Saša ZELJKOVIĆ

Full Professor, PhD in Chemistry

Research fields: Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials

Professor of inorganic chemistry with extensive experience in teaching, research and development of inorganic materials (multifunctional oxides, ceramics and nanomaterials) and surface chemistry (adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis). Currently engaged as a full professor and researcher on several projects dealing with solvent-deficient synthesis methods, mechanochemistry and circular economy. He pays close attention to research that helps new energy technologies (solar cells, fuel cells and biofuels) and the Zero Waste approach to the industry. Professor Zeljković collaborates with researchers from Switzerland, Japan and the USA. He is dedicated to the development of chemical experiments that can be performed in poorly equipped school laboratories.

Office: 46
Телефон: +387 51 300 830
Е-mail: sasa.zeljkovic@pmf.unibl.org

Consultation: Wednesday 12.00-13.00

ACADEMIC CAREER
University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
  • 2021 – present: Full professor of inorganic chemistry
  • 2016 – 2021: Associate professor of inorganic chemistry
  • 2014 – 2018 Head of the Cathedra for Inorganic Chemistry
  • 2013 – 2015 Head of the Chemistry Department
  • 2011 – 2016 Assistant professor of inorganic chemistry
  • 2008 – 2011 Senior assistant
  • 2005 – 2008 Assistant
COURSES
  • Solid State Chemistry
  • Selected Chapters in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Synthesis
  • School Experiments in Chemistry Teaching
EDUCATION
  • 2010 PhD in Chemistry (University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics) Synthesis, modeling and characterization of selected perovskites as solid solid oxide fuel cells materials. Supervisor: Penavin Škundrić, Jelena, Prof. Dr.
  • 2007 MSc in Chemistry (University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Technology) Synthesis modeling and characterization of selected apatite type ionic conductors. Supervisor: Penavin Škundrić, Jelena, Prof. Dr.
  • 2006 Guest studies (ETH Zürich, Switzerland). Supervisor: Gauckler, Ludwig J., Prof. Dr.
  • 2004 BSc in Chemistry (University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics)
PROJECT AND GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
  • MechSusInd – Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Industry CA 18112 COST Association
  • Stable Next-Generation Photovoltaics: Unraveling degradation mechanisms of Organic Solar Cells by complementary characterization techniques COST Action MP1307
  • Cells by complementary characterization techniques COST Action MP1307
NATIONAL PROJECTS
  • An innovative approach to the BiFeO3 photovoltaic materials synthesis, principal investigator
  • Development of new polymer additives for various applications
  • Introduction to Mechanochemistry
  • Comprehensive Research on Microsilica, principal investigator
SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGES
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Hiraku Maruyama, Saša Zeljković and Juan C. Nino, Solvent-deficient method lowers grain boundary resistivity of doped ceria, Journal of American Ceramic Society 103 – 2 (2020) 819 – 830. DOI:10.1111/jace.16779
  • Saša Zeljković, Toni Ivas, Hiraku Maruyama, Juan C. Nino, Structural, magnetic and optical properties of BiFeO3 synthesized by the solvent-deficient method, Ceramics International 45 – 16 (2019) 19793-19798. DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.06.234
  • Saša Zeljković, Dijana Jelić, Hiraku Maruyama, Juan C. Nino, Solvent-deficient synthesis of cerium oxide: characterization and kinetics, Ceramics International 45 – 8 (2019) 10063-10071. DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.02.052
  • Toni Ivas, Milica Balaban, Vedrana Došen, Jin Miyawaki, Kazuki Ito, Dragoljub Vranković, Gordana Ostojić, Saša Zeljković, Optimization of the calcination temperature for the solvent-deficient synthesis of nanocrystalline gamma-alumina, Chemical Papers 73 – 4 (2019) 901-907. DOI:10.1007/s11696-018-0637-x
  • Saša Zeljković, Jin Miyawaki, Dragoljub Vranković, Elena Tervoort, Roland Hauert, Toru Kotegawa, Toni Ivas, Solvent-deficient synthesis of nanocrystalline Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ powder, Processing and Application of Ceramics 12 – 4 (2018) 342 – 349. DOI:10.2298/PAC1804342Z
  • Dijana Jelić, Saša Zeljković, Branko Škundrić and Slavko Mentus, Thermogravimetric study of the reduction of CuO–WO3 oxide mixtures in the entire range of molar ratios, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 132 (2018) 77-90. DOI:10.1007/s10973-017-6921-0
  • Il Jeon, Sasa Zeljkovic, Kei Kondo, Michito Yoshizawa, Yutaka Matsuo, Interface Engineering of Metal Oxides using Ammonium Anthracene in Inverted Organic Solar Cells, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 – 44 (2016) 29866–29871. DOI:10.1021/acsami.6b09684
  • Saša Zeljković, Jelena Penavin-Škundrić, Dijana Jelić, Slavica Sladojević, Ljubica Vasiljević, Interaction of hexavalent chromium and BSCF perovskite in water solutions, Materials Protection, 56 – 3 (2015) 340 – 344. DOI:10.5937/ZasMat1503340Z
  • S. Zeljković, T. Ivas, A. Infortuna, Ludwig J. Gauckler, Optimization of parameters and microstructural properties of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 − δ thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems 17 (2014) 257 – 263. DOI:10.14447/jnmes.v17i4
  • S. Zeljković, T. Ivas, S. Vaucher, L. J. Gauckler, The changes of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3–δ perovskite oxide on heating in oxygen and carbon dioxide atmospheres, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 79 – 9 (2014) 1141–1154. DOI:10.2298/JSC131024018Z
  • T. Ivas, A. N. Grundy, E. Povoden, S. Zeljkovic, L. J. Gauckler, Experimental phase diagram determination and thermodynamic assessment of the Gd2O3–CoO system, Acta Materialia 58-12 (2010) 4077-4087. DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2010.03.019
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