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  • LABORATORY FOR LASER SPECTROSCOPY
    • URL: http://leptir.ifs.hr/~blecic/Project1/index.html

      Br.       101
      Tel: 469 8850, 469 88 56 

      Research topics: Physical processes occurring in low-energy atomic collisions in gases and low-temperature plasma - collision broadening and shift of spectral lines, collision energy transfer.

      Techniques: Laser Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (LAAS), Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), Laser emission spectroscopy, Doppler-free and Doppler-limited two-photon spectroscopy, optogalvanic detection.

      Collaborators: Dr Čedomil Vadla, Dr Vlasta Horvatić
  • LABORATORY FOR FEMTOSECOND LASER SPECTROSCOPY
    • URL: http://projekt2.ifs.hr/

      Br. 201, 209
      Tel: 469 8860, 469 8858 

      Research topics: Study of dense alkali vapours in high temperature sapphire cells and high-pressure light sources with alkali vapours by means of femtosecond lasers, construction of components for femtosecond laser, different amplification stages and other control units for e.g. time shaping of femtosecond laser pulses, research and development of new light sources in the femtosecond region for the application in biophysics and dentistry.

      Techniques: Classical emission and absorption spectroscopy in visible and vacuum-ultraviolet spectral region, femtosecond laser spectroscopy (pump-probe, pulse chirping, pulse shaping).

      Collaborators: Dr Goran Pichler, Dr Hrvoje Skenderović, Dr Ticijana Ban, Dr Damir Aumiler, Dr Silvije Vdović, Nataša Vujičić, BSc, Gordana Kregar, BSc, Mario Rakić, BSc
  • LABORATORY FOR LASER SPECTROSCOPY OF COLD PLASMA
    • URL: http://spectra.ifs.hr/

      Br. 003, 004
      Tel: 469 8872 

      Research topics: Study of the conditions for generation of new molecules of interest in astrophysics and new materials (e.g. Li-C, Li-N, Li-Mn, Li-Cd). Development of new for high-sensitivity spectroscopic measurements.

      Techniques: Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOF-MS), time resolved emission spectroscopy, laser ablation, molecular beams.

      Collaborators:  Dr Slobodan Milošević, Dr Nikša Krstulović, Zlatko Kregar, BSc, Marijan Bišćan, BSc
  • GROUP FOR THEORETICAL ATOMIC PHYSICS
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      Research topics:       Spectral features of alkali molecules on high and low temperatures, effective scenario of creation of ultracold molecules by photoassociation, long range molecular bound states, radiative and ionization processes of decay of molecular collision complexes, development and adjustment of numerical methods.

      Techniques: Asymptotic calculations of long range interactions, semi-classical calculations Franck-Condon factors and emission and absorption spectra, mapped Fourier grid Hamiltonian, complex multichannel Numerov algorithm.

      Collaborators: Dr Mladen Movre, Dr Robert Beuc, Dr Berislav Horvatić, Dipl. ing. Goran Gatalica
  • LABORATORY FOR COHERENT OPTICS
    • Br. 041, 042
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      Research topics: Spatial light modulators - characterization of LCDs, optical-numerical pattern recognition, hybrid optical correlators (VanderLugt, JTC, extended), classical, holographic, speckle, and digital interferometry, classical and digital holography.

      Techniques: Optical - Numerical Fourier Analysis, Optical - Numerical Pattern Recognition, Holography, Holographic Interferometry, Electron Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI), Frequency Plane Correlator (FPC), Joint Transform Correlator(JTC).

      Collaborators: Dr Nazif Demoli, Kristina Šariri, Bsc
  • LABORATORY FOR LASER INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
    • URL: http://leptir.ifs.hr/~blecic/Project6/index.html

      Br. 210
      Tel: 469 8857, 469 8862 

      Research topics: Investigation of ECS crystals specific surface free energy dependence on surface orientation with respect to crystallographic axes, as well as on temperature and stoichiometry, for the group of non-stoichiometric copper and silver chalcogenides in their superionic phases. Investigation of growth modes of atomically smooth facets, depending on growth rate, at different temperatures.

      Techniques: Laser interferometry

      Collaborators: Dr Zlatko Vučić, Dr Jadranko Gladić, Dr Davorin Lovrić
  • GROUP FOR THEORY OF CRITICAL PHENOMENA AND LOW DIMENSION SYSTEMS
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      Research topics:       Within the theory of critical phenomena: scaling, renormalization group, Monte Carlo simulations, phase transitions in systems with long range interactions, systems with quenched disorder, self-organized critical phenomena.
      Within the theory of condensed matter: systems with strong electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, metal-insulator transition in strongly correlated materials, injection and transport in disordered inorganic materials, modelling of organic electronic devices.

      Techniques: Adjusted to specific problems.

      Collaborators: Dr Katarina Uzelac, Dr Eduard Tutiš, Dr Osor S. Barišić, Ivan Balog, Juraj Szavits Nossan
  • LABORATORY FOR MAGNETIC AC SUSCEPTIBILITY
    • URL: http://ac.ifs.hr/

      Br. 045, 044
      Tel: 469 8831 

      Research topics: Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism in ruthenocuprates, magnetic order in ruthenates, manganates and other related oxides, magnetism and magnetic dynamics in general, transport and dissipative mechanisms in high-temperature superconductors, magnetism of amorphous ferromagnets, superconductivity in MgB2.

      Techniques: High-resolution AC susceptibility, I-V characteristics, ac and dc resistivity.

      Collaborators: Dr Mladen Prester, Dr Đuro Drobac, Dr Željko Marohnić, Dr Ivica Živković 
       
  • GROUP FOR STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS
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      Research topics:       Effects of strong correlations in electronic systems like transition metals oxides, heavy fermions, rare earths compounds, superconducting cuprates, semimetals and semiconductors, manganates with giant magnetoresistance , magnetic impurities, Kondo insulators, quantum dots and nanotubes.

      Techniques: Solving of theoretical models (single impurity Anderson model, periodic Anderson model, Hubbard model, Falicov-Kimball model, Holstein model) by standard many body theory methods (functional integrals, perturbation expansion for Green’s functions, scaling of bond constants, renormalization group, and exact methods when possible) and comparison of theoretical results with experimental data.

      Collaborators: Dr Veljko Zlatić
  • LABORATORY FOR STUDYING STRONGLY CORRELATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
    • Br. 134
      Tel: 469 8810

      Research topics: New strongly correlated electron materials with giant thermopower: Kondo systems, valence-fluctuating systems, non-Fermi liquids, high temperature, superconductors, ferromagnetic superconductors, small-moment magnetism.

      Techniques: Thermopower and electrical resistivity measurements.

      Collaborators: Dr Miroslav Očko, Dr Ivica Aviani
  • SAXS LABORATORY FOR CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND NANOSTRUCTURE ANALYSES
    • Br. 031
      Tel: 469 8841

      Research topics: Crystal structure, nano- and microstructure of materials, four-dimensional crystallography of composite crystals, one-dimensional commensurate and incommensurate structure modulations, surface and sub-surface structure of deposited layers and thin films.

      Techniques: Electron Microscopy (EM) and Diffraction (ED), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Wide Angle (WAXS) and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), Grazing Incidence (GISAXS).

      Collaborators: Dr Ognjen Milat, Krešimir Salamon, BSc
  • LABORATORY FOR THE PHYSICS OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
    • Br. 232, 233, 234, 005
      Tel: 469 8905, 469 8884 469 8885, 469 8891 

      Research topics: Transport of charge and heat and magnetotransport of quasicrystals, complex metal systems with giant primitive cells, magnetic frustrated systems and similar materials.

      Techniques: Measurement of thermoelectric coefficients in temperature range from 1.5 K to 300 K under normal pressure and under high pressure up to 20 GPa, of thermal conductivity in temperature range from 1.8 K to 300 K and in magnetic field up to 10 T, of galvanomagnetic properties (77 K - 400 K and 1 T), and of electric resistance on high temperatures up to 1073 K. 

      Collaborators:  Dr. Ana Smontara, Dr Jovica Ivkov, Petar Popčević BSc,; Dr Neven Barišić, Dr Željko Bihar, Dr Jagoda Lukatela, Prof. Dr Boran Leontić,  Dr Denis Stanić, Igor Smiljanić, BSc
  • LABORATORY FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS
    • URL:  http://kompleksni.ifs.hr/Page.aspx?id=1

      Br. 235
      Tel: 469 8886

      Research topics: Physics in low dimensions (1D and 2D), specific charge organisation, charge and spin density waves, nanotubes and the atoms confined within, disorder, glass transition, application of microworld phenomenology in macroworld (forest fires, economy, sociology).

      Techniques: Calorimetry - thermal capacity and latent heat, thermal capacity, electric transport (linear and nonlinear), thermally stimulated discharge current, complex relaxation of heat and charge, and all these techniques in magnetic field.

      Collaborators: Dr Katica Biljaković, Dr Damir Starešinić, Damir Dominko
  • LABORATORY FOR DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY IN SOLID STATE

    • URL: http://real-science.ifs.hr/

      Br. 222
      Tel: 136

      Research topics: Charge and spin density waves, charge ordering phases, organic superconductivity, systems with reduced dimensionality with strong correlations (transition-metal oxides, organic materials).

      Techniques: Dielectric spectroscopy, measurements of nonlinear conductivity in electric field, Fourier analysis of low band noise.

      Collaborators: Dr. Silvia Tomić, Dr. Bojana Hamzić, Dr.Tomislav Vuletić, Tomislav Ivek, BSc, Danijel Grgičin, BSc
  • LABORATORY FOR SURFACE SCIENCE AND SUPPORTED NANOSTRUCTURES

    • URL: http://surface.ifs.hr/

      Br. 023
      Tel: 469 8834, 469 8835, 469 88 17

      Research topics: Electronic and structural investigations of metallic ultrathin films, clean surfaces and adsorbates, quantum well states properties in ultrathin metallic films, ultrathin oxide films and formation of metallic nano-structures.

      Techniques: Angular resolved photo-emission spectroscopy (ARUPS) High energy and angle resolution photo-emission spectroscopy (HRARUPS), X-ray photo-emission spectroscopy (XPS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Low Electron Energy Diffraction (LEED), Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM), Temperature Programmed Desorption Spectroscopy (TPDS), Work-function measurements-Kelvin Probe (WFM).

      Collaborators: Dr Milorad Milun, Dr Petar Pervan, Dr Marko Kralj, Dr Vesna Mikšić Trontl (FER), BSc Ivo Pletikosić, BSc Marin Petrović
  • GROUP FOR THEORETICAL SURFACE PHYSICS
    • URL: http://www.ifs.hr/hr/group3.html

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      Research topics: Investigations of interactions of atom and subatom particles and electromagnetic radiation (quantum probes) with surfaces as means of acquiring information on their structure, electronic, dynamic and reactive (chemical) properties. Within these studies the above listed properties of clean crystal surfaces, adsorbate covered surfaces, adsorbate layers (mono and multilayer films) and nanostructures are investigated.

      Techniques: Methods of field theory in statistical physics (propagators, Green’s and correlation functions for finite temperatures), quantum theories of elastic and inelastic scattering for systems with reduces symmetry, exact diagonalisation of Hamiltonian matrix, numerical solving of classical and quantum equations of motion.

      Collaborators: Dr Branko Gumhalter, Dr Antonio Šiber
  • LABORATORY FOR BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
    • URL: http://real-science.ifs.hr/

      Br. 221
      Tel: 129

      Research topics: Experimental investigations of characteristic space scales in water solutions of DNA, other (bio)polyelectrolytes and colloids by making use of the dielectric spectroscopy.

      Techniques: Dielectric spectroscopy of liquid specimen/specimen in water solution, pH/conductometry, precise laboratory balance, manipulations with biology specimen.

      Collaborators: Dr Tomislav Vuletić, Dr Silvia Tomić, Sanja Dolanski-Babić, MSc
  • LABORATORY FOR MAGNETOTRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS
    • URL: http://real-science.ifs.hr/

      Br. 027
      Tel: 469 8913

      Research topics: Transport properties, galvanomagnetic properties, new anysotropic synthetic materials, organic superconductivity, transition metals oxides.

      Techniques: AC and DC conductivity, I-V characteristics, superconducting magnet 6T (magnetoresistance and Hall effect measurements).

      Collaborators: Dr.sc. Bojana Hamzić, Dr.sc. Silvia Tomić
  • GROUP FOR MODELING OF ELECTRONIC PROCESSES AND DEVICES
    • URL: http://pep.ifs.hr/grumep

      Br.
      Tel:       469 8806, 469 8828

      Research topics: Electric and heat transport in complex crystal systems, electronic phase separation and superconductivity, strongly frustrated magnets and related materials, organic unordered materials, hopping transport and recombination near the media interfaces, numerical modeling and simulations of electronic devices

      Collaborators: Dr. sc. Eduard Tutiš, IF, Zagreb
      Prof. dr. sc. Ivo Batistic, PMF, Zagreb
      Prof. dr. sc. Ante Bilušić, PMF, Split
      Dipl. ing. Ivan Jurić, IF, Zagreb
  • LABORATORY FOR STATIC MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS
    • Br. 028, 029
      Tel: 469 8832, 469 8833

      Research topics: Defects and exchange interactions in low dimensional (D<3) magnetic systems. Magnetism of new compounds with transition metals as spin carriers in various ligand surroundings, new magnetic lattices and their magnetic anisotrophy, magnetic ordering in these lattices, and their symmetries.

      Techniques: Faraday's method of dc magnetic susceptibility measurements, high sensitivity torque magnetometry. Measurements are performed in temperature range from 2K to 330 K and in magnetic fields of up 0.9 T.

      Collaborators: Dr. Marko Miljak, Dr. Mirta Herak
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