I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Zahoran

I.2 - Name

Miroslav

I.3 - Degrees

doc., RNDr., CSc.

I.4 - Year of birth

1955

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Comenius University in Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Mlynská dolina F1, 84248 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

University teacher - associate professor

I.8 - E-mail address

miroslav.zahoran@fmph.uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4785

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Physics

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0001-7631-3511

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Science

II.b - Year

1978

II.c - Study field and programme

Physics

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

1991

II.c - Study field and programme

Physics/ Plasma Physics

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2008

II.c - Study field and programme

Physics/ Plasma Physics

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
associate professor	Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Comenius University in Bratislava	1982-present
Studiyng stay	Institution of Physics, SAS	1978-1982

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.1.a - Name of the profile course	V.1.b - Study programme	V.1.c - Degree	V.1.d - Field of study
Plasma Utilisation	Plasma physics	2	Physics
Modern plasma technologies	Plasma physics	3	Physics
Low-Temperature Plasma Modification of Surfaces	Plasma physics	3	Physics

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.5.a - Name of the course	V.5.b - Study programme	V.5.c - Degree	V.5.d - Field of study
Plasma-chemical Methods of Surface Treatment	Plasma physics	2	Physics
Analytical Methods in Plasma Physics	Plasma physics	2	Physics
Advanced Laboratory Exercises from Plasma Physics	Plasma physics	2	Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

211

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

535

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

535

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

358

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Mikula, M., Grančič, B., Roch, T., Plecenik, T., Vávra, I., Dobročka, E., Šatka, A., Buršíková, V., Držík, M., Zahoran, M., Plecenik, A., & Kúš, P. (2011). The influence of low-energy ion bombardment on the microstructure development and mechanical properties of TiBx coatings. Vacuum, 85(9), 866–870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2010.12.011

Vargová, M., Plesch, G., Vogt, U. F., Zahoran, M., Gorbár, M., & Jesenák, K. (2011). TiO 2 thick films supported on reticulated macroporous Al 2 O 3 foams and their photoactivity in phenol mineralization. Applied Surface Science, 257(10), 4678–4684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.121

Haidry, A. A., Schlosser, P., Durina, P., Mikula, M., Tomasek, M., Plecenik, T., Roch, T., Pidik, A., Stefecka, M., Noskovic, J., Zahoran, M., Kus, P., & Plecenik, A. (2011). Hydrogen gas sensors based on nanocrystalline TiO 2 thin films. Central European Journal of Physics, 9(5), 1351–1356. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-011-0042-3

Kowal, K., Wysocka-Król, K., Kopaczyńska, M., Dworniczek, E., Franiczek, R., Wawrzyńska, M., Vargová, M., Zahoran, M., Rakovský, E., Kuš, P., Plesch, G., Plecenik, A., Laffir, F., Tofail, S. A. M., & Podbielska, H. (2011). In situ photoexcitation of silver-doped titania nanopowders for activity against bacteria and yeasts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 362(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.06.035

Martisovits, V., & Zahoran, M. (1997). Transport of chemically active species in plasma reactors for etching. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 6(3), 280–297. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/6/3/005

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

Šroba, V., Fiantok, T., Truchlý, M., Roch, T., Zahoran, M., Grančič, B., Švec, P., Nagy, Š., Izai, V., Kúš, P., & Mikula, M. (2020). Structure evolution and mechanical properties of hard tantalum diboride films. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 38(3), 033408. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000155

Grančič, B., Pleva, M., Mikula, M., Čaplovičová, M., Satrapinskyy, L., Roch, T., Truchlý, M., Sahul, M., Gregor, M., Švec, P., Zahoran, M., & Kúš, P. (2019). Stoichiometry, structure and mechanical properties of co-sputtered Ti1-xTaxB2±Δ coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 367, 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.04.017

Klas, M., Moravsky, L., Matejčik, Zahoran, M., Martišovitš, V., Radjenović, B., & Radmilović-Radjenović, M. (2017). The breakdown voltage characteristics of compressed ambient air microdischarges from direct current to 10.2 MHz. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 26(5). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aa674e

Pincik, E., Brunner, R., Kobayashi, H., Mikula, M., Kučera, M., Švec, P., Greguš, J., Vojtek, P., Zábudlá, Z., Imamura, K., & Zahoran, M. (2017). About the optical properties of oxidized black silicon structures. Applied Surface Science, 395, 185–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.05.035

Zahoranová, A., Kroneková, Z., Zahoran, M., Chorvát, D., Janigová, I., & Kronek, J. (2016). Poly(2-oxazoline) hydrogels crosslinked with aliphatic bis(2-oxazoline)s: Properties, cytotoxicity, and cell cultivation. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 54(11), 1548–1559. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.28009

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

[o1] 2021 Hu, C. - Haider, M.S. - Hahn, L. - Yang, M. - Luxenhofer, R.: Development of a 3D printable and highly stretchable ternary organic-inorganic nanocomposite hydrogel. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Vol. 9, No. 22, 2021, s.4535-4545 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[o1] 2018 Li, H. P. - Ostrikov, K. K. - Sun, W.: The energy tree: Non-equilibrium energy transfer in collision-dominated plasmas. In: Physics Reports, No. 770-772, 2018, s. 1-45 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[o1] 2020 Moscicki, T. - Psiuk, R. - Slomińska, H. - Levintant-Zayonts, N. - Garbiec, D. - Pisarek, M. - Bazarnik, P. - Nosewicz, S. - Chrzanowska-Gizyńska, J.: Influence of overstoichiometric boron and titanium addition on the properties ofRF magnetron sputtered tungsten borides. In: Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 390, 2020, Art. No. 125689 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[o1] 2021 Gu, X. - Liu, C. - Guo, H. - Zhang, K. - Chen, C.: Sorting transition-metal diborides: New descriptor for mechanical properties. In: Acta Materialia, Vol. 207, 2021, art. no. 116685 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[o1] 2019 Bunert, E. - Berger, M. - Kirk, A. - Zimmermann, S.: Non-radioactive electron source with nanosecond pulse modulation for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. In: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 90, No. 11, 2019, Art. No.113306 - SCI ; SCOPUS

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

2018-21, APVV-17-0320, Multikomponentné boridové a nitridové PVD povlaky pre ultravysokoteplotné aplikácie / Multicomponent boride and nitride PVD coatings for ultra high temperature applications, riešiteľ / investigator

2015 - 2018 APVV-14-0173 Multikomponentné nanokompozitné povlaky pripravené vysokoionizovanými depozičnými technikami /Multicomponent nanocomposite coatings prepared by highly ionized deposition technologies, riešiteľ / investigator

2017 - 2020, APVV-16-0266, Inovatívne typy senzorov plynov na báze oxidov kovov / Innovative types of gas sensors based on metal oxides, riešiteľ / investigator

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2022-11-11

Name and surname:	doc. RNDr. Miroslav Zahoran, CSc.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava