeck, Krzysztof Pitala, Kristina O. Kvashnina, Stephen Bauters, Blanka Detlefs, Oleh Ivashko, Pallavi Pandit, Matthias Rebber, Sani Y. Harouna-Mayer, Bert Nickel, Dorota Koziej
     Nat. Commun. 12, 4229 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24557-z

   • 57Fe and 151Eu Mössbauer studies of 3d-4f spin interplay in EuFe2-xNixAs2

     K. Komędera ,  J. Gatlik ,  A. Błachowski,  J. Żukrowski,  D. Rybicki,  A. Delekta, M. Babij and
     Z. Bukowski
     Sci Rep 11, 11484 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90657-x

   • Mssbauer spectroscopic and XRD studies of two η-Fe2Al5 intermetallics

     S. M. Dubiel ,  Ł.Gondek, T. Zienert  and  J. Żukrowski
     Intermetallics 135 (2021) 107217
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2021.107217

   • Research on the Release of Dangerous Compounds from the BTEX and PAHs Groups in Industrial Casting Conditions

     M. Holtzer, R. Dańko, S. Piasny, M. Kubecki, D. Drożyński, A. Roczniak, M. Skrzyński, A. Kmita
     Materials 14(10), 2581 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14102581

   • Mössbauer studies of spin and charge modulations in BaFe2(As1−xPx)2

     K. Komędera, J. Gatlik, A. Błachowski, J. Żukrowski, T. J. Sato, D. Legut, U. D. Wdowik
     Phys. Rev. B 103, 024526 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.024526

   • Effect of Thermal Treatment at Inert Atmosphere on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Non-stoichiometric Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles

     A. Kmita, J. Żukrowski, J. Kuciakowski, M. Marciszko-Wiąckowska, A. Żywczak, D. Lachowicz, M. Gajewska, M. Sikora
     Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 52, 1632–1648 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06154-3

   • The first experimental results from the 04BM (PEEM/XAS) beamline at Solaris

     M. Zając, T. Giela, K. Freindl, K. Kollbek, J. Korecki, E. Madej, K. Pitala, A. Kozioł-Rachwał, M. Sikora, N. Spiridis, J. Stępień, A. Szkudlarek, M. Ślęzak, T. Ślęzak, D. Wilgocka-Ślęzak
     Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 492, 43-48 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2020.12.024

   • Determination of Crystal-Field Splitting Induced by Thermal Oxidation of Titanium

     K. Wojtaszek, W. Błachucki, K. Tyrała, M. Nowakowski, M. Zaja̧c, J. Stȩpień, P. Jagodziński, D. Banaś, W. Stańczyk, J. Czapla-Masztafiak, W. M. Kwiatek, J. Szlachetko, A. Wach
     J. Phys. Chem. A 125, 1, 50–56 (2021)
     tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07955

   • Termiczna dekompozycja nanokompozytowego spoiwa formierskiego na bazie żywicy fenolowo-formaldehydowej z ferrytem cynku, Angelika Kmita, monografia habilitacyjna, Wydawnictwa AGH, 2021

2020

1. Selective magnetometry of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in liquids, J. Kuciakowski, A. Kmita, D. Lachowicz, M. Wytrwal-Sarna, K. Pitala, S. Lafuerza, D. Koziej, A. Juhin, M. Sikora, Nanoscale 12, 16420-16426 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr02866e
2. Direct evidence of uneven d_xz and d_yz orbital occupation in the superconducting state of iron pnictide, D. Rybicki, M. Sikora, J. Stępień, Ł. Gondek, K. Goc, T. Strączek, M. Jurczyszyn, C. Kapusta, Z. Bukowski, M. Babij, M. Matusiak, M. Zając, Phys. Rev. B 102, 195126 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.195126
3. High-entropy perovskites as multifunctional metal oxide semiconductors: synthesis and characterization of (Gd_0.2Nd_0.2La_0.2Sm_0.2Y_0.2)CoO₃, P. A. Krawczyk, M. Jurczyszyn, J. Pawlak, W. Salamon, P. Baran, A. Kmita, Ł. Gondek, M. Sikora, C. Kapusta, T. Strączek, J. Wyrwa, A. Żywczak, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2, 3211-3220 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.0c00559
4. Studies of surface states in Bi₂Se₃ induced by the BiSe substitution in the crystal subsurface structure, M. Jurczyszyn, M.Sikora, M.Chrobak, L. Jurczyszyn, Applied Surface Science 528, 146978 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146978
5. Fe dopants and surface adatoms versus nontrivial topology of single-crystalline Bi₂Se₃, M. Chrobak, K. Maćkosz, M. Jurczyszyn, M. Dobrzański, K. Nowak, T. Slezak, M. Zając, M. Sikora, M.M. Rams, T. Eelbo, J. Stępień, M. Waśniowska, O. Mathon, F. Yakhou-Harris, D.G. Merkel, I. Miotkowski, Z. Kakol, A. Kozlowski, M. Przybylski, and Z. Tarnawski, New Journal of Physics 22, 063020 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab890d
6. Cobalt-platinum nanomotors for local gas generation, A. Szkudlarek, K. E. Hnida-Gut, K. Kollbek, M. M Marzec, K. Pitala, M. Sikora, Nanotechnology 31, 07LT01 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab53bd
7. Structural, magnetic and toxicity studies of ferrite particles employed as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging thermometry, N. Alghamdia, J. Strouda, M. Przybylski, J. Żukrowski, A. Cruz, H. Jared, M.Brown, J. H.Hankiewicz, Z. Celinski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 497, 165981 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.165981
8. Site-resolved hyperfine and lattice dynamical properties of a single-crystal Fe₃Si, S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 817, 152756 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152756
9. Evaluation of pyrolysis and combustion products from foundry binders: potential hazards in metal casting, A. Kmita, A. Benko, A. Roczniak, M. Holtzer, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 140, 2347–2356 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-09031-9
10. Mössbauer spectroscopic study of σ-Fe₆₈V₃₂ compound, S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 502, 166567 (2020), tekst:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166567
11. Bad neighbour, good neighbour: how magnetic dipole interactions between soft and hard ferrimagnetic nanoparticles affect macroscopic magnetic properties in ferrofluids, N. Daffé, J. Zečević, K.N. Trohidou, M. Sikora, M. Rovezzi, C. Carvallo, M. Vasilakaki, S. Neveu, J.D. Meeldijk, N. Bouldi, V. Gavrilov, Y. Guyodo, F. Choueikani, V. Dupuis, D. Taverna, P. Sainctavit, A. Juhin, Nanoscale 12, 11222-11231 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR02023K
12. Revealing magnetic component in crystalline Fe-gluconate, S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, M. Bałanda, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 507, 166815 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166815
13. Magnetic field controlled C₆₀-TEMPO catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols, P. Piotrowski, J. Żukrowski, A. Kaim, New J. Chem. 44, 1971 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ05567C
14. Possible absence of trimeron correlations above the Verwey temperature in Fe₃O₄, H. Elnaggar, R. Wang, S. Lafuerza, E. Paris, A. C. Komarek, H. Guo, Y. Tseng, D. McNally, F. Frati, M. W. Haverkort, M. Sikora, T. Schmitt, and F. M. F. de Groot, Physical Review B 101, 085107 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.085107
15. Cooperative Large-Hysteresis Spin-Crossover Transition in the Iron(II) Triazolate [Fe(ta)₂] Metal−Organic Framework , M. Grzywa, R. Röß-Ohlenroth, C. Muschielok, H. Oberhofer, A. Błachowski, J. Żukrowski, D. Vieweg, H.-A. Krug von Nidda, and D. Volkmer, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 15, 10501–10511 (2020), tekst: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00814
16. Mössbauer spectroscopic study of amorphous Fe-gluconate, S. M. Dubiel, Ł. Gondek, J. Żukrowski, Inorganica Chimica Acta 510, 119760 (2020), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119760

2019

1. Debye temperature of single-crystal Cr with incommensurate and commensurate magnetic structure , S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, Europhysics Letters 127, 26002 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/127/26002
2. Kinetics of phase separation, border of miscibility gap in Fe–Cr and limit of Cr solubility in iron at 832 K, S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, Materials Characterization 158, 109937 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2019.109937
3. Magnetic Contrast at Spin-Flip Excitations: An Advanced X-Ray Spectroscopy Tool to Study Magnetic-Ordering, H. Elnaggar, R.-P. Wang, S. Lafuerza, E. Paris, Y. Tseng, D. McNally, A. Komarek, M. Haverkort, M. Sikora , T. Schmitt, and F.M.F. de Groot, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 36213 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b10196
4. Noncollinear Ordering of the Orbital Magnetic Moments in Magnetite, H. Elnaggar, Ph. Sainctavit, A. Juhin, S. Lafuerza, F. Wilhelm, A. Rogalev, M.-A. Arrio, Ch. Brouder, M. van der Linden, Z. Kakol, M. Sikora , M.W. Haverkort, P. Glatzel, and F.M.F. de Groot, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 207201 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.207201
5. Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in InSb-Mn Nanowires, K. E. Hnida, A. Żywczak, M. Sikora, M. Marciszko, M. Przybylski, Nano Lett. 19, 7144-7148 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02690
6. Gradient of zinc content in the core-shell zinc ferrites nanoparticles – precise study on composition and magnetic properties, D. Lachowicz, R. Wirecka, W. Górka-Kumik, M. Marzec, M. Gajewska, A. Kmita, J. Żukrowski, M. Sikora, S. Zapotoczny, A. Bernasik, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 23473-23484 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP03591E
7. The decomposition process and kinetic analysis of commercial binder based on phenol-formaldehyde resin, using in metal casting, A. Kmita, W. Knauer, M. Holtzer, K. Hodor, G. Piwowarski, A. Roczniak, K. Górecki, Applied Thermal Engineering 156, 263-275 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.03.093
8. Synthesis of CuFeS_2−xSe_x – alloyed nanocrystals with localized surface plasmon resonance in the visible spectral range, P. Kowalik, P. Bujak, M. Penkala, K. Kotwica, A. Kmita , M. Gajewska , A. Ostrowski, A. Prona, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 7, 6246-6250 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TC01242G
9. Microwave system with sensor utilizing GO-based gas-sensitive layer and its application to acetone detection, K. Staszek, A. Szkudlarek, M. Kawa, A. Rydosz, Sensors and Actuators 297, 126699 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.126699
10. Peptides of human body fluids as sensors of corrosion of titanium to titanium dioxide : SERS application, A. Tąta, A. Szkudlarek, J. Pacek, M. Molenda, E. Proniewicz, Applications of Surface Science 473, 107–120 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.158
11. One-Step Synthesis of Long Term Stable Superparamagnetic Colloid of Zinc Ferrite Nanorods in Water, A. Kmita, D. Lachowicz, J. Żukrowski, M. Gajewska, W. Szczerba, J. Kuciakowski, S. Zapotoczny, and M. Sikora, Materials 12, 1048 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071048
12. Enhanced hyperthermic properties of biocompatible zinc ferrite nanoparticles with a charged polysaccharide coating, D. Lachowicz, W. Górka, A. Kmita, A. Bernasik, J. Żukrowski, W. Szczerba, M. Sikora, C. Kapusta, and S. Zapotoczny, Mater. Chem. B 7, 2962 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00029a
13. Ions-free electrochemically synthetized in aqueous media flake-like CuO nanostructures as SERS reproducible substrates for the detection of neurotransmitters, E. Proniewicz, A. Tąta, M. Starowicz, A. Szkudlarek, J. Pacek, M. Molenda, P. Kuśtrowski, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 215, 24-33, (2019), tekst: ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2019.02.051
14. Role of Austenitization Temperature on Structure Homogeneity and Transformation Kinetics in Austempered Ductile Iron, M. Górny, G. Angella, E. Tyrała, M. Kawalec, S. Paź, A. Kmita, Metals and Materials International 25, 956–965 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-019-00245-y
15. Highly Luminescent Ag–In–Zn–S Quaternary Nanocrystals: Growth Mechanism and Surface Chemistry Elucidation, P. Bujak, Z. Wróbel, M. Penkala, K. Kotwica, A. Kmita, M. Gajewska, A. Ostrowski, P. Kowalik, A. Pron, Inorg. Chem. 58, pp 1358–1370 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02916
16. Microstructural anisotropy, phase composition and magnetic properties of as-cast and annealed Ni-Mn-Ga-Co-Cu melt-spun ribbons, A. Brzoza, M. Kowalczyk, A. Wierzbicka-Miernik, P. Czaja, W. Maziarz, A. Wójcik, J. Wojewoda-Budka, M. Sikora, J. Dutkiewicz, and M. J. Szczerba, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 776, 319 (2019), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.231

2018

1. Electronic sensitization of CuO thin films by Cr-doping for enhanced gas sensor response at low detection limit, A. Szkudlarek, K. Kollbek, S. Klejna, and A. Rydosz, Mater. Res. Express 5, 126406 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aae0d8
2. A Hybrid System for Magnetic Hyperthermia and Drug Delivery: SPION Functionalized by Curcumin Conjugate, D. Lachowicz, A. Kaczyńska, R. Wirecka, A. Kmita, W. Szczerba, A. Bodzoń-Kułakowska, M. Sikora, A. Karewicz, S. Zapotoczny, Materials 11(12), 2388 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11122388
3. Effect of low Zn doping on the Verwey transition in magnetite single crystals: Mössbauer spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction, V. Chlan, J. Żukrowski, A. Bosak, Z. Kąkol, A. Kozłowski, Z. Tarnawski, R. Rezniček, H. Štepánková, P. Novák, I. Biało, and J. M. Honig, Phys. Rev. B 98, 125138 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.125138
4. Mössbauer-effect study of dynamic, magnetic, and electronic properties of C14 Laves phase Nb_0.975 Fe_2.025, Jan Żukrowski and Stanisław M. Dubiel, Journal od Applied Physics, 123 (2018) 223902, tekst: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5023342
5. Mössbauer studies of β → α phase transition in Sn-rich solder alloys, Piotr Zachariasz, Agata Skwarek, Balázs Illés, Jan Żukrowski, Tamás Hurtony, Krzysztof Witek, Microelectronics Reliability 82, 165-170 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2018.01.016
6. Magneto‐Structural Properties of Multielement Ni–Cu–Co–Mn–Sn Heusler Bulk Alloys, A. Wojcik, W. Maziarz, M. Szczerba, M. Sikora, A. Żywczak, L. Hawelek, E. Cesari, Physica Status Solidi A 1800358 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201800358
7. Adhesive hybrid nanocomposites for potential applications in moulding sands technology, A. Kmita, D. Drożyński, A. Roczniak, M. Gajewska, M. Marciszko, K. Górecki, A. Baczmański, Composites. Part B, Engineering 146, 124–131 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.03.046
8. Sn-BEA zeolites prepared by two-step postsynthesis method: Physicochemical properties and catalytic activity in processes based on MPV reduction, N. O. Popovych, P. I. Kyriienko, Y. Milott., L. Valentin, J. Gurgul, R. P. Sochac, J. Żukrowski, S. O. Solovieva, S. Dzwigaj, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 268, 178–188, (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.04.026
9. Mössbauer study of Eu_0.57Ca_0.43Fe₂As₂ and Eu_0.73Ca_0.27(Fe_0.87Co_0.13)₂As₂: A comparison to ‘122’ iron-based superconductors parent compounds EuFe₂As₂ and CaFe₂As_2, K. Komendera, A. Błachowski, K. Ruebenbauer, J. Żukrowski, S.M. Dubiel, L. M. Tran, M. Babij, Z. Bukowski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 457, 1–7 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.02.079
10. Effect of 0.25 and 2.0 MeV He-Ion Irradiation on Short-Range Ordering in Model (EFDA) Fe-Cr Alloys, S. M. Dubiel, J. Żukrowski, and Y. Serruys, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49A, 3729-3737 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4656-6
11. High Bragg reflectivity of diamond crystals exposed to multi-kW mm² X-ray beams, Kolodziej Tomasz, Shvydko Yuri, Shu Deming, Kearney Steven, Stoupin Stanislav, Liu Wenjun, Gog Thomas, Walko Donald A., Wang Jin, Said Ayman, Roberts Tim, Goetze Kurt, Baldini Maria, Yang Wenge, Fister Timothy, Blank Vladimir, Terentyev Sergey, and Kim Kwang-Je, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 25, 1022-1029 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577518007695
12. Determination of oxygen vacancy limit in Mn substituted yttria stabilized zirconia, Joanna Stępień, Marcin Sikora, Czesław Kapusta, Daria Pomykalska, and Mirosław M. Bućko, Journal of Applied Physics 123, 185108 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019984
13. Interplay of local structure, charge, and spin in bilayered manganese perovskites, Damian Rybicki, Marcin Sikora, Janusz Przewoznik, Czesław Kapusta, and John F. Mitchell, Physical Review B 97, 115158 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.115158
14. Development of Ferrite-Based Temperature Sensors for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Study of Cu_1−xZn_xFe₂O₄, N. A. Alghamdi, J. H. Hankiewicz, N. R. Anderson, K. F. Stupic, R. E. Camley, M. Przybylski, J. Żukrowski, and Z. Celinski, Physical Review Applied 9, 054030 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.054030
15. Research of Emission of Commercial Binders Used in ALPHASET Technology – Estimated Quantitative Analysis, A. Roczniak, M. Holtzer, A. Kmita, Archives of Foundry Engineering 18, 109 (2018), tekst: link
16. Pyrolysis of organic ester cured alkaline phenolic resin: Identification of products, A. Kmita, A. Benko, A. Roczniak, A. Frączek-Szczypta, M. Holtzer, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 129, 6-12 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2017.12.014
17. Thermal decomposition of foundry resins: A determination of organic products by thermogravimetry–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TG–GC–MS), A.Kmita, C.Fischer, K.Hodor, M.Holtzer, A.Roczniak, Arabian Journal of Chemistry 11, 380-387 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2016.11.003
18. Comparative study of post-growth annealing of Cu(hfac)₂,Co₂(CO)₈ and Me₂Au(acac) metal precursors deposited by FEBID_2, M. V. Puydinger dos Santos, A. Szkudlarek , A. Rydosz, Carlos Guerra-Nuñez, F. Béron, K. R. Pirota, S. Moshkalev, J. Alexandre Diniz, and I. Utke, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9, 91–101 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.11
19. 1s2p Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering Magnetic Circular Dichroism as a probe for the local and non-local orbitals in CrO₂ , P. Zimmermann, N. Bouldi, M.O.J.Y. Hunault, M. Sikora , J.M. Ablett, J.-P. Rueff, B. Lebert, P. Sainctavit, F.M.F. de Groot, and A. Juhin, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 222, 74 (2018), tekst: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2017.08.004