News

22 Sep

Tomáš Hoder as an invited professor at the Université de Toulouse in France

Tomáš Hoder, leader of the Plasma Diagnostics and Modelling research group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT, travelled to France in September 2023. As an invited professor, he works with French colleagues on research on barrier discharges in CO2.

15 Sep

Pilot deposition experiments of X2BC system in Japan

Scientists from CEPLANT and the Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures research group of the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology traveled to Japan to conduct pilot experiments. Nb2BC-based layers could offer an attractive combination of mechanical properties: hardness and flexibility. 

7 Sep

New numerical models for the design of ductile hard layers

Dr. Pavel Ondračka is developing new models for simulations of the structure and properties of thin films. Thanks to a MŠMT MSCA project, he went and now collaborates with colleagues at the University of Leoben in Austria. Using his models for the amorphous material tungsten-boron-carbon (W-B-C), it will be possible to predict the mechanical properties of this material, understand its behavior, and find the most suitable composition for hard protective layer applications.

1 Sep

Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – A new name for our hosting institution

As of 1 September 2023, our hosting institution, the Department of Physical Electronics, has changed its name. The name of the Department of Physical Electronics needed to be revised. The new name is the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (abbreviation DPPT), and the Czech equivalent is Ústav fyziky a technologií plazmatu (abbreviation ÚFTP).

23 Aug

Plasma as a tool to improve the quality of UV digital printing

Digital printing is now a widely available technology. However, the printed materials' size and variety still present a challenge for printers. Not all glass, polymer and Dibond boards, canvases, etc., are suitable for printing. However, atmospheric plasma treatments can also cope with the adhesion of these different materials for UV digital printing.

4 Aug

Mária Kováčová and polymer composites based on graphene oxide

Dr. Kováčová worked as a post-doc at the Department of Physical Electronics for more than a year and a half. This June, her project ended and she returned to her native Slovakia. Read about her research on graphene oxide-based polymer composites.

1 Aug

New diagnostics device RFEA

Since mid-July, our scientists have acquired a new device that extends the current capabilities in process diagnostics of thin film deposition. The RFEA (Retarding Field Energy Analyser) enables the measurement of incident ions with high time resolution, a crucial parameter for thin film deposition using magnetron sputtering.

CEPLANT exhibition extended

The CEPLANT exhibition portraying our research activities is extended until October 2023. The exhibition continues to be displayed at the stairway in the Dean's Office at MU Faculty of Science at Kotlářská 2 campus​.

24 Jul

The potential of plasma treatment for aerospace composites

Pilot experiments on plasma treatment of materials used for composites production were conducted by scientists from the Plasma Nanotechnology and Bioapplication Research Group at the Department of Physical Electronics and the CEPLANT Centre in Stuttgart, Germany.

19 Jul

Jianyu Feng develops new plasma sources

Do you know our Chinese Ph.D. student Jianyu Feng? He works with low-temperature plasma sources in the Department of Physical Electronics.

15 Jun

The kickoff meeting with researchers from HAWK

Dr. Kelar Tučeková and dr. Kelar visited HAWK Hochschule, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Göttingen, Germany. CEPLANT and HAWK researchers are starting joint research on the functionalization of fibers and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy diagnostics within a MOBILITY project between Czech and German partners.

23 May

Corentin Bajon studies reaction mechanisms of dielectric barrier discharges

French Ph.D. student Corentin Bajon has arrived at the Department of Physical Electronics and CEPLANT for the second time within the MOBILITY project. His research focuses on dielectric barrier discharges in carbon dioxide atmosphere and understanding various reaction mechanisms of said discharge.

16 May

Physics in the company 2023 – PlasmaSolve

On Wednesday, May 17th, 2023,Dr. Adam Obrusník will introduce the physicist work at PlasmaSolve. The company deals with consulting activities and software development for virtual prototyping of plasma technology simulations.

5 May

Physics in the company 2023 – IPM

On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, Jan Fikar will introduce the physicist work at the Institute of Physics of Materials at the Czech Academy of Sciences. The research at IPM focuses on relations between behavior, characteristics, and microstructure of materials.

4 May

Business Research Forum 2023

The CEPLANT center participated in the Business Research Forum 2023 at CEITEC Brno organized by Masaryk University. CEPLANT current research topics were presented in the individual stands, in the event catalogue and by František Zelenák oral presentation.

28 Apr

Physics in the company 2023 – HVM Plasma, s.r.o.

On Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, Dr. Pavel Mareš will introduce the physicist work at HVM Plasma company. The company operates in PVD technologies for thin film deposition – from the coatings to manufacturing whole deposition chambers. You will also learn about the importance of mathematical models.

CEPLANT exhibition presents the best of our research

We cordially invite you to the second part of the exhibition of the CEPLANT center! The first part aimed at our research through SEM images. The second part now presents our research activities. We offer the attendees a closer look at plasma application and hope to increase their knowledge about plasma science in general.

21 Apr

Physics in the company 2023 – SHM

On Wednesday, April 25th, 2023, Dr. Vjačeslav Sochora will speak about SHM company in Šumperk, the only Czech company with research and development in PVD technologies.

12 Apr

Physics in the company 2023 – E.ON

On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, Zděnek Kvítek from E.ON will speak about the current topic in energetics and the company as an employer.

4 Apr

Brno Ph.D. Talent 2023 - František Zelenák – From chemist to successful physicist

František Zelenák is one of the winners of this year's competition Brno PhD. Talent. In the next three years, he will receive a stipend supporting his scientific research. How did a chemistry graduate become a successful Ph.D. student at the Department of Physical Electronics? Read more.

3 Apr

A visit from FPT in Púchov Slovakia within the Open Access

A visit from the Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín in Slovakia occurred at the end of March. Within the Open Access activities of the CEPLANT center at the end of March. The Faculty of Industrial Technologies delegates in Púchov were interested in the plasma treatment of non-vulcanized rubber.

31 Mar

Physics in the company 2023 – Intellectual property

On Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, Dr. Markéta Vlasáková, a MUNI manager for intellectual property from MUNI TTO will introduce the topic and problems and problems of intellectual property.

24 Mar

Physics in the company 2023 – VF Nuclear

On Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, dr. Aleš Jančář from VF Nuclear will introduce the physicist's work in developing and manufacturing of equipment for radiation safety and control.

20 Mar

A visit from Joanneum Research in Austria

In the middle of March 2023, a delegation from an Austrian research organization Joanneum Research visited our CEPLANT center and the Department of Physical Electronics. Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Homola and his Ph.D. students Július Vida and František Zažímal participate with them in a joint mobility project for developing superhydrophobic surfaces using atmospheric plasma.

17 Mar

Physics in the company 2023 – ThermoFisher Scientific

On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, Jan Skalický from ThermoFisher Scientific will introduce the physicist's work in developing electron microscopes and spectrometers in their company.

3 Mar

Physics in the company 2023 – Rigaku

On Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, Dr. Peter Oberta from Rigaku Innovative Technologies will introduce the physics for the research, development, and manufacturing of of X-ray optics, sources and detectors.

24 Feb

Visit to Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies

Prof. Petr Vašina and Assoc. Prof. Pavel Souček visited Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies in Poland at the end of February 2023. Our colleagues attended a joint meeting with the private company PLATIT in Switzerland, GFE in Germany, Hungarians, and the Polish side at Radom. They discussed the possibility of collaboration on new projects.

23 Feb

Physics in the company 2023 – Delong Instruments

On Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, Dr. Vladimír Kolařík from Delong Instruments company will introduce the physics for the research, development, and manufacturing of a nonstandard electron optic system with a wide application range.

21 Feb

Physics in the company 2023 – Space industry

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, Ing. Jan Vaverka from the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences will introduce the space industry and the requirements for a physicist wanting to join the field.

20 Feb

New MOBILITY projects at DPE in 2023

New projects will be solved at the Department of Physical Electronics in the next three years. All three submitted project proposals were accepted.

22 Dec 2022

CEPLANT exhibition presents the best of research through the SEM

We cordially invite you to the exhibition of the CEPLANT center! We present our research activities and show the extent of the potential of plasma applications and their multidisciplinarity.

21 Dec 2022

Fruitful December at DPE - results of new project proposals to several competitions

New scientific projects will be solved at the Department of Physical Electronics in the following years. In December, the results of new project proposals were announced. Our DPE and CEPLANT scientists were successful.

26 Oct 2022

National Centre of Competence for MATCA won the 2022 TACR award in Partnership

Department of Physical Electronics and CEPLANT are a part of the large research team of the National Centre of Competence for MATCA (Materials, Advanced Technologies, Coatings, and their Application). NCK MATCA won the 2022 TACR award in the category of Partnership.

10 Oct 2022

An innovative preparation method of reduced graphene oxide

Dr. Krumpolec and his colleagues from DPE and CEPLANT have been working on an innovative graphene oxide preparation method by reducing atmospheric plasma.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers’ Night 2022

CEPLANT traditionally joined the whole Department of Physical Electronics at the Researchers’ Night event. This year's topic is "With all THE SENSES".

24 Aug 2022

CEPLANT scientists have improved the properties of filters with nanofibers using plasma

Scientists from DPE successfully improved the properties of filters with nanofibers. They ended joint research within the scope of the ELIIT project with an industrial partner.

23 Jun 2022

CEPLANT at international trade fair Techtextil

The CEPLANT center was present at the international trade fair Techtextil 2022 in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. Our colleagues Assoc. Prof. Dušan Kováčik and Dr. Oleksandr Galmiz presented project PLASMA NANOTEX.

15 Jun 2022

Graphene workshop 2022

R&D center CEPLANT organized on June 14th, 2022, specialized Graphene workshop: Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Synthesis of Graphene and Its Derivates and Their Applications

2 May 2022

Proof of Concept Conference - contribution from CEPLANT scientists

Masaryk University Technology Transfer Office held Proof of Concept Conference on April 26th, 2022. Scientists could share best practices and results from their research.

12 Apr 2022

Publishing activity of the Department of Physical Electronics in 2021

In 2021, researchers from the Department of Physical Electronics published 45 articles in scientific journals of Q1 and Q2 indexes. In the last three years, there were 168 such publications. Publishing activity in 2021 included 13 applied outcomes, such as certified technologies or other outcomes put into operation. In the last three years, there were 34 applied outcomes.

4 Apr 2022

Tomáš Homola from DPE received a new MUNI award for innovative scientific research

doc. RNDr. Tomáš Homola PhD. from the Department of Physical Electronics received a new award called MUNI Innovation Award. He was rewarded for his innovative scientific research in the field of plasma applications for modification of printed electronics and its successful transfer to industry.

9 Mar 2022

How does the pea look in a microscale?

You can see a surface image of a pea taken by an electron microscope at the Czech pavilion at World EXPO 2020 currently open in Dubai.

7 Mar 2022

5th National Day of Czech Large Research Infrastructures

Masaryk university held a conference on an occasion of 5th National Day of Czech Large Research Infrastructures. The conference was attended by the leading stakeholders of Czech public administration, higher education institutions, the Czech Academy of Sciences, other public and private research organizations.

11 Feb 2022

Open Day 2022

The Open Day at the Faculty of Science took place on Saturday January 22nd, 2022. CEPLANT and Department of Physical Electronics laboratories were open to public.

9 Dec 2021

Commemorative medals for leading personalities of CEPLANT

The Dean of the Faculty of Science Tomáš Kašparovský honoured 36 personalities who had made a significant contribution to the development of the Faculty, and its departments and institutes, over the last few decades. A total of eight personalities were awarded in the fields of physics and mathematics, three of whom work in CEPLANT.

3 Dec 2021

2nd Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Workshop

The Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Research Group of the Department of Physical Electronics and the Large Research Infrastructure CEPLANT organized the "2nd Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Workshop", which took place on October 11-14, 2021 at the VEBA Hotel in Broumov.

15 Nov 2021

Business Research Forum 2021

The CEPLANT center participated in the Business Research Forum 2021 at Masaryk University. CEPLANT current research topics were presented in the event catalogue.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers’ Night 2021

CEPLANT center traditionally joined the whole Department of Physical Electronics at the Researchers’ Night event. This year topic was "Time".

9 Jul 2021

New plasma lamps based on thin ceramic substrates were developed

Research dealing with the development of thin flexible ceramic substrates with optimized electrical properties for plasma sources was evaluated as excellent by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

10 May 2021

Physics in the company - BVT Technologies

On Monday May 10th, 2021, at 3:00 pm, it will take place a lecture presented by dr. Jan Krejčí, director of BVT Technologies.

3 May 2021

Physics in the company - Czech metrology institute

On Monday May 3rd, 2021 at 3:00 pm, dr. Petr Klapetek will introduce the Czech Metrology Institute (CMI) based in Brno.

26 Apr 2021

Physics in the company - Intellectual property protection

What do you mean by intellectual property protection and technology transfer? You will learn this during the lecture of dr. Markéta Vlasáková on Monday, April 26th, 2021.

19 Apr 2021

Physics in the company - ON Semiconductor

On Monday, April 19th, 2021, dr. Jan Chochol from the company ON Semiconductor based in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm will introduce the company.

12 Apr 2021

Physics in the company - HVM Plasma

On Monday, April 12th, 2021, at 15:00, a lecture presented by dr. Pavel Mareš from the company HVM Plasma will take place. You are cordially invited.

22 Mar 2021

Physics in the company - Meopta

We cordially invite you to a lecture of Libor Úlehla on Monday, March 22nd 2021, from the company Meopta-optika based in Přerov.

22 Jan 2021

Open Day 2021

The Open Day at the Faculty of Science with the motto "this time online" will take place on Saturday, January 23rd, 2021, and Tuesday, January 26th, 2021. CEPLANT and Department of Physical Electronics laboratories will be open to the public.

8 Jan 2021

Potential industrial use of nanofiber filter modifications

Nanofiber filters are a very current topic at this time. How do we manage to improve their production and durability through plasma treatment? Read more in the interview with dr. David Pavliňák.

27 Nov 2020

Researchers’ Night 2020

CEPLANT center traditionally joined the whole Department of Physical Electronics at the Researchers’ Night event. This year topic was "Human and Robot".

2 Mar 2020

FunGlass visit in CEPLANT Centre

At the end of February 2020, colleagues from the Center for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass (Funglass Center in Trenčín) visited CEPLANT Centre to see the possibilities in plasma processing.

21 Jan 2020

Brno Ph.D. Talent

Doctoral student Július Vida recevied a scholarship for his scientific work in the „Brno Ph.D. Talent“ competition.

11 Dec 2019

1st Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Workshop

From December 8th till December 10th, 2019, the 1st Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Workshop took place in the beautiful surroundings of the University Center Telč.

27 Sep 2019

Researchers’ Night 2019

CEPLANT center presentated Plasma and modern surface treatment of materials within the Researchers’ Night 2019. The event was organized as an exhibition of prototypes of innovative plasma sources.

19 Sep 2019

PhD Day on Masaryk University

CEPLANT participated in the PhD Day event on September 19th, 2019. CEPLANT centre and its research was introduced together with currently available topics of dissertations.

4 Jun 2019

Plasma Treatement of Casings for Meat Products

Casings for meat products are topic of focus for meat producers. They strive to make the products appealing even after being unwrapped. Scientists from CEPLANT use plasma and research a way to improve the properties of plastic sausage casings. Read more in the interview with Assoc. Prof. Dušan Kováčik.

2 May 2019

Business Research Forum 2019

The CEPLANT center participated in the Business Research Forum 2019 at Masaryk University. Information about CEPLANT center and its current research topics were presented to attendees.

1 Apr 2018

Science Research Innovation Fair 2018

CEPLANT is participating in Science Research Innovation Fair 2018 in Brno. The event is held from May 15th till May 17th, 2018 at Central European Exhibition Centre Brno, Hall P.

7 Mar 2018

Centre CEPLANT IS the Large Research Infrastructure

The centre CEPLANT has been recognized within international evaluation procedure as the Large Research Infrastructure.

24 Feb 2017

Business Research Forum 2017

The CEPLANT center participates in the Business Research Forum 2017 at Masaryk University. Information about CEPLANT center and its current research topics are presented to attendees.