References
Our material in Peer-reviewed publications
Single-Step Plasma-Induced Synthesis of Graphene-based Nanocomposites
Neli Bundaleska, Edgar Felizardo, Ana Amaral Dias, Ana Maria Ferraria, Ana M. Botelho do Rego, Janez Zavašnik, Uros Cvelbar, Nenad Bundaleski, Pedro M. A. Guerreiro, Orlando M. N. D. Teodoro, Miroslav Abrashev, Jivko Kissovski, Amelia Almeida, Patrícia A. Carvalho, Thomas Strunskus, Bruno Gonçalves, Elena Tatarova, Nanomaterials 2026, 16(8), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16080473
On the plasma-driven self-assembly of free-standing carbon nanostructures in 3D space
Elena Tatarova, Dmitry Tsyganov, Edgar Felizardo, Ana Dias, Neli Bundaleska, Amélia Almeida, Miroslav Abrashev, Jivko Kissovski, Janez Zavašnik, Uros Cvelbar, Ana Maria Ferraria, Ana M. Botelho do Rego, Luis Lemos Alves, Bruno Gonçalves, Materials Science and Engineering: B, Volume 324, Part A, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118971
Microwave Plasma-Driven Synthesis of Graphene and N-Graphene at a Gram Scale
Bundaleska, N., Felizardo, E., Dias, A., Ferraria, A. M., Botelho do Rego, A. M., Zavašnik, J., Cvelbar, U., Abrashev, M., Kissovski, J., Almeida, A., Alves, L. L., Gonçalves, B. & Tatarova, E. (2025), Processes, 13(1), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr130101966
Plasma-enabled growth of vertically oriented carbon nanostructures for AC line filtering capacitors
N. Bundaleska, E. Felizardo, N.M. Santhosh, K.K. Upadhyay, N. Bundaleski, O.M.N.D. Teodoro, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.M. Ferraria, J. Zavašnik, U. Cvelbar, M. Abrashev, J. Kissovski , A. Mão de Ferro, B. Gonçalvs, L.L. Alves, M.F. Montemor, E. Tatarova, Applied Surface Science Volume 676, 15 December 2024, 161002, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161002
Plasma-Driven Tuning of Dielectric Permittivity in Graphene
Elena Tatarova, Ana Dias, Plamen Dankov, Jivko Kissovski, Ana Maria Botelho do Rego, Neli Bundaleska, Edgar Felizardo, Miroslav Abrashev, Ana Maria Ferraria, Thomas Strunskus, Vasyl Shvalya, Neelakandan M. Santhosh, Ivan Valeriev Ivanov, Martin Košiˇcek, Janez Zavašnik, Luis Lemos Alves, Bruno Gonçalves, and Uroš Cvelba, Small 2024, 20, 2303421, https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202303421
Plasma-enabled multifunctional platform for gram-scale production of graphene and derivatives
Ana Inês Amaral Dias, Edgar Felizardo; Neli Bundaleska; Miroslav Abrashev; Jivko Kissovski; Ana M. Ferraria; Ana M. Rego.; Thomas Strunskus; Patrícia A. Carvalho; Amélia Almeida; Janez Zavašnik.; Eva Kovacevic; Johannes Berndt; Nenad Bundaleski; Mohammed-Ramzi Ammar; Orlando M.N.D. Teodoro.; Uroš Cvelbar; Luís L. Alves; Bruno Gonçalves; Elena Tatarova, Applied Materials Today 36 (2024) 102056, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102056
N-Graphene-Metal-Oxide (Sulfide) hybrid Nanostructures: Single-step plasma-enabled approach for energy storage applications
A. Dias, N. Bundaleska, E. Felizardo, D. Tsyganov, A. Almeida, A. M. Ferraria, A. M. Botelho do Rego, M. Abrashev, Th. Strunskus, N.M. Santosh, U. Cvelbar, J. Zavašnik, M.F.Montemor, M.M. Almeida, Patrícia A. Carvalho, J. Kissovski, L. L. Alves and E. Tatarova. Chemical Engineering Journal430:4 (2022) 133153.
Free-Standing Graphene-carbon as negative and FeCoS as positive electrode for Asymmetric supercapacitor
K.K. Upadhyay, N. Bundaleska, M. Abrashev, J. Kissovski, N. Bundaleski, O. M. N. D. Teodoro, André Mão de Ferro, Rui Pedro Silva, A. Dias, E. Felizardo, E. Tatarova and M.F. Montemor Journal of Energy Storage 50:104637 (2022)
Advanced Carbon-Nickel Sulfide Hybrid Nanostructures: Extending the Limits of Battery-Type Electrodes for Redox-Based Supercapacitor Applications.
N.M. Santhosh, K. K. Upadhyay, P. Stražar, G. Filipi, J. Zavašnik, A. Mão De Ferro, R.P. Silva, E. Tatarova, M.D.F. Montemor and U. Cvelbar. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces13:17 (2021) 20559-205725.
Prospects for microwave plasma synthesized N graphene in secondary electron emission mitigation applications.
N. Bundaleska, A. Dias, N. Bundaleski, E. Felizardo, J. Henriques, D. Tsyganov, M. Abrashev, E. Valcheva, J. Kissovski, A. M. Ferraria, A. M. Botelho do Rego, A. Almeida, J. Zavašnik, U. Cvelbar, O. M. N. D. Teodoro, Th. Strunskus and E. Tatarova. Scientific Reports10:13013 (2020).
Simultaneous Synthesis and Nitrogen Doping of Free-Standing Graphene Applying Microwave Plasma
D. Tsyganov, N. Bundaleska, J. Henriques, E. Felizardo, A. Dias, M. Abrashev, J. Kissovski, A. M. Botelho do Rego, A. M. Ferraria and E. Tatarova. Materials13:4213 (2020).
Microwave plasma-based direct synthesis of free-standing N-graphene.
D. Tsyganov, N. Bundaleska, A. Dias, J. Henriques, E. Felizardo, M. Abrashev, J. Kissovski, A. M. Botelho do Rego, A. M. Ferraria and E. Tatarova. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics22 (2020) 4772-4787.
Free-standing N-Graphene as conductive matrix for Ni(OH)2 based supercapacitive electrodes.
K.K. Upadhyay, N. Bundaleska, M. Abrashev, N. Bundaleski, O.M.N.D. Teodoro, I. Fonseca, André Mão de Ferro, Rui Pedro Silva, E. Tatarova and M.F. Montemor. Electrochimica Acta 334:135592 (2020).
Low total electron yield graphene coatings produced by electrophoretic deposition
R. Aguincha, N. Bundaleski, N. Bundaleska, M. Novaković, J. Henriques, Z. Rakočević, E. Tatarova, O.M.N.D. Teodoro. Applied Surface Science504:143870 (2020).
Large-scale synthesis of free-standing N-doped graphene using microwave plasma
N. Bundaleska, J. Henriques, M. Abrashev, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.M. Ferraria, A. Almeida, F.M. Dias, E. Valcheva, B. Arnaudov, K.K. Upadhyay, M.F. Montemor and E. Tatarova. Scientific Reports8:12595 (2018).
Microwave plasmas enabled synthesis of free standing carbon nanostructures at atmospheric pressure conditions
N. Bundaleska, D. Tsyganov, A. Dias, E. Felizardo, J. Henriques, F. M. Dias, M. Abrashev, J. Kissovski and E. Tatarova. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics20:20 (2018) 13810-13824.
Microwave plasmas enabled synthesis of free standing carbon nanostructures at atmospheric pressure conditions
Tatarova E, Dias A, Henriques J, Abrashev M, Bundaleska N, Kovacevic E, Bundaleski N, Cvelbar U, Valcheva E, Arnaudov B, Do Rego A M B, Ferraria A M, Berndt J, Felizardo E, Teodoro O M N D, Strunskus T, Alves L L and Gonçalves B, Scientific Reports 7 (2017).
Funded projects
AEGIS - Advanced Electromagnetic Graphene-based Shields via Plasma Induced Synthesis (NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme)
Project AEGIS introduces a ground-breaking microwave plasma based approach to develop ultralight nanocomposites with exceptional EM shielding performance. Given the unique combination of high electrical conductivity, thinness, flexibility, tunability, of graphene, and the flexibility of polyurethane/polyethylene as a support matrix, the considered graphene-based nanocomposites will surpass the absorption capabilities of current state-of-the-art EM shielding solutions.
EAGER - Exploring plasma driven assembling of graphene based hybrid nanostructures (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, PTDC/NAN-MAT/30565/2017 )
The project s ambitious goal is to translate the unique properties of plasmas into extraordinary material characteristics and create novel forms of matter by using plasma mechanisms to control the energy and matter transfer processes at nanoscales. The main goal is the development of a controllable, catalyst-free and environmentally benign plasma enabled novel method for the single step assembling of free-standing N-graphene (NG) as well as hybrid nanocomposites, based on previous research experience and related breakthrough on unique plasma driven assembly pathways.
PEGASUS - Plasma Enabled and Graphene Allowed Synthesis of Unique nanoStructures (European Innovation Council FET-Open)
The project PEGASUS embodies plasmas driven controllable design of matter at atomic scale level. To this end, PEGASUS ultimate goal is to create a highly efficient, catalyst/harmful-free novel plasma method along with a proof-of-concept PEGASUS device for a large-scale N-graphene direct synthesis, as well as N-graphene/metal oxides nanocomposites and unique vertical N-graphene arrays grown on metal substrates, via breakthrough research on plasma-enabled singular assembly pathways. By doing so, a disruptive and highly competitive alternative to conventional lengthy/multistep routes will emerge, based on the mastering of plasma exclusive mechanisms to control the amount and localization of energy and matter at atomic scales, spurring a new European manufacturing/processing platform.