Magnetic properties of materials

• Aims and scopes are focused into the following areas
• Investigated magnetic materials
• Cooperation with academic institutions and application spheres
• Participation on project solution
• Presentation of results at international conferences
• Chosen publications since 2011
• Patents
• Contacts

Labs

Laboratory of magnetooptics

Laboratory of magneto-optical Kerr microscopy

Laboratory of magnetism and low temperatures

Laboratory of SPM microscopy

Aims and scopes are focused into the following areas:

Surface magnetism of materials

• Magneto-optical Kerr and Faraday effect
• Magneto-optical Kerr magnetometry
• Magneto-optical Kerr microscopy
• AFM/MFM microscopy with measurements in external magnetic field

Bulk magnetism of materials

• Vibrating sample magnetometry

Modelling of magnetic response of materials

• Jiles-Atherton model for description of ferro-/ferrimagnetic response
• Usage of Brillouin and Langevin function for modelling of paramagnetic behaviour of materials
• study of superparamagnetic and monodomain behaviour using the Stoner-Wohlfarth model

Investigated magnetic materials:

Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials based on Fe, Co and Ni prepared by planar flow casting process

Bio-magnetic materials

• Magnetic sorbents based on CeO2/Fe2O3, based on humin acids, etc
• Magnetically modified peanut husks and TiO2
• Magnetic interactions in systems MgO/Fe3O4

Permanent magnets based on NdFeB

Thin magnetic layers and multilayers

• Layers on the basis of BaTiO3 a SrTiO3 doped by Co a Ni
• Layers Fe and Co nanoparticles prepared by magnetron sputtering on SiO2 substrate
• Surface Plasmon Resonance effects in Au/Fe layers

Bulk magnetic materials

• FeAl alloys
• Heusler compounds X2YZ, X = Fe, Co; Y = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; Z = Al, Si
• Magnetically hard materials FeNbBRE, RE = Tb, Dy

Magnetic powders – Fe-Ni, Fe-Al, Fe-Pd

   

Cooperation with academic institutions and application spheres:

Domestic cooperation

• Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc (Dr. Malina)
• Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University (prof. Čížek, Dr. Kuriplach)
• Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-TU Ostrava (doc. Skotnicová, Dr. Čegan)
• Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Dr. Buršík)
• Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (prof. Janoš, Dr. Ederer)
• Nanotechnology Centre VŠB-TU Ostrava (prof. Seidlerová, Dr. Tokarčíková)
• Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in České Budějovice (prof. Šafařík)

Foreign cooperation

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina (prof. Neslušan)
• Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences (Dr. Kolchugina)
• University of Silesia in Katowice (doc. Chrobak, doc. Goraus)
• Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences (Dr. Janičkovič, Dr. Švec)
• Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg (prof. Tsepelev)

Application sphere

• Continental
• Synthesia, a.s. company
• Alliance Laundry CE s.r.o
• LH Magnet s.r.o

Participation on project solution:

• Project „CirkArena“ https://cirkarena.cz/
• Project CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048 „REFRESH – Research Excellence For REgion Sustainability and High-tech Industries“ https://www.smaragdova.cz/refresh/
• Projects of Student Grant Competition SP 2020/45, SP 2021/64, SP 2022/25 a SP 2024/016 „Diagnostics, characterization and modeling of selected materials and their physical properties I-IV“
• Project Czech Science Foundation 21-05339S „Structural and Physical Aspects of Inverse Heusler Alloys Mn2FeZ, Z = Si, Al, Sn“
• Project Czech Science Foundation 19-07460S „Příprava a charakterizace oxidu ceričitého pro pokročilé aplikace“
• Project of Student Grant Competition SP 2019/26 „Characterization of materials from viewpoint of their optical, magnetic and mechanical properties and their interaction with radiation“
• Project CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_048/0007399 „New composite materials for environmental applications“ http://nkmea.vsb.cz.
• Project of Student Grant Competition SP 2018/43 „Study of surface and bulk magnetic properties of austenitic steels and Fe-based Heusler alloys. Measurements of mixing quality during the origin of abrasive water jet (AWJ)“.
• Project LTARF18031 „Development of physico-chemical and engineering foundations for the initiation of innovative resources-economy technology of high-power and high-coercivity (Nd,R)-Fe-B (R = Pr, Tb, Dy, Ho) low-REM permanent magnets“.
• Centralized Development Project CRP2017/C18 „Increasing the quality of teaching doctoral students through modernization of the instrumentation“.
• Project of Student Grant Competition SP 2017/42 „Influence of preparation technology on microstructure and magnetism of alloys based on Fe and Co. Solution of Stokes equations using the Newton method“.
• Project of Visegrad fund 21620227 „Silesian cross-border workshop on applied physics“ http://swap.vsb.cz
• Project Czech Science Foundation 15-21547S „Characterization of magnetic nanostructures by optical methods“
• Project Czech Science Foundation 13-13709S „Magnetic composite materials for pollutants removing“
• Project CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0070 „Centre of Excelence IT4Innovations“ http://www.it4i.cz
• Project CZ.1.07/2.3.00/45.0021 „Zlepši si techniku“. http://www.zlepsisitechniku.cz
• Project CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0040 „RMSTC – Regional Material Science and Technology Centre“. http://www.rmtvc.cz
• Project CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0074 „Nanotechnology – basis for international cooperation“. http://nanobase.vsb.cz

Presentation of results at international conferences:

2023

• MMM Conference 2023, 30. 10 - 3. 11. 2023, Dallas, USA, , https://magnetism.org/
  oral presentation – O. Životský: Low-temperature antiferromagnetism in quaternary Mn2FeSi0.5Al0.5 alloys.pdf
• Physics of Magnetism (PM) 2023, 26. – 30. 6. 2023, Poznaň, Polsko, , https://www.ifmpan.poznan.pl/pm23/
  poster – O. Životský: Influence of Annealing Temperature on Magnetism and Defects in Mn2.4Fe0.8Al0.8 alloys .pdf

2022

• APMAS 2022, 13. - 19. 10. 2022, Turkey. https://www.apmascongress.org/
  oral presentation – O. Životský: Mn2FeSi Heusler Alloys Prepared in Bulk, Ribbon, and Powder Form: Microstructure and Magnetism

2020

• JEMS Virtual Conference 2020 7. - 11. 12. 2020, https://www.jems2020.com/
  poster – M. Nikodým: Magnetite transformations analysis in Iron Oxide/Cerium Dioxide Reactive Sorbents by first-order reversal curve diagrams .pdf
  poster – O. Životský: Influence of the cantilever type on observation of magnetic domains using the magnetic force microscopy in external magnetic fields .pdf
• MMM Virtual Conference 2020 2. - 6. 11. 2020, https://magnetism.org/
  poster – O. Životský: Influence of annealing temperature on degradation efficiency and iron oxide transformations in CeO2/Fe-oxide sorbents applications .pdf

2019

• JEMS Conference 2019 26. - 30. 8. 2019, Uppsala, Sweden, https://jems2019.se/
  poster – D. Markov: Investigation of magnetic domains in (YSmLuCa)3(FeGe)5O12 films using MFM and other techniques .pdf
• MMM Conference 2019 4. - 8. 11. 2019, Las Vegas, USA, https://magnetism.org/
  poster – O. Životský: (Pr, Ho)-Fe-B magnets for low-temperature applications .pdf
• 17th CSMAG Conference 3. - 7. 6. 2019, Košice, Slovakia, https://csmag.saske.sk
  poster – M. Nikodým: Modeling of magnetization curves of iron oxide/cerium dioxide reactive sorbents .pdf
  oral presentation – J. Luňáček: Microstructural and magnetic properties of sorbents based on cerium dioxide

2018

• 9th JEMS Conference 2018 3.-7. 9. 2018, Mohuč, Německo, https://jems2018.org/
  poster – O. Životský: Low-temperature magnetic transitions in Fe2MnSi and Fe2MnAl Heusler alloys prepared in bulk and ribbon form .pdf
  poster – Y. Jirásková: Effect of iron impurities on magnetic properties of nanosized CeO2 and Ce-based compounds .pdf

2017

• 23rd Soft Magnetic Materials Conference, 10.-13. 9. 2017, Sevilla, Spain, http://smm.us.es/ ústní přednáška – A. Titov: Microstructure and magnetism of Co2FeAl Heusler alloy prepared by arc and induction melting compared with planar flow casting .pdf
• NanoOstrava 2017, 22.-25. 5. 2017, Ostrava, Czech Republic, http://www.nanoostrava.cz/ poster – Preparation and characterization of the nanostructured cerium dioxide sorbents .pdf

2016

• 16th Czech and Slovak Conference on Magnetism, 13.-17. 6. 2016, Košice, Slovakia, http://csmag.saske.sk/ oral presentation – A. Titov: Co2FeSi Heusler alloy prepared by arc melting and planar flow casting methods: microstructure and magnetism .pdf
• InterNanoPoland 2016, 14.-15. 6. 2016, Katowice, Poland, http://internanopoland.com/podsumowanie-2016/?lang=en invited oral presentation – O. Životský: Preparation, characterization, and application of magnetic sorbents based on the CeO2/Fe2O3 .pdf
  poster – Investigation of novel magnetic materials by scanning probe and Kerr microscopy .pdf

2015

• 20th International Conference on Magnetism, 5.-10. 7. 2015, Barcelona, Spain, http://www.icm2015.org/
  poster – Magnetically modified TiO2 powders – microstructure and magnetic properties .pdf
  poster – Magnetic properties of the reactive sorbents based on the CeO2/Fe2O3 composite powders .pdf

2014

• IEEE International Magnetics Conference, 4.-8. 5. 2014, Dresden, Germany, http://www.intermagconference.com/2014/ poster – Influence of magnetostriction on cross-section magnetic properties in bilayered ribbons .pdf

2013

• 15th Czech and Slovak Conference on Magnetism, 17.-21. 6. 2013, Košice, Slovakia, http://csmag.saske.sk/?link=csmag13 ústní přednáška – A. Hendrych: The surface and bulk magnetic properties of Fe-Al alloys .pdf
• 21st Soft Magnetic Materials Conference, 1.-4. 9. 2013, Budapest, Hungary
  poster – Microstructural and magnetic properties of bilayered CoSiB/FeSiB and FeNbSiB/FeSiB ribbons .pdf
  poster – Influence of tensile stress on the surface magneto-optical hysteresis loops in amorphous and nanocrystalline ribbons .pdf

2012

• International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism, 29. 4 - 5. 5. 2012, Istanbul, Turkey, http://supermag.com.tr/icsm/2012/ poster – A new phenomenon on the surface of FINEMET alloy .pdf

2011

• 20th Soft Magnetic Materials Conference, 18.-22. 9. 2011, Kos, Greece poster – Influence of annealing temperature and atmosphere on surface microstructure and magnetism in FINEMET-type FeSiNbCuB ribbons .pdf

Chosen publications since 2011:

2024

• O. Životský, I. Szurman, L. Gembalová, P. Alexa, R. Uhlář, T. Čegan, O. Malina, J. Čížek, M. Veverka, J. Goraus, Physical properties of MnFeAl-based alloys affected by Mn content and annealing, Materials Chemistry and Physics 320, pp. 129480, 2024.
• C. Mayorga-Martinez, J. Zelenka, T. Přibyl, A. L. Marzo, O. Životský, T. Ruml, M. Pumera, Programming self-assembling magnetic microrobots with multiple physical and chemical intelligence, Chemical Engineering Journal 488, pp. 150625, 2024
• O. Životský, L. Gembalová, K. Skotnicová, I. Szurman, T. Čegan, J. Juřica, O. Malina, J. Čížek, Low-temperature antiferromagnetism in quaternary Mn2FeSi0.5Al0.5 alloys, AIP Advances 14, pp. 015218, 2024.
• J. Hlosta, K. Hrabovská, J. Rozbroj, J. Nečas, D. Žurovec, J. Diviš, O. Životský, Influence of calcination temperature and particle size distribution on the physical properties of SrFe12O19 and BaFe12O19 hexaferrite powders, Scientific Reports 14, pp. 17564, 2024
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, L. Gembalová, J. Čížek, J. Pytlík, O. Životský, Effect of Si and Al on structural and physical properties of ternary and quaternary Co2Fe-based Heusler alloys, Physica B: Condensed Matter 673, pp. 415463, 2024.

2023

• M. Tokarčíková, P. Peikertová, K. Čech Barabaszová, O. Životský, R. Gabor, J. Seidlerová, Regeneration possibilities and application of magnetically modified biochar for heavy metals elimination in real conditions, Water Resources and Industry 30, pp. 100219, 2023.
• O. Životský, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, D. Janičkovič, J. Čížek, Effect of rapid solidification in Mn2FeSi alloy formation and its physical properties, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 580, pp. 170914, 2023.
• J. Pytlík, J. Luňáček, O. Životský, Differential isotropic model of ferromagnetic hysteresis, Physical Review B 108, pp. 104414, 2023.
• M. Neslušan, M. Pitoňák, P. Minárik, M. Tkáč, P. Kollár, O. Životský, Influence of domain walls thickness, density and alignment on Barkhausen noise emission in low alloyed steels, Scientific Reports 13, pp. 5687, 2023.
• O. Životský, L. Gembalová, Y. Jirásková, I. Szurman, T. Čegan, O. Malina, J. Kuriplach, J. Čížek, Microstructural and magnetic properties of Mn2FeSi and Mn2FeAl alloys prepared in bulk form. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 947, pp. 169672, 2023.

2022

• Y. Jirásková, N. Pizurová, J. Buršík, M. Friák, J. Čížek, T. Vlasák, T. Čegan, M. Nikodým, J. Luňáček, Magneto-structural correlations in Fe-25 at.%Al influenced by substitution of Fe by Co and by thermal treatment, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 904, pp. 163996, 2022.
• O. Životský, K. Skotnicová, T. Čegan, J. Juřica, L. Gembalová, F. Zažímal, I. Szurman, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Inverse-Heusler Mn2FeSi Alloy Powder Prepared by Ball Milling. Materials 15, pp. 697, 2022.

2021

• G. Ziolkowski, D. Chrobak, G. CHelkowska, O. Životský, A. Chrobak, Enhancement of Hard Magnetic Properties in Fraktal-Like Nano and Mesoscopic Grains. Materials 14, pp. 1443, 2021.
• O. Životský, D. Markov, K. Hrabovská, J. Buršík, Y. Jirásková, Analysis of Magneto-Optical Hysteresis Loops of Amorphous and Surface-Crystalline Fe-Based Ribbons, Materials 14, pp. 141, 2021.
• O. Životský, J. Luňáček, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, J. Ederer, P. Janoš, K. Čabanová, Influence of annealing temperature on degradation efficiency and iron oxide transformations in CeO2/Fe-oxide sorbents, AIP Advances 11, pp. 015308, 2021.
• M. Neslušan, J. Füzer, O. Životský, P. Kollár, P. Minárik, M. Strečková, R. Bureš, M. Fáberová, Barkhausen noise emission in Fe-resin soft magnetic composites, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, pp. 167683, 2021.
• M. Tokarčíková, J. Seidlerová, O. Motyka, O. Životský, K. Drobíková, R. Gabor, Experimental verification of regenerable magnetically modified montmorillonite and its application for heavy metals removal from metallurgical waste leachates, Journal of Water Process Engineering, pp. 101691, 2021.

2020

• K. Hrabovská, O. Životský, J. Rojíček, M. Fusek, V. Mareš, Y. Jirásková, Surface Magnetostriction of FeCoB Amorphous Ribbons Analyzed Using Magneto-Optical Kerr Microscopy, Materials 13, pp. 257, 2020.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, J. Ederer, P. Janoš, J. Juřica, J. Luňáček, O. Životský, Effect of magnetite transformations on degradation efficiency of cerium dioxide-magnetite composite, Journal of Materials Research and Technology 9, pp. 4431-4439, 2020.
• K. Čabanová, O. Motyka, L. Cabalová, K. Hrabovská, H. Bielniková, L. Kuzníková, J. Dvořáčková, K. Zeleník, P. Komínek, J. Kukutschová, Metal particles in mucus and hypertrophic tissue of the inferior nasal turbinates from the human upper respiratory tract, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, pp. 28146-28154, 2020.
• M. Tokarčíková, J. Seidlerová, O. Motyka, O. Životský, K. Drobíková, K. Mamulová Kutláková, Easy and low-cost preparation method of magnetic montmorillonite/FexOy composite: initial study for future applications, Monatshefte für Chemie 151, pp. 1-10, 2020.
• M. Nikodým, J. Luňáček, Y. Jirásková, P. Janoš, J. Juřica, O. Životský, Fe-oxide/CeO2 Composites – Magnetization Curves and their Analyses using the Jiles-Atherton Model, Acta Physica Polonica A, in press, Acta Physica Polonica A 137, pp. 601-603, 2020.
• K. Skotnicová, G. S. Burkhanov, N. B. Kolchugina, M. Kursa, T. Čegan, A. A. Lukin, O. Životský, P. A. Prokofev, J. Juřica, Y. Li, Structural and magnetic engineering of (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb)–Fe–B sintered magnets with Tb3Co0.6Cu0.4Hx composition in the powder mixture, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 498, pp. 166220, 2020.

2019

• I. Ramakanth, R. Ješko, R. Silber, O. Životský, K. Mamulová Kutláková, L. Matějová, M. Kolenčík, J. Pištora, J. Hamrle, Structural, magnetic, optical, and magneto-optical properties of CoFe2O4 thin films fabricated by a chemical approach, Materials Research Bulletin 117, pp. 96-102, 2019.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, D. Janičkovič, O. Životský, Influence of Preparation Technology on Microstructural and Magnetic Properties of Fe2MnSi and Fe2MnAl Heusler Alloys, Materials 12, pp. 710, 2019.
• K. Granek, G. Ziólkowski, A. Chrobak, J. Klimontko, J. Rak, O. Životský, L. Gembalová, Ultra-fast current aided sintering of high coercive magnetic powders and Composites, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 64, pp. 791-796, 2019.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, P. Janoš, J. Luňáček, A. Chrobak, O. Životský, Effect of Iron Impurities on Magnetic Properties of Nanosized CeO2 and Ce-Based Compounds, Metals 9, pp. 222, 2019.
• N. B. Kolchugina, K. Skotnicová, A. A. Lukin, G. S. Burkhanov, O. Životský, M. Kursa, N. A. Dormidontov, P. A. Prokofev, Y. S. Koshidko, T. Čegan, T. P. Kaminskaya, B. A. Ginzburg, (Pr, Ho)-Fe-B magnets for low-temperature applications, AIP Advances 9, pp. 125025, 2019.
• P. A. Prokofev, N. B. Kolchugina, G. S. Burkhanov, A. A. Lukin, Y. Koshiďko, K. Skotnicová, T. Čegan, O. Životský, M. Kursa, H. Drulis, A. Hackemer, Multiphase Characterization of Phase Equilibria in the Tb-Rich Corner of the Co-Cu-Tb System, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion 40, pp. 403-412, 2019.
• V. Holišová, M. Natšinová, G. Kratošová, Ž. Chromčáková, A. Schröfel, I. Vávra, O. Životský, I. Šafařík, L. Obalová, Magnetically modified nanogold-biosilica composite as an effective catalyst for CO oxidation, Arabian Journal of Chemistry 12, pp. 1148-1158, 2019.
• K. Čabanová, K. Hrabovská, P. Matějková, K. Dědková, V. Tomášek, J. Dvořáčková, Settled iron-based road dust and its characteristics and possible association with detection in human tissues, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26, pp. 2950-2959, 2019.
• O. Životský, J. Buršík, D. Janičkovič, A. Titov, Y. Jirásková Low-temperature magnetic transitions in Fe2MnSi Heusler alloys prepared in bulk and ribbon form, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 475, pp. 5-9, 2019.
• K. Čabanová, H. Bielniková, O. Motyka, P. Peikertová, K. Dědková, J. Dvořáčková, K. Hrabovská, J. Kukutschová, Detection of micron and submicron particles in human bronchogenic carcinomas, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 19, pp. 2460-2466, 2019.

2018

• Y. Jirásková, N. Pizurová, A. Titov, D. Janičkovič, M. Friák, Phase separation in Fe-Ti-Al alloy - Structural, magnetic, and Mössbauer study, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 468, pp. 91-99, 2018.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, J. Seidlerová, K. Mamulová Kutláková, I. Šafařík, M. Šafaříková, K. Pospíšková, O. Životský, Microstructural analysis and magnetic characterization of native and magnetically modified montmorillonite and vermiculite, Journal of Nanomaterials 2018, pp. 3738106, 2018
• Titov, Y. Jirásková, O. Životský, J. Buršík, D. Janičkovič, Microstructure and magnetism of Co2FeAl Heusler alloy prepared by arc and induction melting compared with planar flow casting, AIP Advances 8, pp. 047206, 2018.
• J. Luňáček, O. Životský, P. Janoš, M. Došek, A. Chrobak, M. Maryško, J. Buršík, Y. Jirásková, Structure and magnetic properties of synthesized fine cerium dioxide nanoparticles, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 753, pp. 167-175, 2018.
• J. Trojková, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, D. Markov, K. Drobíková, Magnetic Domain Patterns in Bilayered Ribbons Studied by Magnetic Force Microscopy and Magneto-Optical Kerr Microscopy, Scanning 2018, pp. 8308460, 2018.

2017

• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, A. Zemanová, J. Čížek, P. Hruška, O. Životský, Effect of hydrogen on Fe and Pd alloying and physical properties, International journal of hydrogen energy 42, pp. 6885-6901, 2017.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, O. Životský, J. Luňáček, P. Janoš, Magnetic and Mössbauer Study of Cerium-Based Reactive Sorbent, Acta Physica Polonica A 131, pp. 1096-1098, 2017.
• A. Titov, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, D. Janičkovič, J. Buršík, Y. Jirásková, Co2FeSi Heusler Alloy Prepared by Arc Melting and Planar Flow Casting Methods: Microstructure and Magnetism, Acta Physica Polonica A 131, pp. 654-656, 2017.

2016

• J. Luňáček, O. Životský, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, P. Janoš, Thermally stimulated iron oxide transformations and magnetic behaviour of cerium dioxide/iron oxide reactive sorbents, Materials Characterization 120, pp. 295-303, 2016.
• A. Chrobak, G. Haneczok, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, J. Kansy, B. Kotur, Optimization of Soft Magnetic Properties in Fe82Nb2B14RE2 (RE = Y, Gd, Tb and Dy) Group of Amorphous Alloys, Acta Physica Polonica A 130, pp. 916-919,
• G. Ziolkowski, A. Chrobak, J. Klimontko, D. Chrobak, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, J. Rak, High coercivity in Fe–Nb–B–Dy bulk nanocrystalline magnets, Physica Status Solidi A, Applications and Materials Science 213, pp. 2954-2958, 2016.
• R. Siddheswaran, P. Šutta, P. Novák, M. Netrvalová, A. Hendrych, O. Životský, In-situ X-ray diffraction studies and magneto-optic Kerr effect on RF sputtered thin films of BaTiO3 and Co, Nb co-doped BaTiO3, Ceramics International 42, pp. 3882-3887, 2016.
• R. Siddheswaran, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, P. Novák, P. Šutta, R. Medlín, S.-II Kim, S-Y. Park, Structural and magnetic properties of the transition metals (TM = Co, Ni) and Nb co-doped SrTiO3 thin films, Materials Research Bulletin 83, pp. 193-200, 2016.
• O. Životský, A. Titov, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, A. Hendrych, K. Hrabovská, V. S. Tsepelev, Surface and bulk magnetic anisotropy in bilayered CoSiB/FeNbCuSiB and FeNbSiB/FeSiB ribbons, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 681, pp. 402-411, 2016.
• V. Tsepelev, O. Životský, N. Tsepeleva, Specific time-temperature treatment preparing the melt for the amorphous state, Materials Science Forum 864, pp. 55-59, 2016.
• K. Skotnicová, G. S. Burkhanov, Y. S. Koshki´dko, D. Růžička, T. Čegan, J. Cwik, N. B. Kolchugina, A. A. Lukin, O. Životský, K. Hrabovská, Influence of heat treatment on the structural and magnetic characteristics of (NdxPr1-x)Fe14B-based magnetic material for low-temperature application, Metalurgija 55, pp. 621-624, 2016.
• L. Rozumová, O. Životský, J. Seidlerová, O. Motyka, I. Šafařík, M. Šafaříková, Magnetically modified peanut husks as an effective sorbent of heavy metals, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 4, pp. 549-555, 2016.

2015

• P. Janoš, P. Kuráň, V. Pilařová, J. Trögl, M. Šťastný, O. Pelant, J. Henych, S. Bakardjieva, O. Životský, M. Kormunda, K. Mazanec, M. Skoumal, Magnetically separable reactive sorbent based on the CeO2/γ-Fe2O3 composite and its utilization for rapid degradation of the organophosphate pesticide parathion methyl and certain nerve agents, Chemical Engineering Journal 262, pp. 747-755, 2015.
• O. Životský, J. Seidlerová, I. Šafařík, J. Luňáček, M. Šafaříková, K. M. Kutláková, Y. Jirásková, Magnetically Modified TiO2 Powders - Microstructure and Magnetic Properties, Physics Procedia 75, pp. 1450-1457, 2015.
• N. Vítkovská, J. Luňáček, O. Životský, P. Jandačka, R. Dvorský, Magnetic properties and interparticle magnetic interactions in powder samples of magnetite and magnesium oxide mixtures, Proceedings of NANOCON 2015, pp. 626-630, 2015.

2014

• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, O. Životský, J. Čuda, Influence of Fe2O3 on alloying and magnetic properties of Fe–Al, Mat. Sci. Eng. B 186, pp. 73-78, 2014.
• Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, I. Turek, M. Hapla, A. Titov, O. Životský, Phase and magnetic studies of the high-energy alloyed Ni–Fe, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 594, pp. 133-140, 2014.
• A. Hendrych, O. Životský, Y. Jirásková, I. Maťko, The surface and bulk magnetic properties of Fe-Al alloys, Acta Physica Polonica A 126, pp. 58-59, 2014.
• A. Titov, O. Životský, Y. Jirásková, A. Hendrych, J. Buršík, P. Švec, Influence of magnetostriction on cross-sectional magnetic properties in bilayered ribbons, IEEE Trans. Magn. 50, pp. 6500804, 2014.
• O. Životský, A. Hendrych, Influence of tensile stress on the surface magneto-optical hysteresis loops in amorphous and (nano)crystalline ribbons, IEEE Trans. Magn. 50, pp. 2002804, 2014.
• R. Siddheswaran, J. Savková, R. Medlín, J. Očenášek, O. Životský, P. Novák, P. Šutta, Highly c-axis oriented ZnO:Ni thin film nanostructure by RF magnetron sputtering: Structural, morphological and magnetic studies, Applied Surface Science 316, pp. 524-531, 2014.

2013

• O. Životský, A. Titov, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, J. Kalbáčová, D. Janičkovič, P. Švec, Full-scale magnetic, microstructural, and physical properties of bilayered CoSiB/FeSiB ribbons, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 581, pp. 685-692, 2013.
• P. Peikertová, J. Kukutschová, I. Vávra, V. Matějka, O. Životský, M. Vaculík, P.W. Lee, P. Filip, Water suspended nanosized particles released from nonairborne brake wear debris, Wear 306, pp. 89-96, 2013.
• P. Janoš, M. Kormunda, O. Životský, V. Pilařová, Composite Fe3O4/Humic Acid Magnetic Sorbent and its Sorption Ability for Chlorophenols and some other Aromatic Compounds, Separation Science and Technology 48, pp. 2028-2035, 2013.
• P. Janoš, M. Komunda, F. Novák, O. Životský, J. Fuitová, V. Pilařová, Multifunctional humate-based magnetic sorbent: Preparation, properties and sorption of Cu (II), phosphates and selected pesticides, Reactive and Functional Polymers 73, pp. 46-52, 2013.
• J. Vlček, M. Lesňák, J. Pištora, O. Životský, Magneto-optical sensing of magnetic field, Optics Communications 286, pp. 372-377, 2013.
• O. Životský, L. Klimša, A. Hendrych, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, A new phenomenon on the surface of FINEMET alloy, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 26, pp. 1349-1352, 2013.
• Y. Jirásková, A. Hendrych, O. Životský, J. Buršík, T. Žák, I. Procházka, D. Janičkovič, Surface magneto-optical and Mössbauer observations of Fe–Al, Applied Surface Science 276, pp. 68-75, 2013.

2012

• K. Postava, J. Hamrle, J. Hamrlová, D. Hrabovský, O. Životský, J. Pištora, D. Lukáš, Depth and material sensitivity in magneto-optic nanostructures, International Journal of Nanotechnology 9, pp. 784-808, 2012.
• O. Životský, Y. Jirásková, A. Hendrych, V. Matějka, L. Klimša, J. Buršík, Influence of annealing temperature and atmosphere on surface microstructure and magnetism in FINEMET-type FeSiNbCuB ribbons, IEEE Trans. Magn. 48, pp. 1367-1370, 2012.
• O. Životský, A. Hendrych, L. Klimša, Y. Jirásková, J. Buršík, J.A.M. Gómez, D. Janičkovič, Surface microstructure and magnetic behavior in FeSiB amorphous ribbons from magneto-optical Kerr effect, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 324, pp. 569-577, 2012.
• K. Hrabovská, J. Podjuklová, K. Barčová, O. Životský, I. Štěpánek, V. Bártek, T. Laník, P. Šrubař, S. Kopaňáková, K. Suchánková, Effect of fine clay fraction on functional properties of vitreous enamel coatings, Chemické Listy 106, pp. s432-s433, 2012.

2011

• Chrobak, V. Nosenko, G. Haneczok, L. Boichyshyn, B. Kotur, A. Bajorek, O. Životský, A. Hendrych, Effect of rare earth additions on magnetic properties of Fe82Nb2B14RE2 (RE = Y, Gd, Tb and Dy) amorphous alloys, Materials Chemistry and Physics 130, pp. 603-608, 2011.
• A. Hendrych, M. Kvíčala, V. Matolin, O. Životský, P. Jandačka, The influence of vanadium microalloying on voids occurence in low-alloyed Cr-Mo steels after continuous casting, Int. Journal of Fracture 168, pp. 259-266, 2011.

Patents:

• P. Janoš, J. Ederer, O. Životský, J. Luňáček, Method of treatment of magnetic iron oxide, Czech national patent n. 309159, granted 2022.
• R. Dvorský, P. Jandačka, J. Luňáček, Device to measure specific surface area of particulate substances by capillary rise, Czech national patent n. 306375, granted 2016.

Contacts:

Leader of scientific group:

• prof. Ing. Ondřej Životský, Ph.D.
  Department of Physics
  VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  17. listopadu 15/2172
  708 00 Ostrava-Poruba
  Czech Republic
  
  e-mail: ondrej.zivotsky(zavinac)vsb.cz, ondrej.zivotsky(zavinac)post.cz
  tel.: 59 732 3361

Members of scientific group:

• prof. Dr. RNDr. Jiří Luňáček ,e-mail: jiri.lunacek(zavinac)vsb.cz
• doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D. ,e-mail: dalibor.ciprian(zavinac)vsb.cz
• Ing. Yvonna Jirásková, Ph.D. ,e-mail: yv.jirasko(zavinac)post.cz
• Mgr. Ing. Kamila Hrabovská, Ph.D. ,e-mail:kamila.hrabovska(zavinac)vsb.cz
• Ing. Marek Nikodým, Ph.D. ,e-mail:marek.nikodym(zavinac)vsb.cz
• Ing. Lucie Gembalova, Ph.D. ,email:lucie.gembalova@vsb.cz(zavinac)vsb.cz

Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. students:

• Ing. Jan Pytlík
• Bc. Vojtěch Trecha
• Vojtěch Krmela