{"id":5601,"date":"2025-02-13T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/?page_id=5601"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:59:31","slug":"laboratory-for-surface-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/en\/about-the-faculty\/organisation\/division-of-experimental-and-applied-physics\/laboratory-for-surface-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory for Surface Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joint Laboratory of Faculty of Physics and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmnzt.uniri.hr\/hr\/\">Center for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies (NANORI)<\/a>, University of Rijeka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Room:<\/strong> O-S20<br><strong>Phone: <\/strong>+385 51 584 762<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Head of Laboratory:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Index\/827\">Assoc. Prof. Robert Peter,&nbsp;PhD<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>E-mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rpeter@phy.uniri.hr\">rpeter@phy.uniri.hr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office: O-113<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone: +385 51 584 621<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curriculum vitae (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phy.uniri.hr\/files\/ustroj\/djelatnici\/robert_peter\/zivotopis_RP.pdf\">.pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Members<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof. Mladen Petravi\u0107 (retired)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Index\/2298\">Prof. Gabriela\u00a0Ambro\u017ei\u0107,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/portfelj\/2518\">Prof.\u00a0Ale\u0161\u00a0Omerzu,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/1348\">Assoc. Prof. Ivana\u00a0Jelovica\u00a0Badovinac,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/portfelj\/2379\">Assoc. Prof.\u00a0Ivna\u00a0Kavre\u00a0Piltaver,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/1091\">Assoc. Prof. Iva \u0160ari\u0107 Jankovi\u0107,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portfelj.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Details\/2819\">Assist. Prof. Maria\u00a0Kolympadi\u00a0Markovic,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Details\/4171\">Daria Jardas Babi\u0107, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portfelj.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Details\/3969\">Karlo Veli\u010dan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniri.hr\/Portfelj\/Details\/8030\">Mattea Ma\u010dki\u0107 Jovanovi\u0107<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Research<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\">\n\n<p>Main research topics at the<em> Laboratory for Surface Science <\/em>include<em>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Growth of thin oxide layers on metal or alloy surfaces by low-energy ion implantation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ion-induced oxidation is a viable alternative to thermal oxidation of metals as it eliminates the need for elevated temperatures. In our studies, we use low-energy oxygen bombardment (with O<sub>2<\/sub><sup>+<\/sup> ions in the energy range of 0.5-5 keV) for the oxidation of various metals (chromium, cobalt, nickel, iron, titanium, molybdenum) or alloys (nitinol, cobalt-chromium-molybdenum). X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) is an ideal method to determine the chemical state of a certain element on the sample surface and to calculate the relative concentration of a certain oxidation state. We compare our experimental results with the different theoretical models of metal oxidation to determine the kinetics of oxide growth on the metal surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-670x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3921\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-670x1024.png 670w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png 707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>XPS spectra around the Auger Cu LMM line obtained by irradiating a Cu metal foil with 1 keV O<sub>2<\/sub><sup>+<\/sup> ions for different bombardment times. The experimental curves are represented by closed circles, while the solid and dashed lines represent numerical fits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Characterization of impurities and point defects in semiconductor or insulating films<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the synthesis of semiconductor or insulating films by various deposition techniques (e.g. atomic layer deposition or magnetron sputtering deposition), some impurities always remain in the matrix of the materials (e.g. hydrogen in zinc oxide or chlorine in titanium dioxide). In some cases, certain concentrations of foreign atoms (dopants) are also deliberately introduced during the growth of the material in order to influence the properties of the final material. The concentration and type of impurities or dopants can play a key role in the properties of the materials, e.g. conductivity or optical absorption. Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) can detect very low concentrations of impurities in the material and determine their depth profile (distribution) in the sample. On the other hand, XPS can be used to determine the chemical bonding of a specific element in the material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3922\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png 803w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1-768x793.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>SIMS depth profile of ZnO film grown on Si substrate showing the distribution of Cu dopant atoms in the film<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3923\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2.png 457w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>SIMS depth profile of ZnO film grown on Si substrate, showing the distribution of intrinsic hydrogen impurities in the film<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Analysis of the surfaces of materials modified by chemical or physical techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemical and physical techniques are an effective means of altering the surface or forming a thin passive film on the surface of a material. For example, the growth of tin sulfide on the surface of tin or nickel oxide or hydroxide on nickel can be achieved very successfully by electrochemical methods by exposing the metals mentioned to electrolytic solutions. Various deposition techniques (e.g. atomic layer deposition or magnetron sputtering deposition) can be used to efficiently deposit thin films on the surface of various materials. The techniques used in our laboratory determine the chemical composition and thickness of the thin films grown on metal and ceramic surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3925\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4.png 675w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-4-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>XPS spectrum around the 2p atomic level of calcium recorded on hydroxyapatite (HA) film grown on Mg-Al-Zn alloy. The experimental curves are represented by closed circles, while the solid and dashed lines represent numerical fits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controlled reduction of transition metal oxide surfaces by bombardment with low-energy ions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bombardment of transition metal oxide surfaces with low-energy ions can lead to the formation of new oxides or chemical compounds. Transition metal ions can change to lower oxidation states or atoms from the ion beam can bond with elements in the material matrix and form new compounds. Using the XPS technique, we can observe in situ changes on the surface of transition metal oxides caused by bombarding materials with various low-energy ions (Ar<sup>+<\/sup>, H<sub>2<\/sub><sup>+<\/sup>, N<sub>2<\/sub><sup>+<\/sup>,\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-912x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3926\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-912x1024.png 912w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-768x862.png 768w, https:\/\/phy.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5.png 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>XPS spectra around the 4f atomic levels of tungsten oxide (WO<sub>3<\/sub>) obtained by irradiating WO<sub>3<\/sub> sample with 2 keV H<sub>2<\/sub><sup>+<\/sup> ions for different bombardment times. The experimental curves are represented by closed circles, while the solid and dashed lines represent numerical fits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Publications<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-fe485486-c826-4263-93e6-9419efb78ab1\">\n\n<p><strong>Publications of the Laboratory for Surface Science in the last seven years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>I. Jelovica Badovinac<\/strong>, <strong>I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, L. \u010crep, <strong>D. Jardas Babi\u0107<\/strong>, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107 Jankovi\u0107<\/strong>, <strong>K. Veli\u010dan<\/strong>, K. Salamon, M. Kocijan, M. Podlogar, N. Gra\u010danin, J. Lazarevi\u0107, M. Knez, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, Synergistic enhancement of solar photocatalysis in ALD-grown TiO2-Cu composite films, Surfaces and Interfaces 73, 107570 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, S. Kralj, I. Prolo\u0161\u010di\u0107, M. Per\u010di\u0107, M. Kocijan, <strong>D. Jardas Babi\u0107<\/strong>, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107 Jankovi\u0107<\/strong>, B. Jakli\u010d, <strong>I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, Ultra-thin ZnO coatings on microstructured \u03b3-Fe2O3 thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition for enhanced photocatalysis, Materials Chemistry and Physics 346, 131373 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I. \u00d0urasovi\u0107, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, G. Dra\u017ei\u0107, F. Faraguna, R. Aneli\u0107, M. Marciu\u0161, T. Jurkin, V. Moha\u010dek Gro\u0161ev, M. Gracheva, Z. Klencs\u00e1r, M. Ivanda, G.\u0160tefani\u0107, M. Goti\u0107, Catalytically Active Oxidized PtOx Species on SnO2 Supports Synthesized via Anion Exchange Reaction for 4-Nitrophenol Reduction, Nanomaterials 15(15), 1159 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Jardas Babi\u0107<\/strong>, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, K. Salamon, D. Vengust, T. Rado\u0161evi\u0107, M. Podlogar, <strong>A. Omerzu<\/strong>, Relation between structural and photocatalytic properties of thin ZnO films synthesised by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition, Ceramics International (in press), 10.1016\/j.ceramint.2025.07.068<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Jardas Babi\u0107<\/strong>, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, M. Per\u010di\u0107, K. Salamon, D. Vengust, T. Rado\u0161evi\u0107, M. Podlogar, <strong>A. Omerzu<\/strong>, Photocatalytic Properties of Thin ZnO Films Synthesised with Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition at Room Temperature, Vacuum 240, 114504 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. Tkalcevic, M. Bubas, J. Sancho-Parramon, I. Perisa, K. Salamon, S. Bernstorff, I. Bogdanovi\u0107 Radovi\u0107, G. Provatas, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, M. Mi\u010deti\u0107, Ge and Core\/Shell Ge\/Al Quantum Dot Lattices in Amorphous SiC Matrix for Application in Photo-and Thermosensitive Devices, ACS Applied Nano Materials 8(20), 10395\u201310408 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K. Salamon, T. Sharifi, V. Koji\u0107, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, N. Krstulovi\u0107, Surface state-driven photoelectrochemical water oxidation enhancement in reactively co-sputtered Mo-doped BiVO4 photoanodes, Electrochimica Acta 531, 146357 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K. Ashurbekova, B. Alonso-Lerma, K. Ashurbekova, A. Muriqi, L. Barandiaran, <strong>I. Saric Jankovic<\/strong>, E. Modin, J. I. Santos, R. Perez-Jimenez, <strong>M. Petravic<\/strong>, M. Nolan, M. Knez, Growing Hybrid Cuticles: Metallochitins as an Emerging Family of Bioactive Mimics of Chitin, ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces 17(6), 10118\u201310128 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I. Jelovica Badovinac<\/strong>, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>,<strong> Ales Omerzu<\/strong>,<strong> K. Velican<\/strong>,<strong> I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, Effect of substrate and film thickness on structural and photocatalytic properties of ZnO thin films, Materials Science Forum 1145, 3\u20134 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, K. Salamon, N. Lazarevi\u0107, J. Lazarevi\u0107, M. Mi\u010deti\u0107, <strong>M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, Hydrogen Incorporation and Reduction of Oxidation States in WO3 Thin Films Irradiated with Low-Energy H2+ Ions, Materials Science Forum 1145, 25\u201338 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>R. Peter<\/strong>,<strong> A. Omerzu<\/strong>,<strong> K. Velican<\/strong>, K. Salamon, M. Podlogar, <strong>I. Jelovica Badovinac<\/strong>,<strong> I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, <strong>D. Jardas<\/strong>,<strong> M. Petravic<\/strong>, Functionalization of TiO<sub>2<\/sub> Surfaces with Copper Oxide Nanograins Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalysis, Key Engineering Materials 1008, 15\u201326 (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I. Kavre Piltaver, R. Peter<\/strong>, K. Salamon, M. Micetic, <strong>M. Petravic<\/strong>, In Situ X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Initial Stages of Tungsten Trioxide Reduction by Low-Energy Hydrogen Bombardment, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (12), 2024, 5345\u20135354.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K. Ashurbekova, E. Modin, H. Hano, K. Ashurbekova, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107, R. Peter, M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, A. Chuvilin, A. Abdulagatov, M. Knez, In Situ Investigation of Thermally Induced Surface Grapheniztion of Polymer-Derived Ceramic (PDC) Coatings from Molecular Layer (MLD) Deposited Silicon-Based Preceramic Thin Films, Chemistry of Materials, 35, 8092-8100 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O. Yurkevich, E. Modin, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107, R. Peter, M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, M. Knez, Introducing a Robust Flexible Conductive Hybrid: Indium Oxide-ParyleneC Obtained by Vapor Phase Infiltration, Chemistry of Materials, 35, 7529-7541 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. Sharifi, K. Salamon, M. Boha\u010d, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, T. \u010ci\u017emar, <strong>M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, K. Jurai\u0107, I. Gr\u010di\u0107, A. Gajovi\u0107, Photocatalytic properties of semi-transparent WxTi1-xO2 thin films for water treatment, Catalysis Today, 413-415, 113904 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mari\u0107, G. Dra\u017ei\u0107, E. Radin, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, M. \u0160karabi\u0107, T. Jurkin, A. Pustak, N. Baran, L. Mikac, M. Ivanda et al. Impact of platinum loading and dispersion on the catalytic activity of Pt\/SnO2 and Pt\/a-Fe2O3, Applied surface science, 607, 155073 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>R. Peter, A. Omerzu, I. Kavre Piltaver<\/strong>, R. Speranza, K. Salamon, M. Podlogar, <strong>K. Velican, M. Percic<\/strong>, M. Petravic, Large enhancement of visible light photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO films doped in-situ by copper during atomic layer deposition growth, Ceramics International 49, 35229-35238 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0110urasovi\u0107, G. \u0160tefani\u0107, G. Dra\u017ei\u0107, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, Z. Klencs\u00e1r, M. Marciu\u0161, T. Jurkin, M. Ivanda, S. Stichleutner, M. Goti\u0107, Microwavw-Assisted Synthesis of Pt\/SnO2 for the Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol, Nanomaterials 13 (17), 2481 (2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. \u010cakara, <strong>R. Peter<\/strong>, M. Fin\u0161gar, Optical Properties and Formation of Corrosion Inhibitor Films at the Cu\/Cu2O\/H2O Interface, Surfaces and interfaces, 32, 1021108 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. Tkal\u010devi\u0107, D. Bor\u0161ak, I. Peri\u0161a, I. Bogdanovi\u0107-Radovi\u0107, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107 Jankovi\u0107, M. Petravi\u0107,<\/strong> S. Bernstorff, M. Mi\u010deti\u0107, Multiple exciton generation in 3D ordered networks of Ge quantum wires in alumina matrix, Materials, 15, 5353, 11 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O. Yurkevich, E. Modin, <strong>I. \u0160ari\u0107, M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, M. Knez, Entropy-Driven Self-Healing of Metal Oxides Assisted by Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Adv. Mater., 2202989 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u017d. Petrovi\u0107, A. \u0160ari\u0107, I. Despotovi\u0107, J. Kati\u0107, <strong>R. Peter, M. Petravi\u0107<\/strong>, M. Ivanda, M. 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