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JOŽEF STEFAN INSTITUTE
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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Dragan Mihailović Opened the 33. Stefan Days with a Lecture on Quantum Noise

Dragan Mihailović Opened the 33. Stefan Days with a Lecture on Quantum Noise

March 25, 2025
At the opening of the 33. Days of Jožef Stefan, Dragan Mihailović presented a lecture on the self-organization of quantum systems. He discussed how symmetry, topology, causality, and space-time fluctuations shape the ...
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Molecular dynamics of a binary mixture of twist-bend nematic liquid crystal dimers studied by dielectric spectroscopy
Robles-Hernández Beatriz, Nerea Sebastián, Josep Salud, Sergio Diez-Berart, David A. Dunmur, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, David Orencio López, Fuente M. Rosario de la

Physical review. E, vol. 93, no. 6 (2016), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.062705, COBISS.SI-ID: 30010663

Mesophase structure and behaviour in bulk and restricted geometry of a dimeric compound exhibiting a nematic-nematic transition
Nerea Sebastián

PCCP. Physical chemistry chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies, vol. 18, no. 28 (2016), DOI: 10.1039/C6CP03899A, COBISS.SI-ID: 30010407

Molybdenum carbide nanowires : facile synthesis, a new hybrid phase and their use as transparent electrodes
Damjan Vengust, Jan Ravnik, Aleš Mrzel, Mojca Vilfan

RSC advances, vol. 6, no. 93 (2016), DOI: 10.1039/C6RA18650E, COBISS.SI-ID: 29785895

Dissolution mechanism of upconverting AYF[sub]4:Yb,Tm (A = Na or K) nanoparticles in aqueous media
Darja Lisjak, Olivija Plohl, Janja Vidmar, Boris Majaron, Maja Ponikvar-Svet

Langmuir, vol. 32, no. 32 (2016), DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02675, COBISS.SI-ID: 29679655

Dynamic assembly of magnetic colloidal vortices
Tomaž Mohorič, Gašper Kokot, Natan Osterman, Alexey Snezhko, Andrej Vilfan, Dušan Babič, Jure Dobnikar

Langmuir, vol. 32, no. 20 (2016), DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00722, COBISS.SI-ID: 29511463

Thiol click chemistry on gold-decorated MoS[sub]2 : elastomer composites and structural phase transitions
Peter Topolovšek, Luka Cmok, Christoph Gadermaier, Miloš Borovšak, Janez Kovač, Aleš Mrzel

Nanoscale, vol. 8, no. 19 (2016), DOI: 10.1039/c6nr01490a, COBISS.SI-ID: 29499687

Spontaneous liquid crystal and ferromagnetic ordering of colloidal magnetic nanoplate
M. Shuai, Alenka Mertelj, Darja Lisjak, Martin Čopič

Nature communications, vol. 7 (2016), DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10394, COBISS.SI-ID: 29253927

One-pass manufacturing of multimaterial colloidal particles using optical recognition-enhanced laser direct imaging lithography
Blaž Kavčič, Gašper Kokot, Igor Poberaj, Dušan Babič, Natan Osterman

Applied physics express, vol. 9 (2016), DOI: 10.7567/APEX.9.026501, COBISS.SI-ID: 29246247

Composition, structure and morphology of hybrid acrylate-based sol-gel coatings containing Si and Zr composed for protective applications
Peter Rodič, Alenka Mertelj, Miloš Borovšak, Andreja Benčan, Dragan Mihailović, Barbara Malič, Ingrid Milošev

Surface & coatings technology, vol. 286 (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2015.12.036, COBISS.SI-ID: 29132839

Adsorption of amino acids, aspartic acid, and lysine onto iron-oxide nanoparticles
Klementina Pušnik Črešnar, Mojca Peterlin, Irena Kralj Cigić, Gregor Marolt, Ksenija Kogej, Alenka Mertelj, Sašo Gyergyek, Darko Makovec

The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, vol. 120, iss. 26 (2016), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b03180, COBISS.SI-ID: 1537055939

Measured electrical charge of SiO[sub]2 in polar and nonpolar media
Gašper Kokot, M. I. Bespalova, Madhavi Krishnan

The Journal of chemical physics, vol. 145, iss. 19 (2016), DOI: 10.1063/1.4967401, COBISS.SI-ID: 3325540

Correlation between structural properties and iridescent colors of cellulose nanocrystalline films
Matjaž Ličen, Boris Majaron, JungHyun Noh, C. Schütz, Lennart Bergström, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Cellulose, vol. 23, iss. 6 (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10570-016-1066-z, COBISS.SI-ID: 2992228

Surface-adsorbed long G-quadruplex nanowires formed by G:C linkages
Tinkara Troha, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Mateus Webba da Silva, Lea Spindler

Langmuir, vol. 32, iss. 28 (2016), DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01222, COBISS.SI-ID: 2971236

Fabrication and structural properties of AlN submicron periodic lateral polar structures and waveguides for UV-C applications
Dorian Alden, Tinkara Troha, Marko Zgonik

Applied physics letters, vol. 108, no. 26 (2016), DOI: 10.1063/1.4955033, COBISS.SI-ID: 2970724

High-fidelity spherical cholesteric liquid crystal Bragg reflectors generating unclonable patterns for secure authentication
Yong Geng, JungHyun Noh, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Romano Anton Rupp, Gabriele Lenzini, Jan P. F. Lagerwall

Scientific reports, vol. 6, art. no. 26840 (2016), DOI: 10.1038/srep26840, COBISS.SI-ID: 2959460

UV second harmonic generation in AlN waveguides with modal phase matching
Tinkara Troha, Martin Rigler, Zlatko Sitar, Marko Zgonik

Optical materials express, vol. 6, iss. 6 (2016), DOI: 10.1364/OME.6.002014, COBISS.SI-ID: 2958948

Peculiar behaviour of optical polarization gratings in light-sensitive liquid crystalline elastomers
Matej Prijatelj, Mostafa A. Ellabban, Martin Fally, Valentina Domenici, Martin Čopič, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Optical materials express, vol. 6, iss. 3 (2016), DOI: 10.1364/OME.6.000961, COBISS.SI-ID: 2932324

Formation of vortices in long microcavities at low Reynolds number
Natan Osterman, Jure Derganc, Daniel Svenšek

Microfluidics and nanofluidics, issue 2, art. no. 33 (2016), DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1689-7, COBISS.SI-ID: 2917732

Compartmentalized liquid crystal alignment induced by sparse polymer ribbons with surface relief gratings
Zhichao Ji, Xinzheng Zhang, Bin Shi, Wei Li, Weiwei Luo, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Qiang Wu, Jingjun Xu

Optics letters, vol. 41, iss. 2 (2016), DOI: 10.1364/OL.41.000336, COBISS.SI-ID: 2915684

Twist, tilt, and orientational order at the nematic to twist-bend nematic phase transition of 1",9"-bis(4'-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl) nonane : a dielectric, [sup]2H NMR, and calorimetric study
Robles-Hernández Beatriz, Nerea Sebastián, Maria Rosario de la Fuente, David Orencio López, Sergio Diez-Berart, Josep Salud, María Blanca Ros, David A. Dunmur, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, Bakir A. Timimi

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 92, no. 6 (2015), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062505, COBISS.SI-ID: 30017575

Influence of the synthesis parameters on the properties of NaYF[sub]4:Yb[sup](3+),Tm[sup](3+) nanoparticles
Olivija Plohl, Boris Majaron, Maja Ponikvar-Svet, Darko Makovec, Darja Lisjak

Acta chimica slovenica, vol. 62, no. 4 (2015), DOI: 10.17344/acsi.2015.1508, COBISS.SI-ID: 29138727

Emergence of reconfigurable wires and spinners via dynamic self-assembly
Gašper Kokot, David Piet, G. M. Whitesides, Igor S. Aranson, Alexey Snezhko

Scientific reports, vol. 5 (2015), DOI: 10.1038/srep09528, COBISS.SI-ID: 29031975

Optical properties of aluminum nitride single crystals in the THz region
Aleksej Majkić, Uroš Puc, Alexander Franke, Ronny Kirste, Ramón Collazo, Zlatko Sitar, Marko Zgonik

Optical materials express, vol. 5, no. 10 (2015), DOI: 10.1364/OME.5.002106, COBISS.SI-ID: 28838439

Surface decoration of MoSI nanowires and MoS[sub]2 multi-wall nanotubes and platinum nanoparticle encapsulation
Andrej Kovič, Aleš Mrzel, Jan Ravnik, Sašo Šturm, Mojca Vilfan

Materials letters, vol. 159 (2015), DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.07.021, COBISS.SI-ID: 28743463