We invented a new application the electrophoretic deposition and used it successfully as a method to effectively coat the surface of a NdFeB sintered magnets with DyF3 powder; we have achieved a 30 % higher coercivities with optimized amount of using expensive heavy rare earth.
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Results of the research of bioactive glass, which was developed within the scope of the FP6-IP-SME project “Meddelcoat”, have been published in International Orthopaedics, where the observed beneficial effect of bioactive glass coating on metal implant on osseointegration was presented. The research of bioactive glass was also carried on within an informal collaboration with Educell d.o.o., where bioactive glass has been studied as a candidate material for use in bone tissue engineering regeneration. The effect of powder and sintered bioactive glass on cells has been evaluated and compared.
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We studied systematically the influence of focused ion beam (FIB) on final mechanical properties of materials in the frame of miniaturized mechanical tests. They were studied by using in-situ microscopy and advanced analytical techniques of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Study was focused on the influence of the crystal faults at nano level and their influence on the final properties of miniaturized components.
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Simple and chip low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis at 90oC enable preparation of ZnO films with high optical transparency and low resistivity. The formation of ZnO nucleation layer and an influence of its characteristics on growth and optical properties of the ZnO films were studied. Highly homogeneous and continuous nucleation layer of well-connected ZnO grains with size from 30 to 100 nm, which enable hydrothermal growth of highly transparent ZnO film, wre prepared.
COBISS.SI-ID: 25764903
A scientific monograph entitled 'Minerals of the mercury ore deposit Idria' was published in three languages, Slovene, German and English, the latter by the renowned international scientific publisher Springer Verlag. Mineralogy is explained in terms of geological processes that were active during the formation of the ore deposit. The central part of the book is dedicated to the main mineral of the ore deposit, cinnabar. It occurs in a variety of crystal forms, of which the most special are lateral interpenetration twins. The book is written for a broad readership, and is interesting for geologists, mineralogist and crystallographers, as well as for those interested in the history of mineral collecting in Idria.
COBISS.SI-ID: 26008871