Dr. Maja Kuzmanović

Fields of research

P 400 Physical chemistry

P 401 Electrochemistry 

Biography and education

Born in 1977, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• PhD thesis: 2017, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Title: Morfological and electrochemical properties of LiFePO₄ powders synthesized in presence of different carboxylic acids

• MSc thesis: 2007, University of Belgrade -  Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Title: Synthesis of the intercalate compound Sb₂Co by the citrate process 

• BSc thesis: 2004, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Thesis: Synthesis of cathode material LiZn_xMn_2-xO4 for lithium batteries via the glycine-nitrate method

Research titles

2018- Research associate

2013-2016 Research assistant

2009-2013 Research assistant

2006-2009 Research trainee

Working in the Institute since 1 October 2008

Research areas

The research of Dr. Kuzmanović is focused on the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of materials that find their application in various fields, especially in the field of biomaterials and electrode materials for use in batteries.

Keywords: nanomaterials, material synthesis, instrumental analysis, electrochemical properties

National and international projects

• 2020-2022 High-capacity electrodes for aqueous rechargeable multivalent-ion batteries and supercapacitors: next step towards a hybrid model, HiSuperBat, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
• 2018-2021. Scaffolds with controlled 3D architecture designed by photopolymerization, Serbia-Austria Science and Technology Cooperation
• 2011-2019 Molecular designing of nanoparticles with controlled morphological and physicochemical characteristics and functional materials based on them, III45004, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2006-2010 Structure of functional materials with controlled structure at the molecular and nano level, ОI 142006, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia 

Membership and service

Learned societies

• Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia

Selected publications

• Milović, M.; Jugović, D.; Vujković, M.; Kuzmanović, M.; Mraković, A.; Mitrić, M. Towards a Green and Cost-Effective Synthesis of Polyanionic Cathodes: Comparative Electrochemical Behaviour of LiFePO₄/C, Li₂FeP₂O₇/C and Li₂FeSiO₄/C Synthesized Using Methylcellulose Matrix. Bull Mater Sci 2021, 44 (2), 144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02397-3.
• Stevanović, M.; Lukić, M. J.; Stanković, A.; Filipović, N.; Kuzmanović, M.; Janićijević, Ž. Biomedical Inorganic Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Perspectives. In Materials for Biomedical Engineering; Elsevier, 2019; pp 1–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102814-8.00001-9.
• Lukić, M. J.; Kuzmanović, M.; Sezen, M.; Bakan, F.; Egelja, A.; Veselinović, L. Inert Atmosphere Processing of Hydroxyapatite in the Presence of Lithium Iron Phosphate. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2018, 38 (4), 2120–2133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.12.023.
• Ignjatović, N. L.; Penov-Gaši, K. M.; Wu, V. M.; Ajduković, J. J.; Kojić, V. V.; Vasiljević-Radović, D.; Kuzmanović, M.; Uskoković, V.; Uskoković, D. P. Selective Anticancer Activity of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan-Poly(d,l)-Lactide-Co-Glycolide Particles Loaded with an Androstane-Based Cancer Inhibitor. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2016, 148, 629–639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.09.041.
• Kuzmanović, M.; Jugović, D.; Mitrić, M.; Jokić, B.; Cvjetićanin, N.; Uskoković, D. The Use of Various Dicarboxylic Acids as a Carbon Source for the Preparation of LiFePO₄/C Composite. Ceramics International 2015, 41 (5), 6753–6758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.01.121.
• Jugović, D.; Mitrić, M.; Kuzmanović, M.; Cvjetićanin, N.; Marković, S.; Škapin, S.; Uskoković, D. Rapid Crystallization of LiFePO₄ Particles by Facile Emulsion-Mediated Solvothermal Synthesis. Powder Technology 2012, 219, 128–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2011.12.028.
• Jugović, D.; Mitrić, M.; Kuzmanović, M.; Cvjetićanin, N.; Škapin, S.; Cekić, B.; Ivanovski, V.; Uskoković, D. Preparation of LiFePO₄/C Composites by Co-Precipitation in Molten Stearic Acid. Journal of Power Sources 2011, 196 (10), 4613–4618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.01.072.
• Nikolić, P. M.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Nikolić, M. V.; Vujatović, S. S.; Pavlidou, E.; Zorba, T. T.; Ivetić, T.; Stamenovic, B.; Labus, N.; Jović, M.; Ristić, M. M. Far Infrared Properties of Sintered Pb_0.9Sn_0.1Te Doped with Palladium. Powder Metall Met Ceram 2009, 48 (5–6), 353–357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11106-009-9122-y.
• Nikolić, P. M.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Djukic, S. R.; Vujatović, S. S.; Labus, N. J.; Zorba, T. T.; Jović, M.; Nikolić, M. V.; Bojcic, A.; Blagojević, V.; Stamenovic, B.; König, W. Far Infrared Study of Impurity Local Modes in Palladium-Doped PbTe and PbSnTe. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2009, 475 (1–2), 930–934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.069.
• Jović, M.; Dašić, M.; Holl, K.; Ilić, D.; Mentus, S. Gel-Combustion Synthesis of CoSb2O6 and Its Reduction to Powdery Sb2Co Alloy. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2009, 74 (1), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC0901053J.

Patents

• RS 54805 (B1) Procedure for obtaining lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) and carbon composite by precipitation method in the stearic acid melt, D. Uskoković, D. Jugović, M. Kuzmanović