Katarína Viskupová, Mgr., PhD.

PhD. Student

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Bratislava
Katarina-Viskupova
0000-0002-8328-8331
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Bio

PhD student at FMPI CU since 2021. Currently a member of CENAM. Main research topics are preparation of hard TM diboride films, physical vapor deposition technology, analysis of chemical composition, structure and mechanical properties of thin films.

Specialization research areas

Hard coatings Nanostructured materials Thin ceramic films Mechanical and tribological properties Oxidation resistance Thermal stability Transition metal diborides Nitrides Structure analysis Analysis of chemical composition Transmission electron microscopy Scanning electron microscopy X-ray diffraction Nanoindentation Ball-on-disc

Education

2021

Diploma thesis: Stoichiometry, structure and mechanical properties of TaB2±Δ coatings deposited by DC magnetron sputtering

Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics

Internships

02-05 2023

Internship

Linkӧping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Thin Film Physics division

Awards

2024

Best Paper Award

International Symposium on Sputtering and Plasma Precesses (ISSP 2024), Kyoto, Japan
2021

Crytur Award - 2nd place for diploma thesis in material science

Crytur, s.r.o., Czech Republic

Projects

National

Hard coatingsSuperconductivitySensorsBiomaterials
Researcher

Central European Platform for Plasma-Enabled Surface Engineering, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-04-01

Horizon Europe
Hard coatings
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Ultra-high temperature thin coatings for aerospace industry. Contract No.: 4000136772/21/NL/SC/hm

European Space Agency (ESA)
Hard coatings
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Potential solid lubricant for extreme temperatures based on vanadium boride. Contract No.: 4000132355/20/NL/SC

European Space Agency (ESA)
Hard coatings
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Development of nanostructured coatings with an inactivating effect on viruses and bacteria for different types of flexible materials.; No. NFP313010AUH4;

Operational program Integrated infrastructure ERDF
Hard coatings
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APVV-21-0042: Hard and tough boride- and nitride-based coatings prepared by advanced PVD techniques.

Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV)
Hard coatings
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VEGA 1/0473/24: Theoretical study and experimental preparation of multilayers based on transition metal diborides with enhanced fracture toughness

VEGA
Hard coatings
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VEGA 1/0296/22: Transition-metal diborides-based hard films prepared by advanced PVD methods

VEGA

Students supervision

Supervisor of bachelor students.

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