Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Profile
n Basic courses on physics in bachelor
programs: Physics I, Physics II, Selected
chapters on physics;
n Advanced courses in study branches
of Physical Engineering and
Nanotechnology;
n Advanced courses in study branches of
Precise Mechanics and Optics,
Material Engineering, Metrology, etc.
(Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes);
n Lectures in doctoral programmes of
Physical and Material Engineering,
and specialized courses.
Research Areas
... in cooperation with CEITEC – Advanced
Nanotechnologies and Microtechnologies
and Advanced Materials
n Ultrathin films of metals, semiconductors,
and oxides;
n Magnetic (ultra)thin films/multi-layers
and 1D–0D nanostructures;
n Surfaces and ultra thin films of Ga and
wide-band gap semiconductors;
n Fabrication of functional nanostructures
by nanolitography (EBL. FIB, AFM,...)
and their application in plasmonics and
spintronics;
n Development and application of analytical
techniques and methods for characterization
of surfaces, thin films and
nanostructures (UHV STM/AFM, XPS,
SIMS, TOF-LEIS, spectral ellipsometry and
reflectometry, LEED/AES, SNOM,…);
n Optical microscopy, particularly
holographic optical microscopy;
n Laser spectroscopy (LIBS and LIBS+LIFS
methods), optical tomography;
n Scalar diffraction theory and kinematical
diffraction theory;
n Holographic interferometry;
n Interferometric measurements of optical
elements and systems;
n Rigorous numerical method for analysis
and design of photonic elements;
n Development of micro positioning
mechanisms;
n Study of the formation of early phases
of thin films and nanostructures;
n Atomistic, mesoscopic and microscopic
models of deformation and fracture;
n Experimental investigation of uniaxial
and multi-axial mechanical fatigue;
n Quantitative fractography;
n Measuring of elastic and inelastic
properties of materials;
n Measuring noise in working and living
environment.
Specialized Laboratories
n Scanning probe microscopy;
n Surfaces, ultrathin films and in situ
characterization;
n Ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD), ion
beam etching, electron beam microscopy
and lithography;
n Optical microscopy, micromechanics;
n Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
and capillary discharges;
n Coherent optics, optical measurements
and diffraction;
n Accredited Acoustic Testing Laboratory.
Other Activities
n Summer school on physics for doctoral
students;
n Promotion activities on physics for
pupils and secondary school students
(Physical Circus).
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