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Overview

Zdravko Kutnjak is a researcher affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. Their work spans several interconnected fields within materials science and engineering, with a focus on the development and characterization of functional materials and devices.

The main fields of study for Kutnjak include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader fields, Kutnjak's research concentrates on specific subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

The core topics addressed in Kutnjak's publications involve:

  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kutnjak include:

  • "Lead-free nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator film for biomechanical energy harvesting," 2020, Nano Energy
  • "Thermally-stable high energy storage performances and large electrocaloric effect over a broad temperature span in lead-free BCZT ceramic," 2020, RSC Advances
  • "High energy storage efficiency and large electrocaloric effect in lead-free BaTi0.89Sn0.11O3 ceramic," 2020, Ceramics International
  • "Thermal-stability of the enhanced piezoelectric, energy storage and electrocaloric properties of a lead-free BCZT ceramic," 2021, RSC Advances
  • "Enhanced dielectric and electrocaloric properties in lead-free rod-like BCZT ceramics," 2020, Journal of Advanced Ceramics

The bibliometric data shows a network of frequent scholarly collaboration, with prominent co-authors including:

  • D. Mezzane
  • M. Amjoud
  • M. El Marssi
  • Igor Lukyanchuk
  • Brigita Rožič

Kutnjak's research contributions are published in various scientific venues, with multiple articles in the following journals and archives:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
  • RSC Advances

Best Publications

  • The giant electromechanical response in ferroelectric relaxors as a critical phenomenon

    Z. Kutnjak;J. Petzelt;R. Blinc

  • Organic and inorganic relaxor ferroelectrics with giant electrocaloric effect

    S. G. Lu;B. Rožič;Q. M. Zhang;Z. Kutnjak

  • Glassy freezing in relaxor ferroelectric lead magnesium niobate

    Adrijan Levstik;Zdravko Kutnjak;Cene Filipič;Raša Pirc

  • Local Polarization Distribution and Edwards-Anderson Order Parameter of Relaxor Ferroelectrics

    R. Blinc;J. Dolinšek;A. Gregorovič;B. Zalar

  • Comparison of directly and indirectly measured electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectric polymers

    S. G. Lu;B. Rožič;Q. M. Zhang;Z. Kutnjak

  • Nanoparticle-induced widening of the temperature range of liquid-crystalline blue phases

    Eva Karatairi;Brigita Rožič;Zdravko Kutnjak;Vassilios Tzitzios

  • Influence of the critical point on the electrocaloric response of relaxor ferroelectrics

    Brigita Rožič;Marija Kosec;Hana Uršič;Janez Holc

  • Electric-field–temperature phase diagram of the relaxor ferroelectric lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate

    Vid Bobnar;Zdravko Kutnjak;Raša Pirc;Adrijan Levstik

  • Slow dynamics and ergodicity breaking in a lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate relaxor system

    Zdravko Kutnjak;Cene Filipič;Raša Pirc;Adrijan Levstik

  • Crossover from glassy to inhomogeneous-ferroelectric nonlinear dielectric response in relaxor ferroelectrics.

    Vid Bobnar;Zdravko Kutnjak;Ras̆a Pirc;Robert Blinc

  • Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectrics

    R. Pirc;Z. Kutnjak;R. Blinc;Q. M. Zhang

  • Bulk relaxor ferroelectric ceramics as a working body for an electrocaloric cooling device

    Uroš Plaznik;Andrej Kitanovski;Brigita Rožič;Barbara Malič

  • Negative electrocaloric effect in antiferroelectric PbZrO3

    R. Pirc;B. Rožič;Jurij Koruza;Barbara Malič

  • Calorimetric study of octylcyanobiphenyl liquid crystal confined to a controlled-pore glass.

    Zdravko Kutnjak;Samo Kralj;Samo Kralj;Gojmir Lahajnar;Slobodan Zumer;Slobodan Zumer

  • Lead-free Ba0.8Ca0.2(ZrxTi1−x)O3 ceramics with large electrocaloric effect

    B. Asbani;J.-L. Dellis;A. Lahmar;M. Courty

  • Electric field induced critical points and polarization rotations in relaxor ferroelectrics

    Zdravko Kutnjak;Robert Blinc;Y. Ishibashi

  • Enhanced electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric poly(vinylidene-fluoride/trifluoroethylene) 55/45 mol % copolymer at ferroelectric-paraelectric transition

    S. G. Lu;B. Rožič;Q. M. Zhang;Z. Kutnjak

  • Upper bounds on the electrocaloric effect in polar solids

    R. Pirc;Z. Kutnjak;R. Blinc;Q. M. Zhang

  • Electrocaloric Effect: Theory, Measurements, and Applications

    Zdravko Kutnjak;Brigita Rožič;Raša Pirc

  • Large electrocaloric effect in lead-free K0.5Na0.5NbO3-SrTiO3 ceramics

    J. Koruza;B. Rožič;G. Cordoyiannis;G. Cordoyiannis;B. Malič

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Blinc
Robert Blinc Jožef Stefan Institute
Barbara Malič
Barbara Malič Jožef Stefan Institute
Qiming Zhang
Qiming Zhang Pennsylvania State University
Slobodan Žumer
Slobodan Žumer University of Ljubljana
Heino Finkelmann
Heino Finkelmann University of Freiburg
Marija Kosec
Marija Kosec Jožef Stefan Institute
Heinz Amenitsch
Heinz Amenitsch Graz University of Technology
Jan Thoen
Jan Thoen KU Leuven
Jan Petzelt
Jan Petzelt Czech Academy of Sciences

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