219 A. Oarga-Mulec, U. Luin, M. Valant
Back to the future with emerging iron technologies
RSC Advances, 14, 20765 (2024)

...doi

218
 M. Fanetti, K. Ferfolja, S. Gardonio, M. Valant
The interface between Pt and Bi2Se3: Instability and formation of a new ordered phase
Applied Surface Science Advances 21,100610 (2024)

...doi

217 M. Yang, Z. Fan, J. Du, C. Feng, R. Li, B. Zhang, N. Pastukhova, M. Valant, M. Finšgar, A. Mavric, Y. Li
Designing Atomic Interface in Sb2S3/CdS Heterojunction for Efficient Solar Water Splitting
Small, 2311644 (2024).

...doi

216
 M. Valant, U. Luin
Chemistry of the iron-chlorine thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production utilizing industrial waste heat
Journal of Cleaner Production 438 140681 (2024) .

...doi

215
 M. Xiao,... M. Valant et al.
Self-adaptive amorphous CoOxCly electrocatalyst for sustainable chlorine evolution in
acidic brine
Nature Communications 14, 5356 (2023).

...doi

214
 T. Skorjanc, J. Heinrich, D. Makuc, N. Kulak, M. Valant
Sustained Delivery of Cu(II)-Based DNA Intercalators by Nanometer- Sized Cyclodextrin-Based Porous Polymers
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6, 21162−21168 (2023).

...doi

213 M. Machreki, T. Chouki, G. Tyuliev, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, D. Arcon, M. Pregelj, S. Emin
The Role of Lattice Defects on the Optical Properties of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Synergistic Water Splitting
ACS Omega 8, 33255−33265 (2023).

...doi

212

 A. Mavric, M. Valant
In Situ Techniques for Characterization of Layered Double Hydroxide-Based Oxygen Evolution Catalysts
Inorganics 11, 296 (2023).

...doi

211 K. Aswathi, M. Valant, M. Vrcon Mihelj, M. R. Varma
Spin glass behavior and dielectric properties of Sm2CuMnO6 perovskites
J. Solid State Chemistry 329, 124424 (2024).

...doi

210 T. Skorjanc, D. Shetty, S. Kumar, D. Makuc, G. Mali, J. Volavšek, M. Bergant Marušič, M. Valant
Nitroreductase-sensitive fluorescent covalent organic framework for tumor hypoxia imaging in cells
ChemComm 59, 5753–5756 (2023).

...doi

209
 A Mavrič, G. Žerjav, B. Belec, M. Roškarič, M. Finšgar, A. Pintar, M. Valant
Structural Disorder of AlMg-Oxide Phase Supporting Cu/ZnO Catalyst Improves Efficiency and Selectivity for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol
ChemCatChem 15, e202300428 (2023).

...doi

208
 J. Rmuš, B. Belec, I. Milanović, M. Fanetti, S. Gardonio, M. Valant, S. Kurko
Composites of transition metal dichalcogenides and topological insulators
as catalytic materials for HER
J. Energy Storage 68, 107719 (2023).

...doi

207
 X. Zhang, C. Feng, Z. Fan, B. Zhang, Y. Xiao, A. Mavrič, N. Pastukhova, M. Valant,
Y. Han, Y. Li
Stable seawater oxidation with a self-healing oxygen-evolving catalyst
Inorg. Chem. Front. 10, 3103-3111 (2023).

...doi

206 Q. Wu,...,M. Valant, et al.
Non-covalent ligand-oxide interaction promotes oxygen evolution
Nature Communications 14, 997 (2023).

...doi*

205
 B. Belec, N. Kostevšek, G. Della Pelle, S. Nemec, S. Kralj, M. Bergant Marušič, S. Gardonio, M. Fanetti. M. Valant
Silica Coated Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator Nanoparticles: An Alternative Route to Retain Their Optical Properties and Make Them Biocompatible
Nanomaterials. 13, 809 (2023).

...doi

204 A. Oarga-Mulec, J. Turk, P. Gerbec, P. D. Jenssen, K. Malovrh Rebec, M. Valant
Life Cycle Assessment of Black and Greywater Treatment Solutions for Remote and Sensitive Areas
Sustainability 15, 3832 (2023).

...doi

203
 D. Lisjak, I. Arčon, M. Poberžnik, G. H. Saboya, A. Tufani, A. Mavrič, M. Valant, P. Hribar Boštjančič, A. Mertelj, D. Makovec, L. Martin-Samos
Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of amorphous Ga2O3 for solar-blind photodetection
Sci. Rep. 13, 1092 (2023).

...doi

202 ZY Fan, MJ Yang, BY Fan, A. Mavric, N. Pastukhova, M. Valant, BL Li, K. Feng, DL Liu, GW Deng, Q. Zhou, YB Li
Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of amorphous Ga2O3 for solar-blind photodetection
J Electronic Sci. Tech. 20, 100176 (2022).

...doi

201
 K. Yeritsyan, M. Valant, A. Badasyan
Processing helix–coil transition data: Account of chain length and solvent effects
Frontiers in Nanotech. 4, 982644 (2022).

...doi

200 T. Skorjanc, A. Mavric, M. N. Sørensen, G. Mali, C. Wu, M. Valant
Cationic Covalent Organic Polymer Thin Film for Label-Free Electrochemical Bacterial Cell Detection
ACS Sensors 7, 2743−2749 (2022).

...doi

199
 I. Reghioua, ...M. Valant et al.
O2 Loaded Germanosilicate Optical Fibers: Experimental In Situ Investigation and Ab Initio Simulation Study of GLPC Evolution under Irradiation
Appl. Sci. 12, 3916, (2022).

...doi

198
 J. Jiang, A. Mavric, N. Pastukhova, M. Valant, Q. Zeng, Z. Fan, B. Zhang, Y. Li
Coevaporation of Doped Inorganic Carrier-Selective Layers for High-Performance Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
Solar RRL 6, 2200091 (2022)

...doi

197

U. Luin, M. Valant
Electrolysis energy efficiency of highly concentrated FeCl2 solutions for power-to-solid energy storage technology
J. Solid State Electrochemistry 26, 929–938 (2022).

...doi

196
 A. Mehta, R.A. Rather, B. Belec, S. Gardonio, M. Fang, M. Valant
PlasticWaste Precursor-Derived Fluorescent Carbon and Construction of Ternary FCs@CuO@TiO2 Hybrid Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production and Sensing Application
Energies 15, 1734 (2022).

...doi

195
 T. Chouki, M. Machreki, J. Topic, L. Butinar, P. Stefanov, E. Jez, J.S. Summers, M. Valant, A. Fait, S. Emin
Iron Phosphide Precatalyst for Electrocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Dye and Removal of Escherichia coli from Simulated Wastewater
Catalysts 12, 269 ( 2022).

...doi

194
 U. Luin, I. Arcon, M. Valant
Structure and Population of Complex Ionic Species in FeCl2 Aqueous Solution by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Molecules 27, 642 (2022).

...doi

193
 M. Rozman, A. Mavric , G. Kravanja, M. Valant, A. Pakseresht
Ultra-low-cost, flexible and durable electrochromic tape device based on aluminum foil
Electrochimica Acta, 404, 139760 (2022).

...doi

192
 A. Mizelli-Ojdanic,... M. Valant et al.
Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Mg Alloys Processed by Warm HPT and Thermal Treatments
Materials 14, 6399 (2021).

...doi

191
 Z.R. Benher,S. Gardonio, M. Fanetti, P. Moras, A.K. Kundu, C. Bigic, M. Valant
Electronic properties of phases in the quasi-binary Bi2Se3–Bi2S3 system
J. Mater. Chem. C 9, 3058 (2021).

...doi

190
 L. Giacomazzi, N.S. Shcheblanov, L. Martin-Samos, M.E. Povarnitsyn, S. Kohara,
M. Valant, N. Richard, N. Ollier
Paramagnetic Intrinsic Point Defects in Alkali Phosphate Glasses: Unraveling the P3 Center Origin and Local Environment Effects
J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 8741 (2021).

...doi

189
 K. Maver, I. Arcon, M. Fanetti, S. Al Jitan, G. Palmisano, M. Valant, U. Lavrencic Stangar
Improved photocatalytic activity of SnO2-TiO2 nanocomposite thin films
prepared by low-temperature sol-gel method
Catalysis Today, 397-399, 540-549 (2022).

...doi

188
 R.A. Rather, A. Mehta, Y. Lu, M. Valant, M. Fang, W Liu
Influence of exposed facets, morphology and hetero-interfaces of BiVO4 on photocatalytic water oxidation: A review
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 46, 21866 (2021).

...doi**

187
 T. Skorjanc, D. Shetty, M. Valant
Covalent Organic Polymers and Frameworks for Fluorescence-Based Sensors
ACS Sensors.6, 1461−148 (2021).

...doi***

186
 U. Zvab, D. Stojkovic Kukulin, M. Fanetti, M. Valant
Bioremediation of copper polluted wastewater-like nutrient media and simultaneous synthesis of stable copper nanoparticles by a viable green alga
J. Water Process Eng. 42, 102123 (2021).

...doi

185
 A. Badasyan, S. Tonoyan, M. Valant, J. Grdadolnik
Implicit water model within the Zimm-Bragg approach to analyze experimental data for heat and cold denaturation of proteins
Comms. Chem.,, 4, 57 (2021).

...doi

184
 K. Aswathia, P. N. Lekshmi, M. Valant, M. Vrčon Mihelj, M. R. Varma
Exotic magnetic behavior with intrinsic and extrinsic magnetodielectric effects in
Pr2CuMnO6
J. Alloys Comp. 867, 159123 (2021).

...doi

183
 A. Badasyan,.M. Valant, J. Grdadolnik, V. N. Uversky
The finite size effects and two-state paradigm of protein folding
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 2184 (2021).

...doi

182
 E. Hojaji, M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson
Comprehensive adsorption and irradiation modelling of LED driven photoreactor for H2 production
Chem. Eng. J, 406, 126860 (2021).

...doi

181
 T. Thajudeen, A. G. Dixon, S. Gardonio, I. Arcon, M. Valant
Oxygen vacancy-related cathodoluminescence quenching and polarons in CeO2
J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 19929 (2020).

...doi

180
 A. Mavric, M. Fanetti, Y. Lin, M. Valant, C. Cui
Spectroelectrochemical Tracking of Nickel Hydroxide Reveals Its Irreversible Redox States upon Operation at High Current Density
ACS Catalysis 10, 9451−9457 (2020)

...doi**

179
 A. Ojdanic....M. Valant, et al.
The Effects of Severe Plastic Deformation and/or Thermal Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Mg-Alloys
Metals 10, 1064 (2020)

...doi

178
 K. Ferfolja, M. Fanetti, S. Gardonio, M. Panighel, I. Pıs, S. Nappini, M. Valant
A cryogenic solid-state reaction at the interface between Ti and the Bi2Se3 topological insulator. 
J. Mater. Chem. C, 8, 11492 (2020).

...doi

177
 N. Salles, L. Martin-Samos, S. de Gironcoli, L. Giacomazzi, M. Valant, A. Hemeryck, P. Blaise, B. Sklenard, N. Richard
Collective dipole effects in ionic transport under electric fields
Nature Communications 111, 3300 (2020)

...doi

176
 D. Lisjak, P. Hribar, A. Mertelj, A. Mavric, M. Valant, J. Kovac, H. Hudelja, A. Kocjan, D. Makovec.
Formation of Fe(III)-phosphonate coatings on barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets for porous nanomagnets. 
ACS Omega, 5, 14086-14095 (2020).

...doi

175
 K. Maver, I. Arcon, M. Fanetti, S. Emin, M. Valant, U. Lavrencic Stangar.
Improved photocatalytic activity of anatase-rutile nanocomposites induced by low-temperature sol-gel Sn-modification of 2.
Catalysis Today, 361, 124, (2021).

...doi

174
 B. Belec, K. Ferfolja, T. Gorsak, N. Kostevsek, S. Gardonio, M. Fanetti, M. Valant
Inherent Surface Properties of Adsorbent-Free Ultrathin Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator Platelets
Sci. Rep. 9, 19057 (2019).

...doi

173
 V. Masciotti, L. Piantanida, D. Naumenko, H. Amenitsch, M. Fanetti, M. Valant,
D. Lei, G. Ren, M. Lazzarino
A DNA origami plasmonic sensor with environment-independent read-out
Nano Research, 12, 2900-2907 (2019).

...doi

172
 R. Stukelj, M. Bencina, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, M Drab, A. Iglic, V. Kralj-Iglic
Synthesis of stable cannabidiol (CBD) nanoparticles in suspension
Mater. Techn. 53, 543-549 (2019).

...doi

171
 A. Mavrič, M. Valant, C. Cui, Z. M. Wang
Advanced applications of amorphous alumina: From nano to bulk
J. Non-Cryst. Solids 521,119493 (2019).

...doi*

170
 M. Gunde, L. Martin-Samos, S. De Gironcoli, M. Fanetti, D. Orlov, M. Valant
First-principles characterization of Mg low-index surfaces: Structure, reconstructions,
and surface core-level shifts
Phys Rev B, 100, 075405 (2019).

...doi

169
 L. A. Dubraja, D. Pajic. M. Vrankic, J. Dragovic, M. Valant, M. Bencina, M. Juric
Single‐step preparation of rutile‐type CrNbO4 and CrTaO4 oxides from oxalate precursors–characterization and properties
J. Amer Ceram. Soc., 102, 6697-6704 (2019).

...doi

168
 L. Giacomazzi, L. Martin-Samos, A. Alessi, N. Richard, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane ,
S. Girard, M. Valant, S. De Gironcoli
v-P2O5 micro-clustering in P-doped silica studied by a first-principles Raman investigation
Scientific Reports 9, 7126 (2019).

...doi

167
 A. Dakskobler,.M. Valant
Large-Scale Self-Assembly in Weakly-Flocculated Suspensions
Current Smart Materials, 4, 68-74 (2019).

...doi

166
 M. Bencina, I. Junkar, R. Zaplotnik, M. Valant, A. Iglic 4 M. Mozetic
Plasma-Induced Crystallization of TiO2 Nanotubes
Materials 12, 626 (2019).

...doi*

165
 I. Reghioua,...M. Valant et al.
Study of silica-based intrinsically emitting nanoparticles produced by an excimer laser
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 10, 211–221 (2019).

...doi

164
 M. Fanetti, I. Mikulska, K. Ferfolja, P. Moras, P.M. Sheverdyaeva, M. Panighel, A. Lodi-Rizzini, I. Píš, S. Nappini, M. Valant, S. Gardonio
Growth, morphology and stability of Au in contact with the Bi2Se3 (0001) surface
Applied Surface Science 471, 753–7588 (2019).

...doi

163
 J. P. Palakkala, R. S. Cheriyedath, P.N. Lekshmi, M. Valant, M. V. Mihelj, M. R. Varma
Large positive and negative magnetodielectric coupling in Fe half-doped LaMnO3
J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 474, 183–186 (2019).

...doi

162

T. Mavric, M. Bencina, R. Imani, I. Junkar, M. Valant, V. Kralj-Iglic, A. Iglič,
Electrochemical biosensor based on  nanomaterials for cancer diagnostics. 
Advances in biomembranes and lipid self-assembly, vol. 27, 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier: Academic Press corp., 2018, pp. 63-105,

...doi*

161
 M. N. Sial, M. Usman, B. Zheng, Y. Yu, A. Mavric, F. Qing, M. Valant, Z. M. Wang
CVD growth of molybdenum diselenide surface structure with tailored morphology
CrysEngComm. 20, 4867-4874 (2018).

...doi

160
 A. K. Axelsson, F. Le Goupil, M. Valant, N. M. Alford
Optimisation of SrBi2(Nb,Ta)2O9 Aurivillius phase for lead-free electrocaloric cooling
J. Europ. Ceram. Soc, - 38, 5354-5358 (2018).

...doi

159
 S. Emin, E. Pavlica, H. Okuyucu, M. Valant, G. Bratina
Charge carrier transport in polycrystalline CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin films in a lateral direction characterized by time-of-flight photoconductivity
Mater. Chem Phys. 220, 182-189 (2018).

...doi

158
 E. Stojcheva, M. Bencina, I. Junkar, T. Lampe, M. Valant, V. Kralj-Iglič, A. Iglič
Visible light responsive TiO2 nanotubes synthesized by electrochemical anodization method
Adv. Mater. Lett. 9, 708-714 (2018).

...doi

157
 A. Mavric, M. Fanetti, G. Mali, M. Valant
High-temperature stabilization of bulk amorphous Al2O3
J. Non-Crystalline Solids 499, 363-370 (2018).

...doi

156
 A. Alessi, ..., M. Valant et al.
Ni-ions and gamma-ray irradiated silica-based glasses characterized by luminiscence and raman spectroscopies
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 65, 1604-1611 (2018).

...doi

155
 M. Dragomir, M. Valant
Room-Temperature Synthesis and Optical Properties of NdVO4 Nanoneedles
Acta Chim. Slo. 65, 679-686 (2018).

...doi

154
 A. Badasyan, A. Mavric, I. Kralj Cigic, T. Bencik, M. Valant,
Polymer nanoparticle sizes from dynamic light scattering and size exclusion chromatography: the case study of polysilanes
Soft Matter 14, 4735-4740 (2018).

...doi

153
 D. Casotti, V. Orsini, A. di Bona, S. Gardonio, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, S. Valeri
Ageing effects on electrical resistivity of Nb-doped TiO2 thin films deposited at a high rate by reactive DC magnetron sputtering
Applied Surface Science 455, 267-275 (2018).

...doi

152
 K. Ferfolja, M. Valant, I. Mikulska, S. Gardonio, M. Fanetti
Chemical Instability of an Interface between Silver and Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator at Room Temperature
J. Phys. Chem. C 122,9980-9984 (2018).

...doi

151
 R. Kumar, N. Goel, M. Mishra, G. Gupta, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, M. Kumar
Growth of MoS2–MoO3 Hybrid Microflowers via Controlled Vapor Transport Process for Efficient Gas Sensing at Room Temperature
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 5,1800071 (2018).

...doi*

150
 L. Giacomazzi, L. Martin-Samos, A. Alessi, M. Valant, K. C. Gunturu, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane, S. Girard, N. Richard
Optical absorption spectra of P defects in vitreous silica
Optical Materials Express 8,,385-400 (2018).

...doi

149
 J. P. Palakkal, C. R. Sankar, A. P. Paulose, M. Valant, A. Badasyan, M. R. Varma
Unusual magnetodielectric effects in La2CuMnO6 induced by a dynamic crossover in dielectric relaxation at TC
Mater. Res. Bull., 100, 226-233 (2018).

...doi

148
 M. Bencina, M. Valant
Bi2Ti2O7-based pyrochlore nanoparticles and their superior photocatalytic activity under visible light
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.101,,82-90 (2018).

...doi*

147
 C.S. Praveen, L. Maschio, M. Rerat, V. Timon, M. Valant
BiVO3: A Bi-based material with promissing uv-visible light absorption properties
Phys. Rev B, 96, 165152 (2017).

...doi

146
 V. S. Bhati, S. Ranwa, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, M. Kumar
Efficient hydrogen sensor based on Ni-doped ZnO nanostructures by RF sputtering
Sensors and Actuators B: 255, 588-597 (2018).

...doi**

145
 M. Kovacic, H. Kusic, M. Fanetti, U. Lavrencic Stangar, M. Valant, D. D. Dionysiou, A. Loncaric Bozic
TiO2-SnS2 nanocomposites: solar-active photocatalytic materials for water treatment
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 24, 19965-19979 (2017).

...doi

144
 M. Kumar, R. Kumar, S. Rajamani, S. Ranwa, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, M. Kumar
Efficient room-temperature hydrogen sensor based on UV-activated ZnO nano-network
Nanotechnology 28, 365502 (2017).

...doi*

143
 M. Valant, J. Popović, M. Vrčon Mihelj, S. Burazer, A. Altomare, A. Moliterni
Oxide Crystal Structure with Square-Pyramidally Coordinated Vanadium for Integrated Electronics Manufactured at Ultralow Processing Temperatures
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng, 5, 5662–5668 (2017).

...doi

142
 J. Mathew, S. Emin, E. Pavlica, M. Valant, G. Bratina
Interface-controlled growth of organic semiconductors on graphene
Surface Science 664, 16–20 (2017).

...doi

141
 N. L. Reddy, S. Emin, M. Valant, M.V. Shankar
Nanostructured Bi2O3@TiO2 photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen production
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 42, 6627 (2017).

...doi*

140
 I.Reghioua,...M.Valant, et al.
Study of point defects in as-drawn and irradiated Ge-doped optical fibers using cathodoluminescence
IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 169, 012006 (2017).

...doi

139
 A Mavrič, A. Badasyan,G. Mali, M. Valant
Growth mechanism and structure of electrochemically synthesized dendritic polymethylsilane molecules
European Polymer Journal, 90, 162 (2017).

...doi

138
 B. Winkler, L. Martin-Samos, N. Richard, L. Giacomazzi, A. Alessi, S. Girard, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane, M. Valant
Correlations between Structural and Optical Properties of Peroxy Bridges from First Principles
J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 4002 (2017).

...doi

137
 A.-K. Axelsson, F. Le Goupil, M. Valant, N. McN. Alford
Electrocaloric effect in lead-free Aurivillius relaxor ferroelectric ceramics
Acta Materialia, 124, 120-126 (2017).

...doi*xx

136
 I.Reghioua,...M.Valant, et al.
Cathodoluminescence Characterization of Point Defects in Optical Fibers
IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, 64, 2318-2324 (2017).

...doi

135
 A. Mavric, A. Badasyan, M. Fanetti, M. Valant
Molecular size and solubility conditions of polysilanes macromolecules with different topology
Scientific Reports, 6, 35450 (2016).

...doi

134
 S. Ranwa, M. Kumar, P. Kumar Kulriya, M. Fanetti, M. Valant, M. Kumar
Improvement in the Sensing Response of Nano-Crystalline ZnO-Based Hydrogen Sensor: Effect of Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation
IEEE Sensor Journal, 16, 7586-7592 (2016).

...doi

133
 T. Mavric, M. Valant, M. Forster, A.J. Cowan, U. Lavrencic, S. Emin
Design of a highly photocatalytically active ZnO/CuWO4 nanocomposite
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 438, 93-101 (2016).

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132
 I. Reghioua, S. Girard, A. Alessi, D. Di Francesca, L. Martin-Samos, M. Fanetti, N. Richard, M. Raine, M. Valant, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane
Cathodoluminescence investigation of Ge-point defects in silica-based optical fibers
Journal of Luminescence, 179, 1-7 (2016).

...doi

131
 S. Emin, M. de Respinis, T. Mavric, B. Dam, M. Valant, W.A. Smith
Photoelectrochemical water splitting with porous alpha-Fe2O3 thin films prepared from Fe/Fe-oxide nanoparticles
Applied Catalysis A: General, 523 130–138 (2016).

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130
 A. Alessi, M. Fanetti, S. Agnello, S. Girard, G. Buscarino, D. Di Francesca, I. Reghioua, F. Messina, M. Cannas, L. Martin-Samos, M. Valant, N. Richard, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane
Ge-doped silica nanoparticles: production and characterisation
Optical Material Express, 6, #264567 (2016).

...doi

129
 M. Valant, U. Luin, M. Fanetti, A. Mavrič, K. Vyshniakova, Z. Siketić, M. Kalin
Fully Transparent Nanocomposite Coating with an Amorphous Alumina Matrix and Exceptional Wear and Scratch Resistance
Adv. Funct. Mater.,26, 4362–4369 (2016).

...doix

128
 M. Dragomir, M. Valant, M. Fanetti, Y. Mozharivskyj
A facile chemical method for the synthesis of 3C-SiC nanoflakes
RSC Adv., 5, 21795-21801 (2016).

...doi*

127
 M.Valant, M. Fanetti, U. Luin
Role of spinodal-like wrinkling as a prenucleation process in crystallization of sol-gel derived thin films
Appl. Phys. Lett., 108. 151601 (2016).

...doi

126
 J. P. Palakkal, P. N. Lekshmi, S. Thomas, M. Valant, K.G. Suresh, M. R. Varma
Polarons induced electronic transport, dielectric relaxation and magnetodielectric coupling in spin frustrated Ba2FeWO6
Mater. Res. Bull., 76, 161-168 (2016).

...doi

125
 R. A. Nawrocki, E. Pavlica, N. Celic, D. Orlov, M. Valant, D. Mihailovic, G. Bratina
Fabrication of poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanowires for high-mobility transistors
Organic Electronics, 30. 92-98 (2016).

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124
 F. Le Goupil, J. Bennett, A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, A. Berenov, A. J. Bell, T. P. Comyn, N. McN. Alford
Electrocaloric enhancement near the morphotropic phase boundary in lead-free NBT-KBT ceramics
Appl. Phys. Lett., 107, 172903 (2015).

...doi*

123
 T. Mavric, S. Emin, M. Valant, W. Peng, U. Lavrencic Štangar
The Role of Polyvinylpyrrolidone in Hydrothermally Synthesized Ag/ZnO Nanocomposites and Their Photocatalytic Activities
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. - 15, 6541 (2015).

...doi

122
 D. Stojković, D. Torzillo, C. Faraloni, M. Valant
Hydrogen production by sulfur-deprived TiO2-encapsulated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy., 40, 7703 (2015).

...doi*

121
 I. Mikulska, M. Valant, I. Arcon, D. Lisjak
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of the Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic Fe-Doped 6H–BaTiO3
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 4, 1156 (2015).

...doi

120
 A. Zorko, M. Pregelj, M. Gomilsek, Z. Jaglicic, D. Pajic, M. Telling, I. Arcon, I. Mikulska and M. Valant
Strain-Induced Extrinsic High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in the Fe-Doped Hexagonal Barium Titanate
Sci. Rep., 5, 7703 (2015).

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119
 S. Emin, M. de Respinis, M. Fanetti, W. Smith, M. Valant, B. Dam
A simple route for preparation of textured WO3 thin films fromcolloidal W nanoparticles and their photoelectrochemical watersplitting properties
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - 166–167, 406–412 (2015).

...doix

118
 V. Tileli, M. Duchamp, A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, R. E. Dunin-Borkowski, N. McN. Alford
On stoichiometry and intermixing at the spinel/perovskite interface in CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 thin films
Nanoscale, 7, 218–224 (2015)

...doi*

117
 M. Valant, M. Bencina and M. Fanetti
Visible-Light Photoactivity of Bi-pyrochlores with High Fe Contents
Acta Chim. Slov. -61, 447–452 (2014).

...doi

116
 F. Le Goupil, A.-K. Axelsson, L.J. Dunne, M. Valant, G. Manos, T. Lukasiewicz, J. Dec, A. Berenov, N. McN. Alford
Anisotropy of the Electrocaloric Effect in Lead-Free Relaxor Ferroelectrics
Adv. Energy Mater., 1301688 (2014)

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115
 P.N. Lekshm, M. Vasundhara, M. Raama Varma, K.G. Suresh, M. Valant
Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of rare earth based double perovskites
RE2NiMnO6 (RE=La, pr,Sm,Tb)
Physica B - 448 285–289 (2014).

...doi

114
 F. Le Goupil, A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, T. Lukasiewicz, J. Dec, A. Berenov, N. McN. Alford
Effect of Ce doping on the electrocaloric effect of SrxBa1-xNb2O6 single crystals
Applied Physics Letters - 104, 222911 (2014).

...doix

113
 A. Zorko, M .Pregelj, H.Luetkens, A.-K.Axelsson, M. Valant
Intrinsic paramagnetism and aggregation of manganese dopants in SrTiO3
Phys. Rev. B, Cond. Matter Mater. Phys., 89, 0094418 1-8 (2014),

...doi

112
 S. Emin, F.F. Abdi, M. Fanetti, W. Peng, W. Smith, K. Sivula, B. Dam, M. Valant
A novel approach for the preparation of textured CuO thin films from electrodeposited CuCl and CuBr
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 717–718 243–249 (2014).

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111
 M. Bencina, M. Valant, M. W. Pitcher, M. Fanetti
Intensive visible-light photoactivity of Bi- and Fe-containing pyrochlore nanoparticles
Nanoscale, 6, 745-748 ( 2014).

...doix

110
 L. Androš, M. Jurić, J. Popović, A. Šantić, P. Lazić. M. Bencina, M. Valant, N. Brničević, P. Planinić
Ba4Ta2O9 Oxide Prepared from an Oxalate-Based Molecular Precursor, Characterization and Properties
Inorganic Chemistry, 52, 14299−14308 (2013)

...doix

109
 P.N. Lekshmi, G.R. Raji, M. Vasundhara, M.R. Varma, S. S. Pillai and M. Valant
Re-entrant spin glass behaviour and magneto-dielectric effect in insulating Sm2NiMnO6 double perovskite
J. Mater. Chem. C, 1, 6565 (2013).

...doi20x

108
 N.S. Chaudhari, S.S. Warule, S. A. Dhanmane, M.V. Kulkarni, M. Valant and B.B. Kale
Nanostructured N-doped TiO2 marigold flowers for an efficient solar hydrogen production from H2S
Nanoscale, 5, 9383 (2013)

...doi20**

107
 M. Valant, I. Arčon, I. Mikulska, D. Lisjak
Cation Order−Disorder Transition in Fe-Doped 6H-BaTiO3 for Dilute Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism
Chem. Mater., 25, 3544−3550 (2013).

...doi*

106
 A.-K. Axelsson, F. Aguesse, V. Tileli, M. Valant, N. McN. Alford
Growth mechanism and magnetism of CoFe2O4 thin films; Role of the substrate
J. Alloys Comp. 578, 286–291, (2013).

...doi

105
 V. Timón, C.S. Praveen, E. Escamilla-Roa, M. Valant
Hybrid density functional based study on the band structure oftrioctahedral mica and its dependence on the variation of Fe2+ content
J. Molecular Graphics and Modelling - 44, 129–135 (2013).

...doi

104
 A.-K. Axelsson, F. Le Goupil, L.J. Dunne, G. Manos, M. Valant, N. McN. Alford
Microscopic interpretation of sign reversal in the electrocaloric effect in a ferroelectric PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-30PbTiO3 single crystal
Appl. Phys. Lett. -102, 102902 (2013).

...doi2020

103
 R.P. Panmand, M.V. Kulkarni, M. Valant, S.W. Gosavi, B.B. Kale
Quantum confinement of Bi2S3 in glass with magnetic behavior
AIP Advances., - 3, 022123 (2013).

...doi

102
 S. Emin, M. Fanetti, F. F. Abdi, D. Lisjak, M. Valant, R. van de Krol, B. Dam
Photoelectrochemical Properties of Cadmium Chalcogenide-Sensitized Textured Porous Zinc Oxide Plate Electrodes
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, - 5, 1113–1121 (2013).

...doi
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101
 G.S. Babu, S. Bedanta, M. Valant
Evidence of the spin glass state in (Bi1.88Fe0.12)(Fe1.42Te0.58)O6.87 pyrochlore
Solid State Comm., - 158, 51-53 (2013).

...doi

100
 M. Dragomir,, M. Valant,
Synthesis peculiarities of BiVO3 perovskite
Ceram. Int., - 39, 5963-5966 (2013),

...doi

099
 M. Dragomir, I. Arčon, S. Gardonio, M. Valant,
Phase relations and optoelectronic characteristics in the NdVO4–BiVO4 system
Acta Mater., - 61, 1126-1135 (2013).

...doistart

098
 S. Emin D. Lisjak, M. Pitcher, M. Valant,
Structural and morphologic transformation of textural porous zinc sulfide microspheres
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials., - 165, 185-192 (2013).

...doi

097
 T. Kolodiazhyi, M. Valant, J.R Williams, M. Bugnet, G.A. Botton, N Ohashi, Z. Sakka,
Evidence of Eu2+ 4f electrons in the valence band spectra of EuTiO3 and EuZrO3
J. Appl. Phys. - 112, 083719 (2012)

...doi x
096
 M.W. Pitcher, S.M. Emin, M. Valant
A simple demonstration of photocatalysis using sun light.
J. Chem. Educ. - 89, 1439-1441 (2012).

...doi x
095
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, F. Le Goupil,N.M. Alford
Electrocaloric temperature change constrained by the dielectric strength
Mater Chem. Phys., - 136, 277-280 (2012).

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094
 C.S. Praveen, A. Kokalj, A. Rerat, M. Valant
Response properties of AgCl and AgBr under an external static electric field : a density functional study.
Solid State Sci. - 14, 1412-1418 (2012).

...doi

093
 F. Le Goupil, A. Berenov, A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, N.M. Alford
Direct and indirect electrocaloric measurements on 001-PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-30PbTiO3 single crystals
J. Appl. Phys., - 111, 124109 (2012).

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092
 F. Aguesse, A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, N.M. Alford
Enhanced magnetic performance of CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 multilayer nanostructures with a SrTiO3 ultra-thin barrier layer
Scripta Mater. - 67, 249-252 (2012).

...doi

091
 S.K. Apte, S.N. Garaje, M. Valant, B.B. Kale
Eco-friendly solar light driven hydrogen production from copious waste H2S and organic dye degradation by stable and efficient orthorhombic CdS quantum dots–GeO2 glass photocatalyst
Green Chem. -14, 1455-1462 (2012).

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090
 M. Valant
Electrocaloric Materials for Future Solid-State Refrigeration Technologies
Prog. Mater. Sci. - 57, 980-1005 (2012).		 ...doi*
089
 M. Valant, T. Kolodiazhnyi, I. Arcon, F. Aguesse, A.-K. Axelsson, N.M. Alford
The Origin of Magnetism in Mn-Doped SrTiO3
Adv. Funct. Mater., - 22, 2114-2122 (2012)..

...doi*

088
 C.S Praveen, V Timon, M. Valant
Electronic band gaps of ternary corundum solid solutions from Fe2O3-Cr2O3-Al2O3 system for photocatalytic applications : a theoretical study.
Comput. Mater. Sci., 55, 192-198 (2012).

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087
 M. Valant, G.S. Babu, M Vrcon, T. Kolodiazhnyi, A.-K. Axelsson
Pyrochlore range from Bi2O3-Fe2O3-TeO3 system for LTCC and photocatalysis and the crystal structure of new Bi3(Fe0.56Te0.44)3O11
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 95 (2), 644-650 (2012).

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086
 LJ. Dunne, M. Valant, A.K. Axelsson, G. Manos, N. Alford
Statistical mechanical lattice model of the dual-peak electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric relaxors and the role of pressure
J. Phys. D - Appl. Phys., 44 (37), 375404 (2011).

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085
 C.S. Praveen, A. Kokalj, M. Valant
B3LYP investigation of response properties of alkali halides on external static electric fields 
Comp. Mater. Sci., 50, 2628-2635 (2011).

...doi

084
 G.S. Babu, M. Valant, K Page, A. LLobet, T. Kolodiazhnyi, A.K. Axelsson
New (Bi1.88Fe0.12)(Fe1.42Te0.58)O6.87 Pyrochlore with Spin-Glass Transition
Chem. Mater., 23, 2619–2625 (2011).

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083
 A.K. Axelsson, F. Aguesse, L. Spillane, M. Valant , D. W. McComb, N. Alford
Quantitative Strain Analysis and Growth Mode of Pulsed Laser Deposited Epitaxial CoFe2O4 Thin Films
Acta Materialia, 59, 514-520 ( 2011).

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082
 A.K. Axelsson, Y.Y.Pan, M. Valant, P.M. Vilarinho, N. Alford,
Polar Fluctuations in Mn Substituted KTaO3 Ceramics
J. Appl. Phys., 108, 064109 (2010)

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081
 M. Valant, L.J. Dunne, A.-K. Axelsson, N.M Alford, G. Manos, J. Peräntie, J. Hagberg, H. Jantunen, A. Dabkowski
Electrocaloric Effect in a Ferroelectric Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Single Crystal
Phys. Rev. B, 81, 214110 (2010).

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080
 U. Pirnat, M. Valant, V. Radmilovic
Formation Kinetics of a Bi3Nb1-xTaxO7 Fluorite-Type Solid Solution and Thermodynamic Stability of the Bi3TaO7 End Member
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 93, 2909-2914 (2010).

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079
 M. Valant, T. Kolodiazhnyi, A.-K. Axelsson, G.S. Babu, N.M. Alford
Spin Ordering in Mn-Doped KTaO3?
Chem. Mater . - 22, 1952-1954 (2010).

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078
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, F. Aguesse, N.M. Alford
Molecular auxetic behavior of epitaxial Co-ferrite spinel thin film
Adv. Funct. Mater . - 20, 644–647 (2010).		 ...doixx
077
 A.K. Axelsson, M. Valant, N.M. Alford
Influence of Point Defects in KTaO3 on Low-Temperature Dielectric Relaxation
J. Europ. Ceram. Soc. - 30, 941-946 (2010).		 ...doi
076
 A.K. Axelsson, Y. Pan, M. Valant, N.M. Alford
Chemistry, processing and microwave dielectric properties of Mn-substituted KTaO3 ceramics
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 93, 800-805 (2010).		 ...doi
075
 A.A. Porporati, K. Tsuji, M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, G. Pezzotti
Raman Tensor Elements for Multiferroic BiFeO3 with Rhombohedral R3c Symmetry
J. Raman Spect.. - 14, 84-87 (2010).

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074
 A.-K. Axelsson, Y. Pan, M. Valant, N. Mcn. Alford
Synthesis, Sintering, and Microwave Dielectric Properties of KTaO3 Ceramics
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 92, [8], 1773-1778 (2009).		 ...doix
073
 A.-K. Axelsson, M. Valant, L. Fenner, A.S. Wills, N.M. Alford
Chemistry of post-annealing of epitaxial CoFe2O4 thin films
Thin Solid Films . - 517, [13], 3742-3747 (2009).		 ...doi
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072
 M. Valant
Dielectric Relaxations in Bi2O3-Nb2O5-NiO Cubic Pyrochlores
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 92, [4], 955-958 (2009).		 ...doix
071
 LJ. Dunne, M. Valant, G. Manos, A.K. Axelsson, N. Alford
Microscopic Theory of the Electrocaloric Effecct in the Paraelectric Phase of Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate
App. Phys. Let ., - 93 122906 (2008).		 ...doi star
070
 M. Valant, B. Podobnik, D. Kovacic, M. Logar
Direct Laser Writing of Stripline on AgCl Single Crystal
Mater. Chem. Phys., - 110, 280-284 (2008).		 ...doi
069
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, N. Mcn. Alford
Peculiarities of a Solid-State Synthesis of Multiferroic Polycrystalline BiFeO3
Chem. Mater., 19 [22], 5431-5436 (2007).		 ...doi*
068
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, N. M. Alford
Review of Ag(Nb,Ta)O3 as a Functional Material
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 27, [7], 2549-2560 (2007).		 ...doi*
067
 A. Belous, O.V. Ovchar, D. Durilin, M. Valant, M. Macek, D. Suvorov
Microwave Composite Dielectric Based on Magnesium Titanates
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 27 [8-9], 2963-2966 (2007).		 ...doi
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066
 M. Macek, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
The Synthesis and Microwave Dielectric Properties of SrxBa1-xAl2Si2O8 and
CayBa1-yAl2Si2O8 Ceramics
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 27 [2-3], 1181-1185 (2007)
 ...doi*
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065
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, B. Zou, N. Mcn. Alford
Strain Influence on Crystallography of AgNbO3 - Based Thin Films
J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater., - 9, [5], 1377-1381 (2007).		 ...abs
064
 M. Valant, A.-K. Axelsson, B. Zou, N. Mcn. Alford
Oxygen Transport during Formation and Decomposition of AgNbO3 and AgTaO3
J. Mater. Res., - 22 [6], 1650-1655 (2007). 		...doi
063
 M. Spreitzer, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Sodium Deficiency in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3
J. Mater. Chem., - 17, 185-192 (2007). 		...doigiant
062
 A. Belous, O. Ovchar, M. Macek, M. Valant
The Homogeneity Range and the Microwave Dielectric Properties of the BaZn2Ti4O11 Ceramics
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 26, 3733-3739 (2006). 		...doistarstar
061
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, R.C. Pullar, S. Kumaravinothan, N.Mcn. Alford
A Mechanism for Low-Temperature Sintering.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 26, 2777-2783 (2006). 		...doigiant
060
 M. Valant, A. Dakskobler, M. Ambrozic, T. Kosmac,
Giant Permittivity Phenomena in Layered BaTiO3-Ni Composites.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. - 26, 891-896 (2006). 		...doistarstar
059
 T. Jardiel, A.C. Caballero, M. Villegas, M. Valant, B. Jancar, D. Suvorov,
Equilibrium Phase in the Bi2O3-TiO2-WO3 System.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., - 26 [14], 2931-2935 (2006). 		...doi
058
 M. Udovic, M. Valant, B. Jancar, D. Suvorov, A. Meden, A. Kocevar
Phase Formation and Crystal-Structure Determination in Bi2O3-TiO2-TeO2 System Prepared in an Oxygen Atmosphere.
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 89, 3462-3469 (2006). 		...doi*
057
 A. Belous, O.V. Ovchar, D. Durilin, M. Macek, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
High-Q Microwave Dielectric Materials Based on the Spinel Mg2TiO4
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 89, 3441-3445 (2006). 		...doi*
056
 X. Hu, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Phase Transitions and Dielectric Properties of the Ag1-xBix/3NbO3 System.
J. Appl. Phys., - 99 [12], 124109-1-124109-7 (2006). 		...doi
055
 M. Ambrozic, A. Dakskobler, M. Valant
Influence of the Geometrical Parameters on the Conductivity Percolation Threshold.
Eur. Phys., Appl. Phys., - 35, 85-92 (2006) 		...doi*
054
 U. Pirnat, M. Valant, B. Jancar, D. Suvorov
Formation Characteristics of the Commensurate Fluorite-Type Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Solid Solutions
Chem. Mater., - 17, 5155-5160 (2005). 		...doi
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053
 M.Macek Krzmanc, M. Valant, B. Jancar, D. Suvorov
Sub-Solidus Synthesis and Microwave Dielectric Characterization of Plagioclase Feldspars
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 88 [9], 2472-2479 (2005). 		...doix
052
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
The Bi2O3-Nb2O5-NiO Phase Diagram
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 88 [9], 2540-2543 (2005). 		...doix
051
 M. Ambrozic, A. Dakskobler, M. Valant, T. Kosmac
Percolation Threshold Model and its Application to the Electrical Conductivity of Layered BaTiO3-Ni
Materials Science – Poland , - 23 [2], 535-539 (2005). 		...doi
050
 M. Valant, B. Jancar, U. Pirnat, D. Suvorov
The Order-Disorder Transition in Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Fluorite-Like Dielectrics
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc., - 25, 2829-2834 (2005). 		...doix
049
 M. Macek Krzmanc, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
A Structural and Dielectric Characterization of NaxCa1-xAl2-xSi2+xO8 (x=0 and 1) Ceramics
J. Europ. Ceram. Soc., - 25, 2835-2838 (2005). 		...doi
048
 P. Samoukhina, S. Kamba, S. Santhi, J. Petzelt, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Infrared and Terahertz Dielectric Spectra of Novel Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Microwave Ceramics
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc., - 25, 3085-3088 (2005). 		...doix
047
 M. Ambrozic, A. Dakskobler, M. Valant
Numerical Analysis of Steric Influence on Conductivity Percolation Threshold
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys, - 30, 23-31 (2005). 		...doi
046
 M. Udovic, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Phase Formation and Dielectric Characteristics of the Bi2O3-TeO2 System Prepared in an Oxygen Atmosphere
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 87 [4], 591-597 (2004). 		...doigiant
045
 D. Suvorov, M. Valant
Bi-Based Compounds for Glass-Free LTCC Technology
J. Ceram. Soc. Jap., - 112 [5], S1557-1562 (2004). 		...abs
044
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
New Generation of LTCC Materials
Bol. Soc. Esp. Ceram. V., - 43, 634-639 (2004). 		...pdf
043
 B. Jancar, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Solid-State Reactions Occurring during the Synthesis of CaTiO3-NdAlO3 Perovskite Solid Solutions
Chem Mater., - 16, 1075-1082 (2004). 		...doi
042
 M. Leverkoehne, Ales Dakskobler , M. Valant, R. Janssen, Tomaž Kosmač
Cr-Al2O3 Layered Composites with a High Electrical Anisotropy Prepared by Repeated Deformation Processing
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc., - 25, 65-72 (2005). 		...doi
041
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Dielectric Characteristics of Bi2O3 Solid Solutions with a Fluorite-Like Crystal Structure
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 87, 1056- 1061 (2004). 		...doix
040
 M. Valant, A. Meden, D. Suvorov
Isomorphic A-Site Substitution in Sillenite Compounds
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 87, 677-682 (2004). 		...doi
039
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Low-Temperature Sintering of (Ba0.6Sr0.4)TiO3
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 87, 1222-1226 (2004). 		...abs
038
 B. Jancar, D. Suvorov, M. Valant, G Drazic
Characterization of CaTiO3-NdAlO3 Dielectric Ceramics
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc., - 23, 1391-1400 (2003). 		...absgiant
037
 M. Udovic, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Formation and Decomposition of the Bi2TeO6 Compound
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc., - 24, 953-958 (2004). 		...abs*
036
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Dielectric Properties of the Fluorite-Like Bi2O3–Nb2O5 Solid Solution and the
Tetragonal Bi3NbO7
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 86, 939-44 (2003). 		...abs
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035
 L. Farber, M. Valant, M.A. Akbas, P.K. Davies
Cation Ordering in Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 - Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PMN-PSN) Solid Solutions
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., - 85, 2319-2324 (2002). 		...abs
034
 A. Belous, O. Ovchar, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Abnormal behavior of the dielectric parameters of Ba6-xLn8+2x/3Ti18O54 (Ln = La – Gd) solid solutions
J. Appl. Phys., - 92, 3917-3922 (2002). 		...abs
033
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
A Stoichiometric Model for Sillenites
Chem. Mater. - 14, 3471-3476 (2002). 		...absgiant
032
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Microstructural Phenomena in Low-Firing Ceramics
Mater. Chem. & Phys. – 79, 104-110 (2003). 		...abs
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031
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Glass-Free Low-Temperature Cofired Ceramics: Calcium Germanates, Silicates and Tellurates
J. Europ. Ceram Soc. - 24, 1715-1719 (2004). 		...abs
giant
030
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, C. Hoffmann, H. Sommariva
Ag(Nb,Ta)O3-Based Ceramics with Suppressed Temperature Dependence of Permittivity
J. Europ. Ceram Soc. - 21, 2647-2651 (2001) 		...absstarstar
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029
 D. Suvorov, M. Valant, B. Jancar, Sreco D. Skapin
CaTiO3-Based Ceramics: Microstructural development and Dielectric Properties
Acta Chim. Slov., 48, 87-99 (2001). 		...absx
028
 D. Suvorov, G. Drazic, M. Valant, B. Jancar
Microstructural Characterization of CaTiO3-NdAlO3-Based Ceramics
Korean J. Cryst., 11 [4], 195-199 (2000). 		...abs
027
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Microstructure vs. Dielectric Property Correlation in the Stoichiometric Sillenites
Korean J. Cryst., 11 [4], 191-194 (2000). 		...abs
026
 A.G. Belous, O.V. Ovchar, M. Valant, D. Suvorov, D. Kolar
The Effect of Partial Isovalent Substitution in the A-Sublattice on MW Properties of Materials Based on Ba6-xLn8+2/3xTi18O54 Solid Solutions
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc. - 21, 2723-2730 (2001). 		...abs
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025
 M. Udovic, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Dielectric Characteristics of Ceramics from the TiO2-TeO2 System
J. Europ. Ceram . Soc. - 21, 1735-1738 (2001). 		...abs giant
024
 H.T. Kim, Y.H. Kim, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Ti Incorporation in Zn2TiO4 Spinel Ceramics
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 84 [5], 1081-1086 (2001). 		...absgiant
023
 B. Jancar, D. Suvorov, M. Valant
Microwave Dielectric Properties of CaTiO3-NdAlO3 Ceramics
J. Mat. Sci. Lett. - 20 [1], 71-72 (2001). 		...abs
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022
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Processing and Dielectric Properties of Sillenite Compounds Bi12MO20-d (M=Si, Ge, Ti, Pb, Mn, B1/2P1/2)
J. Am. Ceram Soc. - 84 [12], 2900-2904 (2001). 		...absgiant
021
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Synthesis and Characterization of New Sillenite Compound - Bi12(B0.5P0.5)O20
J. Am. Ceram Soc. - 85 [2], 355-358 (2002). 		...abs
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020
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Incorporation of Bismuth into Ba6-xR8+2/3xTi18O54 (R=Nd, Gd)
J. Mat. Sci.,- 36, 2991-2997 (2001). 		...abs
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019
 A.G. Belous, O.V. Ovchar, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Anomalies in the Temperature Dependence of the Microwave Dielectric Properties of
Ba6-xSm8+2/3xTi18O54
Appl. Phys. Letters - 77 [11], 1707-1709 (2000). 		...abs x
018
 A.G. Belous, O.V. Ovchar, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Solid-State Reaction Mechanism for the Formation of Ba6-xLn8+2/3xTi18O54 (Ln=Nd, Sm) Solid Solutions
J. Mat. Res. - 16 [8], 2350-2356 (2001). 		...abs
017
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Chemical Compatibility Between Silver Electrode and Low-Firing Binary Oxide Compounds- Conceptual Study
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 83 [11], 2721-2729 (2000). 		...absgiant
016
 M. Podlipnik, D. Suvorov, M. Valant, D. Kolar
Incorporation of Pb into the Crystal Structure of Ba6-3xNd8+2xTi18O54 Solid Solution
J. Mat. Res. - 15, 1735-1741 (2000). 		...abs
015
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, C.J. Rawn
Structural Reasons for the High Dielectric Anisotropy of Tungsten Bronze-Like Dielectrics
Ferroelectrics - 237, 557-563 (2000). 		...abs
014
 M. Valant, P.K. Davies
Synthesis and Dielectric Properties of Pyrochlore Solid Solutions in the Bi2O3-ZnO-Nb2O5-TiO2 System
J. Mat. Sci., - 34, 5437-5442 (1999). 		...abs*
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013
 M. Valant, P.K. Davies
Crystal Chemistry and Dielectric Properties of Chemically Substituted (Bi1.5Zn1.0Nb1.5)O7 and Bi2(Zn2/3Nb4/3)O7 Pyrochlores
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. - 83 [1] 147-153 (2000). 		...abs*
012
 J. Petzelt, E. Buixaderas, G. Komandin, A. Pronin, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Infrared dielectric response of the La2/3TiO3 -LaAlO3 microwave ceramics system
Mat. Sci & Eng. B- B57, 40-45, (1998). 		...abs
011
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, C.J. Rawn
Intrinsic Reasons for the Variations in the Dielectric Properties of Ba6-3xR8+2xTi18O54 (R=La-Gd) Solid Solutions
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. - 38 [Part 1 5A] 2820-2826 (1999).

...abs
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010
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
AgNb1-xTaxO3 - New High Permittivity Microwave Ceramics Part II: Dielectric Characteristics
J.Am. Ceram. Soc. - 82 [1] 88-93 (1999). 		...abs*
009
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, A. Meden
AgNb1-xTaxO3 - New High Permittivity Microwave Ceramics Part I: Crystal Structures
and Phase Decomposition Relations
J.Am. Ceram. Soc. - 82 [1] 81-87 (1999). 		...abs
008
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Studies of Microwave Ceramics Using Advanced Analytical Techniques
Eu. J. Solid State Inorg. Chem. - 33, 1161-1172 (1996). 		...abs
007
 D. Suvorov, M. Valant, D. Kolar
The Role of Dopants in Tailoring the Microwave Properties of Ba6-xR8+2x/3Ti18O54 Ceramics
J. Mater. Sci. - 32, 6483-6488 (1997). 		...absstar
006
 D. Suvorov, M. Valant, S. Skapin, D. Kolar
Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ceramics along the La2/3TiO3 (stab) - LaAlO3 Tie Line
J. Mater. Sci. - 33, 85-89 (1998). 		...abs
starx
005
 M. Valant, I. Arcon, D. Suvorov, A. Kodre, T. Negas, R. Frahm
EXAFS Study of Incorporation of Bi and Pb Atoms into the Crystal Structure of Ba4.5Nd9Ti18O54
J. Mat. Res., - 12 [3], 799-804 (1997). 		...abs
004
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, S. Macek
Measurement Error Analysis in the Determination of Microwave Dielectric Properties Using Cavity Reflection Method
Ferroelectrics, - 176, 167-177 (1996). 		...abs
003
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, D. Kolar
X-Ray Investigations and Determination of Dielectric Properties of the Compound Ba4.5Gd9Ti18O54
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., - 35, [I-1A], 144-150 (1996). 		...abs
002
 M. Valant, D. Suvorov, D. Kolar
Role of Bi2O3 in Optimising the Dielectric Properties of Ba4.5Nd9Ti18O54 Based Microwave Ceramics
J. Mat. Res., - 11, [4], 928-931 (1996). 		...absstar
001
 D. Suvorov, M. Valant, D. Kolar
Chemistry and Microwave Properties of Bi2O3 - Doped Ba4.5Nd9Ti18O54 Based Ceramics
Ceram . Trans., - 53, 197-207, (1995). 		...abs
   
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014
 M. Valant
Method for storing electrical energy in solid matter
US patent S20200308715 A1 (2020), Slovenian patent, P-201700332 (2017).
013
 Matjaz Valant, H. Florian, K. Reichmann, D. Suvorov
Elektrisches Bauelementen und dessen Herstellung
German patent, DE 103 25 008 B4
012
 B.A. Grigorovič, O.V. Ovchar, D.D. Oleksandrovič, M. Macek, M. Valant, D. Suvorov
Composite microwave dielectric material based on magnesium titanate and calcium titanate
Ukrainian patent, UA 78081
011

Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov, Christian Hoffmann, Helmut Sommariva
Method for producing a ceramic silver niobium tantalate body
USA patents, No. US 6,843,956 B2.

010
 Christian Hoffmann, Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant
Dielectric ceramic materials
USA patent, No. US 6956001 B2
009
 Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov, Klaus Reichmann
Keramikmasse und Kondensator mit der Keramikmasse
European patent, No. P2003,0363 DE E
008
 Helmut Sommariva,Christian Hoffmann, Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant
Keramikmaterial (Composition of Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Based on Silver Tantalum and Niobium Oxides)
German patent, No. DE 10042350 C1
007
 Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov
Ferroelectric ceramics based on Li2O doped (Ba,Sr)TiO3 with low sintering temperature
Slovenian patent, No. SI 21615 A
006
 Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov, Christian Hoffmann, Helmut Sommariva
Method for Producing a Ceramic Silver Niobium Tantalate Body
USA patent, No. US 6,8433,956 B2
005
 Helmut Sommariva, Christian Hoffmann, Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant
Kondensator (Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors from Dielectric Ceramics Based on Silver Tantalum and Niobium Oxides)
German patent, No. DE 10042359 B4
004
 Helmut Sommariva, Christian Hoffmann, Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant
Mikowellen-Bauelement (Microwave Devices Made from Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Based on Silver Tantalum and Niobium Oxides)
German patent, No. DE 10042360 C1
003
 Helmut Sommariva,Christian Hoffmann, Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant
Verfahren zur Herstellung eines keramischen Koerpers (Passive Electronic Components Based on ATN Ceramics)
German patent, No. DE 10042349 C1
002
 Matjaz Valant, Danilo Suvorov
Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Composed of Silver, Niobium and Tantalum Oxides
Slovenian patent, No. SI 9600232 A
001
 Danilo Suvorov, Matjaz Valant, Drago Kolar
Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Composed of Barium, Neodymium, Gadolinium, Titanium and Bismuth Oxides
Slovenian patent, No. SI 9500374 A
   

  On conferences
068
 3rd International Conference Technologies and Business Models for Circular Economy – plenary talk
Power-to-solid solution for high efficiency seasonal grid energy storage
Maribor, Slovenia, December 2020
067
 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (MRS Singapore)
Stability of interfaces between topological insulators and metals used for electrical contacts
Singapore, June 2019
066
 International Conference on Chemical Physics and Material science – plenary talk
Chemistry of topological insulator interfaces with metal electrodes
Istanbul, Turkey, July 2019
065
 International Conference on Chemistry, Environment and Energy - ICCEE-2019 – plenary talk
Development of Bi-pyrochlore photocatalysts for water purification with extraordinary high photocatalytic activity
Satara, India, 2019
064
 5th- International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites - keynote speaker
"Influence of Fe-content on visible light photoactivity of Bi-pyrochlores"
Chennai, India,10.Feb., 2018
063
 EMN and Quantum Summit
"Visible light photoactivity of Bi-pyrochlores"
Chengdu, China,,15 Oct., 2017
062
 2nd International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials for Environment Energy and Sustainability
"Influence of Fe-content on visible light photoactivity of Bi-pyrochlores"
Ljubljana, Slovenia,3.Jun., 2017
061
 3rd Annual Congress on Smart Materials
"Hard and Fully Transparent Nanocomposite Coating for Glass based on Amorphous Alumina"
Bangkok, Thailand,,13 Dec., 2016
060
 4th Int. Symposium of Environmental Managment - Towards Circular Economy - plenary talk
"Alternative cooling technologies: State-of-the-art in electrocaloric material research"
Zagreb, Croatia, 7 Dec., 2016
059
 EMN meeting on Caloric Materials
"Multicaloric effect during nerve action"
Orlando, USA,,13 Dec., 2016
058
 German Physical Society Spring Meeting
"Multicaloric effect in biological systems : a case of nerve action"
Regensburg, Germany, 7 Mar., 2016
057
 Ninth International Conference on High-Performance Ceramics
"Ideal electrocaloric material - an alternative view"
Guilin, China,6 Nov., 2015
056
 Energy Materials Nanotechnology Spain Meeting
"Microstructural evidencies of extrinsic magnetization in Fe-doped 6H-BaTiO3"
Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 3 Sep., 2015
055
 EMN Meeting on Ceramics
"Microstructural evidencies of extrinsic magnetization in Fe-doped 6H-BaTiO3"
Orlando, USA, 28 Jan., 2015
054
 Energy Materials Nanotechnology East Meeting
“Influence of Fe-content on visible-light photoactivity of Bi-pyrochlores“
Beijing, China, May 12-15, 2014
053
 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials
"Induction of the Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in 6H-BaTiO3 by Cation Ordering"
Trivandrum, India, 20 Feb., 2014
052
 Slovenian Chemical Days - plenary talk
“Distribution of paramagnetic dopants in dilute magnetic semiconductor perovskites“
Maribor, Slovenia, 10 Sep., 2013
051
 SLONANO 2012
“Nanostructured ZnO based systems for solar energy harvesting“
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 25 Oct., 2012
050
 The 7th International Conference on Advanced Materials
“Existence of Dilute Magnetism in Oxide Perovskites?“
Brasov, Romania, 31 Aug., 2012
049
 European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ISAF ECAPD PFM)
“Electrocaloric temperature change constrained by the dielectric strength“
Aveiro, Portugal, 11 Jul., 2012
048
 International Conference and Workshop on Nanostructured Ceramics and other Nanomaterials
“Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Magnetism in Mn-doped SrTiO3“
Delhi, India, 14 Mar., 2012
047
 International Symposium on Physics and Technology of Sensors"
“New LTTC Materials: from Fundamental to Applied Research“
Pune, India, 8 Mar., 2012
046
 International Conference on Physics of Materials and Material Based Devices
“New Generation of Functional pyrochlore - Magnetic Semiconductor Pyrochlores“
Kuhlapur, India, 18 Jan., 2012
045
 Nanoenergetics: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
“Electrocaloric effect in low dimensional oxides“
Trieste, Italy, 10 Dec., 2011
044
 Microwave Materials and Their Applications 2010
“New Generation of Functional pyrochlore - Magnetic Semiconductor Pyrochlores“
Warsaw, Poland , 1 Sep., 2010
043
 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials
“Microstructurač Peculiarities of Epitaxial CoFe2O4 thin Films “
Trivandrum, India, 10 Dec., 2009
042
 10th International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics
“Onfluence of point Defects in KTaO3 Crystal Structure on low-Temperature Dielectric relaxation “
Constanta, Romania , 6 Jul., 2009
041
 The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations in Advanced Materials for Optics & Electronics
“Electric Properties of Microstructurally Engineered BiFeO3 “
Shanghai, China , 7 Jul., 2008
040
 X encuentro de fisica - plenary talk
“The Principles and Applications of Quasi-Adiabatic Electrocaloric Cooling“
Piura , Peru , 19 Oct.,. 2007
039
 14th Conference on Materials and Technologies
Anisotropic Strain Distribution in Li-Doped AgNbO3 Thin Films“
Portoroz , Slovenia , 16-18 Oct., 2006
038
 Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials, ROCAM
“Strain Influence on Dielectric Properties of Li-Doped Ag(Nb,Ta)O3 Thin Films“
Bucharest , Romania , 11-14 Sept., 2006
037
 Electroceramics X
“Direct Laser Writing of LTCC Microstrip Lines”
Toledo , Spain 18-22 June, 2006.
036
 4th Asian Meeting on Electroceramics
“Low-Temperature Sintering of Electroceramics: Fundamental Mechanisms”
Hangzhou , China , 27. June 2005
035
 107th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Ceramic Society
“Low-Temperature Sintering of Glass-Free LTCC”
Baltimore , USA , 11 Apr., 2005
034
 2004 Material Research Society Fall Meeting
“Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Fluorite-Like LTCC Dielectrics”
Boston , USA , 1 Dec., 2004
033
 Mechanochemical Synthesis and Sintering 
"Low-Temperature Sintering of Electronic Ceramics"
Novosibirsk , Russia , 15 June 2004
032
 Electroceramics IX 
"The Order-Disorder Transition in Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Fluorite-Like Dielectrics"
Cherbourg , France , 2 June 2004
031
 VI Reunion Nacional, V Conferencia Iberoamericana en Materiales Electroceramicos
"New Generation of LTCC Materials"
Castellon, Spain, 19 June 2003
030
 Asian-Pacific Microwave Conference 2001
"Glass-Free Materials for LTCC Technology"
Taipei , Taiwan R.O.C., 4 Dec., 2001
029
 COST 525 workshop
"Microstructure and Microwave Dielectric Properties"
Aveiro , Portugal , 23 Oct., 2001
028
 7th Conference & Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society
"Perspectives on High-Frequency Dielectrics"
Brugge , Belgium , 13 Sep., 2001
027
 5. Conference on Materials and Technologies
"Mechanism of the Incorporation of the Isovalent Substituents into the Ba6-xNd8+2/3xTi18O54 Crystal Structure"
Portoroz , Slovenia , 3 Oct., 1997
 


In industry

026
 Hitachi Metals . Ltd.
"LTCC at Imperial College London and University of Nova Gorica "
Tokio, Japan , 27. Oct., 2008
025
 Murata MFG., Co. Ltd
"LTCC-Compatible (Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3 Ceramics"
Yasu , Japan 1 Oct., 2003
024
 Murata MFG., Co. Ltd.
"New High Permittivity Microwave Ceramic Material"
Yasu , Japan , 8 Sep., 1997
 
At universities and institutes
023

GIAN lectures at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
course “Functional Materials”
Jodhpur, India, 21-26. Feb. 2022
022

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Interantional school of Photonics
“General Trends in Chemical Interaction of Metals and Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator”
Cochin, India, 5 Feb. 2021
021
 Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
“Chemistry of Metal Interfacies with Topological Insulator”
Chengdu, China, 16. Jul., 2018
020

Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
“Crystallization of Sol-Gel Thin Films”
Chengdu, China, 11. Jul., 2016
019
 London South Bank University
“Hard Coatings - From Basic to Applied Research”
London, UK, 16.Dec., 2015
018
 VINS Christian College of Engineering,
“Water - Fuel of the Future”
Nagercoil, India, 18. Feb., 2014
017
 Center for Materials for Electronic Technologies
"Induction of the Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in 6H-BaTiO3 by Cation Ordering"
Thrissur, India, 14 Feb., 2014
016
 German priority program SPP 1599 - IFW Dresden
“Ideal Electrocaloric Materials - An Alternative view”
Braunschweig, Germany, 30 Sep., 2013
015
 Faculty ofr Chemistry and Chemical technology, University of Maribor
“Nanostructured ZnO based systems for solar energy harvesting”
Maribor, Slovenia, 14 Dec., 2012
014
 National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology
“Oxide Semiconductors with Low-Symmetry Magnetic Structure ”
Trivandrum, India, 25 Mar., 2011
013
 Los Alamos National Laboratory
“Ambiguity of long-range spin ordering in dilute magnetic oxides ”
Los Alamos, USA , 12 Sep 2010
012
 Kyoto Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Ceramic Physics Laboratory
“Multiferroics: Electric Properties of Microstructurally Engineered BiFeO3 ”
Kyoto, Japan , 22 Oct., 2008
011
 McMaster University, Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research
“Solid-State Synthesis of Single-Phase Polycrystalline BiFeO3”
Hamilton , Canada , 5 July 2007
010
 The University of Sheffiled , Engineering Materials
"Analysis of Phase Transition Characteristics of the Bi2O3-Nb2O5 Fluorite"
Sheffield , UK , 4 Dec., 2006
009
 Zhejiang University
"Cubic-to-Tetragonal Transition in Bi3NbO7"
Hanzghou , China , 6 Oct., 2003
008
 Shanghai University
"LTCC-Compatible Ferroelectrics"
Shanghai, China, 4 Oct., 2003
007
 Université de Limoges, Faculté de Science
"Dielectric Properties as a Function of Oxygen-Sublattice Structure"
Limoges , France , 2 Dec., 2002
006
 Polytechnic  (now University of Nova Gorica)
"Design of New Electronic Materials"
Nova Gorica , Slovenia , 7 Mar., 2002
005
 Korean Instutute for Science and Technology, Division of Ceramics
"Glass-Free Dielectris for LTCC"
Seoul , Korea , 30 May 2000
004
 Jozef Stefan Institute
"Investigation of a Correlation between a Crystal Structure and Dielectric Properties as an Example of an Interdependence of a Fundamental and Application Oriented Research"
Ljubljana , Slovenia , 6 Nov., 1998
003
 Korean Institute for Science and Technology, Division of Ceramics
"New High Permittivity and/or High Q Microwave Ceramic Materials"
Seoul , Korea , 5 Sep., 1997
002
 Korean Institute for Science and Technology, Division of Ceramics
"Characterization of Microwave Ceramics Using Advance Analytical Techniques"
Seoul , Korea , 4 Sep., 1997
001
 Seoul National University , Center for Advance Materials Research
"Studies of Microwave Ceramics Using Advance Analytical Techniques"
Seoul , Korea , 2 Sep., 1997
Updated on 10.07.2023 ..................... matjaz.valant@ung.si

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