MultiFuN
That's us working, having fun, meeting friends, and especially enjoying the material science :-). We like physics, that's true, but we will never forget our chemistry roots ;-).
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Dr. Dominika Zákutná
Dr. Nicoletta Rusta
Since July 2025
Research
Scientists -SANS
co-responsible of D11 beamline at Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France.
Since Sep 2019
Assistant Professor
MultiFuN Group Leader
since July 2025 - external assistant professor
Sep 2015 - Jul 2019
PhD
Dissertation at Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany under the supervision of Dr. Honecker and Dr. Disch.
PhD thesis: Orientational behavior, Size and Surface Effects on the Spin Structure of Magnetic Nanoparticles.
Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering and polarized neutron scattering techniques
May 2014 - Aug 2015
Junior
Researcher
Since Nov 2025
Assistant Professor
Group Leader
Sep 2021 - Jul 2025
PhD
Dissertation at Cagliari University, Cagliari, Italy under the supervision of Prof. C. Cannas.
PhD thesis: Nanostructured Cerium Oxide-based Catalysts for the Chemical Conversion of CO2 to Dimethyl Carbonate and Methane.
Synthesis of nanostructured nanomaterials, multi-technique material characterization, high-pressure catalytic reactions.
HRTEM specialist and operator.
Deffect analysis in materials and alloys.
Team Members
MSc. Cristian Pilloni
PhD student
MSc. Štefan Hricov
PhD student
MSc. Matteo Alberti
PhD student
Ing. Romain Conan
PhD student
MSc. Alessia Pirrello
PhD student
BSc. Vojtěch Šupita
Undergraduate
Barbora Jirásková
Undergraduate
Alumni
Dr. Marianna Gerina
Post-doc. at Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Visiting Students and Researchers
Robin Bretteville
Erasmus Traineeship
Synthesis and Characterization of CoCr2O4 Nanoparticles
Thesis
Doctoral Thesis
MSc. Marianna Gerina (2024)
Preparation and characterization of magnetoelectric core@shell nanoparticles
(supervision with co-supervision of Dr. D. Honecker, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Great Britain)
Master Thesis
BSc. Štefan Hricov (2024)
Magnetic and thermomagnetic properties of iron nitrides
(supervision with co-supervision of Dr. K. Knížek, Institute of Physics Academy of Science Czech Republic)
BSc. Cristian Pilloni (2023)
Poorly Crystalline Iron Oxohydroxide Nanoparticles
(supervision with co-supercision of Prof. C. Cannas, defended at the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.)
Kevin Graef (2019)
Magnetorheology and Dynamics of Hybrid Ferrofluidic Dispersions
(in co-supervision with Dr. S. Disch, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany)
Adam Alemayehu (2019)
Preparation and characterization of bi-phase magnetic nanoparticles
(in co-supervision with Dr. V. Tyrpekl, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
Bachelor Thesis
Vojtěch Šupita (2025)
Identification of pigments on cultural heritage objects
(supervisor with co-supervisors: Dr. S. Švarcová - ÚAC AV ČR and Dr. M. Verčík - Institute of Classical Archeology)
Alžběta Šabatová(2025)
High temperature oxidation of AlTi0.5CrFeNi high entropy alloy
(in co-supervisor with Dr. M. Knapek, MFF Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
Klaudie Ramszová (2024)
Příprava a Charakterizace Optických Nanostruktur
Štefan Hricov (2022)
Synthesis and Characterization of Perovskite Nanostructures
(supervisor with co-supervision of Dr. V. Mameli, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy)
Adam Alemayehu (2017)
Size evolution of spiral magnetic structure in cobalt chromite nanoparticles
(in co-supervision with Doc. D. Nižňanský, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
Instruments
within our group
PPMS Evercool II
Physical Properties Measurement system equipped with vibrating sample magnetometry and first-order reversal curve modules. The system can measure in the temperature range of 1.8 - 400 K in applied magnetic fields up to 9 T.
Mössbauer Spectrometers
Two-position spectrometer with proportional and scintillation detectors with two 57Co sources for 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. The instrument operates at room temperature and can also be used for 118Sn measurements.
Powder X-ray Diffractometer
PANalytical instrument with Bragg-Brentano geometry and Cu X-ray radiation equipped with secondary monochromator. The instrument has three different sample stages:
Spinner,
HTK16N - temperature chamber up to 1600°C,
TTK600- temperature chamber from -190 to 600 °C
Collaborations
Prof. Carla Cannas - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Dr. Valentina Mameli - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
doc. RNDr. Adriana Zeleňáková - University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Košice, Slovakia
Prof. Karl Mandel - FAU in Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Prof. Alessandro Caselli - University of Milan, Milano, Italy
Prof. Robert Pazik - Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Dr. Enio Lima - Centro Atómico Bariloche of the Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Bariloche, Argentina
Dr. Dirk Honecker - ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Didcot, United Kingdom
Publications
2025
E. Zachanowicz, A. Tomaszewska, M. Kulpa-Greszta, P. Krzemiński, J-M. Nedelec, D. Zákutná, Š. Hricov, A. Nurzyńska, A. Belcarz-Romaniukg and R. Pązik
J. Mater. Chem. B, accepted, (2025).
DOI 10.1039/D5TB00998G
Study of Magnetic Properties, Structural, and Morphological Characterization of CoFe2O4 Octapods
Z. Fabriciova, A. Zelenakova, L'. Nagy, P. Hrubovcak, M. Barutiak, D. Zakutna, M. Lisnichuk
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS 61, (2025).
DOI 10.1109/TMAG.2024.3488318
Wet-chemical approach to the synthesis of iron whitlockite (Ca18Fe2(HPO4)2(PO4)12) via a dissolution–precipitation process under hydrothermal conditions
D. Griesiute, J. Stadulis, A. Kizalaite, A. Antuzevics, A. Dubnika, D. Zakutna, V. Tyrpekl, C.-Y. Su, H.-W. Fang, A. Zarkov
CrystEngComm accepted (2025).
Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state
B. Pacaková, B. Lahtinen-Dahl, A. Kirch, H. Demchenko, V. Osmundsen, C. A Fuller, D. Chernyshov, D. Zákutná, C. R Miranda, S. Raaen, J. O. Fossum
npj 2D Materials and Applications 9, 1 - 8 (2025).
DOI 10.1038/s41699-025-00561-5
Dinuclear oxido-bridged iron (III) complexes containing sulfato ligands
P. Schwendt, J. Tatiersky, R. Gyepes, D. Zákutná, I. Matulková
Structural Chemistry Online, 1 - 8 (2025).
DOI 10.1007/s11224-025-02496-5
Lanthanide Oxalates: From Single Crystals to 2D Functional Honeycomb Nanosheets
D. V. Uríková, G. Kampitakis, I. Císařová, A. Alemayehu, M. Kloda, D. Zákutná, K. Lang, J. Demel, V. Tyrpekl
Inorganic Chemistry 64(8), 3686 - 3695 (2025).
2024
Cobalt-ferrite nano-cubes for magnetic hyperthermia applications
A. Zeleňáková, L. Nagy, P. Hrubovčák, M. Barutiak, M. Lisnichuk, V. Huntošová, A. Mrakovič, M. Gerina, D. Zákutná
J. Alloys Compd. 989, 174415 (2024).
DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.174415
On the grain growth of CeO2 nanocrystals in AC/DC electrical fields
A. Alemayehu, D. Zákutná, T. Wangle, D. N. Rainer, M. Klementová, P. Ecorchard, M. Dopita, M. Cologna, V. Tyrpekl
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 44(5), 3456-3463 (2024).
DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.12.061
Rhenium substitution effects on the structural, morphological and magnetic properties of bismuth ferrite BiFe (1-x) RexO3
A. Pakalniškis, D. Zákutná, M. Gerina, G. Niaura, A. Zhaludkevich, D. Karpinsky, A. Normirzaev, R. Skaudžius, A. Kareiva
Ceram. Int. 50(7), 10171-10182 (2024).
DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.12.327
Europium (III) and Gadolinium (III) co-doped nanohydroxyapatite with enhanced photoluminescence as potential multimodal bioimaging agent
N. Charczuk, S. Targońska, D. Zákutná, A. Watras, A. Patej, R. J Wiglusz
Ceram. Int. 50(9), 14601-14613 (2024).
DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.01.372
Hydrothermal conversion of cerium oxalate to CeO2: a parade of oxalate and water coordination modes
N. Assi, Ch. Lahoud, P. Brázda, D. Zákutná, D. N. Rainer, J. Hraníček, J. Rohlíček, V. Tyrpekl
New J. Chem. 48(3), 1071-1075 (2024).
2023
Size Dependence of the Surface Spin Disorder and Surface Anisotropy Constant in Ferrite Nanoparticles
M. Gerina, M. S. Angotzi, V. Mameli, V. Gajdošová, M. Dopita, N.-J. Steinke, D. Aurelio, J. Vejpravová, D. Zákutná
Nanoscale Adv. 5, 4563-4570 (2023).
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00266G
Stereospecific formation of vanadium mandelato complexes with [Fe(2,2′-bipyridine)3]2+ as a counter ion
P. Schwendt, R. Gyepes, J. Tatiersky, J. Filo, M. Bujdoš, D. Zákutná, L. Krivosudský Transit. Met. Chem. 48, 297–305 (2023).
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-023-00543-w
Hard-soft core shell architecture formation from cubic cobalt ferrite nanoparticles
M. S. Angotzi, V. Mameli, D. Zákutná, F. Secci, H. L. Xin, C. Cannas, Nanomaterials 13, 1679 (2023).
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13101679
Magnetic Coupling in Cobalt-Doped Iron Oxide Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Exchange Pinning through Epitaxial Alignment
D. Zákutná, D. Nižnanský, J. Duchoň, A. Qdemat, E. Kentzinger, D. Honecker, S. Disch Chem. Mater. 35, 2302 - 2311 (2023).
DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02813
On the Thermal and Hydrothermal Stability of Spinel Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Single and Core-Shell Hard-Soft Phases
M. S. Angotzi, V. Mameli, D. Zákutná, C. Cannas, J. Alloys Compd 168909 (2023)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.168909
The impact of nanometric Fe2O3 on the magnetic, electronic, and photocatalytic behavior of TiO2@Fe2O3 heterostructures
M. Synowiec, D. Zákutná, A. Trenczek-Zajaca, M. Radecka
Appl. Surf. Sci. 608, 155186 (2023).
2022
Multiscale Magnetization in Cobalt-Doped Ferrite Nanocubes
D. Zákutná, A. Fischer, D. Dresen, D. Nižnanský, D. Honecker, S. Disch
J. Appl. Cryst. 55, 1622–1630 (2022).
DOI https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576722010287
Transition between two solid‐solutions: Effective and easy way for fine Ce1−xGdxO2−x/2 powders preparation
A. Alemayehu, D. Zákutná, S. Kohúteková, V. Tyrpekl
J Am Ceram Soc. 105, 4621–4631 (2022).
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18443
Smart Fluids–When Shear and Magnetic Forces Compete
D. Zákutná, K. Graef, D. Dresen, L. Porcar, D. Honecker, S. Disch
Neutron News, 1-3 (2022).
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10448632.2022.2035579
Preparation of Fe@MFI and CuFe@MFI composite hydrogenation catalysts by reductive demetallation of Fe-zeolites
A. Kurbanova, D. Zákutná, K. Gołąbek, M. Mazura. J. Přech Catalysis Today 390–391, 306-315 (2022)
2021
Neither Sphere nor Cube - Analyzing the Particle Shape using Small-Angle Scattering and the Superball Model
D. Dresen, A. Qdemat, S. Ulusoy, F. Mees, D. Zákutná, E. Wetterskog, E. Kentzinger, G. Salazar-Alvarez, S. Disch J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 23356 –23363 (2021)
Temperature-dependent phase composition of fluorinated Zinc phthalocyanine thin films and their sensing properties towards gaseous NO2
J. Vlček, I. A. Kühne, D. Zákutná, E. Marešová, L. Fekete, J. Otta, P. Fitl, M. Vrňata, CrystEngComm 23, 7237-7244 (2021)
Evolution of the Magnetic and Structural Properties with the Chemical Composition in Oleate-Capped MnxCo1–xFe2O4 Nanoparticles
M. Sanna Angotzi, V. Mameli, D. Zákutná, D. Kubániová, C. Cara, C. Cannas, J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 20626–20638 (2021)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06211
In-situ magnetorheological SANS setup at Institut Laue-Langevin
D. Zákutná, K. Graef, D. Dresen, L. Porcar, D. Honecker, S. Disch, Colloid and Polymer Science 299 (2), 281-288 (2021).
2020
Field Dependence of Magnetic Disorder in Nanoparticles
D. Zákutná, D. Nižňanský, L. C Barnsley, E. Babcock, Z. Salhi, A. Feoktystov, D. Honecker, S. Disch, Phys. Rev. X 10, 031019 (2020).
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevX.10.031019
Sub-Millisecond Time-Resolved SANS Measurements at NIST
C. Glinka, M. Bleuel, P. Tsai, D. Zákutná, D. Honecker, D. Dresen, F. Mees, and S. Disch, J. Appl. Crystallogr. 53, 598 – 604 (2020).
2019
Critical size limits for collinear and spin spiral magnetism in CoCr2O4
D. Zákutná, A. Alemayehu, J. Vlček, K. Nemkovski, Ch. P. Grams, D. Nižňanský, D. Honecker, S. Disch, Phys. Rev. B 100, 184427 (2019).
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.184427
Using the singular value decomposition to extract 2D correlation functions from scattering patterns
P. Bender, D. Zákutná, S. Disch, L. Marcano, D. Alba Venero, D. Honecker, Acta Cryst. A 75, 766 – 771 (2019).
DOI 10.1107/S205327331900891X
Morphological and crystallographic orientation of hematite spindles in an applied magnetic field
D. Zákutná, Y. Falke, D. Dresen, S. Prévost, P. Bender, D. Honecker, S. Disch, Nanoscale 11, 7149 – 7156 (2019).
DOI 10.1039/c8nr09583c
Phase-transfer and stabilization of highly monodisperse ferrite nanoparticles into polar solvents by ligand exchange synthesis
D. Zákutná, D. Honecker, S. Disch, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 19, 5048 – 5051 (2019).
2018
Non-Collinear Magnetism in Nanosized Cobalt Chromite
D. Zákutná, J. Vlcek, P. Fitl, K. Nemkovski, D. Honecker, D. Nižňanský, S. Disch,
Phys. Rev. B 98, 064407 (2018).
2016
Dispersible cobalt chromite nanoparticles: facile synthesis and size driven collapse of magnetism
D. Zákutná, I. Matulkova, E. Kentzinger, R. Medlin, Y. Su, K. Nemkovski, S. Disch, J. Vejpravova, D. Nižňanský, RSC Adv. 6, 107659 (2016).
DOI 10.1039/c6ra21377d
The growth of zinc phthalocyanine thin films by pulsed laser deposition
M. Novotný, J. Šebera, A. Bensalah-Ledoux, S. Guy, J. Bulíř, P. Fitl, J. Vlček, D. Zákutná, E. Marešová, P. Hubík, I. Kratochvílová, M. Vrňata, J. Lančok, J. Mater. Res. 31 (1), 163-172
2015
A Repko, J Vejpravová, T Vacková, D Zákutná, D Nižňanský, J. Magn. Magn. Mater 390, 142-151 (2015)
2014
Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties of cobalt chromite nanoparticles
D. Zákutná, A. Repko, I. Matulková, D. Nižňanský, A. Ardu, C. Cannas, A. Mantlíková, J. Vejpravová, J. Nanopart. Res. 16, 2251 (2014)
Large Scale Facilities
Proposal Applications for the Neutron and X-rays Experiments at Large Scale Facilities
Contact
Dr. Dominika Zákutná
Institut Laue-Langeviin
Science Building - 334
Grenoble, France
Email: dominika.zakutna@natur.cuni.cz
Phone: (+33) ) 476207394
ORCID: 0000-0001-9417-6514
Web of Science: AAH-4138-2020
Scopus: 56003988000
Nicoletta Rusta
HlaChemistry building - Hlavova 8
3rd floor, room no. 313
Prague, Czech Republic
Email: nicolettarusta@gmail.com
Phone: (+420) 22195 1261
ORCID: 0000-0003-0236-103X