Tomáš Roch, doc. RNDr. Dr.techn.

Selected publications

The most relevant publications from the last 7 years.

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

AK. 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, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 99,137 – 14520 (2025)

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

Blooming microflowers: Shaping TiO2 nanostructures via anodization in metal chloride-based electrolytes, (2024) Electrochimica Acta, 502, art. no. 144854

Zeng Y., Valappil L.T., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Plecenik T., Gregor M., Khan M.Z., Pavlovský J., Reli M., Motola M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144854

Enhancement of the gasistor device by separation of the gas sensing and the memristive cells, (2024) Eurosensors XXXVI Book of Abstracts.

Patrnčiak M., Stano Ľ., Spethnyy I., Vidiš M., Moško M., Roch T., Gregor M., Plecenik T.

Exploration of bismuth-based materials for photocatalytic decomposition of N2O(2024) Energy Advances, 3 (8), pp. 1956-1964.

Atri, S., Uma, S., Nagarajan, R., Gregor, M., Roch, T., Filip Edelmannova, M., Reli, M., Koci, K., Motola, M., Monfort, O.

Exploring next-generation X(NO3)Y (X = Na+, K+, Sr2+, Ag+; Y=1, 2) electrolytes for enhanced TiO2 nanotube hydrogen generation, (2024) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Berezenko V., Hanif M.B., Sihor M., Zeng Y., Edelmannová M.F., Reli M., Iftikhar H., Khan M.Z., Plecenik T., Gregor M., Roch T., Monfort O., Koci K., Motola M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.295

Fe3O4-decorated MXene for the effective removal of 133Ba and 137Cs: synthesis, characterization, and optimization via response surface methodology (RSM)(2024) Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, .

Atri, S., Kusumkar, V.V., İnan, S., Gregor, M., Roch, T., Caplovicova, M., Galambos, M., Viglasova, E., Plesch, G., Motola, M., Monfort, O.

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

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

Resonant Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for quantitative elemental depth profile analysis of WTa coating, Nuclear Materials and Energy, Volume 38, March 2024, 101558

Sahithya Atikukke, Matej Veis, Waseem Khan, Eduard Grigore, Flaviu Baiasu, Pavol Ďurina, Tomáš Roch, Pavel Dvořák, Pavel Veis,

Unravelling the activation mechanism of oxidants using copper ferrite nanopowder and its application in the treatment of real waters contaminated by phenolic compounds(2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, art. no. 148623, .

Cai, M., Gowrisankaran, S., Gregor, M., Makarov, H., Roch, T., Li, J., Wu, F., Mailhot, G., Brigante, M., Monfort, O.

Application of MXene for remediation of low-level radioactive aqueous solutions contaminated with 133Ba and 137Cs(2023) Chemical Communications, 59 (80), pp. 12007-12010.

Kusumkar, V.V., Atri, S., İnan, S., Gregor, M., Roch, T., Makarov, H., Caplovicova, M., Galambos, M., Viglasova, E., Plesch, G., Monfort, O.

Combining Gas Sensing and Resistive Switching: Toward Chemiresistive Gas Sensors with Intrinsic Memory, (2023) Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties: Book of Abstracts. art. no. #NN-0626

Plecenik T., Vidiš M., Patrnčiak M., Moško M., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Ďurina P., Plecenik A.

Enhancement of critical current density in superconductor – Ferromagnet multilayers. AIP Conf. Proc. 5 May 2023; 2778 (1): 030008

Poláčková M., Roch T., Gregor M.
DOI: 10.1063/5.0135853

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

Gas sensitivity analysis of the gas-triggered resistive switch – gasistor, (2023) SMS 2023 / NanoMed 2023 / EGF 2023 / Sensors 2023 Joint Conferences: Book of Abstracts

Patrnčiak M., Vidiš M., Moško M., Plecenik A., Satrapinskyy, L., Roch T., Ďurina P., Plecenik T.

Gas-triggered resistive switching and chemiresistive gas sensor with intrinsic memristive memory, (2023) Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 389, art. no. 133878

Vidiš M., Patrnčiak M., Moško M., Plecenik A., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Ďurina P., Plecenik T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2023.133878

Hydrogen gas sensor with capacitator-like arrangement and nanoporous top electrode (2023) 2. summer school of condensed matter

Patrnčiak M., Plecenik T., Staňo Ľ., Grančič B., Ďurina P., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L.

Hydrogen Gas Sensor with Capacitor-Like Pt/TiO2/Pt Arrangement and Nanoporous Top Electrode, (2023) APCOM 2023: 28th international conference on Applied Physics of Condensed Matter

Patrnčiak M., Plecenik T., Staňo Ľ., Grančič B., Ďurina P., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L.,

Influence of the Hydrogen Gas Concentration on the Resistive Switching in the Pt/TiO2/Pt Memristor, (2023) Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties: Book of Abstracts

Vidiš M., Patrnčiak M., Moško M., Plecenik A., Satrapinskyy, L., Roch T., Ďurina P., Plecenik T.

Measurement of Electric Charge in a Charged Hydroxyapatite Dielectric Using Pendant Drop, (2023) Langmuir

Turiničová V., Moško M., Ďurina P., Tofail S., Roch T., Gregor M.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00246

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

New insights into the mechanism of coupled photocatalysis and Fenton-based processes using Fe surface-modified TiO2 nanotube layers: The case study of caffeine degradation. Catalysis Today, (2023) 114027.

Gowrisankaran, S., Thirunavukkarasu, G. K., Makarov, H., Roch, T., Plesch, G., Motola, M., Mailhot, G., Brigante, M., & Monfort, O.

Response Characteristics of Hydrogen Gas Sensor Based On Pt-TiO2-Pt Sandwich Structure With Nanoporous Top Electrode, (2023) Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties: Book of Abstracts. art. no. #NN-0627

Patrnčiak M., Staňo Ľ., Vidiš M., Satrapinskyy L., Roch T., Ďurina P., Plecenik T.

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

A method for large-area monolayer coverage of micro- and nanospheres on surfaces with low wettability using a cold atmospheric plasma and spin-coating, (2022) Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 141, art. no. 106405

Ďurina P., Plecenik T., Roch T., Medvecká V., Truchlý M., Grančič B., Zahoranová A., Plecenik A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2021.106405

Anodization of large area Ti: a versatile material for caffeine photodegradation and hydrogen production, (2022) Catalysis Science and Technology, 12 (16), pp. 5045 – 5052

Sihor M., Hanif M.B., Thirunavukkarasu G.K., Liapun V., Edelmannova M.F., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Plecenik T., Rauf S., Hensel K., Monfort O., Motola M.
DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00593j

Characterization of TiO2 nanofibers with enhanced photocatalytic properties prepared by plasma assisted calcination, Ceramics InternationalThis link is disabled., 2022, 48(24), pp. 37322–37332

Surovčík, J.,Medvecká, V.,Greguš, J., Gregor, M., Roch, T., Annušová, A., Ďurina, P.,Vojteková, T.

Fluoride-free synthesis of anodic TiO2 nanotube layers: a promising environmentally friendly method for efficient photocatalysts, (2022) Nanoscale, 14 (32), pp. 11703 – 11709

Hanif M.B., Thirunavukkarasu G.K., Liapun V., Makarov H., Gregor M., Roch T., Plecenik T., Hensel K., Sihor M., Monfort O., Motola M.
DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03379h

Hydrogen Gas Sensor with Capacitator-Like Arrangement and Nanoporous Top Electrode, (2022) 26th Conference of Slovak physicists: proceedings. ISBN 978-80-89855-19-3

Patrnčiak M., Plecenik T., Grančič B., Ďurina P., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L.

Metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor with built-in memory and nanoporous top electrode, (2022) Proceedings of 12th Solid State Surfaces and Interfaces: Extended Abstract Books. ISBN 978-80-223-5494-3

Patrnčiak M., Plecenik T., Grančič B., Ďurina P., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Vidiš M.

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

ZnO nanofibers prepared by plasma assisted calcination: Characterization and photocatalytic properties (2022) Applied Surface Science, 581, art. no. 152384

Medvecká, V., Surovčík, J., Roch, T., Zahoran, M., Pavliňák, D., Kováčik, D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.152384

Ce ion surface-modified TiO2aerogel powders: a comprehensive study of their excellent photocatalytic efficiency in organic pollutant removal(2021) New Journal of Chemistry, 45 (9), pp. 4174-4184.

Thirunavukkarasu, G.K., Monfort, O., Motola, M., Motlochová, M., Gregor, M., Roch, T., Čaplovicová, M., Lavrikova, A.Y., Hensel, K., Brezová, V., Jerigová, M., Šubrt, J., Plesch, G.

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

Fe-Modified TiO2 Nanotube Layer as a Photochemically Versatile Material for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water (2022), 19 (1), art. no. 46

Gowrisankaran S., Thrinavukkarasu G.K., Hanif M.B., Liapun V., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Plesch G., Motola M., Monfort O.
DOI: 10.3390/ECP2022-12669

Flexible hydrogen gas sensor based on a capacitor-like Pt/TiO2/Pt structure on polyimide foil, (2021) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, pp. 19217-19228,

Vidis M., Shpetnyi I.O., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Patrnciak M., Plecenik A., Plecenik T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.052

Growth of PtSe2 few-layer films on NbN superconducting substrate(2021) Applied Physics Letters, 119 (1), art. no. 013101, .

Sojková, M., Hrdá, J., Volkov, S., Vegso, K., Shaji, A., Vojteková, T., Slušná, L.P., Gál, N., Dobročka, E., Siffalovic, P., Roch, T., Gregor, M., Hulman, M.

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

Substrate dependent epitaxy ofsuperconducting niobium nitride thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science. – č. 551 (2021), s. 1-8, art. no. 149333.

T. Roch, M. Gregor, S.O. Volkov, M. Čaplovičová, L. Satrapinskyy, A. Plecenik
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149333

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

Influence of nanoscale TiO2 film thickness on gas sensing properties of capacitor-like Pt/TiO2/Pt sensing structure (2020) Applied Surface Science, 499, art. no. 143909

Li, Z., Haidry, A.A., Plecenik, T., Vidis, M., Grancic, B., Roch, T., Gregor, M., Durina, P., Yao, Z., Plecenik, A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.143909

Periodic density fluctuations in sputtered aluminum‐doped silicon oxynitride layers, Int J Appl Glass Sci. 2020;11:207–214

Tomáš Roch, Lukáš Šimurka, Cleva W. Ow‐Yang, Meltem Sezen, Leonid Satrapinskyy, Tuncay Turutoğlu
DOI: 10.1111/ijag.13616

Structural transformation of Ag3PO4 and Ag3PO4/TiO2 induced by visible light and Cl− ions: its impact on their photocatalytic, antimicrobial, and antifungal performance (2020) Chemical Papers, 74 (9), pp. 2785 – 2797

Baďurová K., Motola M., Janczura A., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Greguš J., Dworniczek E., Plesch G.
DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01118-0

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

Gasistor: A memristor based gas-triggered switch and gas sensor with memory (2019) Applied Physics Letters, 115 (9), art. no. 093504

Vidiš, M., Plecenik, T., Moško, M., Tomašec, S., Roch, T., Satrapinskyy, L., Grančič, B., Plecenik, A.
DOI: 10.1063/1.5099685

Polovodičový detektor plynov s plynocitlivou vrstvou a jeho použitie, Úrad priemyselného vlastníctva Slovenskej republiky, Prihláška úžitkového vzoru, 50036-2019, 14.05.2019

Plecenik, Tomáš; Vidiš, Marek; Truchlý, Martin; Plecenik, Andrej; Krško, Ondrej; Grančič, Branislav; Ďurina, Pavol; Roch, Tomáš; Gregor, Maroš; Satrapinskyy, Leonid; Noskovič, Jaroslav

Remarkable Improvement in Hydrogen Sensing Characteristics with Pt/TiO2 Interface Control, (2019) ACS Sensors, 4 (11), pp. 2997 – 3006

Haidry A.A., Xie L., Wang Z., Zavabeti A., Li Z., Plecenik T., Gregor M., Roch T., Plecenik A.
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01537

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

Superconducting properties of very high quality NbN thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, (2019) Journal of Electrical Engineering, 70 (7), pp. 89 – 94

Volkov S., Gregor M., Roch T., Satrapinskyy L., Grančič B., Fiantok T., Plecenik A.
DOI: 10.2478/jee-2019-0047

The effect of Nb doping on hydrogen gas sensing properties of capacitor-like Pt/Nb-TiO2/Pt hydrogen gas sensors, (2019) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 806, pp. 1052 – 1059

Li Z., Yao Z., Haidry A.A., Plecenik T., Grancic B., Roch T., Gregor M., Plecenik A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.07.301

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