2025
PhD student Dora Balen joined the project team (29.12.2025).
2026
Dissemination of project results at leading international conferences
poster contributions
1. E-MRS, 2026 Fall Meeting & Exhibit of the European Materials Research Society (14-17.9.2026, Warsaw, Poland)
High-pressure structural and electrical response of Ni-doped LaCoO₃ perovskites (D. Balen, T. Nakagawa, C. Zhang, M. Vrankić, J. Popović, V. Bednaříková, S. Tkachenko, L. Čelko)
2. IDS2026, 13th Conference on Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and its Application (7-11.9.2026, Leuven, Belgium)
Influence of temperature on Ni-doped LaCoO₃: linking crystal structure and dielectric response via powder X-ray diffraction and electrical measurements (M. Vrankić, D. Balen, J. Popović, T. Nakagawa, L. Pavić, A.Z. Szeremeta, M. Paluch, V. Bednarikova, S. Tkachenko, M. Remešová, L. Čelko)
3. ECC10, 10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (12-16.7.2026, Antwerp, Belgium)
High-temperature structural and microstructural evolution of Ni- and Mn-doped LaCoO₃ perovskites (D. Balen, M. Vrankić, V. Bednaříková, J. Popović, S. Tkachenko, M. Remešová, L. Čelko)
4. EPDIC19, 19th European Powder Diffraction Conference (21-26.6.2026, Crans Montana, Switzerland)
Correlating crystalline structure of LaCoO₃ perovskites with the photocatalytic degradation of cefixime (L. Androš Dubraja, M. Vrankić, D. Balen, V. Bednaříková, S. Tkachenko 2, M. Remešová, L. Čelko, best poster award)
5. EPDIC19, 19th European Powder Diffraction Conference (21-26.6.2026, Crans Montana, Switzerland)
Effect of temperature on structural properties and photocatalytic performance of Ni- and Mn-doped LaCoO₃ (D. Balen, M. Jurić, M. Vrankić, V. Bednaříková, S. Tkachenko, M. Remešová, L. Čelko)
oral contributions
1. 32nd Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting (17-21.6.2026, Vodice, Croatia)
Linking synthesis to crystal structure in LaCoO₃: A detailed crystallographic investigation (D. Balen, M. Vrankić, J. Popović, V. Bednaříková, S. Tkachenko, M. Remešová, L. Čelko)
Dissemination of project results at leading international schools
poster contributions
1. International AIC School, Crystallography: From Basic Principles to Emerging Horizons (20-23.7.2026, Bari, Italy)
High-temperature structural and microstructural evolution of Ni-doped LaCoO₃ perovskites (D. Balen, M. Vrankić, V. Bednaříková, J. Popović, S. Tkachenko, M. Remešová, L. Čelko)
2. The 4th High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Summer School (5-10.6.2026, Edinburgh, U.K.)
Non-ambient effects on the structure and microstructure of pure LaCoO₃ and Ni-doped LaCoO₃ (1.3 at% Ni) (D. Balen, M. Vrankić, T. Nakagawa, V. Bednaříková, S. Tkachenko, L. Čelko)