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Institute of Physical Engineering
Technická 2896/2 616 69 Brno Tel.[phone]
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liska_at_fme.vutbr.cz web physics.fme.vutbr.cz
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Institute of Physical Engineering
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Departments

• Department of Optics and Precise Mechanics
• Department of Solid State Physics and Surfaces
• Department of Micromechanics of Materials and
  Engineering Acoustics

• Full professors 5
• Associate professors 9
• Assistant professors 11
• Research assistants 13
• Technicians and administrative staff - 6

Staff
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Ústav fyzikálního inženýrství
Institute of Physical Engineering
physics.fme.vutbr.cz

• Basic physics courses in bachelor and master
  programs Physics I, Physics II, Selected
  chapters of physics
• Lectures in Physical Engineering and Precise
  Mechanics and Optics study branches
• Lectures on specific topics of metrology and
  mechatronics
• Lectures in PhD. study programs

Teaching
Study Branches

• Physical Engineering
• Precise Mechanics and Optics
• PhD. study program Physical and Material
  Engineering

Number of students

• 80 bachelor and master students
• 40 PhD. students

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Ústav fyzikálního inženýrství
Institute of Physical Engineering
physics.fme.vutbr.cz

• Physical Engineering
• (bachelor and master study)
• Study branch
• has an inter-disciplanary character (cooperation
  with the Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University
  Brno)
• is a combination of engineering and physical
  courses
• prepares engineers students to work in areas
  that overlap the boundaries of several
  disciplines and where the physics ideas play an
  important role
• In master study the student may specialize in
• engineering optics
• surface and thin film physics and engineering
• and may spend one semester studying abroad.
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• Graduates are trained to
• apply optoelectronics in design of fine machines
  and instruments
• utilize optical methods in metrology
• introduce and use new high-tech technologies and
  nanoscience
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• Research oriented graduates from master program
  may continue in PhD. study of Physical and
  Materials Engineering program.

Study Branches
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Ústav fyzikálního inženýrství
Institute of Physical Engineering
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Study Branches

• Precise Mechanics and Optics
• (masters study)
• Study branch covers
• technical optics
• precise mechanics
• computer support in engineering
• Students may spend one semester studying abroad.
• Graduates are trained to
• apply optoelectronics in design of fine machines
  and instruments
• utilize optical methods in metrology
• introduce and use new high-tech technologies
• use computers for engineering design
• Research oriented graduates from master program
  may continue in a PhD. study program.

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Science and Research

• Optical microscopy, particularly holographic
  optical microscopy
• Laser spectroscopy (LIBS and LIBSLIFS methods)
• Optical tomography
• Scalar diffraction theory and kinematical
  diffraction theory
• Holographic interferometry
• Interferometric measurements of optical elements
  and systems
• Rigorous numerical method for analysis and design
  of photonic elements
• Developement of micro positioning mechanisms

Laboratories

• Laboratory of optical microscopy
• Laboratory of laser induced breakdown
  spectroscopy and capillary discharges
• Laboratory of coherent optics
• Laboratory of optical measurements
• Laboratory of optical diffraction

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Ústav fyzikálního inženýrství Odbor optiky a
presné mechaniky
Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
International projects
Synchrotrone-Elettra Trieste program

• X-ray imaging of heavy metal hyper-accumulation
  in vegetal tissues by microradiography
  (2003-2004)
• Experimental investigation of a new aproach in
  phase-contrast computed microtomography (2006)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Czech Science Foundation

• Profiling of surfaces by means of holographic
  confocal microscopy (1998-2001)
• Modern methods for analysis of optical waveguide
  devices (1998-2001)
• Microscopy with the local probe held by optical
  forces (2000-2002)
• Realization of the laboratory instrument for
  surface roughness measurements by holographic
  interferometry (2001-2003)
• Optical and mechanical properties of DLCSi thin
  films prepared by PECVD method (2001-2003)
• Study of plasma created by capillary discharges
  (2002-2004)
• Image reconstruction of three-dimensional objects
  by the methods of holographic confocal microscopy
  (2004-2006)
• Realization of a laboratory digital
  spectrophotometer for a wide spectral region
  (2004-2006)
• Multidimensional optical tomography of phase
  objects (2006-2008)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Ministry of Education of CR research plans

• Advanced functionally gradient and nanostructured
  materials, co-investigator Miroslav Liška
  (1999-2004)
• Simulation modeling of mechatronic systems ,
  co-investigator Miroslav Ohlídal (2003-2007)
• Inorganic nanomaterials and nanostructures.
  Formation, analysis, properties. Co investigators
  Radim Chmelík and Jozef Kaiser (2005-2010)

Ministry of Education of CR - Fund of Development
of Universities

• The Fourier methods in diffraction theory and in
  structure analysis (2000)
• Theory of three-dimensional image formation in
  microscopy (2002)
• System for optical tomography designated for 3D
  visualization of phase objects (2002)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of CR

• Combined usage of laser micro-beam cytometric
  techniques in study of structure and dynamics of
  human genome (2002-2006)

Ministry of Industry of CR

• Analysis of optical properties of solar cells
  (2006-2009)

Ministry of Education of CR - COST

• Modeling of optical properties of photonic
  crystals (2003-2007)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Imaging of optical inhomogenities in glasses
Optical inhomogeneities in a projection of
jewellery product made by a press-and-injection
process. Visualization of the inhomogeneities in
the image has been performed by means of a
spatial filtering method with an edge filter.
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
X-ray imaging of heavy metal hyperaccumulation in
vegetal tissues by microradiography
3D reconstruction of a root of Dyplotaxis
erucoides.
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Modelling of a linear waveguide in photonic
crystal
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Imaging of biological samples by holographic
microscope
Scheme of image reconstruction in transmission
holographic microscope. The specimen was the
tumor cell K4.
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Cooperation

• Membership in organizing committee of regular
  Czech-Polish-Slovak optical conferences
• Chairmanship in professional section Fine
  Mechanics and Optics and organizer of regular
  seminars of the section
• Cooperation on organizing regular conferences at
  anniversaries of starting the optical production
  at Meopta Prerov
• Cooperation with many Czech universities and
  institutes of the Academy of Sciences of CR
• Cooperation with industrial partners (PRECIOSA
  a.s., EUROTEC k.s., ON SEMICONDUCTOR CR a.s, )

International Contacts

• University of LAquila, Italy
• Synchrotone Elettra Trieste, Italy
• University of Pécs, Hungary
• Universita degli Studi di Parma, Italy
• Institute of Spectrochemistry and Applied
  Spectroscopy in Dortmund, Germany
• Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Cancer Research UK, London, UK

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Optics and Precise Mechanics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Interest in cooperation

• Reflected light and transmission microscopy of
  moving objects
• Monitoring of the geometrical precision of
  optical surfaces by the method of phase shifted
  interferograms
• Development and design of precise
  micro-positioning mechanisms
• Analysis of optical properties of thin films,
  digital holography and optical profilometry
• Rigorous numerical methods for analysis and
  design of waveguide elements

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Science and Research

• Study of the formation of early phases of thin
  films
• Thin layers of metals and their oxides
• Magnetic (ultra)thin films/multilayers and 1D-0D
  nanostructures
• Superstructures and ultra thin films of Ga and
  wide-band gap semiconductors
• Fabrication of nanostructures by nanolitography
  and their application in a study of transport
  properties and plasmonics
• Development of analytical techniques and methods
  for characterization of surfaces, thin films and
  nanostructures (UHV STM/AFM, TOF-LEIS, XPS, SIMS,
  spectral ellipsometry and reflectometry,
  LEED/AES, )

Laboratories

• Newly built clear rooms (purity class lt 100 000)
• Laboratory of scanning probe microscopy
• Laboratory of surfaces, ultrathin films and
  in-situ characterization
• Laboratory of ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD)
  and ion beam etching

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
International projects
Contact

• Synthesis of GaN expitaxial layers, BUT and
  Arizona State University (1999-2001)
• Application of STM and STS for the study of
  atomic surface structures, BUT and Vienna
  University of Technology (2001-2002)
• A study of the formation of very first layers of
  thin films by STM and STS, BUT and Vienna
  University of Technology (2004-2005)
• Application of TOF-LEIS for analysis of ultrathin
  films, BUT and Linz University (2003-2004)
• TOF-LEIS in analysis of ultrathin films, BUT and
  Linz University (2005-2006)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
International projects
Synchrotrone-Elettra Trieste program

• Depth profiling of ultrathin layered structures
  (2003)
• Photoemission study of Ga (GaN) ultrathin layers
  and nanostructures (2004)
• Photoemission study of Ga superstructures and
  ultrathin films (2005)
• Photoemission study of Ga superstructures and
  ultrathin films the influence of hydrogen
  (2006)

Aktion

• Application of STM and STS for the study of
  atomic surface structures, BUT and Vienna
  University of Technology (2000)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Ministry of Education of CR Research centres

• Structures for the fundamental research
  structures for nanophotonics and nanoelectronics,
  principle investigator Tomáš Šikola (2006-2010)

Ministry of Education of CR research plans

• Progressive functionally gradient and
  nanostructured materials, co-investigator Tomáš
  Šikola (2000-2004)
• Inorganic nanomaterials and nanostructures, ,
  co-investigator Tomáš Šikola (2005-2010)

Czech Science Foundation

• Study of ultrathin layers by photoelectron
  spectroscopy and X-ray optical reflection
  (2002-2004)
• Design and construction of a UV optical
  instrument for in situ monitoring of surface
  homogenity of thin films grown by IBAD (2002-2004)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of CR

• Nanoscience and nanotechnology by probe
  microscopes from atomic scale phenomena to
  material properties (2004-2008)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Complex UHV apparatus
Design and application of a ultra-high vacuum
apparatus for the preparation and in situ
analysis of surfaces and ultrathin films. The
apparatus has been used for a successful
low-temperature synthesis of GaN ultrathin films.
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
UHV STM/AFM microscope
Design and application of a UHV STM/AFM
microscope. The ultrahigh vacuum compatible
design of the STM/AFM microscope built in a
cooperation with Tescan Ltd.
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Nanostructures fabricated by local atomic
oxidation of a silicon surface
Application of atomic force microscopy for the
fabrication of nanostructures. Nanostructures
with minimum dimensions of tens nanometers have
been built by the local anodic oxidation method
into various materials (Ti, Si, GaAS, Al,...).
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Cooperation

• Department is a regular organizer of the
  international summer schools on science and
  technology at nanoscale
• Department is a member of the Czech-Nanoteam
  group and co-organizes its regular workshops
• Cooperation with institutes of the Academy of
  Sciences of CR, mainly Institute of Physics in
  Prague and Institute of Scientific Instruments in
  Brno
• Department cooperates with many departments of
  Universities in CR
• Cooperation with industrial partners (Tescan,
  FEI, On Semiconductor)

International Contacts

• Salford University, UK
• Eindhoven University of Technology, The
  Netherlands
• Aston University, UK
• Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Arizona State University, USA
• University of Linz, Austria
• Synchrotone Elettra Trieste, Italy
• Stanford University, USA

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Solid State Physics and Surfaces
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Interest in cooperation

• Modification and Analysis of Surfaces
• Research on Thin Films
• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Design of Scientific Instruments
• Vacuum Technology

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Science and Research

• Atomistic, mesoscopic and microscopic models of
  deformation and fracture
• Experimental investigation of uniaxial and
  multiaxial mechanical fatigue
• Quantitative fractography
• Measuring of elastic and inelastic properties of
  materials
• Measuring noise in working and living environment

Laboratories

• Laboratory of micromechanics
• Accredited Acoustic Testing Laboratory No.1016

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Czech Science Foundation

• Analysis of fracture along segregated grain
  boundaries in bicrystals and polycrystals
  (2002-2005)
• Multiscale approach to relationships between
  mechanical and microstructural characteristics of
  materials (2006-2008)
• Application of quantitative fractography and
  stereology to crack path analysis in biaxial
  fatigue (2006-2008)
• Role of grain boundary morphology and chemistry
  in intergranular fracture (2006-2008)
• Damage prediction of structural materials using
  cohesive models (2006-2008)
• Solution of general stress concentrators in
  anisotropic heterogenous media via combination of
  FEM and continuously distributed dislocation
  technique (2006-2008)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Projects
National projects
Ministry of Education of CR - research plans

• Advanced functionally gradient and nanostructured
  materials, co-investigators Jaroslav Pokluda and
  Pavel Šandera (2000-2005)
• Simulation of mechatronic systems,
  co-investigators Jaroslav Pokluda, Pavel Šandera
  (2005-2009)

Ministry of Industry of CR

• New cement composites for building elements and
  constructions (2002-2004)

Ministry of Education of CR - COST

• Two-scale analysis od stress distribution under a
  nanoindentor tip (2006-2008)

Ministry of Education of CR - Fund of Development
of Universities

• Innovation of the course Noise and Vibration
  (2006)

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Ab-initio calculation of mechanical properties of
cubic and hexagonal crystals
The total energy per atom as a function of the
interplanar distance and the plane shift for the
lt110gt111 shear
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Quantitative fractography of steels fracture by
multiaxial fatigue
3D micrograph of fracture surface of steel
(crystallographical axes in a selected point are
marked)
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Measurement of shielding properties of the noise
barrier
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Examples of studied problems
Measurement of the noise load on workers in a
manufacturing plant
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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz
Cooperation

• Periodic conference MSMF (Material Structure
  Micromechanics of Fracture)
• Co-organisation of annual international
  conferences Nano (Nano-section of the CSNMT)
• Seminars of the Czech Acoustic Society
• Periodic lectures at the Summer Schools on
  Fatigue of Materials in Žilina
• cooperation with many Czech Universities
• Cooperation with industrial partners (Siemens
  Industrial Turbomachinery s.r.o.)

International Contacts

• Austrian Academy of Siences, Austria
• Polytechnic University Opole, Poland
• Institute of Metals and Technology, Slovenia
• University of Bologna, Italy

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Institute of Physical Engineering Department of
Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering
Acoustics
physics.fme.vutbr.cz

• Theory and experiment of nanoindentation process
• Ab initio modelling mechanical properties of
  crystals
• Experiment and theory in multiaxial fatigue of
  materials
• Fractography in multiaxial fatigue
• Experiment and theory of shape-memory alloys
• Acoustic measurements of materials
  characteristics, components and structures

Interest in cooperation
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Future and Perspectives

• Combining educational and research activities on
  international level
• Innovation of courses provided and development of
  modern study methods (e-learning)
• Increasing the number of courses taught in
  English and internationalization of the study
  through various international programs
• Development of all three departments and related
  scientific areas
• Increasing of the quality of research and
  publication activities
• Intensification of participation of foreign
  students, professors and researchers in
  institutes life
• Participation of the institute in international
  scientific programs