25 Oct 2023

3rd Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Workshop

The Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications Research Group of the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and the Large Research Infrastructure CEPLANT organized their third workshop in October 2023.

18 Oct 2023

Plasma CO2 conversion experiments

A two-member scientific team of the Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications research group went to the Max Planck Institute in Germany to collaborate. Will a dielectric barrier discharge with a unique ceramic barrier be suitable for practical CO2 conversion?

9 Oct 2023

Josja Van Bever from Belgium researches the double hysteresis behavior of reactive sputtering

Josja Van Bever, a PhD student from Ghent University, has shortly joined the Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures research group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT. He studies the double hysteresis behavior of the reactive magnetron sputtering process.

6 Oct 2023

Researchers’ Night 2023

CEPLANT traditionally joined the whole Department of Plasma Physics and Technology at the Researchers’ Night event. This year's topic is "Mystery".

22 Sep 2023

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 2023

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.

13 Sep 2023

Festival of Science and Technology 2023

The Festival of Science 2023 was held at the Brno Exhibition Centre from 8 September to 10 September, 2023. Around 10,000 visitors had the opportunity to peek into the attractive world of science, technology, and history. CEPLANT and the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology presented their program to the visitors. The Brno Observatory and Planetarium organized the event with the support of the Statutory City of Brno and the South Moravian Region.

7 Sep 2023

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 2023

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).