Dr. Dalibor Merunka
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Bijenička 54
HR-10000 Zagreb
Projects
Member of HRZZ project 1108 (2014-2018) "Low-temperature molecular dynamics of systems exhibiting lattice disorder probed by ESR"
Publications
Books and book chapters
Book chapters
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2007) Anharmonic and Quantum Effects in KDP-Type Ferroelectrics: Modified Strong Dipole-Proton Coupling Model. U: Dalal, N., Bussmann-Holder, A. & Blinc, R. (ur.) Ferro- and Antiferroelectricity: Order/Disorder Cersus Displacive. Heidelberg, Springer, str. 149-198.
Journal articles
Scientific and review papers
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Slade, J., Merunka, D. & Perić, M. (2022) Radical Diffusion Crossover Phenomenon in Glass-Forming Liquids. Journal of physical chemistry letters, 13 (15), 3510-3515 doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00305.
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Slade, J., Merunka, D., Huerta, E. & Perić, M. (2021) Rotation of a Charged Spin Probe in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 125 (27), 7435-7446 doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02471.
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Merunka, D. & Perić, M. (2020) An Analysis of Radical Diffusion in Ionic Liquids in Terms of Free Volume Theory. The Journal of chemical physics, 152, 024502, 8 doi:10.1063/1.5138130.
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Merunka, D., Perić, M. & (2019) Radical Diffusion in Viscous Liquids by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. Journal of molecular liquids, 277, 886-894 doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.006.
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Merunka, D. & Perić, M. (2017) Continuous Diffusion Model for Concentration Dependence of Nitroxide EPR Parameters in Normal and Supercooled Water. The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, 121 (20), 5259-5272 doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02550.
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Merunka, D., Perić, M. & Perić, M. (2015) Study of Nanostructural Organization of Ionic Liquids by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, 119 (7), 3185-3193 doi:10.1021/jp512487y.
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Perić, I., Merunka, D., Bales, B. & Perić, M. (2014) Hydrodynamic and Nonhydrodynamic Contributions to the Bimolecular Collision Rates of Solute Molecules in Supercooled Bulk Water. The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, 118 (25), 7128-7135 doi:10.1021/jp501330x.
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Kveder, M., Šarić, I., Merunka, D., Jokić, M., Valić, S. & Rakvin, B. (2013) The anhydrous solid trehalose: low-temperature EPR study of glassy and boson peak modes. Journal of non-crystalline solids, 375, 19-24 doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.05.016.
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Perić, I., Merunka, D., Bales, B. & Perić, M. (2013) Rotation of Four Small Nitroxide Probes in Supercooled Bulk Water. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4 (3), 508-513 doi:10.1021/jz302107x.
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Merunka, D., Kveder, M., Jokić, M. & Rakvin, B. (2013) Effect of glassy modes on electron spin-lattice relaxation in solid ethanol. Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif.), 228, 50-58 doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2012.12.016.
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Merunka, D., Kveder, M. & Rakvin, B. (2011) Effect of thermally activated dynamics on electron spin-lattice relaxation in glasses. Chemical physics letters, 515 (1/3), 19-22 doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2011.08.088.
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Kveder, M., Merunka, D., Jokić, M., Makarević, J. & Rakvin, B. (2009) Electron spin-lattice relaxation in solid ethanol: the effect of nitroxyl radical hydrogen bonding and matrix disorder. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 80 (5), 052201-1 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.052201.
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Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2009) Mechanism of quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded crystals of the K3H(SO4)2 group. Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 79 (13), 132108, 4 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.132108.
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Kveder, M., Merunka, D., Jokić, M. & Rakvin, B. (2008) EPR study of crystalline and glassy ethanol. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354 (47-51), 5201-5203 doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2008.05.062.
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Kveder, M., Merunka, D., Jokić, M. & Rakvin, B. (2008) Low temperature electron-spin relaxation in the crystalline and glassy states of solid ethanol. Physical Review B, 77 (9), 094202-1 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.094202.
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Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2008) Quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics. Ferroelectrics, 370 (1), 176-183 doi:10.1080/00150190802381530.
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Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2008) Symmetry-breaking defect in coupled dipole-proton system of hydrogen-bonded ferroelectric. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 69 (5), 1331-1336 doi:10.1016/j.saa.2007.09.027.
doi Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2007) Adiabatic approximations of coupled dipole-proton model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics. Physical Review B, 76 (14), 140101-140104.
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2007) Pressure effects on soft-mode dynamics in KDP-type ferroelectrics. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 391 (1), 28-34.
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Kveder, M., Merunka, D., Ilakovac, A., Makarević, J., Jokić, M. & Rakvin, B. (2006) Direct evidence for the glass-crystalline transformation in solid ethanol by means of a nitroxide spin probe. Chemical Physics Letters, 419, 91-95 doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2005.11.055.
doi Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2004) Development and application of the modified strong dipole-proton coupling model for KDP-type crystals. Ferroelectrics, 313, 99-103.
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2004) Modified strong dipole-proton coupling model and local properties of EPR probe in the KDP-type ferroelectrics. Applied magnetic resonance, 27, 215-224.
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2004) Correlation between hydrogen bond geometry and phase transition temperature in KDP-type ferroelectrics. Chemical physics letters, 393 (4-6), 558-562.
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2004) Displacive and order-disorder behavior of KDP-type ferroelectrics on the local scale. Solid State Communications, 129 (6), 375-377.
Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2002) Molecular dynamics simulation of the soft mode for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics. Physical Review B, 66, 174101-174109.
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Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (2000) Modified strong-dipole proton-coupling model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics. Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 61 (18), 11967-11972 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.61.11967.
doi Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (1999) Model for paramagnetic probe in hydrogen bonded ferroelectric. Fizika A, 8 (4), 229-238.
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Merunka, D. & Rakvin, B. (1998) Isotopic effect detected by a paramagnetic probe in the KH2PO4-type ferroelectric. Solid state communications, 108 (11), 833-837 doi:10.1016/S0038-1098(98)00427-X.
doi Rakvin, B. & Merunka, D. (1997) ESR study of Electron-Nuclear Dipolar Relaxation for AsO_4^4- Spin Probe in the Paraelectric Phase of KH_2AsO_4. Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif.), 126 (1), 87-94.
Conference proceedings papers
Scientific conference proceedings papers
Rakvin, B. & Merunka, D. (1996) Investigation of microscopic mechanism for spin-lattice relaxation of AsO44- paramagnetic probe in KH2Aso4. U: Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena.
Theses
Doctoral dissertation
Merunka, D. (2004) 'Development and application of the modified strong dipole-hydrogen bond coupling model for KDP-type ferroelectrics', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.
Master thesis
Merunka, D. (2001) 'Modified strong dipole-proton coupling model for KH2PO4 and KD2PO4 ferroeletrics', magistarski rad, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.