Conference Agenda

12:15pm - 1:00pm

From Cosmic Dust to Confined Electrochemistry: Transmission Electron Microscopy of Nucleation, Early Growth and Dissolution

Sašo Šturm^1,2, Layrton José Souza da Silvaa da Silva¹, Monica Parpal^3,4, Mohamed El Marini^3,4, Daniel Torres³, Anže Prašnikar⁵, Blaž Likozar⁵, Jon Ustarroz^3,4, Mirijam Vrabec², Bojan Ambrožič⁶

¹Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia; ²University of Ljubljana (Ljubljana), Slovenia; ³Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Brussels), Belgium; ⁴Vrije Universiteit (Brussel), Belgium; ⁵National Institute of Chemistry (Ljubljana), Slovenia; ⁶Nanocenter (Ljubljana), Slovenia

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Mikroskopija je okno v biologijo rastlin / Microscopy as a window into plant biology

Aleš Kladnik

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia

Investigating Parameter Dependence in 4D-STEM Measurements of SrTiO₃ and BiFeO₃

Meryem Lachhab^1,2, Victor Regis^1,2, Vinko Sršan^1,2, Tara Gudžulić³, Katarina Žiberna^1,2, Charles Paillard⁴, Andreja Benčan^1,2, Goran Dražić⁵, Mojca Otoničar^1,2

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Smart Ferroic Materials Center, Physics Department and Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA; ⁵National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia

3D imaging of arthropod morphology using microCT for educational purposes

Urban Bogataj, Gregor Bračko, Teo Delić, Žiga Fišer, Rudi Verovnik, Miloš Vittori, Valerija Zakšek, Cene Fišer, Rok Kostanjšek

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Slovenia

Structure and nanostructure of the light rare-earths based CexPrNdSm (x = 0.01–1.5) medium-entropy alloys, leading to an unconventional magnetic state

Andreja Jelen¹, Julia Petrović¹, Stanislav Vrtnik^1,2, Primož Koželj^1,2, Jože Luzar^1,2, Peter Mihor¹, Goran Dražič³, Gregor Kapun³, Janez Dolinšek^1,2

¹J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Structure of Ni-Substituted Barium Ferrite Magnetic Nanoplatelets Synthesized via a Hydrothermal Method: From Stabilization of a β-Alumina-Type Defect Structure to Exchange-Coupled Spinel Ferrite–M-Type Hexaferrite Nanocomposites

Darko Makovec

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Abiotic and biotic models: a comparative approach for the study of brain mineralogy

Giulia Pia Servetto¹, Alessandra Passarella¹, Ginevra Mango¹, Francesca Montarolo², Eriola Hoxha², Filippo Tempia², Goran Dražić³, Nada Žnidaršič⁴, Enrico Destefanis¹, Ruggero Vigliaturo¹

¹Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125, Turin, Italy; ²Department of Neuroscience of the University of Turin and Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; ³National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

JEOL News : Portfolio update on all products lines from Table TOP Electron microscope to 300kV TEM

Laurent Vassé

JEOL

A Slice of Random Access Memory

Bor Arah, Anja Pajek

Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia

Aberration corrected STEM-XEDS and Dual-EELS characterization of the Pb and magnetite interaction in a simulated biofluid

Ginevra Mango, Alessandra Passarella, Ruggero Vigliaturo

University of Turin, Italy

Application of Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy in the Magnets Manufacturing Industry: A Case Study with Kolektor Mobility d.o.o.

Blaž Belec¹, Karla Kosmač², Boris Saje², Mattia Fanetti¹

¹Materials Research Laboratory, Univerza v Novi Gorici, Slovenia; ²Kolektor Mobility d.o.o., Logatec, Slovenia

Atomic-Scale Analysis of Ti Doping in Alkaline Niobate Ferroelectric

Janina Roknić^1,2, Katarina Žiberna^1,2, Andraž Bradeško¹, Aljaž Drnovšek³, Maja Koblar¹, Brigita Kmet¹, Silvo Drnovšek¹, Barbara Malič^1,2, Goran Dražić⁴, Andreja Benčan Golob^1,2

¹Electronic Ceramics Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Department of Thin Films and Surfaces, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bacteria–cell interactions in an advanced model of the gut epithelium

Sara Michelini¹, Marjan Bele², Damjana Drobne¹, Ines Mandič Mulec³, Katarina Šimunović³

¹University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Materials Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Microbiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Characterization of Al₂O₃ and MgO powders: morphometry and oxidation mechanisms

Alessandra Passarella¹, Ginevra Mango¹, Giulia Pia Servetto¹, Valérie Tschamber², Cornelius Schönnenbeck², Jean-François Brilhac², Ruggero Vigliaturo¹

¹Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino (Torino), Italy; ²Laboratoire Gestion des Risques et Environnement (EA2334), Université de Haute-Alsace (Mulhouse), France

Comparative Analysis of Sample Preparation Techniques for SEM Imaging of Fixed Cells In Vitro

Tina Petrišič¹, Sara Michelini¹, Veno Kononenko¹, Marjan Bele², Blaž Tomc², Matej Hočevar³, Damjana Drobne¹

¹Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Chemical institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Institute of Metal Materials and Technologies, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Comprehensive microscopic analysis of urinary bladder telocytes

Andreja Erman, Manca Jernejc, Urška Dragin Jerman

Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia

De novo design of nanobodies for immunohistochemical detection of Piezo1 mechanoreceptor in the urinary bladder

Maja Deutsch¹, Davor Babič², Rok Romih¹

¹Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana

Depth damage profiling in silicon substrates during focused ion beam chemical vapor deposition

Tara Gudžulić^1,2, Saša Kos¹, Gregor Kapun^2,3, Miran Čeh^1,2

¹Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Materials Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Visualization of intracellularly degraded 2D material by FIB/SEM

Špela Saje¹, Francesco Tatti², Bashiru Ibrahim³, Eugenia Valsami-Jones³, Damjana Drobne¹

¹Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Thermofisher Scientific – Div. Materials and Structural analysis, Italy; ³School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Direct immunofluorescence and serology in autoimmune blistering disease

Živa Pipan Tkalec, Tara Golubić, Matic Bošnjak, Milanka Živanović

Inštitut za patologijo, MF., Slovenia

Effect of Austenitization on the Microstructure and Hardness of C35 Steel

Urban Černe, Anastasia Samodurova, Aleš Nagode

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering, Slovenia

Effects of selected pesticides on mitochondrial ultrastructure in skeletal muscle cells of larvae of the antlion Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)

Tanja Vajs¹, Nada Žnidaršič², Vesna Klokočovnik³, Saška Lipovšek¹

¹Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Slovenia; ²Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana Slovenia; ³Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Experimental Challenges in In Situ Heating TEM

Saša Kos¹, Lara Einfalt², Miran Čeh^1,2,3

¹Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ³International Postgraduate School, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

IL-STEM analysis of Pt-based nanostructures studied under relevant electrocatalytic degradation conditions

Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda^1,2, Lazar Bijelić¹, Ana Rebeka Kamšek², Ante Matošin¹, Carlos A. Campos-Roldán³, Zhonghong Xia⁴, Nejc Hodnik^1,2

¹National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia; ²Institute of Metals and Technology, Slovenia; ³ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, France; ⁴Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, China

Laser-Induced Oxide Formation for Surface Functionalisation of Stainless Steel

Matej Hočevar¹, Barbara Šetina Batič¹, Peter Gregorčič²

¹Institute of Metals and Technology (IMT), Slovenia; ²Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

microCT and FESEM analysis of parasitic acanthocephalans in proteus (Proteus anguinus), an endangered underground amphibian

Rok Kostanjšek, Grega Benko

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia

Microscopic characterization of human amniotic membrane-based 3D- printed bioactive scaffolds for soft tissue regeneration

Hristina Obradović^1,2, Ivana Gazikalović³, Aleksandar Janev², Jovana Jevdosić¹, Ivana Okić Đorđević¹, Dragana Aleksandrović¹, Slavko Mojsilović¹, Mateja Erdani Kreft², Aleksandra Jauković¹

¹Institute for medical research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia; ²Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Innovation Center, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Minor phases in Slovenian dolomites revealed by scanning electron microscopy

Lea Žibret¹, Vilma Ducman¹, Mitja Kolar², Jernej Imperl², Gorazd Žibret³

¹Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana,Slovenia; ²Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Geological Survey of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Morfogeneza prebavnih žlez: 3D struktura in kvantitativna analiza z uporabo mikro-CT, svetlobne in presevne elektronske mikroskopije

Polona Mrak, Urban Bogataj, Katja Kunčič, Miloš Vittori, Nada Žnidaršič

Oddelek za biologijo, Biotehniška fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenija

pressureless Spark Plasma Sintering vs Fast Firing sintering of Strontium hexaferrite

Aleksander Učakar^1,2,3, Anja Pajek¹, Andraž Kocjan^1,2, David Salamon^4,5, Petra Jenuš Belec²

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Center for Microscopy and Microanalysis, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan Institute, Department for Nanostructured Materials, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Central European Institute of Technology Brno, University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic; ⁵Department of Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

Primerjava ultrastrukturnih poškodb bakterij po izpostavitvi z elektrolizirano fiziološko raztopino in klorheksidinom s transmisijsko elektronsko mikroskopijo

Marko Kolenc¹, Haris Munjaković^2,3, Tina Mikuletič¹, Irena Šest¹, Tina Triglav¹, Katja Seme¹, Aleš Fidler^4,5, Rok Gašperšič^2,3

¹Inštitut za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo, Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija; ²Oddelek za ustne bolezni in parodontologijo, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija; ³Oddelek za ustne bolezni in parodontologijo, Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija; ⁴Oddelek za endodontijo in restavrativno zobozdravstvo, Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija; ⁵Oddelek za endodontijo in restavrativno zobozdravstvo, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Real-Time Dynamics of Nickel Nanoparticles Under Bias by In-Situ Electrochemical Liquid-Cell TEM

Sorour Semsari Parapari¹, Layrton Jose Souza da Silva^1,2, Monica Parpal³, Jon Ustarroz³, Dušan Strmčnik⁴, Sašo Šturm^1,2

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Slovenia; ³Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; ⁴National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia

STEM applications in medical mineralogy

Ruggero Vigliaturo, Ginevra Mango

Università di Torino, Italy

STEM characterization and structural evolution of a hierarchically structured CoNi-based catalyst on a ceria–alumina support for magnetically heated ammonia synthesis

Nina Križaj Kosi^1,2, Anja Sedminek¹, Janvit Teržan³, Sašo Gyergyek¹, Darko Makovec^1,2

¹Department for Materials Synthesis, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Slovenia; ³Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia

Study of solvent impact on organometal halide perovskite crystallization via spin coating and slot die coating

Vedran Kojic, Lucija Klobučar, Stjepan Dolić, Krunoslav Juraić, Tihana Čižmar, Andreja Gajović

Institut Ruder Boskovic, Croatia

The Glomerulus in Bloom: Ultrastructural Tapestry of Collagenofibrotic Glomerulopathy

Jerica Pleško¹, Željka Večerić-Haler², Nika Kojc¹

¹Faculty of Medicine, Slovenia; ²Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Toward Safe Antimicrobial Coatings: Safety Assessment of Upconverter Particles

Veno Kononenko¹, Matej Hočevar², Tina Petrišič¹, Špela Saje¹, Valentina Perc¹, Pascal Kock³, Simone Schulte³, Stefan Fischer³, Damjana Drobne¹

¹Biotehniška fakulteta (Oddelek za biologijo), Slovenia; ²Institute of Metals and Technology (IMT), Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen, Germany

Tuning Magnetic Order in Barlowite through Selective Zn²⁺ Incorporation

Polona Umek¹, Zvonko Jagličić^2,3, Matej Pregelj^1,4, Matjaž Gomilšek^1,4, Andrej Zorko^1,4

¹Institut "Jožef Stefan", Slovenia; ²Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotube Modification of Titanium Dioxide Bilayer Films for Enhanced Electrical and Photoelectrochemical Performance

Vedran Kojić¹, Stjepan Dolić¹, Krunoslav Juraić¹, Alla Zak², Alexander Laikhtman², Andreja Gajović¹

¹Ruder Boskovic Institute (Zagreb), Croatia; ²Holon Institute of Technology (Holon), Israel

Transformations of metallic boride nanoparticles from synthesis to post-oxygen evolution reaction

Nina Daneu, Joyal Johny, Matjaž Spreitzer, Suraj Gupta

Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Tracking PS-Eu nanoplastics in Daphnia magna: linking uptake to sublethal effects

Valentina Perc¹, Victor Wepener², Gregor Marolt³, Matej Hočevar⁴, Damjana Drobne¹, Sara Novak¹

¹University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; ³University of Ljubljana, Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴Institute of Metals and Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

From Microstructure to Magnetism: Lorentz TEM Study of Domain Structures in NdFeB Micromagnets

Sergej Ražnjević, Vinko Sršan, Sašo Šturm

Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Formation of metamorphic moissanite from Pohorje Mountains

Tim Sotelšek¹, Jesse B. Walters², Marian Janák³, Sergej Ražnjević⁴, Nik Gračanin⁴, Sašo Šturm^1,4, Mirijam Vrabec¹

¹University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering, (Ljubljana), Slovenia; ²University of Graz, Department of Earth Sciences, (Graz), Austria; ³Slovak Academy of Sciences, Geological Institute, (Bratislava), Slovak Republic; ⁴Institute Jožef Stefan, (Ljubljana), Slovenia

Ab-initio and STM investigation of the Nd2Fe14B surface

Sana Saeed¹, Willfried Bajoun Mbajoun², Abhirami Suresh², Vincent Fournée², Julin Ledieu², Matej Komelj¹, Kristina Žužek¹, Sašo Štrum¹

¹Institite Jozef Stefan, Slovenia; ²Institute Jean Lamour, Nancy, France

Synthesis-dependent defect formation in Li-rich oxides: role of temperature and chelating chemistry

Rabail Badar Abbasi¹, Giuliana Aquilanti², Jasper Plasier², Marjan Bele¹, Anton Meden³, Robert Dominko^1,3,4, Elena Tchernychova^1,5

¹National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Bazovizza, Italy; ³Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ⁴ALISTORE-European Research Institute, Amiens, France; ⁵Institute of Metals and Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Conventional Cross-Sectional TEM Sample Preparation for Structural Analysis of PEALD-Grown ZnO Thin Films

Tina Radošević¹, Daria Jardas Babić¹, Damjan Vengust¹, Aleš Omerzu², Matejka Podlogar¹

¹Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia; ²University of Rijeka, Faculty of Physics,

FIB-Prepared TEM Lamellas for Cross-Sectional Analysis of TiO₂-Cu Thin Films

Nik Gračanin¹, Ivana Jelovica Badovinac², Ivna Kavre Piltaver², Peter Robert², Matejka Podlogar¹

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²University of Rijeka, Faculty of Physics and Center for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies

Microscopy-Based Characterization of Micro- and Nanoplastics

Tina Radošević¹, Damjan Vengust¹, Nik Gračanin¹, Klara Laura Cokan¹, Marko Kozjek², Pia Leban¹, Janja Vidmar¹, Manca Kovač Viršek³, Vasyl Shvalya¹, Matejka Podlogar¹

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Institute for water of the Republic of Slovenia; ³National Institute of Biology