2008.   Doktorica prirodnih znanosti, polje kemija, grana fizikalna kemija, Sveučilište u Zagrebu Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije

2003.   Diplomirana kemijska inženjerka, Sveučilište u Zagrebu Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije

Suradnik na sljedećim projektima:

2014.-2019. "Infrastrukturni EU projekt „Centar izvrsnosti za napredne materijale i senzore (CEMS, voditelj: Dr.sc. M. Ivanda)

2017.-2020. „Nastajanje i svojstva 1D a-Fe₂O₃ nanostruktura dopiranih odabranim metalnim ionima”(IP-2016-06-8254), financiran od Hrvatske zaklade za znanost (voditelj: Dr.sc. M. Ristić)

2016.-2017.  „Istraživanje antioksidacijskih svojstava ekstrakta smilja (Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don) kao inhibitora korozije metala“, (voditelj: dr. sc. Zora Pilić, izv. prof., Sveučilište u Mostaru, Fakultet prirodoslovno matematičkih i odgojnih znanosti, Bosna i Hercegovina) 

2015.-2017. Bilateralno hrvatsko-kineski projekt: „Synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles and nanofibers and their application in environmental catalysis“, (voditelji: dr.sc. M. Ristić, RH i Prof.dr.sc. J. Wang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Kina)

2013.-2015. „Sinteza i mikrostruktura metalnih oksida i oksidnih stakala”, financiran od Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH (voditelj: Dr.sc. M. Ristić)

2010.-2011. "Bilateralni slovensko-hrvatski projekt: „Bioinženjerski metalni materijali i funkcionalne prevlake za medicinsku primjenu“, financiran od Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH (voditelji: Prof.dr.sc. Z. Grubač, RH i dr.sc. I. Milošev, SLO)

2007.-2012. “Novi materijali i katalizatori za održive tehnologije“;financiran od Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH (voditelj: Prof.dr.sc. M. Metikoš-Huković)

2003.-2006. “Novi materijali i katalizatori za održive tehnologije“;financiran od Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH (voditelj: Prof.dr.sc. M. Metikoš-Huković)

Priznanje za rad

Samoorganizirajući monoslojevi organskih molekula na metalnim supstratima: fundamentalna i primijenjena istraživanja”

autora Ž. Petrović, S. Omanović, M. Metikoš-Huković u kategoriji najboljih postera prezentiranih na XXII. Hrvatskom skupu kemičara i kemijskih inženjera, Zagreb, 13.-16. veljače 2011.

Seminari i laboratorijske vježbe na preddiplomskoj, diplomskoj i poslijediplomskoj nastavi Fakulteta kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije te Prirodoslovno-matematičkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu iz sljedećih kolegija:

Elektrokemija, Elektrokemijsko i korozijsko inženjerstvo, Elektrokemijski anorganski procesi, Elektrokemijski organski procesi, Kemijsko-tehnološke vježbe, Elektrokemijsko inženjerstvo i proizvodi, Mehanizmi elektrokemijske korozije i zaštite materijala., Odabrana poglavlja elektrokemije .

Neposredno voditeljstvo završnih, diplomskih radova te Rektorovih nagrada.

1. G.Radić, I. Šajnović, Ž. Petrović, M. Kraljić Roković, Reduced Graphene Oxide/α-Fe2O3 Fibres as Active Material for Supercapacitor Application, Croatica chemica acta, 91 (2018) 481-490.

2. S. Krehula, M. Ristić, Ž. Petrović, Lj. Kratofil Krehula, I. Mitar, S. Musić,
Effects of Cu doping on the microstructural, thermal, optical and photocatalytic properties of alpha-FeOOH and alpha-Fe2O3 1D nanoparticles, Journal of alloys and compounds, 802(2019) 290-300. 

3. Ž. Petrović, M. Ristić, S. Musić, The effect of sodium polyanethol sulfonate on the precipitation of zinc oxide, Journal of alloys and compounds 694(2017) 1331-1337.

4. Ž.Petrović, M. Ristić, M. Marciuš, M. Ivanda, V. Đurina, S. Musić, Hydrothermal processing of electrospun fibers in the synthesis of 1D ZnO nanoparticles, Materials Letters 176 (2016) 278-281.

5. Ž.Petrović, M. Ristić, M. Marciuš, B. Sepiol, H. Peterlik, M. Ivanda, S. Musić, Formation of RuO₂ nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of Ru(NO)(NO₃)₃, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 7811-7815.

6. Ž. Petrović, M. Ristić, S.Musić, Development of ZnO microstructures produced by rapid hydrolysis of zinc acetylacetonate, Ceramics International 40 (2014) 10953-10959.

7. M. Ristić, M. Marciuš, Ž. Petrović, S. Musić, Dependence of NiO microstructure on the electrospinning conditions,Ceramics International 40 (2014) 10119-10123.

8. Ž. Petrović, M. Metikoš-Huković, R. Babić, The electrochemical transfer reactions and the structure of the iron|oxide layer|electrolyte interface,  Electrochimica Acta 75 (2012) 406-413.

9. Ž. Petrović, M. Metikoš-Huković, J. Harvey, S. Omanović, Enhancement of structural and charge-transfer barrier properties of n-alkanethiol layers on a polycrystalline copper surface by electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 12 (2010) 6590-6593.

10. Ž. Petrović, M. Metikoš-Huković, R. Babić, J. Katić, M. Milun, A multi-technique study of gold oxidation and semiconducting properties of the compact α-oxide layer, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry629 (2009) 43-49.

11. Ž. Petrović, M. Metikoš-Huković, R. Babić, Potential-assisted assembly of 1-dodecanethiol on polycrystalline gold, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 623 (2008) 54-60.

12. M. Metikoš-Huković, R. Babić, Ž. Petrović, D. Posavec, Copper Protection by a Self-Assembled Monolayer of Alkanethiol: Comparison with Benzotriazole, Journal of Electrochemical Society 154 (2007) 138-143.

Radovi u časopisima

Znanstveni i pregledni radovi

• Katić, J., Krivačić, S., Petrović, Ž., Mikić, D. & Marciuš, M. (2023) Titanium Implant Alloy Modified by Electrochemically Deposited Functional Bioactive Calcium Phosphate Coatings. Coatings, 13 (3), 640, 18 doi:10.3390/coatings13030640.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Kraljić Roković, M., Zadro, K., Kuzmann, E., Homonnay, Z., Musić, S. & Krehula, S. (2023) Effects of Pt and Ru doping on the magnetic, optical, photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic properties of electrospun hematite (α-Fe2O3) fibres. Journal of materials research, 38, 974-989 doi:10.1557/s43578-022-00645-8.

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• Petrović, Ž., Šarić, A., Despotović, I., Katić, J., Peter, R., Petravić, M., Ivanda, M. & Petković, M. (2022) Surface functionalisation of dental implants with a composite coating of alendronate and hydrolysed collagen: DFT and EIS studies. Materials, 15 (15), 5127, 20 doi:10.3390/ma15155127.

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• Šarić, A., Vrankić, M., Lützenkirchen- Hecht, D., Despotović, I., Petrović, Ž., Dražić, G. & Eckelt, F. (2022) Insight into the Growth Mechanism and Photocatalytic Behavior of Tubular Hierarchical ZnO Structures: An Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach. Inorganic chemistry, 61 (6), 2962-2979 doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03905.

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• Petrović, Ž., Šarić, A., Despotović, I., Katić, J., Peter, R., Petravić, M. & Petković, M. (2020) A New Insight into Coating’s Formation Mechanism Between TiO2 and Alendronate on Titanium Dental Implant. Materials, 13 (14), 3220, 16 doi:10.3390/ma13143220.

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• Ristić, M., Kremenović, A., Reissner, M., Petrović, Ž. & Musić, S. (2020) Microstructural and magnetic properties of electrospun hematite/cuprospinel composites. Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics, 31, 9812-9825 doi:10.1007/s10854-020-03526-0.

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• Petrović, Ž., Katić, J., Šarić, A., Despotović, I., Matijaković, N., Leskovac, M., Kralj, D. & Petković, M. (2020) Influence of Biocompatible Coating on Titanium Surface Characteristics. Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science, 10 (1), 37-46 doi:10.2174/2352094910999200407095723.

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• Katić, J., Šarić, A., Despotović, I., Matijaković, N., Petković, M. & Petrović, Ž. (2019) Bioactive Coating on Titanium Dental Implants for Improved Anticorrosion Protection: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study. Coatings, 9 (10), 612, 13 doi:10.3390/coatings9100612.

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• Krehula, S., Ristić, M., Petrović, Ž., Kratofil Krehula, L., Mitar, I. & Musić, S. (2019) Effects of Cu doping on the microstructural, thermal, optical and photocatalytic properties of alpha-FeOOH and alpha-Fe2O3 1D nanoparticles. Journal of alloys and compounds, 802, 290-300 doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.133.

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• Radić, G., Šajnović, I., Petrović, Ž. & Kraljić Roković, M. (2018) Reduced graphene oxide/α-Fe2O3 fibres as active material for supercapacitor application. Croatica chemica acta, 91 (4), 481-490 doi:10.5562/cca3452.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Musić, S. & Fabián, M. (2017) The effect of gum arabic on the nano / microstructure and optical properties of precipitated ZnO. Croatica chemica acta, 90 (2), 135-143 doi:10.5562/cca3121.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2017) The effect of sodium polyanethol sulfonate on the precipitation of zinc oxide. Journal of alloys and compounds, 694, 1331-1337 doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.111.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Marciuš, M., Ivanda, M., Đurina, V. & Musić, S. (2016) Hydrothermal processing of electrospun fibers in the synthesis of 1D ZnO nanoparticles. Materials letters, 176, 278-281 doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2016.04.119.

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• Ristić, M., Marciuš, M., Petrović, Ž., Ivanda, M. & Musić, S. (2015) Formation and characterization of ribbon-like RuO2/Ru fibers. Materials letters, 156, 142-145 doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2015.04.136.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Marciuš, M., Sepiol, B., Peterlik, H., Ivanda, M. & Musić, S. (2015) Formation of RuO2 nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of Ru(NO)(NO3)3. Ceramics international, 41 (6), 7811-7815 doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.02.115.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Musić, S., Sepiol, B. & Peterlik, H. (2015) The formation of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc gluconate. Ceramics international, 41 (3), 4975-4981 doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.12.061.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M., Musić, S. & Fabián, M. (2015) Nano/microstructure and optical properties of ZnO particles precipitated from zinc acetylacetonate. Journal of molecular structure, 1090, 121-128 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.11.068.

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• Ristić, M., Marciuš, M., Petrović, Ž., Ivanda, M. & Musić, S. (2014) The Influence of Experimental Conditions on the Formation of ZnO Fibers by Electrospinning. Croatica chemica acta, 87 (4), 315-320 doi:10.5562/cca2409.

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• Ristić, M., Marciuš, M., Petrović, Ž. & Musić, S. (2014) Dependence of NiO microstructure on the electrospinning conditions. Ceramics international, 40 (7/Part A), 10119-10123 doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.01.132.

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• Petrović, Ž., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2014) Development of ZnO microstructures produced by rapid hydrolysis of zinc acetylacetonate. Ceramics international, 40 (7/Part B), 10953-10959 doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.03.095.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M., Peter, R. & Petravić, M. (2012) Surface Modification of Iron for Corrosion Protection: Kinetics of Anodic Film Formation and Electroreduction. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 7 (10), 9232-9247.

• Milošev, I., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Petrović, Ž. (2012) Influence of preparation methods on the properties of self-assembled films of octadecylphosphonate on NiTi: XPS and EIS studies. Materials science and engineering:C, 32 (8), 2604-2616 doi:10.1016/j.msec.2012.08.010.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Babić, R. (2012) The electrochemical transfer reactions and the structure of the iron|oxide layer|electrolyte interface. Electrochimica acta, 75, 406-413 doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2012.05.031.

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• Petrović, Ž., Katić, J., Metikoš-Huković, M., Dadafarin, H. & Omanović, S. (2011) Modification of a Nitinol surface by phosphonate self-assembled monolayers. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 158 (10), F159-F165 doi:10.1149/1.3617651.

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• Metikoš-Huković, M., Babić, R., Grubač, Z., Petrović, Ž. & Lajçi, N. (2011) High corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel alloyed with nitrogen in an acid solution. Corrosion science, 53 (6), 2176-2183 doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2011.02.039.

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• Petrović, Ž., Lajci, N., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Babić, R. (2011) Barrier and semiconducting properties of thin anodic films on Cr in an acid solution. Journal of solid state electrochemistry, 15 (6), 1201-1207 doi:10.1007/s10008-010-1192-8.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M., Omanovic, S. & Leskovac, M. (2010) Structural and Protecting Properties of Functional Organic Coatings on Copper. ECS transactions, 28 (29), 51-63 doi:10.1149/1.3502444.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M., Harvey, J. & Omanovich, S. (2010) Enhancement of structural and charge-transfer barrier properties of n-alkanethiol layers on a polycrystalline copper surface by electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12 (25), 6590-6593 doi:10.1039/B925927A.

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• Grubač, Z., Petrović, Ž., Katić, J., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Babić, R. (2010) The electrochemical behaviour of nanocrystalline nickel : a comparison with polycrystalline nickel under the same experimental condition. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 645 (2), 87-93 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.04.018.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M., Babić, R., Katić, J. & Milun, M. (2009) A multi-technique study of gold oxidation and semiconducting properties of the compact α -oxide layer. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 629 (1-2), 43-49 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.01.020.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Babić, R. (2008) Potential-assisted Assembly of 1-dodecanethiol on Polycrystalline Gold. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 623 (1), 54-60 doi:10.1016/j.elechem.2008.06.018.

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• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Babić, R. (2008) Modification of Copper with Self-Assembled Organic Coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings, 61 (1), 1-6.

• Metikoš-Huković, M., Babić, R., Petrović, Ž. & Posavec, D. (2007) Copper Protection by a Self-Assembled Monolayer of Alkanethiol: Comparison with Benzotriazole. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154 (2), 138-143.

• Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M., Grubač, Z. & Omanović, S. (2006) The nucleation of nickel on carbon microelectrodes and its electrocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution. Thin Solid Films, 513, 193-200.

• Martinez, S., Valek, L., Petrović, Ž., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Piljac, J. (2005) Catechin antioxidant action at various pH studied by cyclic voltammetry and PM3 semi-empirical calculations. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 584 (2), 92-99 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2005.07.015.

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• Posavec, D., Petrović, Ž. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2004) Application of Carbon Fibre Microelectrodes in Electrochemical Investigations. Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice. Series A, Faculty of Chemical Technology, 10, 93-102.

• Piljac, J., Martinez, S., Stipčević, T., Petrović, Ž. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2004) A Cyclic Voltammetry Investigation of the Phenolic Content of Croatian Wines. American journal of enology and viticulture, 55 (4), 417-422.

Radovi u zbornicima skupova

Znanstveni radovi u zbornicima skupova

• Lajci, N., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Petrović, Ž. (2012) Corrosion Inhibition of Armco Iron in Hydrochloric Acid Solution by New Imidazole Derivatives. U: SGEM2012 Conference Proceedings, Vol. 5.

• Lajçi, N., Metikoš-Huković, M. & Petrović, Ž. (2012) The mechanism of transpassive dissolution of ASS N25 austenitic stainless steel in sulphuric acid solution. U: SGEM2012 Conference Proceedings, Vol 2.

• Petrović, Ž., Čeralinac, Z., Grubač, Z. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2007) Impedance Spectroscopy and Electroanalytical Studies of Double Layer at Solids. U: Česla, P., Metelka, R. & Vytras, K. (ur.)YISAC 07 Proceedings.

• Posavec, D., Petrović, Ž., Omanović, S. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2006) Copper surface modification with a self-assembled monolayer. U: Gojo, M. & Mandić, Z. (ur.)4^th Croatian symposium on electrochemistry.

• Piljac, J., Martinez, S., Stipčević, T., Petrović, Ž. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2004) Determination of the phenolic content of Croatian wines using cyclic voltammetry. U: Gojo, M. (ur.)3. hrvatski simpozij o elektrokemiji : zbornik radova.

• Petrović, Ž., Grubač, Z. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2004) Nanostructured Nickel Films: Electrocrystallization on Carbon Microelectrodes and Electrocatalytic Properties for the HER. U: BSUN-COSENT Conference for Junior Research Scientists, Constantza, Romania, 2004.

• Posavec, D., Petrović, Ž. & Metikoš-Huković, M. (2004) Application of Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes in Electrochemical Investigations. U: Kurt Kalcher (ur.)Book of Abstracts.

Ocjenski radovi

Doktorske disertacije

• Petrović, Ž. (2008) 'Modificiranje površina samoorganizirajućim monoslojevima organskih molekula', doktorska disertacija, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, Zagreb.

2017.-  Član uredništva znanstvenog časopisa Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science (ICMS), Bentham Science

2003.-   Član Hrvatskog društva kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI)

2008.-   Član Electrochemical Society (ECS)

2010.-   Član International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)