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Papers by Igor Lukacevic

Research paper thumbnail of Elasticity of DNA Nanowires

In this paper, we bring forth the Young's modulus of DNA nanowire (NWs) as a function of diameter... more In this paper, we bring forth the Young's modulus of DNA nanowire (NWs) as a function of diameter considering both equilibrium strain and surface stress effects. A good trend between the present calculated and available theoretical size dependent Young's modulus of different NWs is found, which supports the DNA NWs mechanical strength. We have extended our view to predict the behavior of the DNA NWs and see their resemblance to the behavior of either metallic or semiconducting nature of NWs. We have also demonstrated the variation in Young's modulus of the DNA NWs with the variation of relaxed material property of DNA NWs. This study extrapolates key factors in modelling DNA NWs for the electronic device applications.

Research paper thumbnail of Non-invasive Analyses of Ancient Ceramics Colorants

Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic meth... more Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic methods in order to characterize the pigments which constitute the colorants found on ancient ceramic pieces. A red colorant, which occurs on the outer surfaces of the ceramic pieces excavated from archaeological finding sites Čepin-Ovčara and Kneževi Vinogradi-Osnovna škola and in earth piece from Aljmaš-Podunavlje locality was analyzed. Using the UV-Vis FORS and Raman spectroscopy, red colorant is found to be red ochre. Raman spectrum of red ceramic colorant agrees with the spectrum of the colorant from the earth piece, leading to the conclusion that the Neolithic culture living in today Slavonija and Baranja region used the same colorants for decorating their ceramics as other nearby Neolithic cultures of Pannonian Basin. Black colorations are found to be made of soot.

Research paper thumbnail of Length and Width Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Graphene Nanoribbons

This letter reports on the investigation of thermal conductivity along a long free-standing graph... more This letter reports on the investigation of thermal conductivity along a long free-standing graphene nanoribbon (GNR) by a one-dimensional direction-dependent phonon-boundary scattering into the linearized phonon Boltzmann transport method. It is observed from the theoretical investigation that GNR has highly length and width dependent thermal conductivities due to difference in the in/out-plane phonon mode in the phonon dispersion curve (PDC). The calculations show that thermal conduction of graphene nanoribbon increases with increasing edge roughness of graphene nanoribbons. Our findings are helpful for understanding and engineering of the thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbons in potential electronic devices.

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics and Raman spectrum of rutile TiO2: the role of soft phonon modes in pressure induced phase transition

Materials Chemistry and Physics, Oct 10, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids

Parasite (Paris, France), 2014

The efficiency of ten differently colored modified box traps for collecting tabanids was studied ... more The efficiency of ten differently colored modified box traps for collecting tabanids was studied in the Monjoroš Forest in eastern Croatia. A total of 5,436 specimens belonging to 16 species of tabanids grouped into six genera were collected. The genus Tabanus was the most represented with 98% of all collected tabanids. Tabanus bromius comprised 90% of tabanids collected, and was the most abundant species collected in all box traps. The majority of tabanids (74%) were collected from black, brown, bordeaux, red, and blue traps (dark group), whereas 26% were collected from green, light violet, white, orange, and yellow traps (light group). The black modified trap was the most successful and collected 20% of all collected tabanids, whereas the yellow trap was the least effective with 1%. The number of collected specimens of species T. bromius differed significantly between the dark and light group of traps. Traps with lower reflectance from green color collected 77% of T. bromius. The ...

Research paper thumbnail of Proučavanje stabilnosti faza II-VI grupe poluvodiča na visokim tlakovima ab initio metodom

... Otkriveno je da mnogi poluvodiči imaju bogat fazni dijagram ovisan o tlaku i temperaturi. ...... more ... Otkriveno je da mnogi poluvodiči imaju bogat fazni dijagram ovisan o tlaku i temperaturi. ... NaCl strukture obzirom na Cmcm strukturu, koja se pojavljuje na visokom tlaku, za nekoliko poluvodiča (ZnS, ZnSe ... Contrib. to CROSBI by: Igor Lukacevic (igor.lukacevic@fizika.unios.hr), 15 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Izrada radonskog zemljovida za Republiku Hrvatsku

Research paper thumbnail of Density Functional Calculation of Raman Intensity in High Pressure Phases of TiO_2 Crystal

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics Calculations of the High-pressure Phase Transition in CdTe

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics study of high pressure phase transition in SiO2

Research paper thumbnail of Uloga CRO-NGI u teorijskim istraživanjima fizike čvrstog stanja

... Abstract: Iznijeti su prednosti i problemi prilikom korištenja CRO-NGI mreže klastera u istra... more ... Abstract: Iznijeti su prednosti i problemi prilikom korištenja CRO-NGI mreže klastera u istraživanjima fizike čvrstog stanja. ... Copyright © 1997-2012. IRB. Made by: Ivo Batistić and Jadranka Stojanovski. Design: Studio8. Software: postgresql.

Research paper thumbnail of Soft modes in metallic oxides calculated by ABINIT software package

Research paper thumbnail of Simulacije svojstava materijala na CRO-NGI

... Istaknuta je pomoć koju primaju korisnici CRO-NGI mreže od strane osoblja, te njezin utjecaj ... more ... Istaknuta je pomoć koju primaju korisnici CRO-NGI mreže od strane osoblja, te njezin utjecaj na rad unutar CRO-NGI. Type of meeting: Pozvano. Type of presentation in a journal: Not published. ... IRB. Made by: Ivo Batistić and Jadranka Stojanovski. Design: Studio8. ...

Research paper thumbnail of High-pressure Raman spectra of TiO_2

Research paper thumbnail of Fotokatalitička svojstva dopiranog TiO $ _2$

Research paper thumbnail of Non-destructive analysis of 16th century fore-edge miniatures

Research paper thumbnail of High-pressure Phase Transition in CdTe by a Density Functional Lattice Dynamics Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Photocatalytic properties of doped TiO2

Ab-initio calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of substit... more Ab-initio calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of substitutional N, B and Pt-doped rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2), within the density functional theory (DFT), using the plane-wave pseudopotential method as implemented in the ABINIT package. Of all the photocatalytic materials TiO2 has been proved as the most useful one, with the most efficient photoactivity, the highest stability and the lowest cost. Moreover, it is safe for humans and the environment. The development of new types of photocatalytic cells is driven by the need for clean and sustainable energy. In this respect best doped materials are considered as a promising route for departing from the traditional photocatalytic cells. The physical insight provided by computational modeling may help develop improved photocatalytic devices. To this end it is important to obtain an accurate description of the electronic structure and phonon dynamics, including the fundamental gaps and level ali...

Research paper thumbnail of Electronic structure, photocatalytic properties and phonon dispersions of X-doped (X = N, B and Pt) rutile TiO2 from density functional theory

Solid State Sciences, 2013

ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t First principles calculations were performed on the electronic, vibratio... more ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t First principles calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of sub-stitutional N-, B-and Pt-doped rutile titanium dioxide (TiO 2), within the density functional theory (DFT), using the plane-wave pseudopotential method. From the calculated electronic band structure and density of states we concluded that the doping induces significant changes in the band structure of TiO 2 , highlighting B-and Pt-doped TiO 2 as the best candidates for photocatalytic materials for visible light absorption. On the other hand, N-doped TiO 2 appears to be active only for the photoreduction processes, although N doping introduces midstates into the band gap. Only N-doped TiO 2 proved to have stable phonon dispersions and showed interesting band doubling. Ó 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics and Raman spectrum of rutile TiO2: The role of soft phonon modes in pressure induced phase transition

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Elasticity of DNA Nanowires

In this paper, we bring forth the Young's modulus of DNA nanowire (NWs) as a function of diameter... more In this paper, we bring forth the Young's modulus of DNA nanowire (NWs) as a function of diameter considering both equilibrium strain and surface stress effects. A good trend between the present calculated and available theoretical size dependent Young's modulus of different NWs is found, which supports the DNA NWs mechanical strength. We have extended our view to predict the behavior of the DNA NWs and see their resemblance to the behavior of either metallic or semiconducting nature of NWs. We have also demonstrated the variation in Young's modulus of the DNA NWs with the variation of relaxed material property of DNA NWs. This study extrapolates key factors in modelling DNA NWs for the electronic device applications.

Research paper thumbnail of Non-invasive Analyses of Ancient Ceramics Colorants

Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic meth... more Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic methods in order to characterize the pigments which constitute the colorants found on ancient ceramic pieces. A red colorant, which occurs on the outer surfaces of the ceramic pieces excavated from archaeological finding sites Čepin-Ovčara and Kneževi Vinogradi-Osnovna škola and in earth piece from Aljmaš-Podunavlje locality was analyzed. Using the UV-Vis FORS and Raman spectroscopy, red colorant is found to be red ochre. Raman spectrum of red ceramic colorant agrees with the spectrum of the colorant from the earth piece, leading to the conclusion that the Neolithic culture living in today Slavonija and Baranja region used the same colorants for decorating their ceramics as other nearby Neolithic cultures of Pannonian Basin. Black colorations are found to be made of soot.

Research paper thumbnail of Length and Width Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Graphene Nanoribbons

This letter reports on the investigation of thermal conductivity along a long free-standing graph... more This letter reports on the investigation of thermal conductivity along a long free-standing graphene nanoribbon (GNR) by a one-dimensional direction-dependent phonon-boundary scattering into the linearized phonon Boltzmann transport method. It is observed from the theoretical investigation that GNR has highly length and width dependent thermal conductivities due to difference in the in/out-plane phonon mode in the phonon dispersion curve (PDC). The calculations show that thermal conduction of graphene nanoribbon increases with increasing edge roughness of graphene nanoribbons. Our findings are helpful for understanding and engineering of the thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbons in potential electronic devices.

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics and Raman spectrum of rutile TiO2: the role of soft phonon modes in pressure induced phase transition

Materials Chemistry and Physics, Oct 10, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Efficiency of colored modified box traps for sampling of tabanids

Parasite (Paris, France), 2014

The efficiency of ten differently colored modified box traps for collecting tabanids was studied ... more The efficiency of ten differently colored modified box traps for collecting tabanids was studied in the Monjoroš Forest in eastern Croatia. A total of 5,436 specimens belonging to 16 species of tabanids grouped into six genera were collected. The genus Tabanus was the most represented with 98% of all collected tabanids. Tabanus bromius comprised 90% of tabanids collected, and was the most abundant species collected in all box traps. The majority of tabanids (74%) were collected from black, brown, bordeaux, red, and blue traps (dark group), whereas 26% were collected from green, light violet, white, orange, and yellow traps (light group). The black modified trap was the most successful and collected 20% of all collected tabanids, whereas the yellow trap was the least effective with 1%. The number of collected specimens of species T. bromius differed significantly between the dark and light group of traps. Traps with lower reflectance from green color collected 77% of T. bromius. The ...

Research paper thumbnail of Proučavanje stabilnosti faza II-VI grupe poluvodiča na visokim tlakovima ab initio metodom

... Otkriveno je da mnogi poluvodiči imaju bogat fazni dijagram ovisan o tlaku i temperaturi. ...... more ... Otkriveno je da mnogi poluvodiči imaju bogat fazni dijagram ovisan o tlaku i temperaturi. ... NaCl strukture obzirom na Cmcm strukturu, koja se pojavljuje na visokom tlaku, za nekoliko poluvodiča (ZnS, ZnSe ... Contrib. to CROSBI by: Igor Lukacevic (igor.lukacevic@fizika.unios.hr), 15 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Izrada radonskog zemljovida za Republiku Hrvatsku

Research paper thumbnail of Density Functional Calculation of Raman Intensity in High Pressure Phases of TiO_2 Crystal

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics Calculations of the High-pressure Phase Transition in CdTe

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics study of high pressure phase transition in SiO2

Research paper thumbnail of Uloga CRO-NGI u teorijskim istraživanjima fizike čvrstog stanja

... Abstract: Iznijeti su prednosti i problemi prilikom korištenja CRO-NGI mreže klastera u istra... more ... Abstract: Iznijeti su prednosti i problemi prilikom korištenja CRO-NGI mreže klastera u istraživanjima fizike čvrstog stanja. ... Copyright © 1997-2012. IRB. Made by: Ivo Batistić and Jadranka Stojanovski. Design: Studio8. Software: postgresql.

Research paper thumbnail of Soft modes in metallic oxides calculated by ABINIT software package

Research paper thumbnail of Simulacije svojstava materijala na CRO-NGI

... Istaknuta je pomoć koju primaju korisnici CRO-NGI mreže od strane osoblja, te njezin utjecaj ... more ... Istaknuta je pomoć koju primaju korisnici CRO-NGI mreže od strane osoblja, te njezin utjecaj na rad unutar CRO-NGI. Type of meeting: Pozvano. Type of presentation in a journal: Not published. ... IRB. Made by: Ivo Batistić and Jadranka Stojanovski. Design: Studio8. ...

Research paper thumbnail of High-pressure Raman spectra of TiO_2

Research paper thumbnail of Fotokatalitička svojstva dopiranog TiO $ _2$

Research paper thumbnail of Non-destructive analysis of 16th century fore-edge miniatures

Research paper thumbnail of High-pressure Phase Transition in CdTe by a Density Functional Lattice Dynamics Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Photocatalytic properties of doped TiO2

Ab-initio calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of substit... more Ab-initio calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of substitutional N, B and Pt-doped rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2), within the density functional theory (DFT), using the plane-wave pseudopotential method as implemented in the ABINIT package. Of all the photocatalytic materials TiO2 has been proved as the most useful one, with the most efficient photoactivity, the highest stability and the lowest cost. Moreover, it is safe for humans and the environment. The development of new types of photocatalytic cells is driven by the need for clean and sustainable energy. In this respect best doped materials are considered as a promising route for departing from the traditional photocatalytic cells. The physical insight provided by computational modeling may help develop improved photocatalytic devices. To this end it is important to obtain an accurate description of the electronic structure and phonon dynamics, including the fundamental gaps and level ali...

Research paper thumbnail of Electronic structure, photocatalytic properties and phonon dispersions of X-doped (X = N, B and Pt) rutile TiO2 from density functional theory

Solid State Sciences, 2013

ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t First principles calculations were performed on the electronic, vibratio... more ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t First principles calculations were performed on the electronic, vibrational and Raman spectra of sub-stitutional N-, B-and Pt-doped rutile titanium dioxide (TiO 2), within the density functional theory (DFT), using the plane-wave pseudopotential method. From the calculated electronic band structure and density of states we concluded that the doping induces significant changes in the band structure of TiO 2 , highlighting B-and Pt-doped TiO 2 as the best candidates for photocatalytic materials for visible light absorption. On the other hand, N-doped TiO 2 appears to be active only for the photoreduction processes, although N doping introduces midstates into the band gap. Only N-doped TiO 2 proved to have stable phonon dispersions and showed interesting band doubling. Ó 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Research paper thumbnail of Lattice dynamics and Raman spectrum of rutile TiO2: The role of soft phonon modes in pressure induced phase transition

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2012