Talks

Invited conference talks:

  1. High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy, 10th International Meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum Societies; May 22, 2003, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia
  2. Low- and variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, Workshop “Our 25 Years in Surface Science @Institut za fiziku”; May  13, 2005,  Zagreb, Croatia
  3. High resolution ARPES: a tool for characterizing an electron in a box, Wroclaw-Bonn Workshop on Surface Physics and Chemistry; March  23-26, 2006, Wroclaw, Poland
  4. The electronic and structural properties of Al2O3/Ni3Al(111) and their relation to 2-D nanostructuring, From Solid State To BioPhysics III; June 29-July 1, 2006, Cavtat, Croatia
  5. Ordered surface structure: Basis of a nanoworld studied by STM (case study – Pd(110)), 11th Joint Vacuum Congress; 25th September 2006, Prague, Czech Republic
  6. Graphene: shaping Dirac fermions for the application, 4th International Workshop on Surface Physics; September 21-25, 2009, Ladek Zdrój, Poland
  7. Grafen: oblikovanje Diracovih Fermiona za primjenu, 6th Croatian Physical society meeting; October 8-11, 2009, Primošten, Croatia
  8. Exploring and exploiting intercalation of epitaxial graphene, The European Workshop on Epitaxial Graphene and 2D Materials, June 15-19, 2014, Primošten, Croatia
  9. Exploring the mechanism behind the alkali metal intercalation process in epitaxial graphene, 73rd IUVSTA Workshop on Nanostructures on 2D solids, September 22-26, 2014, Eisenerz, Ausria
  10. ‘Chemical’ and ‘mechanical’ engineering of epitaxial graphene, C-MAC Days 2014, December 8-11, 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
  11. Tailoring of layered 2D materials: epitaxial graphene and beyond, 22nd International Scientific Meeting on Vacuum Science and Technique, May 21-22, 2015, Osilnica, Slovenia
  12. Chemical and mechanical nanoengineering of (epitaxial) graphene, Energy Materials and Nanotechnology Qingdao Meeting, June 14-17, 2015, Qingdao, China
  13. Epitaksijalni grafen i srodni 2D materijali, 9th Croatian Physical society meeting, October 5-7, 2015, Umag, Croatia
  14. Graphene applications, Innovation – Driven Defence Enterprising, October 19-20, 2015, Zagreb, Croatia
  15. 2D materials modifications and growth controlled in situ, International Workshop on Nanomaterials and Nanodevices, July 8-10, 2016, Beijing, China
  16. Synthesis and properties of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides with atomic-scale precision, Solid-State Science & Research meeting, June 28-30, 2017, Zagreb, Croatia
  17. In situ visual observation of 2D materials growth and modifications, and characterization of their optical properties, VI International School and Conference on Photonics – Photonica2017, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2017, Belgrade, Serbia
  18. Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization of epitaxial graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, 13th Multinational Congress on Microscopy, Sept 24-29, 2017, Rovinj, Croatia
  19. Atomic-scale control of epitaxial graphene and TMDs, Workshop 2D Nanomaterials and Emerging Technologies, Dec 5-6, 2017, Osijek, Croatia
  20. Novel two-dimensional materials and their properties, 17th Joint Vacuum Conference, Sep 10-14, 2018, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  21. Sinteza 2D materijala te fizikalna i kemijska modifikacija njihovih svojstava, 11. znanstveni sastanak Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva, Oct 3-5, 2018, Beli Manastir, Croatia
  22. In situ growth control and further physical and chemical engineering of CVD MoS2, 4th International Conference on 2D Materials and Technologies, Dec 10-13, 2018, Melbourne, Australia
  23. Pristine and modified interfaces with epitaxial 2D materials: electronic and optical properties, SPb Photonic, Optoelectronic, & Electronic Materials, May 25-28, 2021, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, online participation
  24. Atomically Thin Multilayer Architectures for Plasmonics, International Symposium on Nanoscale Research, Sep 20-21, 2021, Leoben, Austria
  25. Van der Waals Epitaxy of 2D Materials and Versatile Interface Engineering by Self-Intercalation, Workshop on Low-Dimensional Electronic Materials Preparation and Characterization, July 21, 2023, Beijing, China
  26. Nanoscale light trapping and polaritons in atomically thin films and their heterostructures, Workshop on Optical Thin Films, Apr 22-24, 2024, Zagreb, Croatia
  27. Exploring New Horizons: Epitaxial Growth of Next-Generation 2D Materials, BIT International Summer School: Next-Generation Semiconductors, August 5-10, 2024, Beijing, China

Invited talks and colloquia at universities and institutes:

  1. Interfaces: unvoidable tailors of QW’s properties, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn; 28th November 2003
    Bonn, Germany (invited by Klaus Wandelt)
  2. Scenario of hybridization for ultra thin Ag films: Ag/V(100) study, Condensed Matter Department, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 2nd December 2004
    Madrid, Spain (invited by Enrique Michel)
  3. Scenario of hybridization for ultra thin Ag films: Ag/V(100) study, Laboratoire de Cristallographie, C.N.R.S.; 17th December 2004
    Grenoble, France (invited by Mauricio de Santis)
  4. Access to the electronic structure with nanometer precision, Institut za fiziku; 1st September 2005
    Zagreb, Croatia (invited by Ognjen Milat)
  5. Structural entities of alumina films and their relation to 2-D nanostructuring: Al2O3/Ni3Al(111), Materials Science Institute of Madrid; 29th November 2005
    Madrid, Spain (invited by Maria Alonso)
  6. Understanding structural entities of alumina films and their relation to 2-D nanostructuring, Condensed Matter Department, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 2nd December 2005
    Madrid, Spain (invited by Enrique Michel)
  7. Ordered thin alumina film with tempting electronic, structural and template properties, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory; 25th July 2006
    Upton, USA (invited by Tonica Valla)
  8. Tailoring properties of adsorbed metal layers, clusters and molecules by controlling dimensionality and interaction with substrates, Center for Integrated Science & Engineering, Columbia University; 28th July 2006
    New York, USA (invited by Richard Osgood)
  9. Physics and chemistry on the anisotropic surface: studies on Pd(110), Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn; 24th November 2006
    Bonn, Germany (invited by Conrad Becker)
  10. ARPES as a tool to study low dimensional structures, II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln; 3rd April 2007
    Cologne, Germany (invited by Thomas Michely)
  11. Nearly neutral graphene on Ir(111), Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory; 16th October 2008
    Upton, USA (invited by Tonica Valla)
  12. Superlattice effects in graphene on Ir(111), Center for Integrated Science & Engineering, Columbia University; 24th October 2008
    New York, USA (invited by Richard Osgood)
  13. Epitaksijalni grafen: izazov za fundamentalna istraživanja i primjenu, Department of Physics, University of Zagreb; 2nd December 2008
    Zagreb, Croatia (invited by Hrvoje Buljan)
  14. The revival of a carbon monolayer: highly desirable contamination, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Bonn; 31st March 2009
    Bonn, Germany (invited by Klaus Wandelt)
  15. Surface science approach to a carbon monolayer: epitaxial graphene for fundamential research and application, Institute of Experimental Physics; 26th February 2010
    Wroclaw, Poland (invited by Aleksander Krupski)
  16. Graphene on Ir(111): particular example of epitaxial graphene, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, EPFL; 20th May 2010
    Lausanne, Switzerland (invited by Laszlo Forro)
  17. High-quality graphene on Ir(111) viewed by angle-resolved photoemission, Lehrstuhl für Festkörperphysik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; 11th November 2010
    Erlangen, Germany (invited by Thomas Fauster)
  18. Electronic properties of high-quality monolayer graphene on Ir(111), Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung; 19th May 2011
    Stuttgart, Germany (invited by Ulrich Starke)
  19. From neutral to chemically doped epitaxial graphene, Center for Integrated Science & Engineering, Columbia University; 22nd September 2011
    New York, USA (invited by Richard Osgood)
  20. Understanding intercalation of epitaxial graphene in real space and real time, II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln; 7th December 2011
    Köln, Germany (invited by Carsten Busse)
  21. Doing fundamental research on epitaxial grapheme: Paving the way for applications, Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University; 3rd August 2012
    Kyoto, Japan (invited by Yoshijasu Matsumoto)
  22. Doing fundamental research on epitaxial grapheme: Paving the way for applications, Department of Chemistry, Osaka University; 9th August 2012
    Osaka, Japan (invited by Toshiaki Munakata and Hideaki Kasai)
  23. Electronic bands of epitaxial graphene: Getting to know them and making them susceptible to tailor-made solutions, Institut Néel CNRS; 24th June 2013
    Grenoble, France (invited by Johann Coraux)
  24. Sweeping around and under the thinnest rug: Epitaxial graphene on Ir(111), CINaM – Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille; 25th June 2013
    Marseille, France (invited by Conrad Becker)
  25. Hibridne strukture epitaksijalnog grafena: vrata prema primjeni, Physics Department – University of Zagreb; 10th December 2013
    Zagreb, Croatia (invited by Damir Paić)
  26. Exploring the mechanism behind the alkali metal intercalation process in epitaxial graphene, Department of Physics and Astronomy – Aarhus University, 21st October 2014
    Aarhus, Denmark (invited by Philip Hofmann)
  27. Chemical and mechanical engineering of epitaxial graphene, Physik-Institut – University of Zurich, 25th March 2015
    Zurich, Switzerland (invited by Thomas Greber)
  28. Engineering epitaxial graphene by adsorption, intercalation and strain, NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials – National University of Singapore, 3rd June 2015
    Singapore (invited by Slaven Garaj)
  29. Aspects of epitaxial graphene engineering: adsorption, intercalation, strain, and transfer, Institute of Chemistry – Chinese Academy of Sciences, 09th June 2015
    Beijing, China (invited by Junqi Liu)
  30. Aspects of epitaxial graphene engineering: adsorption, intercalation, strain, and transfer, Institute of Physics – Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10th June 2015
    Beijing, China (invited by Hongjun Gao / Ye-Liang Wang)
  31. Primjene epitaksijalnog grafena: adsorpcija, interkalacija, elasticnost, MedILS, 13th July 2015
    Split, Croatia (invited by Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecky)
  32. Complex structures based on epitaxial graphene, QM2 – Quantum Matter and Materials – Universität zu Köln, 26th August 2015
    Köln, Germany (invited by Carsten Busse)
  33. Epitaxial graphene on Ir – how to change the binding interaction and properties on the ‘same’ substrate, Institute of Chemistry – Chinese Academy of Sciences, 6th July 2016
    Beijing, China (invited by Bin Wu)
  34. Controlling the binding interaction and doping of epitaxial graphene at nano- and micro-scales, Institute of Physics Belgrade – Belgrade, 12th October 2016
    Belgrade, Serbia (invited by Marko Spasenovic)
  35. Moderni 2D materijali, Department of Physics, J.J. Strossmayer University, 20th October 2016
    Osijek, Croatia (invited by Denis Stanic)
  36. 2D materials modifications and growth, Institut für Materialphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 25th October 2016
    Münster, Germany (invited by Carsten Busse)
  37. Atomic-scale control of epitaxial graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Pennsylvania, 19th May 2017
    Philadelphia, USA (invited by Marija Drndic)
  38. Atomic-scale control of epitaxial graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, Physics Department, University at Buffalo, 22nd May 2017
    Buffalo, USA (invited by Igor Zutic)
  39. Transferring millimeter sized atomically thin layers: atomic-scale defects and structural modifications, II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, 13th November 2017
    Köln, Germany (invited by Thomas Michely)
  40. Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization of two-dimensional materials, Department Physik der Universität Siegen, 15th November 2017
    Siegen, Germany (invited by Carsten Busse)
  41. Physical and chemical engineering of novel 2D materials, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, 24th September 2018
    Belgrade, Serbia (invited by Marko Spasenovic)
  42. Physical and chemical engineering of novel 2D materials, Institut für Physik, Montanuniversität Leoben, 6th November 2018
    Leoben, Austria (invited by Christian Teichert)
  43. Physical and chemical engineering of graphene and MoS2, Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University, 7th December 2018
    Kyoto, Japan (invited by Kazuya Watanabe)
  44. Epitaxial Graphene and Related Novel Multilayer Architectures, Seminar on Low-dimensional Physics and Devices, Henan University, 16th December 2021
    Kaifeng, China (online, invited by Yang Zhang)
  45. Using Ir(111) for novel 2D materials beyond epitaxial graphene: tunable heterostructures and borophene, Seminar on Semiconductor Physics and Nanotechnology, Institut für Physik, Montanuniversität Leoben, 5th December 2022
    Leoben, Austria (invited by Christian Teichert)
  46. Lateral and vertical TMD heterostructures with tunable interaction, ’22 Annual International Academic Meeting of the Joint Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, 14th December 2022
    Kaifeng, China (online, invited by Yang Zhang)
  47. Atomically thin two-dimensional materials, Prirodno matematički fakultet Sarajevo, Univerzitet u Sarajevu, 5th May 2023

Regular conference talks and poster presentations:

  1. Observation of quantum-well states in experiments with ultra-thin films of silver on vanadium (100) surface, August 13-19, 1995.: International Conference of Physics Students ICPS’95, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. Strukturna i elektronska svojtva ultra-tankih Cu slojeva na V(110) površini, June 1998.: 5th Joint meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum societies, Zagreb, Croatia
  3. Structure and electronic properties of ultra-thin copper layers on V(110), August 9-16, 1998.: International Conference of Physics Students ICPS’98, Coimbra, Portugal
  4. Temperaturni efekti u Ag/V(100) sistemu kvantnih jama, June 1999.: 6th Joint meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum societies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  5. Enhanced electron-phonon coupling in ultrathin films of Ag on V(100) surface, December 1-3, 1999.: Scientific meeting of Croatian Physical Society, Zagreb, Croatia
  6. Oscillatory electron-phonon coupling in ultra-thin silver films on V(100), June 4-6, 2000.: 8th Joint Vacuum Conference – JVC 8, Pula, Croatia
  7. Quantum well edge influence on QWS electron properties, 23rd May 2001.: 8th International Meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum Societies, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia
  8. (5×1) rekonstrukcija V(100) površine, December 17-19, 2001.: Conference of the Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia
  9. STM balističko tuneliranje u ispitivanju lokalne elektronske strukture na površini, 15th May 2002.: 9th International Meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum Societies, Trakošćan, Croatia
  10. STM and ARUPS study of (5×1) reconstructed V(100) surface, June 16-20, 2002.: 9th Joint Vacuum Conference – JVC 9, Leibnitz, Austria
  11. STM and ARUPS study of (5×1) reconstructed V(100) surface, June 23-28, 2002.: 21st European Conference on Surface Science – ECOSS 21, Malmö, Sweden
  12. STM – proba energetski razlučivih Friedelovih oscilacija na površini, January 15-17, 2003.: Conference of the Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia
  13. SEM-HRAES and STM Study of (5×1) reconstructed V(100), June 1-5, 2003.: 6th Multionational Congress on Microscopy – 6MCM, Pula, Croatia
  14. Hybridisation effects in Ag/V(100) probed by STM, July 21-25, 2003.: 12th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy – STM’03, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  15. Hybridization effects in Ag/V(100) quantum well system, September 7-12, 2003.: 22nd European Conference on Surface Science – ECOSS 22, Prague, Czech Republic
  16. Experimental and ab initio studies of ultrathin silver films on V(100), March 8-12, 2004.: 68. DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany
  17. Formation, structure and electronic structure of ultrathin Ag films on V(100): experiments and calculations, 28 June – 2 July 2004.: 16th International Vacuum Congress, Venice, Italy
  18. Temperature dependent evolution of Au/Pd(110) structure, March 4-9, 2005.: 69. DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany
  19. STM and SXRD study of Au/Pd(110) structures, July 3-8, 2005.: 13th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy – STM’05, Sapporo, Japan
  20. Stability of Pd(110): revisited with STM, September 4-9, 2005.: 23rd European Conference on Surface Science – ECOSS 23, Berlin, Germany
  21. Interaction of oxygen and hydrogen with a Pd(110) surface, March 26-31, 2006.: 70. DPG Spring Meeting + EPS 21st condensed matter division conference, Dreseden, Germany
  22. The electronic and structural entities of alumina and their relation to 2-D nanostructuring, July 16-21, 2006.: GRC on Nanostructure Fabrication, Tilton, USA
  23. The Pd(110)-(3×2)-O surface phase investigated by STM and DFT, March 26-30, 2007.: 71. DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany
  24. LT-STM study of ultra-thin alumina electronic and structural properties and their relation to 2-D nanostructuring of adsorbed atoms and molecules, 1st June 2007.: 14. Joint meeting of Croatian and Slovenian Vacuum societies, Bled, Slovenia
  25. Katalizator na atomskoj skali: primjer (110) površine paladija, October 5-8, 2007.: 5th Croatian Physical society meeting, Primošten, Croatia
  26. Electronic properties of a graphene monolayer on Ir(111), August 25-29, 2008.: Graphene Week 2008 – Electronic Properties of Graphene-Based Nanostructures, Trieste, Italy
  27. Scanning probe microscopy for well defined templates, December 15-16, 2008.: XBW2008 – 3rd Christmas Biophysics Workshop: Organized Molecular Systems, D. Stubica, Croatia
  28. Manipulation of the electronic structure of graphene on Ir(111), March 22-27, 2009.: 73. DPG spring meeting, Dresden, Germany
  29. Electronic properties of low dimensional structures, June 29-30, 2009.: Croatian-Japanese Workshop on Advanced Materials Science, Zagreb, Croatia
  30. STM – pretrazna tunelirajuca mikroskopija, 25th November 2009.: Nove napredne metode u istraživanju materijala – Workshop at IRB, Zagreb, Croatia
  31. Electronic structure of a monolayer graphene on Ir(111) probed by ARPES, March 21-26, 2010.: 74. DPG Frühjahrstagung, Regensburg, Germany
  32. 2PPE characterization of image potential states of graphene/Ir(111), August 22-27, 2010.: Ultrafast Surface Dynamics 7, Brijuni Islands, Croatia
  33. From neutral to chemically doped epitaxial graphene, October 06-07, 2011.: Japanese-Croatian Workshop on Material Science, Zagreb, Croatia
  34. Stanja zrcalnog potencijala grafena na Ir(111), October 13-16, 2011.: 7th Croatian Physical society meeting, Primosten, Croatia
  35. Intercalation of Cs through wrinkles of epitaxial graphene, March 25-30, 2012.: 76. DPG Frühjahrstagung, Berlin, Germany
  36. Controlling the growth of graphene on a stepped iridium surface, May 9-10, 2013.: 20th International Scientific Meeting on Vacuum Science and Technique, Jeruzalem, Slovenia
  37. Direct visual observation of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide growth, February 13-16, 2017.: Towards Reality in Nanoscale Materials IX, Levi, Finland
  38. Optical response of doped epitaxial graphene and chemically grown MoS2, May 21-24, 2018.: 4th European Workshop on Epitaxial Graphene and 2D Materials , Salamanca, Spain
  39. Atomic-scale defects and electronic properties of synthesized MoS2 monolayer, February 12-14, 2019.: Towards Reality in Nanoscale Materials X, Levi, Finland
  40. Pronounced effects of chemical doping in atomically thin materials, June 27-29, 2019.: Solid-State Science & Research (SCIRES2019), Zagreb, Croatia
  41. Chemical doping of atomically thin materials, August 21-22, 2019.: Carbonhagen 2019 – 9th symposium on 2D materials, Copenhagen, Denmark
  42. Novel Multilayer Architectures Based on Epitaxial Graphene, Nov 28 – Dec 3, 2021.: Workshop on Innovative Nanoscale Devices and Systems (WINDS 2021), Big Island, Hawaii, USA
  43. Ultrafast pump-probe and nano-FTIR Zagreb Setup, May 18-21, 2022.: 2nd International Nanoscale Analytics Workshop, Munich, Germany
  44. Lateral and vertical TMD heterostructures with tunable interaction, Oct 16-21, 2022.: 14th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices ’22 (ALC ’22), Okinawa, Japan

Popular talks:

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