Dr. Dragana Jugović

Principal Research Fellow

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Group for nanostructured optically active materials and semiconductors

Research fields

P 400 Physical chemistry

P 401 Electrochemistry

P 250 Condensed matter: structure, thermal and mechanical properties, crystallography, phase equilibria

P 260 Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic and optical properties, supraconductors, magnetic resonance, relaxation, spectroscopy

Biography and education

Born in 1973, in Belgrade

PhD thesis: 2008, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide Cathode Materials for Lithium Energy Sources

MSc thesis (non-Bologna compliant), 2004, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Тitle: Characterization of LiMn_2-xM_xO₄ (M = Mn, Cr, Zn) cathode materials obtained through ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

BSc thesis (non-Bologna compliant), 2002, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Title: Synthesis and Electrochemical properties of LiMn₂O₄ as a cathode for Li-ion battery

Research titles

2019- Principal Research Fellow

2014-2019 Senior Research Associate

2009-2014 Research Associate

2005-2009 Research Assistant

2002-2005 Research Trainee

Working at the Institute since 16 May 2002

Research areas

The Research activities of Dr. Dragana Jugović are focused on the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of materials that find their application as electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries and other rechargeable batteries. She is especially interested in examining the relationship between the structural and transport properties of synthesized materials.

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries, cathode and anode materials, X-ray powder diffraction, crystal structure refinement, electrochemical properties

Support to research career development

Mentoring work

Maja Kuzmanović, PhD Thesis Morphological and electrochemical properties of LiFePO₄ powders synthesized in presence of different carboxylic acids, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry, 2017

Miloš Milović, PhD thesis Synthesis structural and electrochemical properties of LiFePO₄ and Li₂FeSiO₄ as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry, 2016

National and international projects

2018-2019 Bilateral Cooperation Project between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia Development of novel materials for alkaline-ion batteries, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, team member
2012-2013 Bilateral Cooperation Project between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia, High-energy density orthosilicate based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, principal investigator
2011-2019 Molecular designing of nanoparticles with controlled morphological and physicochemical characteristics and functional materials based on them (Grant No III45004), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, principal investigator of the theme Cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
2006-2010 Synthesis of functional materials with controlled structure at the molecular and nano level (Grant No 142006), Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, participant
2002-2005 Molecular designing of monolithic and composite materials (Grant No 1431), Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, team member

Scholarly publishing activities

Peer-review

Journal of Power Sources, Electrochimica Acta, Materials Characterization,The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Powder Technology, Materials Research Bulletin, Journal of Materials Science, RSC Advances, Journal of Electronic Materials, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, Ionics, Korean journal of Chemical Engineering, International Journal of Energy Research, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Science of Sintering, Tehnika – Novi materijali

Membership and service

Conference bodies

International Symposium on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (mESC-IS), member of the Steering Committee
YUCOMAT, chair of the Organizing Committee
Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, vice president of the Organizing Committee

Committees

Member of several committees for the promotion of researchers at the Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, and the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Member of the Reporting Committee on the applications for the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
President of the Publishing Council of ITS SASA

Learned societies

Material Research Society of Serbia, member of the Presidency
Serbian Ceramic Society, member
Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia, member
American Ceramic Society, member

Selected publications

Milović, M.; Vujković, M.; Jugović, D.; Mitrić, M. Electrochemical and Structural Study on Cycling Performance of γ-LiV₂O₅ Cathode. Ceramics International 2021, 47 (12), 17077–17083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.016.
Jugović, D.; Milović, M.; Ivanovski, V. N.; Škapin, S.; Barudžija, T.; Mitrić, M. Microsized Fayalite Fe₂SiO₄ as Anode Material: The Structure, Electrochemical Properties and Working Mechanism. J Electroceram 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-021-00260-9.
Jugović, D. 11 Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Some Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. In Advanced Ceramics and Applications; Gadow, R., Mitic, V. V., Eds.; De Gruyter, 2021; pp 123–154. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110627992-011.
Jugović, D.; Mitrić, M.; Milović, M.; Ivanovski, V. N.; Škapin, S.; Dojčinović, B.; Uskoković, D. Structural and Electrochemical Properties of the Li₂FeP₂O₇/C Composite Prepared Using Soluble Methylcellulose. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019, 786, 912–919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.01.392.
Jugović, D.; Milović, M.; Popović, M.; Kusigerski, V.; Škapin, S.; Rakočević, Z.; Mitrić, M. Effects of Fluorination on the Structure, Magnetic and Electrochemical Properties of the P2-Type Na_xCoO₂ Powder. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019, 774, 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.372.
Jugović, D.; Milović, M.; Ivanovski, V. N.; Avdeev, M.; Dominko, R.; Jokić, B.; Uskoković, D. Structural Study of Monoclinic Li₂FeSiO₄ by X-Ray Diffraction and Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Journal of Power Sources 2014, 265, 75–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.04.121.
Milović, M.; Jugović, D.; Cvjetićanin, N.; Uskoković, D.; Milošević, A. S.; Popović, Z. S.; Vukajlović, F. R. Crystal Structure Analysis and First Principle Investigation of F Doping in LiFePO₄. Journal of Power Sources 2013, 241, 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.04.109.
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.
Jugović, D.; Uskoković, D. A Review of Recent Developments in the Synthesis Procedures of Lithium Iron Phosphate Powders. Journal of Power Sources 2009, 190 (2), 538–544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.01.074.
Jugovic, D.; Mitric, M.; Cvjeticanin, N.; Jancar, B.; Mentus, S.; Uskokovic, D. Synthesis and Characterization of LiFePO₄/C Composite Obtained by Sonochemical Method. Solid State Ionics 2008, 179 (11–12), 415–419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2008.03.014.

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