IHTM PLAVI
University of Belgrade
Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy
National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

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Vesna Cvetković, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor

 

 

 

 

Address:

ICTM - Department of Electrochemistry
Njegoševa 12, room 54
11000 Beograd 6, PAK 125213

Telephone: +381 11 36 40 228
GSM:  
E-mail: v.cvetkovic@ihtm.bg.ac.rs

Education:

2000. B.Sc. Degree
2005. M.Sc. Thesis
2010. PhD. Thesis

Research Ranks:

2000 - Assistant Trainee
2001 - Assistant
2011 - Assistant Professor
2015 - Assistant Research Professor
2020 -  Associate Research Professor

Memberships:

Serbian Chemical Society (SHD), International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)

Professional Experience:

2000 – 2014 Faculty of natural science and mathematics, University of Priština - K. Mitrovica, Serbia
2014 – Department of Electrochemistry, ICTM, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade

Awards and Honors:
2004. Kingdom of Norway Award for the best postgraduated student

Research Interests:

  • Electrochemical deposition and dissolution of metals and alloys
  • Electrochemistry of water
  • Nanostructured and composite materials

Professional Skills:

Work on PAR and Biologic SP-200 instruments, UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis

Citations: 82 without self-citation, 2021; h index =8

Language Skills: English, Russian

Projects:

International:

2019-2020 „Electrochemical synthesis of titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) matrix composites in chloride based molten salts“
2021-2022 „Recovery of rare earth, Nd+Pr, from end-of-life NdFeB magnets: A new approach to recycling“

Basic Research:

2014-2019 „New approach in designing materials for energy conversion and energy storage systems“
2011-2014 „ Geologic and ecotoxicologic research in identification of geopathogen zones of toxic elements in drinking water reservoirs – research into methods and procedures for reduction of biochemical anomalies”

Applied Research:

2005-2006 „The development of a hybrid system for biological and physical purification of waste water for a village equivalent of 1000 population”
2008-2010 „The influence of Trepca Company on pollution of river Ibar and protective measures”

Major Publications: Monographs and Chapters:

1. Vesna S. Cvetković, „Underpotential deposition of magnesium from nitrate melts“, Zadužbina Andrejević – PMF K. Mitrovica, Beograd, 2012 (in Serbian). ISSN 0354-7671 ISBN 978-86-525-0031-4

2. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Jovan N. Jovićević, Aluminium and Magnesium Alloy Synthesis by means of Underpotential Deposition from Low Temperature Melts, Chapter 9, in “Metals and Metal-Based Electrocatalytic Materials for Alternative Energy Sources and Electronics”, (Ed. Prof. Jasmina Stevanović), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2019, New York, pp. 371-423. ISBN: 978-1-53614-663-9

Published papers:

  1. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Dominic Feldhaus, Ksenija Milicevic-Neumann, Tanja S. Barudžija, Bernd Friedrich, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrodeposition of Aluminium-Vanadium Alloys from Chloroaluminate Based Molten Salt Containing Vanadium Ions“, Metals, 11, 1, 2021, p. 123.
  2. Vesna S. Cvetković, Dominic Feldhaus, Nataša M. Vukićević, Tanja S. Barudžija, Bernd Friedrich, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Investigation on the Electrochemical Behaviour and Deposition Mechanism of Neodymium in NdF3–LiF–Nd2O3 Melt on Mo Electrode“, Metals, 10, 5, 2020, p. 576.
  3. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Niko Jovićević, Jasmina S. Stevanović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Aluminium electrodeposition under novel conditions from AlCl3−urea deep eutectic solvent at room temperature“, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 30, 3, 2020, pp. 823-834.
  4. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Dominic Feldhaus, Tanja S. Barudžija, Jasmina S. Stevanović, Bernd Friedrich, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Study of Nd Deposition onto W and Mo Cathodes from Molten Oxide-Fluoride Electrolyte“, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 15, 7, 2020, pp. 7039-7052.
  5. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M.Vukićević, Ksenija Milićević-Neumann, Srećko Stopić, Bernd Friedrich, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical Deposition of Al-Ti Alloys from Equimolar AlCl3+NaCl Containing Electrochemically Dissolved Titanium“, Metals, 10, 1, 2020, p. 88.
  6. V. S. Cvetković, N. Jovićević, N. M. Vukićević, J. N. Jovićević, „Aluminium/zirconium alloys obtained by Al underpotential deposition onto Zr from low temperature AlCl3+NaCl molten salts“, Journal of the Serbian Chemical  Society, 84, 11, 2019, pp. 1329-1344.
  7. N. M. Vukićević, V. S. Cvetković, Ljiljana S. Jovanović, Miroslav M. Pavlović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Formation of niobium oxides by electrolysis from acidic aqueous solutions on glassy carbon“, Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 48, 1, 2019, pp. 39-48.
  8. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Nebojša D. Nikolić,  Zvezdana Baščarević, Tanja S. Barudžija, Jovan N. Jovićević, „A possible mechanism of formation of flower-like MgO/Mg(OH)2 structures by galvanostatic molten salt electrolysis: The concept of local diffusion fields“, Journal of Electroanalytical  Chemistry, 842, 2019, pp. 168-175.
  9. Milica Košević, Srećko Stopić, Vesna Cvetković, Michael Schroeder, Jasmina Stevanović, Vladimir Panić, Bernd Friedrich, „Mixed RuO2/TiO2 uniform microspheres synthesized by low-temperature ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and their advanced electrochemical performances“, Applied Surface Science, 464, 2019, pp. 1-9.
  10. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Nebojša D. Nikolić, Goran Branković, Tanja S. Barudžija, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Formation of needle-like and honeycomb-like magnesium oxide/hydroxide structures by electrodeposition from magnesium nitrate melts“, Electrochimica Acta, 268, 2018, pp. 494-502.
  11. N. M. Vukićević, V. S. Cvetković, N. D. Nikolić, G. Branković, T. S. Barudžija, J. N. Jovićević, „Formation of the honeycomb-like MgO/Mg(OH)2 structures with controlled shape and size of holes by molten salt electrolysis“, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 83, 12, 2018, pp. 1351-1362 .
  12. Vesna S. Cvetković, Niko Jovićević, Jasmina S. Stevanović, Miomir G. Pavlović, Nataša M. Vukićević, Zoran Stevanović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Magnesium-Gold Alloys Formation by Underpotential Deposition of Magnesium onto Gold from Nitrate Melts“, Metals, 7, 3, 2017, p. 95.
  13. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Ljiljana S. Jovanović, Sanja I. Stevanović,  Jovan N. Jovićević, „Alloy Formation by Electrodeposition of Niobium and Aluminium on Gold from Chloroaluminate Melts“, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 12, 2017, pp. 1075-1093.
  14. Vesna S. Cvetković, Jovan  N. Jovićević, Luka J. Bjelica, „Magnesium  Underpotential Deposition from Nitrate Melts and Alloy Formation with Platinum Substrate“, Kovove Materialy-Metalic Materials, 54, 5, 2016, pp. 321-330.
  15. Niko Jovicević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Željko Kamberović, Tanja S. Barudžija, „Aluminium Underpotential   Deposition from AlCl3+NaCl Melts and Alloy Formation with Vanadium Substrate“, International journal of Electrochemical Science, 10, 2015, pp. 8959-8972.
  16. Vesna S. Cvetković, Luka J. Bjelica, Nataša M. Vukićević, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Alloy Formation by Mg    Underpotential deposition on Al From Nitrate Melts“, Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering, 21, 4, 2015, pp. 527-536.
  17. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Ljiljana S. Jovanović, Olga S. Radulović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrodeposition of Nb and Al from Chloroaluminate Melt on Vitreous Carbon“, Metallurgical & Materials  Engineering (former Journal Metalurgija), 22, 2, 2016, pp. 91-100.
  18. Vesna S. Cvetković, „Arsenic, manganese and iron removal from drinking water by microalloyed ceramics and sand“, INVITED LECTURE, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection XVIII YuCorr, Proceedings and book of abstracts, Tara, 12-15. April, 2016, Serbia, pp. 65-72.
  19. Niko Jovićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Željko J. Kamberović,  Jovan N. Jovićević, „Al-Cd Alloy Formation by Aluminium Underpotential Deposition from AlCl3+NaCl Melts on Cadmium Substrate“, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 1, 44, 2013, pp. 106-114.
  20. Niko Jovićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Željko J. Kamberović,  Jovan N. Jovićević, „Al-Zn Alloy Formation by Aluminium Underpotential Deposition from AlCl3+NaCl Melts on Zinc Substrate“, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 7, 2012, pp. 10380–10393.
  21. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Ilija D. Tomić, Milka M. Vidović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Removal of arsenic from water by the sand microalloyed with magnesium and aluminium“, Water and Sanitary Technology, XLII (3), 2012, pp. 41-48.
  22. Branka S. Radović, Vesna S. Cvetković, Robert A.H. Edwards, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Al–Fe alloy formation by aluminium underpotential deposition from AlCl3+NaCl melts on iron substrate“, International Journal of Materials Research, 1, 2011, pp. 59-68.
  23. B. S. Radović, R. A.H. Edwards, V. S. Cvetković, J. N. Jovićević: „Al-Ag alloy formation by aluminium underpotential deposition from AlCl3+NaCl melts on silver substrate“, Kovove Materialy, 48, 1, 2010, pp. 55-71.         
  24. B. S. Radović, V. S. Cvetković, R. A.H. Edwards, J. N. Jovićević, „Al-Cu alloy formation by aluminium underpotential deposition from AlCl3+NaCl melts on copper substrate“, Kovove Materialy, 48, 3, 2010, pp. 159-171.
  25. Vesna S. Cvetković, Milovan M. Purenović, Jovan N. Jovićević: „Manganese removal from water by magnesium enriched kaolinite-bentonite ceramics“, Desalination and water treatment, 24, 2010, pp. 202-209.
  26. V. S. Cvetković, J. M. Purenović, M. M. Purenović, J. N. Jovićević, „Interaction of Mg enriched kaolinite-bentonite ceramics with arsenic aqueous solutions“, Desalination, 249, 2009,  pp. 582-590. 
  27. V.S. Cvetković, J.M. Purenović, J. N. Jovićević, „Change of water redox potential, pH and rH in contact   with magnesium enriched kaolinite–bentonite ceramics“, Applied  Clay Science, 38, 2008, pp. 268-278.

Conference Proceedings and Papers:

  1. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Ksenija Milićević, Srećko Stopić, Bernd Friedrich, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical deposition of titanium and aluminium from equimolar AlCl3+NaCl melt“, Abstract No. S4_P_04, 9th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries, ICOSECS 9, 8-11 May, 2019, Targoviste, Romania.
  2. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Nebojša D. Nikolić, Jasmina S. Stevanović,  Jovan N. Jovićević, „Aluminium deposits from AlCl3+urea solvate ionic liquid on aluminium substrate at room temperatures“, Abstract No. S4_P_03, 9th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries, ICOSECS 9, 8-11 May, 2019, Targoviste, Romania.
  3. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša. M. Vukićević, Nebojša D. Nikolić, Goran Branković, Zvezdana Baščarević, Tanja S. Barudžija, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Formation of MgO/Mg(OH)2 Nanostrctures by Molten Salt Electrolysis“, 5th Conference of the Serbian Society for Ceramic Materials: 5CSCS-2019, Abstract  No. P-20, p. 88, 11-13 June, Belgrade, Serbia.
  4. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Aluminium electrodeposition onto glassy carbon from deep eutectic system made of AlCl3+urea“, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection, XX YuCorr International Conference, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 49-54, May 21-24, 2018, Tara, Serbia.
  5. Nataša M.  Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Galvanostatic electrodeposition of aluminium onto aluminium from AlCl3+NaCl melt“, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection, XX YuCorr International Conference, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 79-83, 21-24 May, 2018, Tara, Serbia.
  6. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Niko Jovićević, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical Deposition of Aluminium on Aluminium from Urea-based Electrolyte“, 69th Annual Meeting of the International society of Electrochemistry, Abstract No. s10-061, 2-7 September, 2018, Bologna, Italy. 
  7. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Nebojša D. Nikolić, Goran Branković, Zvezdana Baščarević, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical Synthesis of Flower like Magnesium Oxide/Hydroxide from Magnesium Nitrate Melt“, 69th Annual Meeting of the International society of Electrochemistry, Abstract No. s10-083, 2-7 September, 2018, Bologna, Italy. 
  8. Vesna  Cvetković, Nataša Vukićević, Jasmina Stevanović, Jovan Jovićević, „Aluminium electrodeposition from chloroaluminate melts“, The 49th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 237-240, 18-21 October, 2017, Bor, Serbia.
  9. Vesna Cvetković, Niko Jovićević, Nataša Vukićević, „Aluminium underpotential deposition onto zirconium“, The 49th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 241-244, 18-21 October, 2017, Bor, Serbia.
  10. Vesna Cvetković, Nataša Vukićević, Jasmina Stevanović, Jovan Jovićević, „Magnesium Oxide nanowhiskers electrochemically synthetised from nitrate melts“,  The 48th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, Book of proceedings, pp. 301-305,  September 28-October 01, 2016, Bor, Serbia.
  11. Nataša Vukićević, Vesna Cvetković, Jasmina Stevanović, Jovan Jovićević, „Alloy formation by Al and Nb electrodeposition from chloroaluminate low temperature melt“, The 48th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, Book of proceedings, pp. 305-309, September 28-October 01, 2016, Bor, Serbia. 
  12. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Ljiljana S. Jovanović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical deposition of niobium oxides from acidic solution on glassy carbon“, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection XIX YuCorr, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 94-104, 12-15 September, 2017, Tara, Serbia.
  13. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Nebojša D. Nikolić,  Goran Branković, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Electrochemical formation of magnesium oxide/hydroxide structures“, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection XIX YuCorr International Conference, Proceedings and book of abstracts, p. 183, September 12-15, 2017, Tara, Serbia.
  14. Vesna Cvetković, Niko Jovićević, Nataša Vukićević, Jovan Jovićević, „Al-Pd alloy formation by aluminium underpotential deposition onto palladium from chloroaluminate melt“, Abstract No. 239. 6th EuCheMS Chemistry congress, 11-15 September, 2016, Seville, Spain.
  15. Nataša M. Vukićević, Vesna S. Cvetković, Ljiljana S. Jovanović, „Formation of Nb deposit on vitreous carbon from chloroaluminate melts“, Meeting Point of the Science and Practice in the Fields of Corrosion, Materials and Environmental Protection XVIII YuCorr, Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 207-208, 12-15. April 2016, Tara, Serbia.
  16. Nataša Vukićević, Vesna Cvetković, Srećko Stopić, Jasmina Stevanović, Vladimir Panić, Bernd Friedrich, „Core@shell–structured binary  TiO2@RuO2 oxide synthesized by spray pyrolysis  for electrochemical applications“, XXIV Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia, Abstract No. (EC 003) 117, 9-11 September, 2016, Ohrid, Macedonia. 
  17. V.S. Cvetković, L.J.Bjelica, N.M.Vukićević, J.N.Jovićević, „Alloy Formation by Underpotential Deposition of Mg on Al From Nitrate Melts“, 12th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, pp. 639-642, 22-26 September, 2014, Belgrade, Serbia.
  18. Vesna S. Cvetković, Nevena T. Mitković, Nataša M. Vukićević, Goran P. Zebić, „Electrochemical behavior of niobium in some acid water solution“, First Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congres of South-East Europe 2013. Proceedings and book of abstracts, pp. 449-450, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia.
  19. V.S. Cvetković, N.M. Vukićević, I.D. Tomić, M.V. Vidović, J.N. Jovićević, „Arsenic removal from water by thermally and chemically treated quartz sand“, Fifth International Congress, „Ecology, Health, Work, Sport“,Proceedings Book 2,  pp. 590-595, 06.-09. September 2012, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hercegovina.
  20. Nataša M. Vukićević, Ilija Tomić, Milka M. Vidović, Vesna S. Cvetković, „Case study: Influence of water quality on house plumbing“,  Book of contributions of the  International Conference Water Quality in the Waterwork Systems and Industry Water, pp. 173-179, 8-9. November 2012, Belgrade, Serbia.
  21. Vesna S. Cvetković, Milovan M. Purenović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Change of water electrochemical characteristics in contact with magnesium enriched kaolinite-bentonite catalyst substrate“, CHISA  2006,  17.th International congress of chemical and process engineering, paper No 321, P.7.9, p 1-9, 27-31 August 2006, Prague, Czech Republic.              
  22. Vesna S. Cvetković, Milovan M. Purenović, Jovan N. Jovićević, „Change of water pH, Erox and rH2 characteristics in contact with manganese enriched kaolinite-bentonite catalyst substrate“, CHISA  2006,  17.th International congress of chemical and process engineering, paper No 328,  A.8, p 1-10, 27-31 August 2006, Prague, Czech Republic.