Peter Kúš, prof. RNDr., DrSc.

Selected publications

The most relevant publications from the last 7 years.

Hard coatings

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

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

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

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

Microstructural, mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of Ag7(Si1-xGex)S5I-based ceramics, (2024) Ionics, 30 (6), pp. 3339 – 3356

Pogodin A., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Vakulchak V., Komanicky V., Vorobiov S., Izai V., Satrapinskyy L., Shender I., Bilanych V., Kokhan O., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-024-05513-5

Observation and characterization of titanium-like nano-filament in TiO2 memristor using superconducting electrode(s) and Andreev spectroscopy (2024) Journal of Applied Physics, 136 (5), art. no. 054303

Moško M., Koscelanská M., Mošková A., Vidiš M., Volkov S., Gregor M., Poláčková M., Roch T., Grančič B., Satrapinskyy L., Kúš P., Plecenik A., Plecenik T.
DOI: 10.1063/5.0221209

Recrystallization and heterovalent substitution effects on mechanical and electrical parameters of Ag6+x(P1−xGex)S5I–based ceramics, (2024) Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 44 (6), pp. 4097 – 4110

Pogodin A., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Vakulchak V., Komanicky V., Vorobiov S., Izai V., Satrapinskyy L., Shender I., Bilanych V., Kokhan O., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.12.093

Anionic framework descriptors and microstructure affects on optical parameters of Ag7+x(P1-xGex)S6 single crystals (2023) Optical Materials, 145, art. no. 114407

Pogodin A., Pop M., Shender I., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Kokhan O., Izai V., Kúš P., Rubish V.
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114407

Crystallite size and recrystallization effect on electrical parameters of highly ion-conductive Ag7Si0.4Ge0.6S5I ceramics (2023) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34 (27), art. no. 1865

Pogodin A., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Vakulchak V., Komanicky V., Vorobiov S., Izai V., Satrapinskyy L., Shender I., Bilanych V., Kokhan O., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-023-11364-z

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy of solid solutions in the Ag7PS6-Ag8GeS6 system (2023) Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics and Optoelectronics, 26 (2), pp. 152 – 158

Malakhovska T.O., Pogodin A.I., Filep M.J., Studenyak Y.I., Kokhan O.P., Zubaka O.V., Izai V.Yu., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/spqeo26.02.152

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

Influence of recrystallization process on ionic conductivity of Ag6.75P0.25Ge0.75S5I based ceramic materials (2023) Ceramics International, 49 (21), pp. 33764 – 33772

Pogodin A., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Vakulchak V., Komanicky V., Vorobiov S., Izai V., Satrapinskyy L., Shender I., Bilanych V., Kokhan O., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.08.068

Recrystallization effect on mechanical parameters and increasing of Ag+ ionic conductivity in Ag7(Si1-xGex)S5I ceramic materials, (2023) Solid State Sciences, 140, art. no. 107203

Pogodin A., Filep M., Malakhovska T., Vakulchak V., Komanicky V., Vorobiov S., Izai V., Shender I., Bilanych V., Kokhan O., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2023.107203

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

Crystal growth and electrical conductivity of Ag7PS6 and Ag8GeS6 argyrodites, (2022) Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 168, art. no. 110828

Pogodin A.I., Filep M.J., Izai V.Y., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.110828

Electrical properties of ceramics based on Ag7TS5I (T = Si, Ge) solid electrolytes (2022) Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 309, art. no. 122961

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Shender I.A., Studenyak V.I., Filep M.J., Symkanych O.I., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.122961

Influence of crystal structure disordering on ionic conductivity of Ag7+x(P1−xGex)S6 single crystals, (2022) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 926, art. no. 166873

Pogodin A.I., Filep M.J., Studenyak V.I., Symkanych O.I., Stercho I.P., Izai V.Y., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.166873

Microstructural, mechanical and electrical properties of superionic Ag6+x(P1-xGex)S5I ceramic materials, (2022) Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 171, art. no. 111042

Pogodin A.I., Filep M.J., Malakhovska T.O., Vakulchak V.V., Komanicky V., Izai V.Y., Studenyak Y.I., Zhukova Y.P., Shender I.O., Bilanych V.S., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111042

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

Electrical conductivity and thermoelectrical parameters of argyrodite-type cu7−xps6−xix mixed crystals, (2021) Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 66 (2), pp. 159 – 165,

Pogodin A.I., Luchynets M.M., Filep M.Y., Kohutych A.A., Malakhovska T.O., Kokhan O.P., Sabov M.Yu., Studenyak I.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/ujpe66.2.159

Influence of cation substitution on ionic and electronic conductivity of (Cu1−xagx)7ges5i mixed crystals (2021) Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 66 (4), pp. 341 – 347,

Pogodin A.I., Studenyak V.I., Filep M.Y., Kokhan O.P., Studenyak I.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/ujpe66.4.341

Influence of heterovalent cationic substitution on electrical properties of Ag6+x(P1−xGex)S5I solid solutions (2021) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 873, art. no. 159784,

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Filep M.J., Symkanych O.I., Babuka T.Y., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159784

Preparation and electrical conductivity of (Cu0.5Ag0.5)7SiS5I-based superionic ceramics, (2021) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 854, art. no. 157131,

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Shender I.A., Bereznyuk S.M., Filep M.J., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157131

Structure, electrical conductivity, and Raman spectra of (Cu1–xAgx)7GeS5I and (Cu1–xAgx)7GeSe5I mixed crystals (2021) Materials Research Bulletin, 135, art. no. 111116,

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Studenyak V.I., Filep M.J., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P., Azhniuk Y.M., Zahn D.R.T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.111116

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

Electrical conductivity studies of composites based on (Cu1–xagx)7gese5i solid solutions (2020) Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 65 (1), pp. 55 – 55

Pogodin A.I., Luchynets M.M., Studenyak V.I., Kokhan O.P., Studenyak I.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/ujpe65.1.55

Electrical properties of copper- and silver-containing superionic (Cu1-xAgx)7SiS5I mixed crystals with argyrodite structure, (2020) Solid State Ionics, 345, art. no. 115183

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Studenyak V.I., Izai V.Y., Filep M.J., Kokhan O.P., Kranjčec M., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115183

Impedance studies and electrical conductivity of (Cu1–xAgx)7GeSe5I mixed crystals (2020) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 817, art. no. 152792

Studenyak I.P., Pogodin A.I., Luchynets M.M., Studenyak V.I., Kokhan O.P., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152792

Influence of cation substitution on optical constants of (Cu1–xagx)7sis5i mixed crystals (2020) Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics and Optoelectronics, 23 (2), pp. 186 – 192

Studenyak I.P., Bereznyuk S.M., Pop M.M., Studenyak V.I., Pogodin A.I., Kokhan O.P., Grančič B., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/spqeo23.02.186

Optical Absorption and Refractive Index of X-ray Irradiated Cu6PSe5I-Based Thin Film (2020) Springer Proceedings in Physics, 240, pp. 31 – 36

Studenyak I.P., Bendak A.V., Izai V.Y., Studenyak V.I., Solomon A.M., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1742-6_4

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

Ellipsometric studies of (Cu6ps5i)1–x(cu7ps6)x and (cu6ps5br)1–x(cu7ps6)x mixed crystals (2019) Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics and Optoelectronics, 22 (3), pp. 347 – 352

Studenyak I.P., Luchynets M.M., Pop M.M., Studenyak V.I., Pogodin A.I., Kokhan O.P., Grančič B., Kúš P.
DOI: 10.15407/spqeo22.03.347

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

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