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Department of Complex Matter
Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Dynamics of Quantum matter

We explore non-equilibrium many-body dynamics in quantum systems that experience symmetry-breaking, topological, or jamming transitions. These systems encompass superconductors, charge-density wave, and magnetic materials.

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The research is conducted within the “Light and Matter” research program. The interaction of light with matter is one of the most important fields of physics and optical processes are indispensable in many branches of modern industry.

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Our discovery of the first tunable light modulator for EUV is published in Nature Photonics

Our discovery of the first tunable light modulator for EUV is published in Nature Photonics

February 6, 2024
The absence of efficient light modulators for extreme ultraviolet - EUV and X-ray photons considerably limits their real-life application, particularly when even slight complexity of the beam patterns is required. In ...
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Programmed self-assembly of a quadruplex DNA nanowire
Nason Ma'ani Hessari, Lea Spindler, Tinkara Troha, Wan-Chi Lam, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Mateus Webba da Silva

Chemistry : A European Journal, vol. 20, issue 13 (2014), DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300692, COBISS.SI-ID: 2644580

Temperature-induced labelling of Fluo-3 AM selectively yields brighter nucleus in adherent cells
Guixian Meng, Leiting Pan, Cunbo Li, Fen Hu, Xuechen Shi, Imshik Lee, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Xinzheng Zhang, Jingjun Xu

Biochemical and biophysical research communications, vol. 443, iss. 3 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.12.105, COBISS.SI-ID: 2631268

Tunable multicolored patterns from photonic cross communication between cholesteric liquid crystal droplets
JungHyun Noh, Hsin-Ling Liang, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Jan P. F. Lagerwall

Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices, vol. 2, no. 5 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C3TC32055C, COBISS.SI-ID: 2621028

Overall dielectric study on the odd members of a highly nonsymmetric pyrene-based series of liquid crystal dimers
Nerea Sebastián, Maria Rosario de la Fuente, David Orencio López, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Jubindo, Josep Salud, M. B. Ros

The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, vol. 117, no. 46 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/jp406085r, COBISS.SI-ID: 30027559

Influence of inorganic nanoparticles on the glass transitions of polyurea elastomers
Marius Reinecker, Armin Fuith, Viktor Soprunyuk, Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer, Aleš Mrzel, Renato Torre, Wilfried Schranz

Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science, vol. 210, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201370069, COBISS.SI-ID: 27334695

Ferromagnetism in suspensions of magnetic platelets in liquid crystal
Alenka Mertelj, Darja Lisjak, Mihael Drofenik, Martin Čopič

Nature : the international weekly journal of science, vol. 504, no. 7479 (2013), DOI: 10.1038/nature12863, COBISS.SI-ID: 27304231

Effect of inorganic 1D nanoparticles on electrooptic properties of 5CB liquid crystal
Denis Rajh, Sergii Shelestiuk, Alenka Mertelj, Aleš Mrzel, Polona Umek, Silvia Irusta, Alla Zak, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science, vol. 210, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201329363, COBISS.SI-ID: 27121447

Effect of inorganic 1D nanoparticles on electrooptic properties of 5CB liquid crystal
Denis Rajh, Sergii Shelestiuk, Alenka Mertelj, Aleš Mrzel, Polona Umek, Silvia Irusta, Alla Zak, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science, vol. 210, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201329363, COBISS.SI-ID: 27121447

Tribological properties of composites of polyamide-6 and nanotubes of MoS[sub]2, and nanowires of MoO[sub]((3x)) and Mo[sub]6S[sub]2I[sub]8
Johann G. Meier, Aleš Mrzel, Margarita Canales, Pilar Gonzalvo, Noelia Alcala

Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science, vol. 210, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201329359, COBISS.SI-ID: 27121191

Chemically induced twist-bend nematic liquid crystals, liquid crystal dimers, and negative elastic constants
K. Adlem, Martin Čopič, G. R. Luckhurst, Alenka Mertelj, O. Parri, R. M. Richardson, B. D. Snow, B. A. Timimi, Rachel P. Tuffin, David Wilkes

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 88, no. 2 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.022503, COBISS.SI-ID: 27114279

Coherent topological defect dynamics and collective modes in superconductors and electronic crystals
Dragan Mihailović, Tomaž Mertelj, Viktor V. Kabanov, Serguei Brazovskii

Journal of physics. Condensed matter, vol. 25, no. 40 (2013), DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/40/404206, COBISS.SI-ID: 27052327

Nematic fluctuations and semisoft elasticity in liquid-crystal elastomers
Andrej Petelin, Martin Čopič

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 87, no. 6 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.062509, COBISS.SI-ID: 27046183

Sub-stripe pattern formation in liquid crystal elastomers : experimental observations and numerical simulations
M. De Luca, Antonio DeSimone, Andrej Petelin, Martin Čopič

Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids, vol. 61, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2013.07.002, COBISS.SI-ID: 27045927

Local dielectric spectroscopy of polyvinylpyrrolidone Mo[sub]6S[sub]2I[sub]8 nanowire composite
M. Labardi, J. H. Park, H. K. Nguyen, D. Prevosto, Chae-yong Seong, Aleš Mrzel, Giusy Scalia

Journal of non-crystalline solids, vol. 379 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.08.015, COBISS.SI-ID: 27008807

Controlled self-decoration of Mo[sub]6S[sub]yI[sub]z (8.2 [leq]y + z [leq] 10) nanowires and their transformation to MoS[sub]2 nanotubes with gold nanoparticles
Andrej Kovič, Damjan Vengust, Mojca Vilfan, Aleš Mrzel

Journal of nanoparticle research, vol. 15, no. 7 (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1791-2, COBISS.SI-ID: 26834471

Controlled self-decoration of Mo[sub]6S[sub]yI[sub]z (8.2 [leq]y + z [leq] 10) nanowires and their transformation to MoS[sub]2 nanotubes with gold nanoparticles
Andrej Kovič, Damjan Vengust, Mojca Vilfan, Aleš Mrzel

Journal of nanoparticle research, vol. 15, no. 7 (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1791-2, COBISS.SI-ID: 26834471

Normal state bottleneck and nematic fluctuations from femtosecond quasiparticle relaxation dynamics in Sm(Fe,Co)AsO
Tomaž Mertelj, Ljupka Stojchevska, Janusz Karpinski, Dragan Mihailović

Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, vol. 87, no. 17 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.174525, COBISS.SI-ID: 26768167

Dynamics of resistive state in thin superconducting channels
Vladimir V. Baranov, A. G. Balanov, Viktor V. Kabanov

Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, vol. 87, no. 17 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.174516, COBISS.SI-ID: 26737703

Incoherent topological defect recombination dynamics in TbTe[sub]3 : T. Mertelj ... [et al.]
Tomaž Mertelj, Primož Kušar, Viktor V. Kabanov, P. Giraldo-Gallo, Ian R. Fisher, Dragan Mihailović

Physical review letters, vol. 110, no. 15 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.156401, COBISS.SI-ID: 26700071

Emergent coherent states and flow rectification in active magnetic colloidal monolayers
Gašper Kokot, Alexey Snezhko, Igor S. Aranson

Soft matter, vol. 9, no. 29 (2013), DOI: 10.1039/C3SM00136A, COBISS.SI-ID: 26644775

Dynamics of photoexcited carriers in Ba(Fe[sub](1x)Co[sub]x)[sub]2As[sub]2 single crystals with spin-density-wave ordering
Ljupka Stojchevska, Tomaž Mertelj, Jiun-Haw Chu, Ian R. Fisher, Dragan Mihailović

Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism, vol. 26, issue 8 (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s10948-013-2141-4, COBISS.SI-ID: 26613287

Energy deposition profile in human skin upon irradiation with a 1,342 nm Nd:YAP laser
Matija Milanič, Boris Majaron

Lasers in surgery and medicine, vol. 45, no. 1 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22104, COBISS.SI-ID: 26499367

The study of plasma's modification effects in viscose used as an absorbent for wound-relevant fluids
Zdenka Peršin Fratnik, Miha Devetak, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Alenka Vesel, Miran Mozetič, Karin Stana-Kleinschek

Carbohydrate polymers, vol. 97, iss. 1 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.04.045, COBISS.SI-ID: 16890390

Influence of surface roughness and running-in on the lubrication of steel surfaces with oil containing MoS [sub] 2 nanotubes in all lubrication regimes
Janez Kogovšek, Maja Remškar, Aleš Mrzel, Mitjan Kalin

Tribology international, vol. 61 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2012.12.003, COBISS.SI-ID: 12730139