Ramana, E. V.; Durairajan, A.; Kavitha, D.; Tobaldi, D. M.; Zavašnik, J.; Bdikin, I.; Valente, M. A.: Enhanced magnetoelectric and energy storage performance of strain-modified PVDF-Ba0.7Ca0.3TiO3-Co0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4nanocomposites. Journal of energy storage 87, 111454 (2024)
Öcal, E. B.; Sajadifa, S. V.; Sellner, E. P. K.; Vollmer, M.; Heidarzadeh, A.; Zavašnik, J.; Niendorf, T.; Groche, P.: Functionally Graded AA7075 Components Produced via Hot Stamping: A Novel Process Design Inspired from Analysis of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties. Advanced Engineering Materials - Special Issue: Structural Materials 25 (15), 2201879 (2023)
Sajadifar, S. V.; Suckow, T.; Chandra, C. K.; Heider, B.; Heidarzadeh, A.; Zavašnik, J.; Reitz, R.; Oechsner, M.; Groche, P.; Niendorf, T.: Assessment of the impact of process parameters on the final material properties in forming of EN AW 7075 employing a simulated forming process. Journal of Manufacturing Processes 86, pp. 336 - 353 (2023)
Entezari, H.; Kashi, M. A.; Alikhanzadeh-Arani, S.; Montazer, A.H.; Zavašnik, J.: In situ precipitation synthesis of FeNi/ZnO nanocomposites with high microwave absorption properties. Materials Chemistry and Physics 266, 124508 (2021)
Žerjav, G.; Teržan, J.; Djinović, P.; Barbieriková, Z.; Hajdu, T.; Brezová, V.; Zavašnik, J.; Kovač, J.; Pintar, A.: TiO2–β–Bi2O3 junction as a leverage for the visible-light activity of TiO2 based catalyst used for environmental applications. Catalysis Today 361, pp. 165 - 175 (2021)
Djinović, P.; Zavašnik, J.; Teržan, J.; Jerman, I.: Role of CO2 During Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane Over Bulk and Activated-Carbon Supported Cerium and Vanadium Based Catalysts. Catalysis Letters 151 (10), pp. 2816 - 2832 (2021)
Taherzadeh Mousavian, R.; Zavašnik, J.; Heidarzadeh, A.; Bahramyan, M.; Vijayaraghavan, R. K.; McCarthy, É.; Clarkin, O. M.; McNally, P. J.; Brabazon, D.: Development of BMG-B2 nanocomposite structure in HAZ during laser surface processing of ZrCuNiAlTi bulk metallic glasses. Applied Surface Science 505, 144535 (2020)
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.