Home / Publications Publications Resarch area:Hybrids and Liquid FerroicsMagnetic Nanorobotics and BionanomaterialsMagnetic CatalystsNanostructural Characterisation2026 Ultrasmall Nanoparticles (USNPs) of Iridium Precipitated with Base Media for Application in Acidic Water Electrolysis Inayat Ali Khan, Per Morgen, Saso Gyergyek, Søren Bredmose Simonsen, Raghunandan Sharma, Shuang Ma AndersenACS Applied Materials & Interfaces12.05.2026DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c25101?ref=PDF Dynamic and electrified ammonia synthesis enabled by magnetic heating of barium-promoted ruthenium catalyst A. Sedminek, D. Makovec, M. Huš, A. Prašnikar, S. Yakushkin, B. Likozar, J. Teržan, S. Gyergyek Chemical Engineering Journal01.05.2026DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.175068 Rotating magnetic nanochain-based biosensor enables 6-minute ultrasensitive quantification of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein Juri A. Malkerov, Alexey V. Orlov, Alexandra S. Rakitina, Slavko Kralj, Petr I. NikitinBiosensors and Bioelectronics01.04.2026DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.118346 Mn-Induced Stabilization of a β-Alumina-Type Defect Structure in Barium Hexaferrite Nanoplatelets Darko Makovec, Matic Poberžnik, Janvit Teržan, Tomaž Mertelj, Damjan Vengust, Goran Dražić, Darja Lisjak, Sašo GyergyekChemistry of Materials16.03.2026DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00103 The Synergetic Effect of Cu+/Cu2+ in Unsupported CuxO on the Activity and Mechanism of Low-Temperature CO Oxidation: A Transient Kinetic and Isotopic Study Michalis A. Vasiliades, Georgia-Maria D. Zarkou, Cheng Zhang, Alexandra Theodosiou, Mirko Prato, Sašo Gyergyek, Petar Djinović, Sotirios Christodoulou, Angelos M. EfstathiouACS Catalysis09.03.2026DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c06757 Revealing the dual role of nanoparticle size and surface ligands in plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis of Au/TiO2 nanorods Špela Slapničar, Maja Caf, Slavko Kralj, Gregor Žerjav, Albin PintarApplied Surface Science28.02.2026DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.165300 Ferromagnetic ferrofluids in aqueous and low-polar media Jošt Tručl, Patricija Hribar Boštjančič, Žiga Gregorin, Peter Medle Rupnik, Alenka Mertelj, Darja LisjakJournal of Colloid and Interface Science15.01.2026DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138806 Synthesis of a magnetically heatable ceria–supported ruthenium catalyst via deposition of nanocrystalline ceria on silica-coated magnetic iron–oxide nanoparticles Nina Križaj Kosi, Jakov-Stjepan Pavelić, Miha Grilc, Sašo Gyergyek, Darko MakovecJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids06.01.2026DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00103 2025 Ultra-thin ZnO coatings on microstructured γ-Fe2O3 thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition for enhanced photocatalysis Robert Peter, Slavko Kralj, Ivan Prološčić, Marko Perčić, Martina Kocijan, Daria Jardas Babić, Iva Šarić Janković, Blaž Jaklič, Ivna Kavre PiltaverMaterials Chemistry and Physics01.12.2025DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131373 Microwaves assisted synthesis of IrRu alloy nanoparticles for acidic oxygen evolution reaction: a balance between activity and stability Inayat Ali Khan, Per Morgen, Sašo Gyergyek, Raghunandan Sharma, Shuang Ma Andersen Applied Surface Science15.09.2025DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163405 Magnetomechanical detachment of bacterial biofilms using anisotropic magnetic iron oxide nanochains Matija Šavli, Manca Černila, Maja Caf, Abida Zahirović, Nika Zaveršek, Sebastjan Nemec, Spase Stojanov, Anja Klančnik, Jerica Sabotič, Slavko Kralj, Aleš BerlecACS Applied Bio Materials04.09.2025DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c01029 Room-temperature multiferroic liquids: ferroelectric and ferromagnetic order in a hybrid nanoparticle–liquid crystal system Hajnalka Nádasi, Peter Medle Rupnik, Melvin Küster, Alexander Jarosik, Rachel Tuffin, Matthias Bremer, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Darja Lisjak, Nerea Sebastián, Alenka Mertelj, Frank Ludwig, Alexey EreminAdvanced materials26.07.2025DOI: 10.1002/adma.202508406Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Multiscale kinetic modelling of de-hydroxylation of mucic- to adipic acid esters over Re/C Brigita Hočevar, Anže Prašnikar, Sašo Gyergyek, Matej Huš, Miha Grilc, Blaž Likozar Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry25.07.2025DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2024.12.058. Limited Efficacy of Nanoparticle-Assisted Electroporation for Membrane Permeabilization and Gene Electrotransfer Tamara Polajžer, Matej Kranjc, Slavko Kralj, Maja Caf, Rok Romih, Samo Hudoklin, Federica Rocca, Damijan MiklavčičPharmaceutics25.07.2025DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17080964 Microdroplet magnetic field sensor utilizing magneto-birefringence effect Martin Horvat, Patricija Hribar Boštjančič, Darja Lisjak, Alenka Mertelj, Natan OstermanAdvanced materials technologies25.06.2025DOI: 10.1002/admt.202500795 Effect of the catechol structure on the functionalization and magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets Katja Drobež, Nina Popov, Darja Lisjak Nanoscale Advances11.06.2025DOI: 10.1039/D4NA01035C White LED - Driven hydrogen production: Tantalum oxide supported g-C3N4 sheets as a Pt-free catalyst Aayush Gupta, Loveleen K. Brar, Sachin Jaidka, Khaja Mohaideen Kamal, Sašo Gyergyek, Blaž LikozarInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy21.05.2025DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.04.370 Ferromagnetic nematic suspensions with negative dielectric anisotropy: Competing effects of magnetic and electric fields Shivaraja Santhegudda Jayaramappa, Anaswara Das Kunnummal, Ramesh Manda, Alenka Mertelj, Darja Lisjak, Surajit DharaPhysical Review Applied14.05.2025DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.054040 1 2
