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

Our colleagues Neven Golenić and Vito Despoja, together with a collaborator from Italy Stefano de Gironcoli, published a paper in Nanophotonics, where they theoretically examined the 2D plasmon excitation efficiency in graphene/hexagonal-boron-nitride (Gr/hBN) composites via silver spherical nanoparticle.

Members of our SIMAT group, in collaboration with colleges from Spain, published a paper in the prestigious journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, where they show a direct correlation between applied mechanical strain and increase of photoresponsivity, as well as demonstrated endurance of non-encapsulated MoS₂ monolayer based strain devices.

In a paper recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters, our colleagues V. Kisiček, D. Dominko, M. Čulo, M. Herak and T. Ivek, together with other collaborators, highlighted the role of spin reorientation in the magnetoelectric effect observed in antiferromagnetically ordered cuprate Cu₃TeO₆ investigated using static polarization measurements in an external magnetic field. The discovery indicates a previously undetected change in magnetic symmetry in the magnetic field, which plays a key role in the realized magnetoelectric effect, and in topological spin excitations as well.

An international research team led by our colleagues from the Department for Research of Materials under Extreme Conditions revealed the electronic structure of nickel intercalated 2H-NbS₂. The combination of theoretical and experimental approaches provided insight into the peculiar role of the intercalated Ni ions in the electronic structure of the layered compound. The work received “Editors’ Suggestion” from Physical Review B.

A multimethod investigation of 2D boron sheet – i.e. borophene – on the surface of iridium is reported in a new paper by our colleagues from the SIMAT group with PhD student Sherif Kamal as the lead author. The study, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, highlights the nanomodulated properties of epitaxial borophene which acts as an electron diffraction grating.

In a recent paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, our colleague Ivor Krešić described a new method of generating quantum entanglement between ultracold atoms, based on self-organization in optical resonators laser-pumped to a state out of thermodynamic equilibrium