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Department of Functional Materials
belongs to the Condensed Matter Division of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The department consists of 3 research groups FMC, MNB and MCM, scanning electron microscopy laboratory and mechanical workshop.
Research within the department focusses on active or passive functionality imprinted to the solid state materials on the structural level, in particular:
- martensitically transforming shape memory alloys in various forms from bulk to thin filaments, thin films or composites and development of their engineering applications
- preparation, characterization, and functionalization of carbon materials in different forms covering nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coatings, nanodiamond particles (NDP) and monocrystalline diamonds (SCD) and graphene based layers
- preparation, characterization and theory of modern structural metallic materials – starting from single crystals via oriented bi- and tricrystals up to materials with purposely created nanocrystalline structures
Recent Key Results
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Nucleation energy landscape of diamond during chemical vapor deposition: Matthew A. Gebbie, Hitoshi Ishiwata, Patrick J. McQuade, Vaclav Petrak, Andrew Taylor, Christopher Freiwald, Jeremy E. Dahl, Robert M. K. Carlson, Andrey A. Fokin, Peter R. Schreiner, Zhi-Xun Shen, Milos Nesladek, and Nicholas A. Melosh, Experimental measurement of the diamond nucleation landscape reveals classical and nonclassical features PNAS, August 1 2018, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1803654115 , FZU web info, Press release |
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Review on TRIP like deformation processes in NiTi shape memory alloys: P. Šittner, P. Sedlák, H. Seiner, P. Sedmák, J. Pilch, R. Delville, L. Heller, L. Kadeřávek, On the coupling between martensitic transformation and plasticity in NiTi: Experiments and continuum based modelling, Progress in Materials Science, 2018, 98;249-298, FZU web info, FREE Link |
| Transformation - plasticity coupling in NiTi shape memory alloy: L. Heller, H. Seiner, P. Šittner, P. Sedlák, O. Tyc, L. Kadeřávek, On the plastic deformation accompanying cyclic martensitic transformation in thermomechanically loaded NiTi, International Journal of Plasticity, 2018, in press, FZU web info |
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Nanosegregation and embrittlement at interfaces: P. Lejček, M. Šob, V. Paidar: Interfacial segregation and grain boundary embrittlement: An overview and critical assessment of experimental data and calculated results. Progress in Materials Science 87 (2017) 83–139. FZU web info |
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Localized deformation of NiTi by 3D-XRD: P. Sedmák, J. Pilch, L.Heller, J. Kopeček, J. Wright, P. Sedlák, M. Frost, P. Šittner, Grain-resolved analysis of localized deformation in nickel-titanium wire under tensile load, Science 353, 559-562 (2016) FREE link, Press release, See also presentation in Special Topics |
Research units:
- Functional materials and composites / L. Heller
- Materials for Nanosystems and Biointerfaces / V. Mortet
- Materials with Controlled Microstructures/ P.Lejček
- FUNBIO-SAFMAT SEM laboratory / J.Kopecek
- Mechanical workshop / S. Habr
Special Topics website:
Department:
Department of Functional Materials
Institute of Physics of the CAS
Na Slovance 2, 182 21, Prague, Czech Republic
Tel: +420 266 052 613
Fax: +420 286 890 527
email: ofm@fzu.cz
Head of Department
| Name | Surname | Phone | |
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| Petr | Šittner | +420 266 052 657 | sittner@fzu.cz |
Deputy Head of Department
| Name | Surname | Phone | |
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| Luděk | Heller | +420 266 053 351 | heller@fzu.cz |
| Pavel | Lejček | +420 266 052 167 | lejcekp@fzu.cz |
Secretary
| Name | Surname | Phone | |
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| Marcela | Boháčková | +420 266 052 613 | bohacekm@fzu.cz |
Administration
Head of DepartmentPetr
Šittner
News
On January 30, Eduardo Alarcon defended his Czech-French PhD thesis in Brest, France , congratulations.
NiTi20Hf shape memory alloy was used in the actuation system for the rotating wingtips in the test flight series of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing proj
On January 16 2018, Pavel Sedmak completed his PhD at FJFI CVUT.. Congratulations
Seminar of the Department of Functional Materials
Investigation of deformation processes in shape memory alloys by 3D x-ray diffraction and x-ray microscopy
The MSM research group headed by Oleg Heczko left the Department of Functional Materials on September 1th 2017. O.
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