Matej Pregelj

Bibliography (59 scientific paper, 1 Nat. Mater. (2022), 2 Nat. Phys. (2018, 2019), 1 Nat. Commun. (2015), 2 Adv. Funct. Mater. (2008, 2015)):

• ORCID: 0000-0002-2354-2537
• Google Scholar
• SICRIS: 26465

Education:

• 2005: BSc at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (University of Ljubljana), BSc thesis  “Measurement of the anchoring energy of a liquid crystal on a weakly ordering polymer surface” (mentors Martin Čopič & Mojca Vilfan)
• 2010: PhD at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (University of Ljubljana), PhD thesis “Magnetic properties of two-dimensional systems of magnetic clusters with triangular geometry” (mentor Prof. Denis Arčon)
• 2011: Postdoc at the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

• A. Hromov et al., »Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in multilayers arising from the interplay of thermal strains and diffusion-driven plastic deformation« Acta Mater. 279, 120320 (2024).
• T. Arh et al., »The Ising triangular-lattice antiferromagnet neodymium heptatantalate as a quantum spin liquid candidate« Nat. Mater. 21, 416 (2022).
• M. Pregelj et al., »Thermal effects versus spin nematicity in a frustrated spin-1/2 chain«, Phys. Rev. B 102, 081104(R) (2020).
• T. Arh et al., »Origin of Magnetic Ordering in a Structurally Perfect Quantum Kagome Antiferromagnet« Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 027203 (2020).
• M. Pregelj et al.,  »Elementary excitation in the spin-stripe phase in quantum chains«, npj Quantum Mater. 4, 22 (2019).
• M. Gomilšek et al., »Kondo screening in a charge-insulating spinon metal«, Nat. Phys. 15, 754 (2019).
• N. Janša et al., »Observation of two types of fractional excitation in the Kitaev honeycomb magnet«, Nat. Phys. 14, 786-790 (2018).
• M. Gomilšek et al., »Field-induced instability of a gapless spin liquid with a spinon fermi surface«, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 137205 (2017).
• M. Pregelj et al., »Spin-stripe phase in a frustrated zigzag spin-1/2 chain«, Nat. Commun. 6, 7255 (2015).
• M. Pregelj et al., »Controllable broadband absorption in the mixed phase of metamagnet«, Adv. Funct. Mater. 25, 3634 (2015).
• M. Pregelj et al., »Persistent spin dynamics Intrinsic to amplitude-modulated long-range magnetic order«, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 227202 (2012).
• A. Zorko et al., »Role of antisymmetric exchange in selecting magnetic chirality in Ba₃NbFe₃Si₂O₁₄«, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 257203 (2011).
• M. Pregelj et al., »Spin amplitude modulation driven magnetoelectric coupling in the new multiferroic FeTe₂O₅Br«, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 147202 (2009).

• 2025 – 2026: “Chiral hybrid organic-inorganic halometallates for the development of advanced magnetic materials” – principle investigator on Slovenian side in Slovenian-Croatian bilateral project ~2,000 € over 2 years
• 2020 – 2024: “Controllable broadband electromagnetic-radiation shielding” – principle investigator funded by Slovenian Research Agency with ~100,000 € over 3 years. 
• 2014 – 2017: “Spin-liquid and spin-ice states in frustrated rare-earth and transition metal spinels”  – leader of the Slovenian research team in the project funded by Swiss Science Foundation with corresponding part ~35,000 € over 3 years.  
• 2013 – 2015: “Exchange interactions in selenides and tellurides – key for new functional low dimensional magnetic systems”  – principle investigator in postdoctoral project funded by Slovenian Research Agency with ~50,000 € over 2 years.  

Classical Physics course in the first cycle of the Physics program at FMF, UL

• spletna učilnica
• Zbirka rešitev nalog pri predmetu Klasična Fizika rešenih v študijskem letu 2020/2021. (Collection of problem solutions for the course Classical Physics solved in the academic year 2020/2021). Seznam nalog v letu 2020/2021. (List of problems in 2020/2021)
•  PDFs of exercises for Classical Physics (since March 16th 2020): Zbirka dokumentov.

A brief (~3h) introduction to neutron scattering in condensed matter with emphasis on magnetic scattering for PhD students in the field of physics: Neutron scattering techniques for studies of magnetic systems