J. Łoś, A. Drozd-Rzoska, S. J. Rzoska, S. Starzonek, K. Czupryński; 

“Fluctuations-driven dielectric properties of liquid crystalline

8OCB and its nanocolloids”, 

Soft Matter, 2022, vol. 18, p. 4502-4512.

Research of our team concentrates on the following aspects:

  • Previtreous dynamics in glass-forming systems

  • Phase transition and critical behavior in critical mixtures of limited miscibility

  • Solid-liquid discontinuous melting transition

  • Impact of fluctuations on dynamics of nanocolloids based on liquid crystals

  • Relaxor ceramics and related polymer-based composites

  • Biosystems related issues

  • High pressure preservation and processing of food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics

  • Supecritical extraction

Our paper was 

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with the Soft Matter Issue. 

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National  Science Centre PL 

Since January 2023  our team has realized the NSC Project, guided by Prof. Sylwester J. Rzoska.

In this Project, we work on pressure-formed components related to 

glassy matrix and nanocrystallites for INNOVATIVE BATTERIES & FUELL CELLS

Actual  Research Topics

Impact of high pressures & high temperatures on materials amorphous materials for energy storage and conversion

Phase equilibria in mixtures of limited miscibility using

a new generation method for determining phase coexistence curves

Innovative, nonthermal preservation method, High Pressure Precessing of Biosystems

Complex dynamics in different soft matter systems, especially in supercooled liquids,

glass-formers

Pretransitional effects and dynamics in liquid crystals and liquid crystal-based nanocolloids

Socio-Economic Soft Matter systems as a category of complex systems dominated by mesoscale assemblies

Promoters: prof. dr hab. Jerzy Garbarczyk, prof. dr hab. S. J. Rzoska

Promoter: dr hab. Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska, prof. IHHP PAS

MSc Aleksander Szpakiewicz-Szatan

 

  • "Effect of high pressure on properties of selected materials used in energy storage and conversion."

MSc Jakub Kalbiński

 

  • "Characterization of phase equilibria inmixtures of limited miscibility using a new and inventive method fordetermining phase coexistence curves."

Promoter: dr hab. Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska, prof. IHHP PAS

MSc Joann Łoś

 

  • "Characteristics of pretransitional effects anddynamics in liquid crystals and liquid crystal-based nanocolloids."

 Currently realized Ph.D. Thesis: 

Cooperation  

  • UNIPRESS EQUIPMENT, Division of Institute of High Pressure Physics, PAS, Warsaw, Poland

  • Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

  • Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

  • Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, Poland

  • Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics University of Maribor, Slovenia

  • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 

  • Laboratory of Clinical Biophysics, University of Ljubliana, Slovenia

  • Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab, Aalborg Universitet, Danmark  

* 1. Popularization of knowledge, especially regarding Soft Matter Physics and the impact of High Pressure 

* 2. Promoting achievements of young scientists  associated with the X-PressMatter IHPP PAS Laboratory

* 3. Promoting knowledge about personalities of the world of science

* 4. Supporting co-organization/ organization of the "Show Yourself in Science" Workshop & International Seminar on Soft Matter

This WEBSITE was created to realize the following, main  GOALS:

Soft Matter systems have common features, such as the dominance of elements or local structures on the mesoscale, combined with their relatively weak interactions, which turns out to be sufficient to obtain a tendency to self-organize with even a small change in parameters. This additionally leads to extraordinary sensitivity to even minor endogenous and exogenous factors, e.g., nanoparticles and pressure. In the case of the latter, relatively low pressures P~1 GPa, or even much lower ones, can lead to phases/states with exotic features, often persisting after decompression.

Worth stressing, that for "classical hard matter" systems, a pressure similar to that at the Earth's core (~300 GPa) is typically required, and the resulting "exotic" properties most often disappear upon decompression.

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