Publications

Žabčić, M., Gazvoda, L., Salehidashtbayaz, M., Junkar, I., Gorgieva, S., Rešetič, A., Spreitzer, M., Vukomanović, M. (2026). Interface-governed electromechanical coupling in bioinspired hierarchical piezoelectric poly(l-lactide) architectures. Materials Horizons. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6MH00147E

Vukomanovic, M., Žabčić, M., Gazvoda, L., Babić Radić, M., Tomić, S. (2026). Contacting Layer Affects Properties of Piezoelectric Poly-L-Lactide Biomaterial. Polymers , 18(2), 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18020257

Daneu, N., Padrón-Navarta, J., Šala, M., Mervič, K., Habler, G., Dražič, G., Borštnar, P., Rečnik, A., Abart, R. (2026). Deciphering crystal growth in a sector-zoned interpenetration twin of loparite from Mt Khibiny (Kola Peninsula, Russia) through atomic-scale characterisation of growth sectors and twin boundaries. European Journal of Mineralogy , 38(1), 53-73. https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-53-2026

Štor, Š., Žabčić, M., Gazvoda, L., Salehidashtbayaz, M., Junkar, I., Radošević, T., Podlogar, M., Šala, M., Spreitzer, M., Vukomanovic, M. (2026). Piezostimulation using ultrasound-active poly- l -lactide films: the effects of a ZnO filler and cold atmospheric plasma surface treatment. Biomaterials Science . https://doi.org/10.1039/D5BM01497B

Kržmanc, M., Daneu, N., Kamal, K., Likozar, B., Čontala, A., Spreitzer, M., Wu, J., Gupta, S. (2026). Steering the Bi4Ti3O12-to-SrTiO3 hydrothermal transformation for controlling the functionality of two-dimensional (2D) SrTiO3 nanoplatelets for photocatalytic H2 evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal , 527, 171758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.171758

Hribar, U., Spreitzer, M., König, J. (2026). Effect of hydrothermal treatment on the structure and foaming of waste glass. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids , 671, 123837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123837

Kurtjak, M., Tomas, V., Ivović, L., Fabijan, D., Perčić, M., Križan, H., Tota, M., Saftić Martinović, L., Tarčuković, J., Štajduhar, I., Malenica, M. (2025). Automated morphological classification and quantification of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles via AFM and machine learning. Nanoscale Advances , 7(23), 7780-7797. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5na00665a

Hribar, U., Stevanoska, S., Camacho-Villalón, C., Spreitzer, M., König, J., Džeroski, S. (2025). Optimizing foamed glass production with machine learning. Materials & Design , 257, 114459. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114459

Hanani, Z., Belhadi, J., Daneu, N., Trstenjak, U., Shepelin, N., Bobnar, V., Lippert, T., Spreitzer, M. (2025). Unlocking high capacitive energy-density in Sm-doped Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–PbTiO₃ thin films via strain and domain engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry C , 13(14), 7140-7149. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D5TC00384A

Hanani, Z., Merselmiz, S., Jaklič, B., Borštnar, P., Daneu, N., Razumnaya, A., Tikhonov, Y., Bobnar, V., Lukyanchuk, I., Spreitzer, M. (2025). Superior energy storage in Sn-doped BaTiO₃ thin-film capacitors with a slush-like polar state. Chemical Engineering Journal , 510, 161567. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.161567

Jaklič, B., Žuntar, J., Tchernychova, E., Kapun, G., Šala, M., Dominko, R., Spreitzer, M. (2025). Structural changes and mechanisms of reversible electrochemical lithium-ion cycling in (104) oriented LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ thin film cathodes prepared by pulsed laser deposition. RSC Advances , 15(14), 10787-10800. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA08924C

Škapin, S., Golobič, A., Spreitzer, M., Suvorov, D. (2024). Phase relations in the Bi₂O₃–Mn₂O₃–M₂O₃ (M=Fe, Al, and Ga) pseudoternary systems. Journal of the American Ceramic Society , 108(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.20323

Belhadi, J., Hanani, Z., Shepelin, N., Trstenjak, U., Daneu, N., Müller, A., Vockenhuber, C., Ambrožič, B., Bobnar, V., Koster, G., El Marssi, M., Lippert, T., Spreitzer, M. (2024). Ultra-high energy storage density and efficiency at low electric fields/voltages in dielectric thin film capacitors through synergistic effects. Journal of Materiomics , 100980. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2024.100980

Gupta, S., Prapaitrakool, C., Bhagat, B., Yeh, C., Dashora, A., Sirisuk, A., Patel, N., Daneu, N., Kocjan, A., Spreitzer, M., Wu, J., Kržmanc, M. (2024). Promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rates in layered graphitic carbon nitride through integrated non-noble CoB co-catalyst. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 60, 1288-1298. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.261

Kuzmić, N., Terbovšek, E., Škapin, S., Nelo, M., Jantunen, H., Spreitzer, M. (2024). New inorganic binders for room temperature fabrication of upside-down SrTiO₃-based ceramic composites. Ceramics International , 50(18), 33180-33188. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.06.129

Škapin, S., Golobič, A., De Leon, E., Tudor, C., Spreitzer, M., Suvorov, D., Zakotnik, M. (2024). High temperature phase relations and structure determination of solid solutions in the ternary Nd-Dy-Cu system. Calphad , 87, 102770. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2024.102770

Borštnar, P., Dražić, G., Šala, M., Lin, C., Lin, S., Spreitzer, M., Daneu, N. (2024). Transient Ruddlesden–Popper-Type Defects and Their Influence on Grain Growth and Properties of Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Solid Electrolyte. ACS Nano , 18(16), 10850-10862. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c00706

Hanani, Z., Belhadi, J., Trstenjak, U., Shepelin, N., Bobnar, V., Uršič, H., Daneu, N., Novak, N., Fabijan, D., Razumnaya, A., Tikhonov, Y., Lippert, T., Kutnjak, Z., Koster, G., Lukyanchuk, I., Spreitzer, M. (2024). Thermally Stable Capacitive Energy-Density and Colossal Electrocaloric and Pyroelectric Effects of Sm-Doped Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–PbTiO₃ Thin Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society , 146(47), 32595-32604. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c11555

Kurtjak, M., Maček Kržmanc, M., Spreitzer, M., Vukomanović, M. (2024). Nanogallium-poly(L-lactide) Composites with Contact Antibacterial Action. Pharmaceutics , 16(2), 228. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16020228

Silviya, R., Bhide, A., Gupta, S., Bhabal, R., Mali, K., Bhagat, B., Spreitzer, M., Dashora, A., Patel, N., Fernandes, R. (2024). Bifunctional Amorphous Transition‐Metal Phospho‐Boride Electrocatalysts for Selective Alkaline Seawater Splitting at a Current Density of 2A cm⁻². Small Methods , 8(8). https://doi.org//10.1002/smtd.202301395

Trstenjak, U., Goß, K., Gutsche, A., Jo, J., Wohlgemuth, M., Dunin‐Borkowski, R., Gunkel, F., Dittmann, R. (2024). Heterogeneous Integration of Graphene and HfO₂ Memristors. Advanced Functional Materials , 34(19). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202309558

Smiljanić, S., Hribar, U., Spreitzer, M., König, J. (2023). Water-Glass-Assisted Foaming in Foamed Glass Production. Ceramics , 6(3), 1646-1654. http://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics6030101

Hribar, U., Østergaard, M., Iversen, N., Spreitzer, M., König, J. (2023). The mechanism of glass foaming with water glass. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids , 600, 122025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2022.122025

Kuzmić, N., Škapin, S., Nelo, M., Jantunen, H., Spreitzer, M. (2023). Room temperature fabrication and post-impregnation of LMO-ST composites: Engineering and modeling of dielectric properties. Open Ceramics , 16, 100495. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2023.100495

Ho, H., Smiljanić, M., Jovanović, Z., Čekada, M., Kovač, J., Koster, G., Hlinka, J., Hodnik, N., Spreitzer, M. (2023). Robust SrTiO₃ Passivation of Silicon Photocathode by Reduced Graphene Oxide for Solar Water Splitting. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 15(37), 44482-44492. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c07747

Čontala, A., Daneu, N., Gupta, S., Spreitzer, M., Meden, A., Maček Kržmanc, M. (2023). Hydrothermal topotactic epitaxy of SrTiO₃ on Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ nanoplatelets: understanding the interplay of lattice mismatch and supersaturation. Nanoscale Advances , 5(11), 3005-3017. http://doi.org/10.1039/d2na00741j

Borštnar, P., Žuntar, J., Spreitzer, M., Dražič, G., Daneu, N. (2023). Exaggerated grain growth and the development of coarse-grained microstructures in lithium lanthanum titanate perovskite ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society , 43(3), 1017-1027. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.11.004

Smiljanić, S., Spreitzer, M., König, J. (2023). Application of the container waste glass in foamed glass production. Open Ceramics , 14, 100339. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2023.100339

Vukomanović, M., Gazvoda, L., Kurtjak, M., Maček‐Kržmanc, M., Spreitzer, M., Tang, Q., Wu, J., Ye, H., Chen, X., Mattera, M., Puigmartí‐Luis, J., Pane, S. (2023). Filler‐Enhanced Piezoelectricity of Poly‐L‐Lactide and Its Use as a Functional Ultrasound‐Activated Biomaterial. Small , 19(35). https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202301981

Daneu, N., Radošević, T., Bernik, S., Hanžel, D., Mazaj, M., Kržmanc, M., Verhovšek, D., Kocjan, A., Vrabec, M., Spreitzer, M., Guilmeau, E. (2023). Thermoelectric properties of pseudobrookite-based ceramics prepared from natural Fe-Ti-rich heavy mineral sand concentrate. Journal of the European Ceramic Society , 43(16), 7499-7507. https://10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.07.071

Trstenjak, U., Daneu, N., Belhadi, J., Samardžija, Z., Matavž, A., Bobnar, V., Koster, G., Spreitzer, M. (2023). Non-stoichiometry and its implications for the properties of PMN–PT thin films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C , 11(3), 1144-1154. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC04070K