Abstract
Cold and low-density plasmas are currently in focus of basic research worldwide due to many open questions regarding their complex nature and simultaneously due to their high potential for applications in various fields of research and technology. Plasmas can be produced by bombarding matter either with energetic electrons or with energetic photons. The first kind is related to use of various discharges and the second to use of powerful lasers. Our interest is in plasmas produced in vacuum, under low-pressure gas environment, at atmospheric air or on/within liquids. Discharges which we use range from electrodeless, single electrode to various designs of two electrode systems. Lasers we use are cw or pulsed nanosecond. In our research special care will be devoted to tailoring the electron energy distribution functions as a key factor influencing plasma content and features. This is usually done by changing macroscopic plasma parameters – gas pressure, electrical fields and geometry of discharges. In this project we shall combine laser produced plasmas with discharge plasmas to achieve that goal. To understand the complex nature of plasma or processes of plasma interaction with other matter phases (gases, liquids and solids) basic approach is to perform plasma diagnostics by various types of optical and laser spectroscopies. To interpret findings we study basic atomic collision processes in plasmas and structure and spectra of various complexes formed within plasma (dimers, radicals etc.). Modelling of various processes within cold plasmas and laser produced plasmas is performed in addition. In various applications in which plasma treatment of matter is used there is a need for in situ monitoring of processes both in plasma and at interfaces and therefore both spatial and temporal spectral resolution of applied detection techniques are important. We use classical emission and absorption laser spectroscopies and modern techniques such as a cavity ring-down spectroscopy.
Laser produced plasma: in background gas (left) and collisional plasmas in vacuum (right)
Triple atmospheric pressure plasma jet
DBD atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Low-pressure inductively coupled radio-frequency plasma
Publications
Dejan Maletić, Dean Popović, Nevena Puač , Zoran Lj Petrović and Slobodan MiloševićComparison of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and fast ICCD imaging for spatial and time resolved measurements of atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 31(2022) 025011 (10pp)
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ac4ddd 20220217
Kinga Kutasi, Nikša Krstulović, Andrea Jurov, Krešimir Salamon, Dean Popović and Slobodan MiloševićControlling: the composition of plasma-activated water by Cu ions
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 30 (2021) 045015
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/abf078 20210427
Maja Kiš, Slobodan Milošević, Ana Vulić, Zoran Herceg, Tomislava Vukušić, Jelka PleadinEfficacy of low pressure DBD plasma in the reduction of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in oat flour
Food Chemistry 316, 126372, (2020)
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126372 20200206
Lucija Krce, Matilda Šprung, Ana Maravić, Polona Umek, Krešimir Salamon, Nikša Krstulović, Ivica AvianiBacteria Exposed to Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser Ablation in Water: Modelling E. coli Growth and Inactivation
Materials 2020,13, 653
DOI: 10.3390/ma13030653 20200201
Krisztián Gierczik, Tomislava Vukušić, László Kovács, András Székely, Gabriella Szalai, Slobodan Milošević, Gábor Kocsy, Kinga Kutasi, Gábor GalibaPlasma‐activated water to improve the stress tolerance ofbarley
Plasma Processes and Polymers, 17, 3, (2020)
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201900123 20191223
Ivana Panžić, Krunoslav Juraić, Nikša Krstulović, Ana Šantić, Domagoj Belić, Damjan Blažeka, Milivoj Plodinec, Vilko Mandić, JelenaMacan, Adnan Hammud, Danail Ivanov, Jasper Plaisier, Marc Gregor Willinger, Davor Gracin and Andreja GajovićZnO@TiO2 Core Shell Nanorod Arrays with Tailored Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties for Photovoltaic Application
Molecules 2019, 24, 3965
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213965 20191101
Kinga Kutasi, Dean Popović, Nikša Krstulović and Slobodan MiloševićTuning the composition of plasma-activated water by a surface-wave microwave discharge and a kHz plasma jet
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 28 (2019) 095010 (11pp)
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ab3c2f 20190906
Dean Popović, Marijan Bišćan and Slobodan MiloševićLaser induced breakdown in pulsed helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 28 (2019) 055009 (9pp)
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ab1d10 20190516
V. Stulić, T. Vukušić, A. R. Jambrak, V. Bačun- Družina, D. Popović, J. Mrvčić, Z. HercegQuantitative microbial assessment for Escherichia coli after treatment by high voltage gas phase plasma
Quantitative microbial assessment for Escherichia coli after treatment by high voltage gas phase plasma; Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 53 (2019), 26-35
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2018.08.007 20190515
Perčić, M., Zelenika, S., Mezić, I. Peter, R., Krstulović, N.An experimental methodology for the concurrent characterization of multiple parameters influencing nanoscale friction
Friction 8, 577-593 (2020)
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-019-0289-z 20190417
Andrea Jurov, Dean Popović, Iva Šrut Rakić, Ida Delač Marion, Gregor Filipič, Janez Kovač, Uroš Cvelbar, Nikša KrstulovićAtmospheric pressure plasma jet–assisted impregnation of gold nanoparticles into PVC polymer for various applications
Int J Adv Manuf Technol (2019)
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-018-2988-4 20190311
V. Stulić, T. Vukušić, A. Butorac, D. Popović, Z. HercegProteomic analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae response to plasma treatment
International Journal of Food Microbiology, 292 (2019) 171-183
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.12.017 20190302
N. Krstulović, A. Bielen, D. Mudronja, I. Babić, N. KrstulovićThe PlasmaArt Project – Application of Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jets in Conservation-Restoration of Wooden Objects
Portal - godišnjak Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda, 9 (2018) 145-158
DOI: 10.17018/portal.2018.10 20181231Download publication
Schlemmer W , Fischer W, Zankel A, Vukušić T, Filipič G, Jurov A, Blažeka D, Goessler W, Bauer W, Spirk S and Krstulović N Green Procedure to Manufacture Nanoparticle-Decorated Paper Substrates
Materials 2018, 11(12), 2412
DOI: 10.3390/ma11122412 20181129
Beuc, R., Peach, G., Movre, M., Horvatić, B.Lithium, sodium and potassium resonance lines pressure broadened by helium atoms
Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions Volume 30 , Issue 3, 2018, Pages 315-322
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Nikša Krstulović, Krešimir Salomon, Ivana Capan, Ognjen BudimlijaParameters optimization for synthesis of Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles by laser ablation in water
Appl. Surf. Sci. 440, 916-925 (2018)
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.01.295 20180201
N. Krstulović, P. Umek, K. Salamon, and I. CapanSynthesis of Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles by laser ablation of ZnO:Al2 O3 target in water
Materials Research Express 4, 105003 (10pp) (2017)
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aa896d 20171003
P. Dubček, B. Pivac, N. Krstulović, S. Milošević, and S. Bernstorff Morphological and Fractal Analysis of Thin Ge Films Deposited by Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation
J. of Nanosci. and Nanotechnol. 17 (6), 4009-4016 (2017)
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.13092 20170606
V. Šantak, A. Vesel, R. Zaplotnik, M. Bišćan, and S. MiloševićSurface Treatment of Human Hard Dental Tissues with Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet
Plasma Chem. Plasma Process 37 (2), 401–413 (2017)
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-016-9777-3 20170301
S. Ercegović Ražić, M. Bišćan, S. Milošević, D. Popović, T. JurkovićTesting of Physical Properties of Spun Yarns after Atmospheric Argon Plasma Treatment
in Book of Proceedings of 8th International Textile, Clothing & Design Conference, 275-280 (2016)
M. Orlić Bachler, M. Bišćan, Z. Kregar, I. Jelovica Badovinac, J. Dobrinić, S. MiloševićAnalysis of antique bronze coins by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and multivariate analysis
Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 123, 163–170 (2016)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2016.08.010 20160810
F. D. Klute, A. Schütz, A. Michels, C. Vadla, D. Veza, V. Horvatic, and J. FranzkeAn experimental study on the influence of trace impurities on ionization of atmospheric noble gas dielectric barrier discharges
Analyst 141, 5842–5848 (2016)
DOI: 10.1039/C6AN01352J 20160804
G. Pichler, Y. Makdisi, J. Kokaj, N. Thomas, J. Mathew, and R. BeucCs-2 'diffuse bands' emission from superheated cesium vapor
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49, 145101
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/49/14/145101 20160728
Mario Rakić, Robert Beuc, Nadia Bouloufa-Maafa, Olivier Dulieu, Romain Vexiau, Goran Pichler, and Hrvoje SkenderovićSatellite bands of the RbCs molecule in the range of highly excited states
J. Chem. Phys. 144 , 204310 (7pp) (2016)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4952758 20160531
R. Zaplotnik, M. Bišćan, D. Popović, M. Mozetič, and S. MiloševićMetastable helium atom density in a single electrode atmospheric plasma jet during sample treatment
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 25, 035023 (10pp) (2016)
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/25/3/035023 20160504
Felix David Klute, Antje Michels, Alexander Schütz, Cedomil Vadla, Vlasta Horvatic, and Joachim FranzkeCapillary Dielectric Barrier Discharge: Transition from Soft Ionization to Dissociative Plasma
Anal. Chem. 88 (9), 4701-4705 (2016)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04605 20160401
D. Meljanac, K. Juraić, M. Plodinec, Z. Siketić, D. Gracin, N. Krstulović, K. Salamon, H. Skenderović, Z. Kregar, I. Šrut Rakić, and S. BernstorffInfluence of RF excitation during pulsed laser deposition in oxygen atmosphere on the structural properties and luminescence of nanocrystalline ZnO:Al thin films
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 34, 021514 (10pp) (2016)
DOI: 10.1116/1.4941197 20160204
V. Šantak, R. Zaplotnik, Z. Tarle, and S. MiloševićOptical Emission Spectroscopy of an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet During Tooth Bleaching Gel Treatment
APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 69 (11), 1327-1333 (2015)
DOI: 10.1366/15-07962 20151101
V. Horvatic, A. Michels, N. Ahlmann, G. Jestel, C. Vadla, and J. FranzkeTime-resolved line emission spectroscopy and the electrical currents in the plasma jet generated by dielectric barrier discharge for soft ionization
Spectrochimica Acta Part B 113, 152–157 (2015)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2015.09.017 20150930
V. Horvatic, A. Michels, N. Ahlmann, G. Jestel, D. Veza, C. Vadla, and J. FranzkeTime- and spatially resolved emission spectroscopy of the dielectric barrier discharge for soft ionization sustained by a quasi-sinusoidal high voltage
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 407, 6689–6696 (2015)
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8827-7 20150901
V. Horvatic, A. Michels, N. Ahlmann, G. Jestel, D. Veza, C. Vadla, and J. FranzkeTime-resolved spectroscopy of a homogeneous dielectric barrier discharge for soft ionization driven by square wave high voltage
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 407, 7973–7981 (2015)
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8969-7 20150822
R. Zaplotnik, M. Bišćan, N. Krstulović, D. Popović, and S. MiloševićCavity ring-down spectroscopy for atmospheric pressure plasma jet analysis
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 24, 054004 (14pp) (2015)
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/24/5/054004 20150820
N. Krstulović, K. Salamona, M. Modic, M. Bišćan, O. Milat, and S. MiloševićDynamics of double-pulse laser produced titanium plasma inferred from thin film morphology and optical emission spectroscopy
Spectroc. Acta Pt. B-Atom. Spectr. 107, 67–74 (2015)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2015.02.008 20150501
B. Horvatić, R. Beuc, and M. MovreNumerical simulation of dense cesium vapor emission and absorption spectra
Eur. Phys. J. D 69 (4), 113 (2015)
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2015-50893-1 20150421
N. Krstulović, M. Bišćan and S. MiloševićEnhancement of optical emission signal in double-pulse laser ablation of titanium in vacuum
Eur. Phys. J. D 69 (4), 98 (9pp) (2015)
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2015-50904-3 20150409
R. Zaplotnik, M. Bišćan, Z. Kregar, U. Cvelbar, M. Mozetič, and S. MiloševićInfluence of a sample surface on single electrode atmospheric plasma jet parameters
Spectroc. Acta Pt. B-Atom. Spectr. 103-104, 124-130 (2015)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.12.004 20150104
V. Šantak, R. Zaplotnik, S. Milošević, E. Klarić, and Z. TarleAtmospheric pressure plasma jet as an accelerator of tooth bleaching
Acta stomatol Croat. 48 (4), 268-278 (2014)
DOI: 10.15644/asc48/4/4 20141202
V. Horvatic, C. Vadla, and J. FranzkeDiscussion of fundamental processes in dielectric barrier discharges used for soft ionization
Spectrochim Acta B 100, 52-61 (2014)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.08.010 20141007
