Research areas
The main areas of research and development
1. Advanced steels and alloys, powder metallurgy materials and products, ceramics and hard coatings
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. František Lofaj
Key persons: Dr. Karel Saksl, Dr. Pavol Hvizdoš, Prof. Dr. Ján Dusza, Dr. Radovan Bureš, Dr. Miroslav Džupon, Dr. František Kováč, Dr. Ing. František Simančík, Dr. Maroš Halama
Research topics:
- Research and development of PVD coatings with increased hardness and with a reduced friction coefficient for power transmission into bearing and gearing mechanisms
- Research and development of progressive ceramic composites with increased fracture toughness and wear resistance
- R&D of technology for production of electrocontact materials by powder metallurgy
- Research and development of grain oriented electrical steels with lower active losses
- Research and demonstration of the possibilities for unloading construction component parts with the use of aluminium composites and foams
- Non-destructive corrosion monitoring and prediction of life-time of metallic materials, nanosafety
2. Materials and technologies for biomedical and environmental applications:
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Kopčanský
Key persons: Dr. Ľubomír Medvecký, Prof. Dr. Ján Dusza, Dr. Slavomír Hredzák, Dr. Marián Sedlák, Dr. Milan Timko, .Dr.h.c. Prof. Dr. Peter Baláž, Dr. Zdenka Bujňáková, Dr. Daniel Kupka, Dr. Miroslava Václavíková
Research topics:
- Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with drugs, polymers and surfactants and their applications for treating serious illness such as cancer, cardiovascular and amyloid diseases
- Environmental/biomedical materials and technologies based on self-assembly of soft matter on the nanoscale using a bottom-up approach
- Preparation and characterization of biocomposite systems for biomedical applications in reconstruction and regenerative medicine
- Study and development of polymer, ceramic and carbon nano/microfibers by needle-less electrospinning technology for special technical applications
- Research on dressability of carbonate and silicate minerals impure by gangue and harmful components aimed at the preparation of high-grade concentrates for commercial applications
- Synthesis and characterization of sulphide, oxide and silicate minerals for the application in power engineering and medicine
- Research and development of materials and technologies for remediation of industrial areas after mining and metallurgical activities
3. Materials for ICT technologies and cryotechnologies:
Coordinator: Dr.h.c. Prof. Dr. Alexander Feher
Key persons: Dr. Pavel Diko, Prof. Dr. Peter Samuely, Dr. Tomáš Samuely, Dr. Vladimír Komanický, Dr. Erik Čižmár, Dr. Pavol Szabó, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karol Flachbart
Research topics:
- Research and development of new technology for preparation of bulk superconducting monocrystals as superconducting permanent magnets for high-field applications.
- Research of nanostructured semiconductors for ICT technology memory components
4. Advanced magnetic materials:
Coordinator: Dr. Ivan Škorvánek
Key persons: Prof. Dr. Peter Kollár, Prof. Dr. Rastislav Varga, Prof. Dr. Pavol Sovák, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adriana Zeleňáková, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ján Füzer, Dr. Marián Mihálik
Research topics:
- New materials for sensor systems with increased sensitivity and improved noise characteristics
- Microwires with increased sensibility to external variables such as temperature, mechanical stress and magnetic fields, for application in microsensors
- Compacted soft magnetic materials for application in medium frequency range.
- Non-oriented FeSi based soft magnetic materials
- Magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic nanocomposites prepared by “bottom up” methods for biomedical and energy applications
- Multiferroics materials with strong magnetoelectric (ME) effect