Polona
| Name | Polona |
| Work Groups |
Work Group 1 - Synthesis |
| Laboratory | Solid State Physics Department |
| Organisation | Jožef Stefan Institute |
| Website | http://www-f5.ijs.si/index.php?p=ps&m=1&lang=en&i=43 |
| Areas of Research | hydrothermal synthesis, microwave synthesis |
| Research Keywords | titanates, MnO2, magnetic properties |
| Areas of Future Interest | self-assembly, ATR-FTIR, synthesis |
Selected Publications:
- Synthesis of 3D hierarchical self-assembled microstructures formed from [alpha]-MnO[sub]2 nanotubes and their conducting and magnetic properties. by UMEK Polona, GLOTER Alexandre, PREGELJ Matej, DOMINKO Robert, JAGODIČ Marko, JAGLIČIĆ Zvonko, ZIMINA Anna, BRZHEZINSKAYA Mery, POTOČNIK Anton, FILIPIČ Cene, LEVSTIK Adrijan, ARČON Denis The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 2009, vol. 113, no. 33, p. 14798-14803.
- Electronic structure of titania-based nanotubes investigated by EELS spectroscopy by GLOTER Alexandre, EWEL, Christopher Paul, UMEK Polona, ARČON Denis, COLLIEX, Christian. Phys. rev., B, Condens. matter mater. phys., 2009, vol. 80, no. 3, p. 035413-1-035413-6.
- Coordination of intercalated Cu[sub](2+) sites in copper doped sodium titanate nanotubes and nanoribbons by UMEK Polona, PREGELJ Matej, GLOTER Alexandre, CEVC Pavel, JAGLIČIĆ Zvonko, ČEH Miran, PIRNAT Urša, ARČON Denis. The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 2008, issue 39, vol. 112, p. 15311-15319,
- Impact of structure and morphology on gas adsorption of titanate-based nanotubes and nanoribbons by UMEK Polona, CEVC Pavel, JESIH Adolf, GLOTE, Alexandre, EWELS Christopher Paul, ARČON Denis. Chem. mater.. [Print ed.], 2005, vol. 17, p. 5945-5950.
- RuO[sub]2-wired high-rate nanoparticulate TiO[sub]2 (anatase) : suppression of particle growth using silica by ERJAVEC Boštjan, DOMINKO Robert, UMEK Polona, ŠTURM Sašo, PEJOVNIK Stane, GABERŠČEK Miran, JAMNIK Janko Electrochem. commun., 2008, vol. 10, no. 6, p. 926-929
Brief CV
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES −techniques
Spectroscopy
-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H and 13C NMR, liquid)
-Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)
-Vibrational Spectroscopy (infrared (FTIR) and Raman), and UV-Visible
Microscopy
-Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
-Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in combination with EDS
Synthesis
-Organic and inorganic synthesis; synthesis in inert atmosphere, hydrothermal synthesis
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2003-present
Research – Institute Jožef Stefan, Solid State Physics Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia: synthesis and characterization of one-dimensional titanate and MnO2 nanostructures with interesting adsorption properties (filters, gas sensors).
2002-2003
Postdoc position – Ecole Polytechique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratoire des Nanostructures et Nouveaux Materiaux Electronicques, Lausanne, Switzerland:
synthesis and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for preparation of polymer composites.
1997-2002
Young scientis– Institute Jožef Stefan, Complex Matter Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia: synthesis of fullerene charge transfer complexes and isolation and characterisation of carbon nanotubes
1997-2002
Student – Faculty for Chemistry and Chemical Technology-Organic Department, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia: Study of dipolar cyclo-additions on fullerene C60
1995-1996
Student – Pharmaceutical Company LEK, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Analysis of active substances (High-Persistence Liquid Chromatography and Thin Layer Chromatography), development of new procedures for comparing the quantity of side products in antibiotic Vancomicin
MATERIALS
Synthesis of prisitne and doped titanate nanotubes and nanoribbons, MnO2 nanorods and nanotubes (also doped ones with transition metal ions), Cu(OH)2 nanowires, nanocomposites