Obor: Materials

Intern for Research of Plasma Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene–Metal Nanocomposites

This internship at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, MUNI, offers students the opportunity to participate in the development and characterization of novel nanocomposite materials based on few-layer graphene and metallic nanoparticles. These nanocomposites will be synthesized in a single step via gas-phase microwave plasma synthesis at atmospheric pressure. Exceptional properties of these materials include enhanced…

Intern in Experimental Graphene Synthesis Using Microwave Plasma

This internship at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, MUNI, offers students the opportunity to participate in experimental research on the modern synthesis of few-layer graphene in powder form. Gas-phase synthesis using microwave plasma discharge represents an environmentally friendly and efficient one-step method for producing high-quality powdered graphene. Graphene finds applications in materials research,…

Junior Researcher in Theoretical Study of High-Entropy Oxides

This internship at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology at Masaryk University offers students the opportunity to take part in research on advanced materials, with a focus on high-entropy oxides (HEOs).HEOs combine multiple metal elements into a single stable crystal lattice and exhibit exceptional electrochemical properties. These materials are promising candidates for anodes in…

Intern for Experimental Functionalization of Polymers Using Atmospheric Plasma

This internship at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology at Masaryk University offers students the opportunity to take part in hands-on research focused on surface modification of polymer materials using low-temperature atmospheric-pressure plasma.Plasma treatment—used, for example, in printing, lamination, or coating—is a modern and eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical methods in fields like electronics,…

Exploring Advanced Biosensor Technology for Field Detection

This internship opportunity provides students with comprehensive exposure to cutting-edge affinity biosensor technologies, focused on optical and piezoelectric detection systems designed for analyzing complex biological samples from real-world media. Participants will gain hands-on experience with common analytical methods, including surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). The curriculum encompasses the…

Identifiability analysis of parameters in Laser Shock Peening simulations

At the Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, we study what happens to materials under high speeds, temperatures, and pressures – and how to simulate it all as accurately as possible. This internship will open the door to the world of dynamic simulations, material physics, and data analysis. You’ll get involved in…

Diagnostics of Reactive Plasma Using a Planar High-Frequency Probe During the Deposition of Layers with Antiviral Effects

As part of the internship, the student will be involved in the research of plasma deposition of crystalline CuFeO2 layers with antiviral effects. The deposition of CuFeO2 layers will be carried out using the method of reactive pulsed magnetron sputtering with an additional high-frequency inductively coupled plasma operating in resonance with the electron cyclotron wave.…

Preparation and Optimization of Inorganic Crystals for the Detection of Ionizing Radiation

During the internship, the student will become familiar with the characterization and preparation of crystals for scintillation detectors of ionizing radiation. The crystals will be prepared using the modern micro-pulling-down method, which is currently available only at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The influence of composition (stoichiometry) of gadolinium-gallium-aluminum garnet-based…

Ph.D. thesis: Study of the influence of transients phenomena in piezoceramics in terms of fracture-mechanical response

The aim of this work is to determine and explain the change in mechanical behaviour due to transients with emphasis on the fracture mechanical response in selected lead-free piezioceramics. The main goal of the doctoral thesis will be to study the mechanical and fracture behaviour of piezoceramics (for example BTO, BTZC, etc.) during its transition…

Ph.D. thesis: Microscopic processes at the fatigue crack tip

Fatigue crack growth is a process that is described macroscopically by quantities such as the stress intensity factor, J-integral or plastic part of the J-integral. There are many models of crack propagation at the microscopic level that consider plastic deformation around the crack tip, but which differ in details. Advances in experimental methods allow more…