Dr. Mark Žic
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Bijenička 54
HR-10000 Zagreb
Education
2002 - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb (B.sc.)
2005 - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb (M.sc.)
2011 - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (Ph.D.)
Projects
2020 - “Unconventional Approach to Aggregate Distribution of Diffusion Times (DDT) and Distribution of Relaxation Times (DRT) data” funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (project submitted to EC within MSCA).
2017/18 - “Fine tuning of both damping factor and finite difference step-size in regularization of Inverse problems of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy” funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Awards and Achievements
2020 – Awarded by Incoming Fellowship funding (3 months) by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
2017 – Awarded by Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (JESH) funding (6 months) by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Featured Publications
[1] M. Zic, An alternative approach to solve complex nonlinear least-squares problems, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 760 (2016) 85-96.
[2] M. Zic, Solving CNLS problems by using Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm: A new approach to avoid off-limits values during a fit, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 799 (2017) 242-248.
[3] M. Zic, S. Pereverzyev Jr., V. Subotic, S. Pereverzyev, Adaptive multi-parameter regularization approach to construct the distribution function of relaxation times, Gem-International Journal on Geomathematics 11(1) (2020).
[4] S.V. Pereverzev, S.G. Solodky, V.B. Vasylyk, M. Žic, Regularized Collocation in Distribution of Diffusion Times applied to Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Comput. Methods Appl. Math (2019).
[5] M. Žic, The effect of the PANI-free volume on impedance response, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 610(1) (2007) 57-66.
[6] M. Zic, The influence of the PANI structure on the conductive mechanism and on the electrical equivalent circuit analysis, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 635(1) (2009) 29-38.
[7] V. Gilja, K. Novaković, J. Travas-Sejdic, Z. Hrnjak-Murgić, M.K. Roković, M. Žic, Stability and synergistic effect of polyaniline/TiO2 photocatalysts in degradation of Azo dye in wastewater, Nanomaterials 7(12) (2017).
[8] V. Gilja, I. Vrban, V. Mandic, M. Zic, Z. Hrnjak-Murgic, Preparation of a PANI/ZnO Composite for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Blue, Polymers 10(9) (2018).
[9] M. Zic, Zero charge potential of a dropping mercury electrode drop determined by chronocoulometry, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 584(2) (2005) 215-218.
[10] M. Zic, M. Ristic, S. Music, Fe-57 Mossbauer, FT-IR and FE SEM investigation of the formation of hematite and goethite at high pH values, Journal of Molecular Structure 834 (2007) 141-149.
Publications
Journal articles
Scientific and review papers
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Kunaver, M., Rojec, Ž., Subotić, V., Pereverzyev, S. & Žic, M. (2022) Extraction of Distribution Function of Relaxation Times by using DRT-RBLM Tools: A New Approach to Combine Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm and Radial Basis Functions for Discretization Basis. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169 (11), 110529, 12 doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac9a83.
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Jakovac, M., Žic, M., Pavić, L. & Klaser, T. (2022) Electrical Properties of Two Types of Lithium-Based Glass Ceramics. Acta stomatologica Croatica, 56 (3), 281-287 doi:10.15644/asc56/3/6.
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Žic, M., Vlašić, L., Subotić, V., Pereverzyev, S., Fajfar, I. & Kunaver, M. (2022) Extraction of Distribution Function of Relaxation Times by using Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm: A New Approach to Apply a Discretization Error Free Jacobian Matrix. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169 (3), 030508, 12 doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac55c9.
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Jakovac, M., Klaser, T., Bafti, A., Skoko, Ž., Pavić, L. & Žic, M. (2022) The effect of Y3+ addition on morphology, structure, and electrical properties of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia dental materials. Materials, 15 (5), 1800, 13 doi:10.3390/ma15051800.
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Kunaver, M., Žic, M., Fajfar, I., Tuma, T., Bűrmen, Á., Subotić, V. & Rojec, Ž. (2021) Synthesizing Electrically Equivalent Circuits for Use in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy through Grammatical Evolution. Processes, 9 (11), 1859, 17 doi:10.3390/pr9111859.
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Jakovac, M., Klaser, T., Radatović, B., Bafti, A., Skoko, Ž., Pavić, L. & Žic, M. (2021) Impact of sandblasting on morphology, structure and conductivity of zirconia dental ceramics material. Materials, 14 (11), 2834, 12 doi:10.3390/ma14112834.
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Žic, M., Fajfar, I., Subotić, V., Pereverzyev, S. & Kunaver, M. (2021) Investigation of Electrochemical Processes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Modified Levenberg–Marquardt Algorithm: A New Automatic Update Limit Strategy. Processes, 9 (1), 108, 14 doi:10.3390/pr9010108.
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Jakovac, M., Klaser, T., Radatović, B., Skoko, Ž., Pavić, L. & Žic, M. (2020) Surface characterization and conductivity of two types of lithium-based glass ceramics after accelerating ageing. Materials, 13 (24), 5632, 11 doi:10.3390/ma13245632.
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Žic, M., Subotić, V., Pereverzyev, S. & Fajfar, I. (2020) Solving CNLS problems using Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm: A new fitting strategy combining limits and a symbolic Jacobian matrix. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 866, 114171, 9 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114171.
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Gilja, V., Živković, I., Klaser, T., Skoko, Ž., Kraljić Roković, M., Hrnjak-Murgić, Z. & Žic, M. (2020) The impact of in situ polymerization conditions on the structures and properties of PANI/ZnO-based multiphase composite photocatalysts. Catalysts, 10 (4), 400, 15 doi:10.3390/catal10040400.
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Žic, M., Pereverzyev, S., Subotić, V. & Pereverzyev, S. (2020) Adaptive multi-parameter regularization approach to construct the distribution function of relaxation times. GEM - International journal on geomathematics, 11 (1), 2, 23 doi:10.1007/s13137-019-0138-2.
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Pereverzev, S., Solodky, S., Vasylyk, V. & Žic, M. (2019) Regularized Collocation in Distribution of Diffusion Times Applied to Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Computational methods in applied mathematics, 20 (3), 517-530 doi:10.1515/cmam-2019-0111.
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Žic, M. & Pereverzyev, S. (2019) Optimizing noisy CNLS problems by using Nelder- Mead algorithm: A new method to compute simplex step efficiency. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 851, 113439, 10 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113439.
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Gilja, V., Vrban, I., Mandić, V., Žic, M. & Hrnjak-Murgić, Z. (2018) Preparation of a PANI/ZnO composite for efficient photocatalytic degradation of acid blue. Polymers, 10 (9), 940, 17 doi:10.3390/polym10090940.
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Gilja, V., Novaković, K., Travaš-Sejdić, J., Hrnjak-Murgić, Z., Kraljić Roković, M. & Žic, M. (2017) Stability and synergistic effect of polyaniline/TiO2 photocatalysts in degradation of azo dye in wastewater. Nanomaterials, 7 (12), 412, 16 doi:10.3390/nano7120412.
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Kraljić Roković, M., Ljubek, G., Žic, M. & Popović, J. (2017) Electrochemical characterisation of sol-gel derived SnO2 for supercapacitor application. Croatica chemica acta, 90 (2), 289-295 doi:10.5562/cca3180.
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Žic, M. (2017) Solving CNLS problems by using Levenberg- Marquardt algorithm : A new approach to avoid off-limits values during a fit. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 799, 242-248 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.06.008.
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Žic, M. (2016) An alternative approach to solve complex nonlinear least-squares problems. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 760, 85-96 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.11.015.
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Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2011) Monitoring the hydrothermal precipitation of α-Fe2O3 from concentrated Fe(NO3)3 solutions partially neutralized with NaOH. Journal of molecular structure, 993 (1/3), 115-119 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.09.048.
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Žic, M. (2010) Influence of the OPDA additions on impedance response and on anion exchange property of the modified PANI. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 647 (1), 43-52 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.05.012.
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Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2010) The effect of temperature on the crystallization of alpha-Fe2O3 particles from beta-FeOOH suspensions. Materials chemistry and physics, 120 (1), 160-166 doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2009.10.040.
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Žic, M. (2009) The influence of the PANI structure on the conductive mechanism and on the electrical equivalent circuit analysis. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 635 (1), 29-38 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.019.
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Kraljić Roković, M., Jurišić, A., Žic, M., Duić, L. & Schauperl, Z. (2009) Manipulation of polymer layer characteristics by electrochemical polymerisation from mixtures of aniline and ortho-phenylenediamine monomers. Journal of applied polymer science, 113 (1), 427-436 doi:10.1002/app.29974.
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Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2009) Precipitation of alpha-Fe2O3 from dense beta-FeOOH suspensions with added ammonium amidosulfonate. Journal of molecular structure, 924-926, 235-242 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.10.011.
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Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2008) Microstructural changes in particles detected during the transformation from β -FeOOH to α -Fe2O3 in dense aqueous suspensions. Journal of alloys and compounds, 464 (1-2), 81-88 doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.10.014.
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Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2008) Effect of phosphate on the morphology and size of α -Fe2O3 particles crystallized from dense β -FeOOH suspensions. Journal of alloys and compounds, 466 (1-2), 498-506 doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.11.075.
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Žic, M. (2007) The effect of the PANI-free volume on impedance response. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 610 (1), 57-66 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.07.001.
doi Žic, M., Ristić, M. & Musić, S. (2007) 57^Fe Mössbauer, FT-IR and FE SEM investigation of the formation of hematite and goethite at high pH values. Journal of Molecular Structure, 834-836, 141-149.
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Žic, M. (2005) Zero charge potential of a dropping mercury electrode drop determined by chronocoulometry. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 584 (2), 215-218 doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2005.07.006.
doi Kraljić, M., Žic, M. & Duić, L. (2004) O-phenylenediamine-containing polyaniline coatings for corrosion protection of stainless steel. Bulletin of electrochemistry, 20 (12), 567-570.
Conference proceedings papers
Scientific conference proceedings papers
Novaković, K., Gilja, V., Žic, M. & Hrnjak-Murgić, Z. (2016) In situ synthesis of the novel PANI/TiO2 photocatalyst for azo dye degradation in wastewather. U: Katančić, Z., Koprivanac, N., Lončarić Božić, A., Kušić, H. & Hrnjak-Murgić, Z. (ur.)4th International symposium on enironmental management "Towards circular economy" : book of proceedings :. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/849591).
Žic, M., Kraljić Roković, M. & Duić, L. (2006) Impedance study of thin PANI layers of different thicknesses. U: Gojo, M. & Mandić, Z. (ur.)Proceedings of the 4th Croatian Symposium on Electrochemistry. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/258024).
2008 – Part of the local organizing committee of XXIX European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, Opatija, Croatia.
Member of the organization of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute Open Days, Zagreb, 2005 and 2010.
Invited lecture on "VII. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera (2008.), Zagreb: FKIT, Hrvatska".