Contact:
Email: libor.machala@upol.cz
Address: Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Phone: (+420) 58 563 4959
Fax: (+420) 58 563 4958
Research interest and scientific collaboration
- Fe2O3 nanomaterials – synthesis, characterization, applications
Key Collaborators: Dr. Sivula (EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland) -
Kinetics and mechanisms of solid-state decompositions
Key Collaborators: Prof. Zoltán Homonnay (ELTE Budapest, Hungary)
e.g. J.Phys Chem B, 111(16), 2007, 4280-4286
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 8, 2009, 1060-1067 -
Ferrate compounds – solid-state synthesis, characterization, stability, applications
Key Collaborators: Prof. Virender K. Sharma (Florida Institute of technology, Melbourne, USA)
e.g. J.Phys Chem B, 111(16), 2007, 4280-4286
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 8, 2009, 1060-1067
J. Hazard. Mat. 211, 2012, 126-130
Career
| 31st May 1974 | born |
| 1992–1997 | Master study: Faculty of science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Education of Mathematics and Physics |
| 1998–2002 | PhD study: Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Physics and metrology |
| 2002–2010 | Assistant professor, Department of experimental physics, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Associate professor, Department of experimental physics, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Research program leader in Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials |
| 2011 | Vice-head of Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Foreign stays
April 2004 (6 days) Institute for Physical High Technology, Jena, Germany
February 2005 (6 days) Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA
November+December 2007 (7 weeks) Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
March 2012 (10 days) Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA
Publications in impacted journals
| Journal | Number of publications | IF |
| Chemistry of Materials | 1 | 7,286 |
| Chemical Communications | 1 | 6,169 |
| Journal of Materials Chemistry | 2 | 5,968 |
| Crystal Growth & Design | 1 | 4,720 |
| ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | 1 | 4,525 |
| Journal of Hazardous Materials | 1 | 4,173 |
| Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2 | 3,696 |
| Journal of Nanoparticle Research | 1 | 3,287 |
| European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry | 1 | 3,049 |
| Polyhedron | 1 | 2,057 |
| Thin Solid Films | 1 | 1,890 |
Seznam příspěvků podle let
Review papers
Machala L.; Tucek J.; Zboril R.: Polymorphous Transformations of Nanometric Iron(III) Oxide: A Review, Chemistry of Materials 23, 3255-3272, 2011. Cover art.
Machala L; Zboril R.; Gedanken A.: Amorphous iron(III) Oxide – A review, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111, 4003-4018, 2007. Cover art.
Chapters in books
L. Machala, R. Zboril, V. K. Sharma, J. Filip, O. Schneeweiss, J. Madarasz, Z. Homonnay, G. Pokol, R. Yngard, „Thermal Stability of Solid Ferrates(VI): A Review“. In: Ferrates-Synthesis, Properties, and Applications in Water and Wastewater Treatment, ed. V. K. Sharma, ACS Symposium Series 985, Washington, DC, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8412-6961-3
J. Tuček, L. Machala, J. Frydrych, J. Pechoušek, R. Zbořil “Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Study of Nanocrystalline Iron Oxides From Thermal Processes”. In: Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Applications in Chemistry, Biology, Nanotechnology, Industry, and Environment, ed. V. K. Sharma, G. Klingelhoefer and T. Nishida, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in print
Citation response 27th September 2012
| L. Machala, R. Zboril, A. Gedanken, „Amorphous Iron(III) oxide – a review“, J. Phys. Chem. B 111(16), 2007, 4003-4018. | 57 citations |
| R. Zboril, L. Machala, M. Mashlan, V. Sharma, “Iron(III) Oxide Nanoparticles in the Thermally Induced Oxidative Decomposition of Prussian Blue, Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3“, Cryst. Growth Des. 4(6), 2004, 1317-1325. | 29 citations |
| M. Hermanek, R. Zboril, M. Mashlan, L. Machala, O. Schneeweiss, „Thermal behaviour of iron(II) oxalate dihydrate in the atmosphere of its conversion gases“, J. Mater. Chem. 16, 2006, 1273-1280. | 15 citations |
| L. Machala, J. Tuček, R. Zbořil, Polymorphous Transformations of Nanometric Iron(III) Oxide: A Review. Chemistry of Materials 23(14), 2011, 3255-3272. | 7 citations |
| C. Park, J. Walker, R. Tannenbaum, A.E. Stiegman, J. Frydrych, L. Machala „Sol-Gel-Derived Iron Oxide Thin Films on Silicon: Surface Properties and Interfacial Chemistry“, ACS Appl. Mat. Interfaces 1(9), 2009, 1843-1846. | 6 citations |
Grant projects
- GA ČRVliv velikosti částic soli železa na mechanismus jejich transformace na oxid železitý, 2003 – 2005
Oral and invited presentations on international conferences
2004: MSMS (Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science), Vsemina, Czech Republic.
2004: International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect-ISIAME, Madrid, Spain.
2005: International Sustainability Forum, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
2006: Symposium of American Chemical Society, San Francisco, USA
2008: Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science-MSMS, Hlohovec, Czech Republic
2010: Symposium of American Chemical Society, San Francisco, USA (invited)
2011: Nanocon, Brno, Czech republic
2012: Symposium of American Chemical Society, San Diego, USA
2012: NANO2012, Omaha, USA
2012: Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science-MSMS, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Chairman
2012: International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect-ISIAME, Dalian, China (invited)