Dr.-Ing. Jan Macák

In 2003 he graduated from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague in the field of surface engineering for energy applications. In 2008, he defended his doctorate at the FAU Erlangen in Bavaria, Germany, where he and his colleagues developed a method for the formation of nanotubes from titanium dioxide by electrochemical oxidation of titanium. Since then, he has been intensively involved in the development and use of TiO₂ nanotubes for various applications. In 2012, he joined the Faculty of Chemical Technology at the University of Pardubice. His research team found a suitable background in the Center for Materials and Nanotechnologies, where there is state-of-the-art equipment for the most advanced research of nanomaterials and their use in applications. The range of studied nanomaterials has been expanded to nanoparticles, nanofibers and thin functional coatings. Since 2018, he has also been working as a senior researcher at the Central European Institute of Technology at Brno University of Technology.

Scientific interest

• Self-organized valve metal oxide nanostructures by electrochemical anodization
• Atomic layer Deposition of Various funcitonal coatings
• Inorganic and polymeric nanofibers and microfibers

Scientific activities

Dr. Macák deals with the synthesis of low-dimensional nanostructures (such as nanotubes, nanolayers, nanofibers) using various methods. Also included are the necessary analyses of the structure of these materials with regard to their properties. The most promising materials are then used in various applications, e.g. in solar cells, catalytic converters, batteries, etc. His team solves a number of scientific challenges together with cooperating partners. He is member of several international associations: The Electrochemical Society, ISE - International Society of Electrochemistry, ACS - American Chemical Society, MRS - Materials Research Society.

Prominent international cooperation

• Prof. Patrik Schmuki, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
• Prof. Thierry Djenizian, Ecole-de-Mine, Gardanne, France

Bibliometric indicators

Number of papers > 170, H-index 62, Total number of citations > 18 000

Two most important projects carried out from the position of principal investigator or co‑investigator

• Towards New Generation of Solid-State Photovoltaic Cell: Harvesting Nanotubular Titania and Hybrid Chromophores – CHROMTISOL, 2015 – 2020, European Research Council - Starting Grant (638857)
• Single-Atom-based 2D-Photocatalysts, 2023 – 2027, Czech Science Foundation – EXPRO (23-08019X)

Two most important publications

• Macák J. M., Tsuchyia H., Schmuki P.: High Aspect Ratio TiO₂ Nanotubes by Anodization of Ti, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 44 (2005) 2100-2102
• Dvořák F., Zazpe R., Krbal M., Hanna Sopha, Přikryl J., Siowwoon Ng, Hromádko L., Bureš F., Macák J. M.: Onedimensional anodic TiO₂ nanotubes coated by atomic layer deposition: Towards advanced applications, Applied Materials Today, 14 (2019) 1 - 20.

Awards

• NEURON 2015 Prize for Young Scientist in Chemistry
• Rector of the University of Pardubice Award for outstanding results (2015, 2018, 2019)
• “Best Cooperation of the Year 2017” award by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic for successful realization of the project TA04011557