Projects

International

Tribologické vlastnosti keramických nanoštruktúrnych kompozitov
Tribological properties of ceramic nanostructured composites
Program: COST
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Hvizdoš Pavol, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2008 – 31.12.2012
INTEG-RISK – Včasné zistenie, monitorovanie a integrovaný manažment rizík prinášaných s novými technológiami
Early recognition, monitoring and integrated management of emerging, new technology related risks
Program: FP7
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.11.2008 – 31.10.2012
DEMATEN – Posilnenie výskumného potenciálu oddelenia pre materiálové inžinierstvo
Reinforcement of research potential of the Department of Materials Engineering in the field of processing and characterization of nanostructured materials
Program: FP7
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.5.2008 – 30.4.2011

National

Štúdium mechanických vlastností ľudskej zubnej skloviny po biomimetickej mineralizácii
Study of the mechanical properties of human enamel after biomimetic mineralization
Program: Other projects
Project leader: Ing. Andrejovská Jana, PhD.
Duration:
NEOCAR – Ultra-vysokoteplotné karbidy so zvýšenou oxidačnou odolnosťou
Novel enhanced oxidation-resistant ultra-high temperature carbides
Program: SRDA
Project leader: Ing. Kovalčíková Alexandra, PhD.
Duration: 1.7.2023 – 30.6.2027
Com-Cer – Vývoj nových keramických materiálov komplexného zloženia pre extrémne aplikácie
Development of new compositionally-complex ceramics for extreme applications
Program: SRDA
Project leader: Ing. Kovalčíková Alexandra, PhD.
Duration: 1.7.2022 – 30.6.2026
HaTo-Coat – Tvrdé a húževnaté vrstvy na báze boridov a nitridov pripravené progresívnymi PVD technikami
Hard and tough boride and nitride-based coatings prepared by advanced PVD techniques
Program: SRDA
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Lofaj František, DrSc.
Annotation: The project aims at the increase of fracture toughness of thin hard PVD boride- and nitride based coatings deposited using advance sputtering techniques including HiPPMS and HiTUS while keeping their high thermal and oxidation resistance by means of employment of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The main idea is based on a „new design“ of hard coatings including simultaneous contribution from the modification of chemical composition, morphology and structure of the coatings via exploitation of the potential of structure control provide by HiPPMS and HiTUS technologies with high level of sputtered material ionization and high density of working gas plasma, respectively. Both technologies result in the coatings with high densities and allow us to modify the nanostructures, size of the nanocrystallites, modify chemical composition etc. and subsequently, to obtain different physical properties of the coatings. The activities of the project are focused on the development of transition metals-based boride and nitride coatings with improved mechanical (hardness > 30 GPa) and tribological properties (coefficient of friction < 0.3) for extreme conditions (> 1000°C, aggressive oxidation environment, etc.). The main effort will be oriented toward the elimination of the main drawbacks of hard coatings, i.e. toward the increase of their inherently low fracture toughness and increase of their oxidation resistance without hampering their hardness via understanding of the mechanisms of nanostructure evolution, decomposition of the high entropy multicomponent solid solutions, formation of stable phases and their relationships to mechanical and tribological properties. The research activities include also the correlations of the experimental results with the ab initio predictions based on theoretical models related to atomic structure and electronic configuration of the studied systems.
Duration: 1.7.2022 – 30.6.2025
ADHEC – Nové vysokoentropické keramické materiály pre pokročilé aplikácie
New high-entropy ceramic materials for advanced applications
Program: SRDA
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.8.2020 – 30.6.2024
Vývoj vysokoteplotných materiálov na báze boridov a karbidov s prídavkom grafénových platničiek pripravených progresívnymi metódami spekania
Development of high-temperature composite materials based on borides and carbides with the addition of graphene platelets prepared by progressive sintering methods
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Sedlák Richard, PhD.
Duration: 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2023
CEDITEKII – Rozvoj a podpora výskumno – vývojových aktivít Centra pre testovanie kvality a diagnostiku materiálov v oblastiach špecializácie RIS3 SK
Advancement and support of R&D for "Centre for diagnostics and quality testing of materials" in the domains of the RIS3 SK specialization
Program: Štrukturálne fondy EÚ Výskum a inovácie
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2019 – 30.6.2023
Vysokoteplotné vlastnosti boridových MeB2 (Me = Ti, Zr, Hf) keramických kompozitných materiálov
High-temperature properties of diboride MeB2 (Me = Ti, Zr, Hf) ceramic composite materials
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Kovalčíková Alexandra, PhD.
Duration: 1.1.2020 – 31.12.2022
Štúdium javu tvarovej pamäti a príbuzných javov v keramických systémoch.
Study of shape memory effect and related phenomena in ceramics.
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Vojtko Marek, PhD.
Duration: 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020
Vplyv grafénu na tribologické vlastnosti keramických materiálov na báze karbidov a boridov
The influence of graphene platelets addition on tribological properties of ceramic composites based on carbides and borides.
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Kovalčíková Alexandra, PhD.
Duration: 1.1.2017 – 31.12.2019
Vplyv stupňa ionizácie plazmy na štruktúru a mechanické vlastnosti MeC a MeN (Me=Ti, Cr, W) povlakov pripravovaných vysokoenergetickými pulznými PVD procesmi
The effect of high plasma ionization on structure and mechanical properties of high energy pulsed PVD MeC and MeN (Me=Ti, Cr, W) based coatings
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Kvetková Lenka, PhD.
Annotation: The project is aimed at the investigation of the fundamental relationships between the degree of ionization and the plasma density, as well as power density on the sputtered target on the microstructure and mechanical properties, such as hardness and tribological properties, of nitride and carbide coatings (TiN, Cr and WC) prepared by the novel HiPIMS and HITUS sputtering methods at temperatures below 200oC. The project includes a comparison of these relations with the results of conventional methods of magnetron sputtering, creation of a database of relationships preparation conditions -microstructure – properties of coatings prepared by these new methods as well as determination of optimum conditions for deposition technology of coatings with reproducible properties
Duration: 1.1.2015 – 31.12.2017
ConCer – Vývoj vodivej keramiky na báze SiC
Development of SiC based conductive ceramics
Program: SRDA
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Hvizdoš Pavol, DrSc.
Duration: 1.10.2013 – 30.9.2017
VEGA – Modelovanie napäťových stavov pri nanoindentácii a mechanickom zaťažení v kompozitných systémoch
Modeling of stress state during nanoindentation and mechanical loading in composite systems (MONACO)
Program: VEGA
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Lofaj František, DrSc.
Annotation: Project deals with the mathematical and experimental modelling of stress states during instrumented indentation and scratch testing under uniaxial – and multiaxial loading of fixed beam in composite systems by means of finite element modeling and experimental testing in model systems. The aim of the project is to create a knowledge basis for the optimization of the conditions for the measurement of nanohardness and scratch resistance of thin hard coatings on hard and soft substrates using instrumented indentation and scratch testing and on the increase of mechanical bonding of beams under loading mimicking bicortical dental implants.
Duration: 1.1.2014 – 31.12.2016
Štúdium fázových prechodov indukovaných v keramických magnetoelektrikách chemickou substitúciou a teplotnými zmenami
Investigation of phase transitions induced in magnetoelectric ceramics by chemical substitution and temperature changes
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Kovaľ Vladimír, DrSc.
Annotation: The main goal of the proposed research is to identify and describe the fundamental mechanisms involved in phase transitions in rare earth substituted BiFeO3 magnetoelectrics. Multifunctional ceramics will be prepared bymodified solid-state reaction with the selected lanthanides and various concentrations of substituting element. A thorough analysis of the dielectric response measured in wide frequency and temperature ranges will be carried out in order to evaluate the basic processes related to the magnetoelectric coupling. The effect of the introduction of rare earth ions in BiFeO3 on the phase evolution and magnetic ordering will be investigated in relation to both the rare earth concentration and variation in temperature. Understanding fundamental structure-property relationships and their connection to the stoichiometric composition would allow fabricating multifunctional ceramics with improved magnetoelectric properties for potential applications in microelectronics and spintronics.
Duration: 1.1.2014 – 31.12.2016
Lokálne mechanické vlastnosti kostného cementu
Local mechanical properties of bone cement
Program: VEGA
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Hvizdoš Pavol, DrSc.
Annotation: The main purpose of the project is to investigate mechanical properties of bone cement, as well as structuralintegrity and properties of interfaces of bone cement with selected prosthetic materials. The emphasis will be inexperimental studies of hardness and modulus of elasticity of bone cement by means of instrumented indentationand nanoindentation on local micro- and nano-level in relation with parameters of preparation, composition(presence and absence of antibiotics), and with parameters of formed microstructure (grain size, porosity) withaim to understand their influence on the resulting behaviour. Similarly, the cement / prosthesis interfaces will beinvestigated, the mechanical as well as tribological properties will be measured, and their consequnces on themechanical stability of particular joinings will be evaluated.
Duration: 1.1.2013 – 31.12.2015
HACONE – Vysokoteplotné nanokompozitné povlaky so zvýšenou oxidačnou odolnosťou a životnostou
High temperature oxidation resistant nanocomposite coatings with improved lifetime
Program: SRDA
Project leader: doc. RNDr. Lofaj František, DrSc.
Duration: 1.5.2011 – 31.12.2013
SVIP – Slovenská výskumno-inovačná platforma pre trvalo udržateľné surovinové zdroje
Slovak Research-Innovation Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources
Program: EU Structural Funds Research & Development
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2010 – 30.6.2013
nanoCEXmatII – Budovanie infraštruktúry Centra excelentnosti progresívnych materiálov s nano a submikrónovou štruktúrou
Infrastructure Improving of Centre of Excellence of Advanced Materials with Nano- and Submicron- Structure
Program: EU Structural Funds Research & Development
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.5.2010 – 30.4.2013
nanoCEXmat – Centrum excelentnosti progresívnych materiálov s nano a submikrónovou štruktúrou
Centrum of advanced materials with nano and submicron sized structure
Program: EU Structural Funds Research & Development
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 20.5.2009 – 30.6.2011
Tvrdé a supertvrdé nanokompozitné povlaky
Hard and superhard nanocomposite coatings (NANOHARDCOAT)
Program: SRDA
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.9.2008 – 31.12.2010
Kontaktné mechanické vlastnosti konštrukčných keramických materiálov
Contact mechanical properties of structural ceramics
Program: VEGA
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2007 – 31.12.2009
Výskum keramických materiálov pre vysoko korozívne úprostredia
Research of ceramics materials for high corrosive enviroments
Program: SRDA
Project leader: prof. RNDr. Dusza Ján, DrSc.
Duration: 1.2.2007 – 31.12.2009