Marián Mikula, doc. Ing., PhD.

Yttrium-induced structural evolution and oxidation resistance in TiB2+Δ coatings deposited by conventional magnetron sputtering and HiPIMS

Marián Mikula, Jozef Srogon, Peter Švec, Viktor Šroba , Leonid Satrapinskyy, Tomáš Roch, Martin Truchlý, Marek Vidiš, Zuzana Hájovská, Katarína Viskupová, Branislav Grančič, Peter Kúš

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.132674

Enhanced hardness and fracture toughness in diboride superlattice films: Ab initio and experimental study

Marek Vidiš, Tomáš Fiantok, Martin Truchlý, Vitalii Izai, Tomáš Roch, Leonid Satrapinskyy, Rainer Hahn, Helmut Riedl, Peter Švec, Viktor Šroba, Marián Mikula

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.132607

Heterostructural decomposition in V1-xWxB2-Δ films induced by B deficiency, (2025) Materialia, 39(18):102351

K. Viskupová, T. Fiantok, B. Grančič, P. Švec Jr., T. Roch, M. Truchlý, V. Šroba, L. Satrapinskyy, P. Kúš, M. Mikula

Highly sensitive hydrogen gas sensor based on a capacitor-like Pt/TiO2/Pt structure with large-scale nanoporous top electrode

Patrnčiak, M., Vidiš, M., Staňo, Ľ., Shpetnyy, I., Roch, T., Grančič, B., Satrapinskyy, L., Ďurina, P., Mikula, M., Plecenik, T.

Nanostructure, mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of understoichiometric ZrB2-x films deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering, Surface Coatings and Technology 498:131860 (2025)

V. Šroba, T. Roch, M. Truchlý, L. Satrapinskyy, B. Grančič, K. Viskupová, P. Švec jr., P. Kúš, G. Greczynski, M. Mikula

W-ion irradiation promotes dense TiBx film growth during magnetron sputtering without substrate heating Surface Coatings and Technology 497:131766 (2025)

K. Viskupová, V. Šroba, J. Lu, D. Primetzhofer, B. Wicher, V.M. Rogoz, T. Roch, M. Truchlý, M. Mikula, I. Petrov, L. Hultman, G. Greczynski

Cross-ionization of the sputtered flux during hybrid high power impulse/direct-current magnetron co-sputtering, (2024) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 42 (2), art. no. 023410

Šroba V., Viskupová K., Wicher B., Rogoz V., Li X., Mikula M., Greczynski G.

DOI: 10.1116/6.0003258

Hard Transition-Metal Diboride Coatings (2024) Advanced Structured Materials, 214, pp. 1 – 36

Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-2667-7_1

Hardness and fracture toughness enhancement in transition metal diboride multilayer films with structural variations, (2024) Materialia, 34, art. no. 102070

Vidiš M., Fiantok T., Gocník M., Švec P., Jr., Nagy Š., Truchlý M., Izai V., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Šroba V., Meindlhumer M., Grančič B., Kúš P., Keckes J., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102070

Ceramic transition metal diboride superlattices with improved ductility and fracture toughness screened by ab initio calculations, (2023) Scientific Reports, 13 (1), art. no. 12835

Fiantok T., Koutná N., Sangiovanni D.G., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39997-4

First Approach to Doping Silver into CrB2 Thin Films Deposited by DC/HiPIMS Technology in Terms of Mechanical and Tribological Properties (2023) Coatings, 13 (5), art. no. 824

Truchlý M., Haršáni M., Frkáň A., Fiantok T., Sahul M., Roch T., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.3390/coatings13050824

First Approach to ZrB2 Thin Films Alloyed with Silver Prepared by Magnetron Co-Sputtering, (2023) Coatings, 13 (3), art. no. 663

Fiantok T., Truchlý M., Šroba V., Roch T., Izai V., Vidiš M., Haršáni M., Satrapinskyy L., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.3390/coatings13030663

Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Ag/TiBx Nanocomposite Thin Films with Strong Antibacterial Effect Prepared by Magnetron Co-Sputtering, (2023) Coatings, 13 (6), art. no. 989

Vidiš M., Truchlý M., Izai V., Fiantok T., Rajninec M., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Haršáni M., Nagy Š., Turiničová V., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.3390/coatings13060989

Structural Analysis of Hard Coatings and Thin Films at Dep FMPI CU in Bratislava, Materials Structure in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Technology, 2023, Vol. 29,no. 2, art. no. L9 (s. 98-99)

Roch, Tomáš; Grančič, Branislav; Mikula, Marián; Ďurina, Pavol; Gregor, Maroš; Plecenik, Tomáš; Satrapinskyy, Leonid

Structural and mechanical properties of multi-component TiVTaNbZrHf and (TiVTaNbZrHf)N coatings for biomedical applications, (2023) Thin Solid Films, 780, art. no. 139970

Kvetková L., Giretová M., Medvecký Ľ., Andrejovská J., Kabátová M., Lofaj F., Girman V., Hviščová P., Roch T., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2023.139970

Structure and chemical composition of thin-film nanocomposites based on silver in organosilicon amorphous matrix prepared by High Target Utilization Sputtering, (2023) Thin Solid Films, 765, art. no. 139643

Izai V., Fiantok T., Vidiš M., Truchlý M., Satrapinskyy L., Nagy, Roch T., Turiničová V., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2022.139643

Structure evolution and mechanical properties of Al-alloyed tantalum diboride films prepared by magnetron sputtering co-deposition, (2023) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 41 (2), art. no. 023410

Šroba V., Fiantok T., Truchlý M., Roch T., Grančič B., Viskupová K., Satrapinskyy L., Švec P., Jr., Nagy Š., Izai V., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1116/6.0002390

Thermally induced planar defect formation in sputtered V1-xMoxB2-Δ films, (2023) Scripta Materialia, 229, art. no. 115365

Viskupová K., Grančič B., Roch T., Nagy, Satrapinskyy L., Šroba V., Truchlý M., Šilha J., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115365

Ti-Mo-O Nanotube Arrays Grown by Anodization of Magnetron Sputtered Films, (2023) Coatings, 13 (8), art. no. 1309

Makarov H., Satrapinskyy L., Vidiš M., Roch T., Plesch G., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.3390/coatings13081309

Structure evolution and mechanical properties of co-sputtered Zr-Al-B2thin films, (2022) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 40 (3), art. no. 033414

Fiantok T., Šroba V., Koutná N., Izai V., Roch T., Truchlý M., Vidiš M., Satrapinskyy L., Nagy Š., Grančič B., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1116/6.0001802

Thermal evolution of yttrium tetraboride thin films – A candidate for high temperature applications, (2022) Surface and Coatings Technology, 439, art. no. 128443

Vidiš M., Truchlý M., Izai V., Fiantok T., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Šroba V., Ďurina P., Nagy, Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128443

Effect of reflected Ar neutrals on tantalum diboride coatings prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering, (2021) Surface and Coatings Technology, 421, art. no. 127463,

Viskupová K., Grančič B., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Truchlý M., Mikula M., Šroba V., Ďurina P., Kúš P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127463

Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of MoSe2 and Mo-Se-N solid lubricant coatings, (2021) Surface and Coatings Technology, 405, art. no. 126536,

Hudec T., Izai V., Satrapinskyy L., Huminiuc T., Roch T., Gregor M., Grančič B., Mikula M., Polcar T.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126536

Thermally induced structural evolution and age-hardening of polycrystalline V1–xMoxN (x ≈ 0.4) thin films, (2021) Surface and Coatings Technology, 405, art. no. 126723,

Mikula M., Uzon S., Hudec T., Grančič B., Truchlý M., Roch T., Švec P., Jr., Satrapinskyy L., Čaplovičová M., Greczynski G., Petrov I., Odén M., Kúš P., Sangiovanni D.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126723

Titanium doped MoSe2 coatings – Synthesis, structure, mechanical and tribological properties investigation, (2021) Applied Surface Science, 568, art. no. 150990,

Hudec T., Bondarev A., Izai V., Šroba V., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Turiničová V., Grančič B., Polcar T., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150990

Tribological behaviour of Mo-S-N solid lubricant coatings in vacuum, nitrogen gas and elevated temperatures, (2021) Surface and Coatings Technology, 405, art. no. 126722,

Hudec T., Roch T., Gregor M., Orovcik, Mikula M., Polcar T.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126722

Wear and Erosion Resistant Ceramic Coatings, (2021) Encyclopedia of Materials: Technical Ceramics and Glasses: Volume 1-3, 2, pp. V2-425 – V2-439,

Lofaj F., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818542-1.00003-5

Structure evolution and mechanical properties of hard tantalum diboride films, (2020) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 38 (3), art. no. 033408

Šroba V., Fiantok T., Truchlý M., Roch T., Zahoran M., Grančič B., Švec P., Jr., Nagy Š., Izai V., Kúš P., Mikula M.

DOI: 10.1116/6.0000155

Stoichiometry, structure and mechanical properties of co-sputtered Ti1-xTaxB2±Δ coatings, (2019) Surface and Coatings Technology, 367, pp. 341 – 348

Grančič B., Pleva M., Mikula M., Čaplovičová M., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Truchlý M., Sahul M., Gregor M., Švec P., Sr, Zahoran M., Kúš P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.04.017

Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo-S-N solid lubricant coatings, (2019) Applied Surface Science, 486, pp. 1 – 14

Hudec T., Mikula M., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Truchlý M., Švec P., Jr, Huminiuc T., Polcar T.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.03.294

Thermally-induced structure evolution in ternary Ti1−x YxB2+Δ films, (2019) Scripta Materialia, 164, pp. 91 – 95

Mikula M., Grančič B., Švec P., Jr., Roch T., Truchlý M., Kohuľák O., Satrapinskyy L., Fiantok T., Izaii V., Haršáni M., Orovčík Ľ., Kúš P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.01.042