Project results dissemination*:

English Report 2016, see pdf.

Romanian Report 2016, see pdf.

English Report 2015, see pdf.

Romanian Report 2015, see pdf.

Intermediary report 2014, see pdf.


Report 2014, see pdf.

Final report 2013, see pdf.

Final report 2012, see pdf.

A part of the original results obtained since the project beginning have been reported by scientific papers and communications submitted to ISI journals:


Papers published in ISI journals:

1. Nina Mirchin, Boris Apter, Igor Lapsker, V. Fogel, Uri Gorodetsky, Simona A. Popescu, Aaron Peled, Gianina Popescu-Pelin, Gabriela Dorcioman, Liviu Duta, Andrei Popescu, Ion N. Mihailescu, Measuring Nanolayer Profiles of Various Materials by Evanescent Light Technique, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Vol. 12, p. 2668–2671, 2012.

2. Oksana Linnik, Irina Petrik, Natalia Smirnova, Viktor Kandyba, Oleksandr Korduban, Anna Eremenko, Gabriel Socol, Nicolaie Stefan, Carmen Ristoscu, Ion N. Mihailescu, Claudiu Sutan, Viorel Malinovschi, Veljko Djokic, Djordje Janakovic, TiO2/ZrO2 thin films synthesized by PLD in low pressure N-, C- and/or O-containing gases: structural, optical and photocatalytic properties, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures Vol. 7, No. 3,  p. 1343 – 1352, July - September 2012.

3. Mihai Oane, Natalia Serban, Ion N. Mihailescu, Generation of super-thermal hadron - anti - hadron pairs using extreme light intensities, Journal of Intense Pulsed Lasers and Applications in Advanced Physics Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 7-10, 2013.

4. Nina Mirchin,  Aaron Peled, Liviu Duta, Gabriela Dorcioman, Andrei Popescu, Ion N. Mihailescu, Nanoprofiles evaluation of ZnO thin films by an evanescent light method,  Microscopy Research and Technique 76 (10) 992-996, 2013

5. A. C. Popescu, G. E. Stan, L. Duta, G. Dorcioman, O. Iordache, I. Dumitrescu,  I. Pasuk, I. N. MihailescuInfluence of a hydrophobin underlayer on the structuring and antimicrobial properties of ZnO films, Journal of  Materials Science 48 (23) , pp. 8329-8336 (2013)


6. L. Duta, A. C. Popa, F. Miculescu, I. N. Mihailescu, “Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular cups functionalized with bioactive glass coatings synthesized by pulsed laser deposition”, Romanian Reports in Physics Vol. 66, No. 3, P. 788–800, 2014.


7. A. Visan, D. Grossin, N. Stefan, L. Duta, F.M. Miroiu, G.E. Stan, M. Sopronyi, C. Luculescu, M. Freche, O. Marsan, C. Charvilat, S. Ciuca, I.N. Mihailescu, Biomimetic nanocrystalline apatite coatings synthesized by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation for medical applications”, Materials Science and Engineering B 181 (1), PP. 5663, February 2014

8. E. Axente, J. Hermann, G. Socol, L. Mercadier, S. A. Beldjilali, M. Cirisan, C. R. Luculescu, C. Ristoscu, I. N. Mihailescu, V. Craciun, "Accurate analysis of indium-zinc oxide thin films via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on plasma modeling", Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 29, 553–564, 2014

9. A. Bjelajac, V. Djokic, R. Petrovic, G. Socol, I.N. Mihailescu, I. Florea, O. Ersen, D. Janackovic, "Visible light-harvesting of TiO2 nanotubes array by pulsed laser deposited CdS", Applied Surface Science, 309, 225-230, 1 August 2014 

10N. Serban,  C . Ristoscu, G. Socol, N. Stefan, I. N. Mihailescu, M. Socol, S. A. Mulenko, Yu. N. Petrov, N. T. Gorbachuk, “Laser synthesis of nanometric iron oxide films for thermo-sensing applications”, Materials Research Bulletin 1 (50), 148-154, 2014

11. S. Eraković, A. Janković, C. Ristoscu, L. Duta, N. Serban, A. Visan, I.N. Mihailescu, G.E. Stan, M. Socol, O. Iordache, I. Dumitrescu, C.R. Luculescu, Dj. Janaćković, V. Miškovic-Stanković, "Antifungal activity of Ag:hydroxyapatite thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition on Ti and Ti modified by TiO2 nanotubes substrates", Applied Surface Science 293,  Pages 37-45, 28 February 2014

12. Rosca Tudor, Bazgan Serghei, Dorcioman Gabriela, Ristoscu Carmen, Popescu-Pelin Gianina, Enaki Nicolae, Mihailescu Ion N., “Temperature control of crystalline status and phenomenological modes”, Romanian Reports in Physics, 2016 (in press)

13.A. Bjelajac, V. Djokic, R. Petrovic, G.E. Stan, G. Socol, G Popescu-Pelin, I.N. Mihailescu; "Pulsed laser deposition method for fabrication o Cds/TiO2 and PbS photoelectrodes for solar energy application", Digest Journal of  Nanomaterils and Biostructures, 10 (2015), 1411-1418

14. J. Lungu, N. Stefan, G. Prodan, A. Georgescu, A. Mandes, V. Ciupina, I.N. Mihailescu, M.A. . Gîrţu, "Characterization of spin coated TiO2 buffer layers for dye-sensitized solar cells", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostrctures, 10(3)(2015), 967-976

15. G. Victor Ivanov, Emil S. Vlakhov, G.E. Stan, M. Zamfirescu, C. Albu, N. Mihailescu, I. Negut, C. Luculescu, M. Socol, C. Ristoscu, I.N. Mihailescu; "Surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity of niobium surface after irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses", J. Appl. Phys, 118(2015), 203104

16. O. Linnik, N. Shestopal, N. Smirnova, A. Eremenko, O. Korduban, V. Kandyba, T. Kryshchuk, G. Socol, N. Stefan, G. Popescu-Pelin, C. Ristoscu, I.N.Mihailescu, "Correlation between electronic structure and photocatalytic properties of non-metal doped TiO2/ZrO2 thin films by Pulsed Laser Deposition method", Vacuum, 114(2015), 166-171

17. L. Floroian, M. Florescu, D. Munteanu, M. Badea, G. Popescu-Pelin, C. Ristoscu, F. Sima, M.C. Chifiriuc, I.N. Mihailescu, "A new concept of stainless steel medical implant based upon composite nanostrucutres coating", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 9 (4), October-December 2014, 1555-1568

18. A. Janković, S. Eraković, C. Ristoscu, N. Mihailescu (Serban), L. Duta, A. Visan, G.E. Stan, A.C. Popa, M.A. Husanu, C.R. Luculescu, V.V. Srdić, Dj. Janaćković, V. Mišković-Stanković, C. Bleotu, M.C. Chifiriuc, I.N. Mihailescu, Structural and biological evaluation of lignin addition to simple and silver doped hydroxyapatite thin films synthesized by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 26 (1) (2015) 5333

19. L. DUTA, A. C. POPA, F. MICULESCU, I. N. MIHAILESCU, ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE ACETABULAR CUPS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH BIOACTIVE GLASS COATINGS SYNTHESIZED BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION”, Romanian Reports in Physics, Vol. 66, No. 3, P. 788–800, 2014

20. S. Bazgan, I. Cojocaru, T. Rosca, G. Dorcioman, C. Ristoscu, G. Popescu-Pelin, N Enaki, I.N. Mihailescu, "Phenomenological model of growth of TiO2 films for biomedicine", Proceedings SPIE 9258, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies VII Constanta, Romania, Sugust 21, 2014, 925806 ( Feb 21, 2015); doi 1117/12.2070219, Ionica Cristea, Marian Vladescu, Razvan Tamas (Eds)

21.Oksana Linnik, Natalia Chorna, Nataliia Smirnova, Anna Eremenko, Oleksandr Korduban, Nicolaie Stefan, Carmen Ristoscu, Gabriel Socol, Marimona Miroiu, Ion N. Mihailescu; “Pulse laser deposited TiO2 based films: Synthesis, electronic structures and photocatalytic activity”, Chapter 5 in ”Semiconductor Photocatalysis - Materials, Mechanisms and Applications”, InTech, Ed. Wenbin Cao, ISBN 978-953-51-2483-2 (2016) pp. 135-161.

22. A. Bucă, V. Damian, M. Oane, R. V. Medianu, I. N. Mihăilescu, G. Popescu-Pelin; “The temperature field distributions in a Fe target under low power laser irradiation and low heat transfer coefficient conditions: experiments versus simulations”, OPTOELECTRONICS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS – RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Vol. 10, Iss. 1 - 2, January - February 2016, p. 29 – 31

23. T. Rosca, S. Bazgan, G. Dorcioman, C. Ristoscu, G. Popescu-Pelin, N. Enaki, I. N. Mihailescu; “Temperature control of crystalline status and phenomenological modes, applications to TiO2 versus Ti layers” ; Romanian Reports in Physics, Vol. 68, No. 1, P. 241–248, 2016

24A. Bjelajac, R. Petrovic,  G. Socol, I. N. Mihailescu,  M. Enculescu,  V. Grumezescu, V. Pavlovic,  D.  Janackovic; "CdS quantum dots sensitized TiO2 nanotubes by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation method”,  Ceramics International, 42(7), 9011-9017 (2016)

 



Papers
submited for publication in ISI journals:

1. "Matrix assisted pulsed laser deposited CdS quantum dots sensitized solar cells”, A. Bjelajac, R. Petrovic, G. Socol, I. N. Mihailescu, M. Enculescu, V. Grumezescu, V. Pavlovic, Dj. Janackovic, submitted for publication in Applied Surface Science




Participation at International Conferences:

1. ALT 2012, Thun, Elvetia, 2 - 7 September 2012

2. TCM 2012, Hersonissos, Grecia, 21 - 27 October 2012

3. SLIMS 2012, San Servolo, Italia, 8 - 15 July 2012

4.  INDLAS 2013, Bran, Romania, 20 - 24 May 2013

5. FLAMN 2013, St. Petersburg, Rusia, 24 - 28 June 2013

6. EMRS 2013, Strasbourg, France, 27-31 May 2013, oral presentation at Symposium O: Synthesis, processing and characterization of nanoscale multi functional oxide films IV, C. Ristoscu, G. Socol, N. Stefan, N. Serban, I. N. Mihailescu, S. A. Mulenko, Yu. N. Petrov, N. T. Gorbachuk,  Synthesis of nanometric chromium oxide films by reactive pulsed laser deposition for sensors and thermo-converters

7. EMRS 
2013, Strasbourg, France, 27-31 May 2013, poster presentation at Symposium O: Synthesis, processing and characterization of nanoscale multi functional oxide films IV, G. Socol, F. Sima, E. Axente, C. Ristoscu, N. Stefan, M. Socol, C.R. Luculescu, I.N. Mihailescu,  Enhancing the gas sensitivity of oxide thin films by surface structuring

8. 6-th International Workshop "Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, health and renewable energy applications“, Bucharest, Romania, 2014, Invited oral presentation, L. Duta, A.C. Popescu, A.C. Popa, I.N. MihailescuNanostructured glass coatings synthesized by pulsed laser deposition

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International Conference "MODERN LASER APPLICATIONS" Fourth Edition, May 19-23, Bran, Romania, 2014, Oral presentation, A. Visan, D. Grossin, N. Stefan, L. Duta, F.M. Miroiu, G.E. Stan, M. Sopronyi, C. Luculescu, M. Freche, O. Marsan, C. Charvilat, S. Ciuca, I.N. Mihailescu, Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation synthesis of biomimetic nanocrystalline apatite coatings with applications in medicine

10. EMRS 2014, Symposium : J Laser interaction with advanced materials: fundamentals and applications, Lille, France, May 26-30, 2014, Poster presentation, A. Visan, D. Grossin, N. Stefan, L. Duta, F.M. Miroiu, G.E. Stan, M. Sopronyi, C. Luculescu, M. Freche, O. Marsan, C. Charvilat, S. Ciuca, I.N. MihailescuMatrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation synthesis of biomimetic nanocrystalline apatite coatings for biomedical applications  

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EMRS, Symposium : J Laser interaction with advanced materials: fundamentals and applications, Lille, France, May 26-30, 2014, Poster presentation, A.S. Nikolov, R.G. Nikov, N.N. Nedyalkov, P. A. Atanasov, M. T. Alexandrov,  D. Karashanova, N. E. Marinkov, I. Z. Dimitrov, I. I. Boevski,  A. Visan, I. N. MihailescuInfluence of the liquid level and duration of the ablation process on the characteristics of nanostructures created by nanosecond laser ablation of Ag in water

12. 
INERA WORKSHOP: Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films-functional Layers in “Smart windows” and Water Splitting devices: Technology and Optoelectronic properties, September 4th – 6th, 2014, Varna, Bulgaria, Poster presentation, A.Visan, A.C. Popescu, G.E. Stan, L. Duta, G. Dorcioman, O. Iordache, I. Dumitrescu, I. Pasuk, I.N. Mihailescu, ZnO and hydrophobin thin coatings on textiles substrates for biomedical applications

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INERA WORKSHOP: Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films-functional Layers in “Smart windows” and Water Splitting devices: Technology and Optoelectronic properties, September 4th – 6th, 2014, Varna, Bulgaria, Oral presentation, A.Visan, A. C. Popescu, G. E. Stan, L. Duta, G. Dorcioman, O. Iordache, I. Dumitrescu, I. Pasuk, I. N. MihailescuZnO and hydrophobin thin coatings on textiles substrates for biomedical applications

14. 
ISCP, 23th – 26th September, 2014, Orastie, Hunedoara, Oral presentation, Anita Visan, Sanja Erakovic, Ana Jankovic, Carmen Ristoscu, Liviu Duta, Natalia Mihailescu, George Stan, Marcela Socol, Ovidiu Iordache, Iuliana Dumitrescu, Catalin Luculescu, Ion N Mihailescu, Dj. Janackovic and V. Miskovic-Stankovic, Pure and doped hydroxyapatite thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition for metal implant coatings

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International Colloquium “Physics of Materials”, November 13-14, Bucharest, Romania, 2014, A. Visan, S. Erakovic, A. Jankovic, C. Ristoscu, L. Duta, N. Mihailescu (Serban), G.E. Stan, M. Socol, O. Iordache , I. Dumitrescu, C.R. Luculescu, I.N. Mihailescu, Dj. Janackovic, V. Miskovic-Stankovic, Fabrication and characterizations of pure and doped hydroxyapatite coatings for medical applications

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Workshop on "Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films-Functional Layers in `Smart Windows' and Water Splitting Devices: Technology and Optoelectronic Properties", 4-6 September, Varna, Bulgaria, 2014, Invited lecture, Ion N. Mihailescu, Carmen Ristoscu, Pulsed Laser Deposition Of Thin Oxide Films For Applications To Chemical Sensing And Biological Pollution

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12th IUVSTA School on Lasers in Materials Science (SLIMS), Laser Engineering of Surfaces and Coatings, Isola di San Servolo, Venice, Italy, 13th-20th July 2014, Ion N. Mihailescu, Carmen Ristoscu, Organic and/or inorganic nanostructured layers for applications in biocide, drug delivery, biomimetic or biosensing coatings

18.
Workshop on "Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films-Functional Layers in `Smart Windows' and Water Splitting Devices: Technology and Optoelectronic Properties", 4-6 September, Varna, Bulgaria, 2014, N. Mihailescu, C. Ristoscu, G. Socol, N. Stefan, M. Socol, S.A. Mulenko, N.T. Gorbachuk, I.N. MihailescuLaser Synthesis Of Nanometric Iron Oxide Films By Pulsed Laser Deposition  

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I. N. Mihailescu, C. Ristoscu, F. Sima“Soft pulsed laser technologies for transfer of organic materials”; ; Invited lecture (I-08) at 13th International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA 2015), August 31 – September 4, 2015, Cairns, Australia

20. Ion N. Mihailescu, C. Ristoscu; "New results with pulsed laser technologies fir transfer of organic and biological substances : applications in biomedicine:' Invited lecture (LM-I-20) at Conference on advanced Laser Technologies ALT 2015, September 7-11, 2015, Faro, Portugal

21.A.Visan, A. Janković, S. Eraković, C. Ristoscu, N. Mihailescu (Serban), L. Duta, G.E.Stan, A.C.Popa, M.A. Husanu, C.R. Luculescu, V.V. Srdić, Dj. Janaćkovic, I. N. Mihailescu;“Structural and biological characterization of lignin incorporation to simple and silver-doped hydroxyapatite coatings synthesized by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation”;  Poster presentation (CC.PI 33) at E-MRS 2015, May 11-15, 2015, Lille, France

22. N. Stefan, N. E. Stankova, F.M. Miroiu, C. Hapenciuc, C. Ristoscu, I.N. Mihailescu, At. N. Tzonev; “Role of Substrate Morphology on the Characteristics of Noble Nanoparticles Produced by Laser-induced Deposition”,; Poster (P121) presentation at ICPEPA-10, August 29 – September 2, 2016, Brasov, Romania


*All aformentioned scientific contributions have evidenced the financial support of this project at the Acknowledgment section.