Odseki

Odsek za anorgansko kemijo in tehnologijo se ukvarja z načrtovanjem in razvojem anorganskih adsorbentov in katalizatorjev za sodobne trajnostne rešitve na področju energije in okolja. Raziskovalno delo je usmerjeno v poglobljeno razumevanje povezav med strukturo materialov, njihovo kemijsko sestavo ter funkcionalnimi lastnostmi, vse do stopnje dokaza delovanja koncepta. Poseben poudarek namenjamo razvoju in uporabi naprednih karakterizacijskih metod na osnovi difrakcije in spektroskopije med delovanjem materialov, zlasti z uporabo in-situ in operando pristopov.

Odsek je organiziran v dva laboratorija. Laboratorij za adsorbente se osredotoča na razvoj materialov za učinkovito upravljanje plinov in toplote, vključno z zajemom, ločevanjem, regulacijo in shranjevanjem, pri čemer daje poudarek na poglobljeno razumevanje njihovih sorpcijskih in strukturnih lastnosti.  Laboratorij za katalizatorje pa razvija katalizatorje in fotokatalizatorje za čiščenje zraka in vode ter za pretvorbo CO₂ in ogljikovodikov v uporabne kemikalije. Skupni cilj obeh laboratorijev je razvoj učinkovitih materialov, ki prispevajo k reševanju ključnih energijskih in okoljskih izzivov.

2026

• ŽERJAV, Gregor, MAVRIČ, Andraž, NÉMETH, Miklós, PINTAR, Albin. Support-dependent charge transfer and ROS pathways in Pt/g-C₃N₄ and Pt/TiO₂ photocatalysts.Chemical engineering journal. 2026, vol. , [article no.] 174635, str. 1-62, ilustr. ISSN 1873-3212. [COBISS.SI-ID 269886211]
• OKORN, Miha, CARDOLINI RIZZO, Giovanni, LORBER, Kristijan, MAZAJ, Matjaž, NOVAK TUŠAR, Nataša, DJINOVIĆ, Petar. Visible light-accelerated CO₂ hydrogenation to CO over a Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst : teaching an old dog new tricks. Chemical engineering journal. 1. Jan. 2026, vol. 527, [article no.] 171682, str. 1-11, ilustr. ISSN 1873-3212. [COBISS.SI-ID 263310339]
• ŠULIGOJ, Andraž, MAVER, Ksenija, ARČON, Iztok, DRAŽIĆ, Goran, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, PINTAR, Albin, NOVAK TUŠAR, Nataša. Light-induced structural reorganization of Fe centers unlocks high efficiency of visible-light photo-Fenton water cleaning catalyst. Energy & environment materials. [in press] 2026, vol. 9, issue , [article no.] e70400, str. 1-15, ilustr. ISSN 2575-0356. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eem2.70400, DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70400. [COBISS.SI-ID 282541315]
• ŠULIGOJ, Andraž, EL-ROZ, Mohamad, DRAŽIĆ, Goran, THIBAULT-STARZYK, Frederic, COOL, Pegie, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, LAVRENČIČ ŠTANGAR, Urška, NOVAK TUŠAR, Nataša. Origin of physicochemical and mechanical stability of low-temperature prepared TiO₂-based photocatalytic films : surface hydroxyl density matching. Energy & environment materials. 15 June 2026, vol. 9, issue , [article no.] e70452, str. 1-11, ilustr. ISSN 2575-0356. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eem2.70452, DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70452. [COBISS.SI-ID 283422467]
• KLEMENČIČ, Klara, DJINOVIĆ, Petar, OKORN, Miha, HÖFFERLE, Jakob, KRAJNC, Andraž, ACHARYA, Durga, DOHERTY, Cara M., MARINIČ, Dana, LIKOZAR, Blaž, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, MAZAJ, Matjaž. Ligand-mediated defects unlock fast and regenerable CO₂ capture in NICS-24 metal–organic framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Online ed.]. Dec. 6, 2026, vol. 145, iss. 48, str. 26005–26016, ilustr. ISSN 1520-5126. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6c04820, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04820. [COBISS.SI-ID 283315971]
• ŠKRJANC, Aljaž, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša. Facile functionalization of ZIF-8 via mechanochemical post-synthetic linker exchange for improved CO₂ capture performance. Green carbon. Mar. 2026, vol. 4, issue 1, str. 27-33, ilustr. ISSN 2950-1555. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295015552500045X, DOI: 10.1016/j.greenca.2025.06.002. [COBISS.SI-ID 246190339]
• MARČEC, Jan, ŠVEGOVEC, Marija, MAZAJ, Matjaž, KRAJNC, Andraž, GENORIO, Boštjan, LAGER, Daniel, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, RISTIĆ, Alenka. New zeolitic imidazolate framework-derived N-doped carbon LiCl composites for sorption thermal batteries utilizing solar energy. Carbon energy. 2026, vol. , [in press], [article no.] e70256, str. 1-12, ilustr. ISSN 2637-9368. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cey2.70256, DOI: 10.1002/cey2.70256. [COBISS.SI-ID 279012867]
• ROŠKARIČ, Matevž, ŽERJAV, Gregor, FINŠGAR, Matjaž, MAQBOOL, Qaisar, STÖGER-POLLACH, Michael, RUPPRECHTER, Günther, PINTAR, Albin. Site-selective Pt localisation controls interfacial charge transfer in g−C3N4/TiO2heterojunctions. Materials today catalysis. Jul. 2026, vol. 14, [article no.] 100149, str. 1-17, ilustr. ISSN 2949-754X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949754X26000153, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcata.2026.100149. [COBISS.SI-ID 287218435]

2025 

• KLEMENČIČ, Klara, KRAJNC, Andraž, PUŠKARIĆ, Andreas, HUŠ, Matej, MARINIČ, Dana, LIKOZAR, Blaž, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, MAZAJ, Matjaž. Amine-functionalized triazolate-based metal–organic frameworks for enhanced diluted CO2 capture performance.Angewandte Chemie : international edition. [Online ed.]. Apr. 2025, vol. 64, iss. 14, [article no.] e202424747, str. 1-9. ISSN 1521-3773. [COBISS.SI-ID 224339459]             
• OKORN, Miha, LORBER, Kristijan, MAZAJ, Matjaž, NOVAK TUŠAR, Nataša, DJINOVIĆ, Petar. Simultaneous photoactivation of copper and Ti-doped CeO2−x enables optimal acceleration of the RWGS reaction.Carbon energy. Dec. 2025, vol. , [in press], [article no.] e70102, str. 1-16, ilustr. ISSN 2637-9368. [COBISS.SI-ID 263430403]   
• SLAPNIČAR, Špela, ŽERJAV, Gregor, NÉMETH, Miklós, ZAVAŠNIK, Janez, PINTAR, Albin. Design and evaluation of plasmonic metal-TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of BPA as a model pollutant.Journal of colloid and interface science. 15. Dec. 2025, vol. 700, pt. 1, [article no.] 138361, str. 1-18, ilustr. ISSN 1095-7103. [COBISS.SI-ID 242258691] 
• GABRIJELČIČ, Matej, TRATNIK, Blaž, KAPUN, Gregor, TCHERNYCHOVA, Elena, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, KRAJNC, Andraž, DOMINKO, Robert, VIŽINTIN, Alen. Probing sodium structures and dynamics in hard carbon for Na-ion batteries using 23 Na operando solid-state NMR spectroscopy.Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability. [Online ed.]. 2025, vol. 13, iss. 2, str. 1042-1056, ilustr. ISSN 2050-7496. [COBISS.SI-ID 219784195]