Nives Štrkalj, together with colleagues from the University of Cambridge, published an article in the journal Advanced Materials, where they observed an indirect relationship between polarization and electrochemical state of ferroelectric films based on HfO₂, providing evidence of intrinsic polar states.

Our colleagues Iva Šrut Rakić, Dino Novko, alumni Borna Pielić, and Marko Kralj, together with collaborators from the University of Siegen, have published a paper in NPJ 2D Materials and Applications where they demonstrate how self-intercalations of 2D materials can be used to change their electronic properties by manipulating substrate interactions.

Dino Novko, in collaboration with scientists from China and Singapore, has published a paper in Physical Review Letters, in which they propose a novel and unconventional thermophotonic effect in charge-density-wave material TiSe₂. This finding indicates a breakthrough in understanding of electronic orders, and signify a landmark study of CDW and its sophisticated connection with thermal photonics.

Our postdoctoral researcher Ertugrul Karaca, in collaboration with scientist from China and Spain, has published a paper in Physical Review Letters, in which they report the multiple superconducting state transitions in 1T-HfS₂ under pressure and reveal its structural origin.

Nives Štrkalj, along with her colleagues from the University of Cambridge, published an article in the journal Small Structures demonstrating the deposition of epitaxial perovskite WO₃ films at low temperatures under atmospheric conditions. Epitaxy is achieved through an exothermic reaction of precursors with oxygen, stabilizing a hot zone near the substrate.

Members of the PLASAR group in cooperation with colleagues from the Institute of Physics and Jožef Stefan Institute published a paper in Applied Surface Science. In the paper, they present the method of laser synthesis of Ag and ZnO nanoparticles and show their advanced photocatalytic properties, highlighting the photocatalysis of organic dyes using a sunlight simulator. The mechanism of photocatalysis of Ag-ZnO using visible light was also determined.

Our colleague Dino Novko, in collaboration with scientist from Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Iran, has published a paper in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, in which they explore novel plasmonic features in charge-density-wave material TiSe₂.

Neven Golenić and Vito Despoja, together with a collaborator from Italy Stefano de Gironcoli, published a paper in npj 2D Materials and Applications, where they theoretically examined the Bloch plasmon polaritons band structure in Al₂O₃/graphene/hexagonal-boron-nitride/graphene nanoribbons assembly  depending on the doping of graphene systems