Dr. Darko Kosanović

Field of research

P 400 Physical chemistry

T 130 Production technology

T 150 Material technology

T 151 Optical materials

T 152 Composite materials

T 153 Ceramic materials and powders

Biography and education

Born in Belgrade on 10 May 1982

• PhD thesis: 2013, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Čačak
  Title: The Influence of the Synthesis Parameters and Structure on the Electrical Properties of Ba_0.77Sr_0.23TiO₃ Ceramics

• BSc thesis: 2009. University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Title: The Change of Densification Parameters and Microstructure during the Sintering of ZnO

Research titles

2024 - Principal Research Fellow

2019-2024. Senior Research Associate

2014-2019 Research Associate

2010-2014 Research Assistant

Working at the Institute since May 2010

Research areas

Dr. Darko Kosanović's research activities are focused on the field of materials science, primarily the field of synthesis and characterization of oxide nanomaterials (nanopowders and consolidated forms) that have applications in electronics. His research activities have specifically been related to the development of the controlled synthesis of electroceramics (titanium dioxide oxide systems, solid-phase reactions, the study of mechanochemical reactions, consolidation processes, pressing, study of nucleation, and crystal growth during sintering). He explores new materials based on barium strontium titanate, i.e. its synthesis under controlled conditions of mechanical activation and sintering for further functional application in the electronics industry.

Keywords: ceramic materials, sintering, electrical conductivity, powder technology, BST, ferroelectrics and multiferroelectrics 

Support to research career development

Teaching Assistant

• Nano Technologies, Electron Microscopy, Microstructural Characterization, University of Belgrade, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, 2009.

• Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, 2009.

Mentoring

Jelena Živojinović, PhD thesis, Influence of mechanical activation on the structure and properties of strontium-titanate ceramics, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, 2020 (Co-advisor)

National and international projects

• 2021-2022. Project SANU-SAS-21-01 - Preparation of BZT ceramic with conventional and pulse electric current sintering technique; Scientific Cooperation between the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) (Principal Investigator)

• 2011-2020. Project 172057 OI - Directed synthesis, structure, and properties of multifunctional materials, Principal Investigator: prof. Vladimir Pavlović, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia

• 2010-2020. Project F-7 - Studying the process of consolidation of materials, Principal Investigator: Academician Momčilo M. Ristić, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

• 2016-2017. Bilateral project with France 4510339/2016/09/03 - Intelligent eco materials and nanocomposites

• 2010-2018. Project F-198 - Study of modern technical ceramics - Principal Investigator: academician Momčilo M. Ristić, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

• 2010. Project 142011 G - The study of interdependence in the triad “synthesis-structure-properties” multifunctional materials, Principal Investigator: Academician Momčilo M. Ristić, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia.

Scholarly publishing activities

Editorial work

• 2015 - present. Science of Sintering, Associate Editor

Peer-review

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Science of Sintering, Journal of Materials Science, Materials Research, Ceramics International and Materials Chemistry and Physics

Membership and service

Conference bodies

• Advanced Ceramics and Applications (ACA) – Serbian Ceramics Society, Secretary of the SeCerS, member of the Organizing Committee.

• CNN Tech - International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies, member of the Scientific Committee.

Committees, councils, etc.

• Member of committee for promotions at the ITS SASA

Learned societies

• Serbian Ceramic Society, Secretary

• American Ceramic Society

• ETRAN

• Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia

Selected publications

• Kosanović, D. Dielektrična keramika barijum‑stroncijum‑titanata; Beograd : Zadužbina Andrejević, 2021.
• Kosanovic, D.; Labus, N.; Zivojinovic, J.; Peles-Tadic, A.; Blagojevic, V.; Pavlovic, V. Effects of Mechanical Activation on the Formation and Sintering Kinetics of Barium Strontium Titanate Ceramics. Sci Sintering 2020, 52 (4), 371–385. https://doi.org/10.2298/SOS2004371K.
• Terzić, A.; Obradović, N.; Kosanović, D.; Stojanović, J.; Đorđević, A.; Andrić, L.; Pavlović, V. B. Effects of Mechanical-Activation and TiO₂ Addition on the Behavior of Two-Step Sintered Steatite Ceramics. Ceramics International 2019, 45 (3), 3013–3022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.10.120.
• Pavlović, V. P.; Vujančević, J. D.; Mašković, P.; Ćirković, J.; Papan, J. M.; Kosanović, D.; Dramićanin, M. D.; Petrović, P. B.; Vlahović, B.; Pavlović, V. B. Structure and Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Mechanically Activated Nano TiO ₂. J Am Ceram Soc 2019, 102 (12), 7735–7745. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.16668.
• Obradović, N.; Fahrenholtz, W. G.; Filipović, S.; Kosanović, D.; Dapčević, A.; Đorđević, A.; Balać, I.; Pavlović, V. B. The Effect of Mechanical Activation on Synthesis and Properties of MgAl₂O₄ Ceramics. Ceramics International 2019, 45 (9), 12015–12021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.095.
• Kosanović, D.; Blagojević, V. A.; Maričić, A.; Aleksić, S.; Pavlović, V. P.; Pavlović, V. B.; Vlahović, B. Influence of Mechanical Activation on Functional Properties of Barium Hexaferrite Ceramics. Ceramics International 2018, 44 (6), 6666–6672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.078.
• Živojinović, J.; Pavlović, V. P.; Kosanović, D.; Marković, S.; Krstić, J.; Blagojević, V. A.; Pavlović, V. B. The Influence of Mechanical Activation on Structural Evolution of Nanocrystalline SrTiO₃ Powders. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017, 695, 863–870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.159.
• Kosanović, D.; Obradović, N.; Pavlović, V. P.; Marković, S.; Maričić, A.; Rasić, G.; Vlahović, B.; Pavlović, V. B.; Ristić, M. M. The Influence of Mechanical Activation on the Morphological Changes of Fe/BaTiO₃ Powder. Materials Science and Engineering: B 2016, 212, 89–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2016.07.016.
• Kosanović, D.; Živojinović, J.; Obradović, N.; Pavlović, V. P.; Pavlović, V. B.; Peleš, A.; Ristić, M. M. The Influence of Mechanical Activation on the Electrical Properties of Ba_0.77Sr_0.23TiO₃ Ceramics. Ceramics International 2014, 40 (8), 11883–11888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.04.023.
• Obradović, N.; Đorđević, N.; Filipović, S.; Nikolić, N.; Kosanović, D.; Mitrić, M.; Marković, S.; Pavlović, V. Influence of Mechanochemical Activation on the Sintering of Cordierite Ceramics in the Presence of Bi₂O₃ as a Functional Additive. Powder Technology 2012, 218, 157–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2011.12.012.