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  1. Evaluation of 213-nm laser as an affordable alternative for the green elemental characterization of particulate matter on quartz fibre filters by laser ablation ICPMS

    Article • Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  2. Nanotubular TiOxNy-Supported Ir Single Atoms and Clusters as Thin-Film Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution in Acid Media

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, March 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  3. Plasma-Assisted Green Synthesis of ZnO Directly on Polyethylene Terephthalate Fabric

    Article • Fibers and Polymers, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  4. Alternative and facile production pathway towards obtaining high surface area PtCo/C intermetallic catalysts for improved PEM fuel cell performance

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  5. Quantification in bioimaging by LA-ICPMS - Evaluation of isotope dilution and standard addition enabled by micro-droplets

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  6. Graphene-Derived Carbon Support Boosts Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Stability

    Article • ACS Catalysis, July 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  7. Importance of Chemical Activation and the Effect of Low Operation Voltage on the Performance of Pt-Alloy Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, June 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  8. Age and growth of one of the world’s largest carnivorous gastropods, the Florida Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840), a target of unregulated, intense harvest

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2022, PLOS

    Dr Martin Šala

  9. Critical review on the development of analytical techniques for the elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter

    Article • Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  10. The Halophyte Species Solanum chilense Dun. Maintains Its Reproduction despite Sodium Accumulation in Its Floral Organs

    Article • Plants, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Martin Šala

  11. Ferroelectric bismuth-titanate nanoplatelets and nanowires with a new crystal structure

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  12. Controlled growth of ZnO nanoparticles using ethanolic root extract of Japanese knotweed: photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  13. Quantification anomalies in single pulse LA-ICP-MS analysis associated with laser fluence and beam size

    Article • The Analyst, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  14. Understanding the Crucial Significance of the Temperature and Potential Window on the Stability of Carbon Supported Pt-Alloy Nanoparticles as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts

    Article • ACS Catalysis, December 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  15. Electrochemical Stability and Degradation of Commercial Pd/C Catalyst in Acidic Media

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  16. Toward the Continuous Production of Multigram Quantities of Highly Uniform Supported Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Application for Synthesis of Superior Intermetallic Pt-Alloy ORR Electrocatalysts

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, November 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  17. Sacrificial Cu Layer Mediated the Formation of an Active and Stable Supported Iridium Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst

    Article • ACS Catalysis, September 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  18. Two-dimensional impurity imaging in deep Antarctic ice cores: snapshots of three climatic periods and implications for high-resolution signal interpretation

    Article • The Cryosphere, July 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  19. The use of ASH-15 flowstone as a matrix-matched reference material for laser-ablation U − Pb geochronology of calcite

    Article • Geochronology, January 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  20. Electrochemical Stability and Degradation Mechanisms of Commercial Carbon-Supported Gold Nanoparticles in Acidic Media

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, January 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  21. Implications of laser shot dosage on image quality in LA-ICP-QMS imaging

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  22. Laser ablation-single-particle-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry as a multimodality bioimaging tool in nano-based omics

    Article • Environmental Science Nano, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  23. Analytical figures of merit of a low-dispersion aerosol transport system for high-throughput LA-ICP-MS analysis

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  24. Studying gold nanoparticle degradation during laser ablation–single particle-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  25. Effect of the Morphology of the High-Surface-Area Support on the Performance of the Oxygen-Evolution Reaction for Iridium Nanoparticles

    Article • ACS Catalysis, December 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  26. Supplementary material to "Two-dimensional impurity imaging in deep Antarctic ice cores: Snapshots of three climatic periods and implications for high-resolution signal interpretation"

    Article • December 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  27. Two-dimensional impurity imaging in deep Antarctic ice cores: Snapshots of three climatic periods and implications for high-resolution signal interpretation

    Article • December 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  28. Supplementary material to "The use of ASH-15 flowstone as a matrix-matched reference material for laser-ablation U-Pb geochronology of calcite"

    Article • July 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  29. The use of ASH-15 flowstone as a matrix-matched reference material for laser-ablation U-Pb geochronology of calcite

    Article • July 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  30. Aqueous-Phase Brown Carbon Formation from Aromatic Precursors under Sunlight Conditions

    Article • Atmosphere, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Martin Šala

  31. Analytical performance of a high-repetition rate laser head (500 Hz) for HR LA-ICP-QMS imaging

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  32. Imaging the impurity distribution in glacier ice cores with LA-ICP-MS

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  33. Fine-tuning of LA-ICP-QMS conditions for elemental mapping

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  34. Synthesis and Advanced Electrochemical Characterization of Multifunctional Electrocatalytic Composite for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell

    Article • ACS Catalysis, November 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  35. Active‐Site Imprinting: Preparation of Fe–N–C Catalysts from Zinc Ion–Templated Ionothermal Nitrogen‐Doped Carbons

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  36. Electrochemistry as a Tool for Studies of Complex Reaction Mechanisms: The Case of the Atmospheric Aqueous-Phase Aging of Catechols

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  37. A Double-Passivation Water-Based Galvanic Displacement Method for Reproducible Gram-Scale Production of High-Performance Platinum-Alloy Electrocatalysts

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  38. A Double‐Passivation Water‐Based Galvanic Displacement Method for Reproducible Gram‐Scale Production of High‐Performance Platinum‐Alloy Electrocatalysts

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  39. Insight on Single Cell Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance of Pt-Cu/C Cathode

    Article • Catalysts, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Martin Šala

  40. CO-assisted ex-situ chemical activation of Pt-Cu/C oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  41. Comparison of Pt–Cu/C with Benchmark Pt–Co/C: Metal Dissolution and Their Surface Interactions

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, April 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  42. Nanoparticle Analysis in Biomaterials Using Laser Ablation−Single Particle−Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, April 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  43. Insights into the selection of 2D LA-ICP-MS (multi)elemental mapping conditions

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  44. Effect of Particle Size on the Corrosion Behaviour of Gold in the Presence of Chloride Impurities: An EFC-ICP-MS Potentiodynamic Study

    Article • Coatings, December 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Martin Šala

  45. The influence of in situ synthesis parameters on the formation of ZnO nanoparticles and the UPF value of cotton fabric

    Article • Tekstilec, December 2018, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles

    Dr Martin Šala

  46. Gadolinium tissue deposition in the periodontal ligament of mice with reduced renal function exposed to Gd-based contrast agents

    Article • Toxicology Letters, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  47. Stability study of silver nanoparticles towards the halide electroreduction

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  48. Nighttime Aqueous-Phase Formation of Nitrocatechols in the Atmospheric Condensed Phase

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, July 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  49. Corrosion Protection of Platinum-Based Electrocatalyst by Ruthenium Surface Decoration

    Article • ACS Applied Energy Materials, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  50. Cutting the Gordian Knot of electrodeposition via controlled cathodic corrosion enabling the production of supported metal nanoparticles below 5 nm

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  51. Atomic Scale Insights into Electrochemical Dissolution of Janus Pt–SnO2 Nanoparticles in the Presence of Ethanol in Acidic Media: An IL-STEM and EFC–ICP–MS Study

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, May 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  52. Tolerance and accumulation of cobalt in three species of Haumaniastrum and the influence of copper

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  53. Perceptual Image Quality Metrics Concept in Continuous Scanning 2D Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Bioimaging

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, April 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  54. In situ electrochemical dissolution of platinum and gold in organic-based solvent

    Article • npj Materials Degradation, March 2018, Nature

    Dr Martin Šala

  55. Imaging Artifacts in Continuous Scanning 2D LA-ICPMS Imaging Due to Nonsynchronization Issues

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, February 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  56. Platinum Dissolution and Redeposition from Pt/C Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst at Potential Cycling

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2018, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Martin Šala

  57. Surface characterization of platinum stimulating electrodes using an electrochemical scanning method

    Article • Materiali in tehnologije, December 2017, Institute of Metals and Technology

    Dr Martin Šala

  58. New insights into the stability of a high performance nanostructured catalyst for sustainable water electrolysis

    Article • Nano Energy, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  59. Electrochemical Dissolution of Iridium and Iridium Oxide Particles in Acidic Media: Transmission Electron Microscopy, Electrochemical Flow Cell Coupled to Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, August 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  60. Toxic effects of perfluorinated compounds at human cellular level and on a model vertebrate

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  61. Laser ablation ICP-MS of size-segregated atmospheric particles collected with a MOUDI cascade impactor: a proof of concept

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, May 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  62. Laser Ablation ICP-MS of Size-Segregated Atmospheric Particles Collected with a MOUDI Cascade Impactor: A Proof of Concept

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  63. Supplementary material to "Laser Ablation ICP-MS of Size-Segregated Atmospheric Particles Collected with a MOUDI Cascade Impactor: A Proof of Concept"

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Martin Šala

  64. Gelatin gels as multi-element calibration standards in LA-ICP-MS bioimaging: fabrication of homogeneous standards and microhomogeneity testing

    Article • The Analyst, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  65. Importance of non-intrinsic platinum dissolution in Pt/C composite fuel cell catalysts

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  66. Increase of electrodeposited catalyst stability via plasma grown vertically oriented graphene nanoparticle movement restriction

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  67. Microanalysis of arsenic in solid samples by laser ablation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  68. Electrochemical in-situ dissolution study of structurally ordered, disordered and gold doped PtCu 3 nanoparticles on carbon composites

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  69. Potentiodynamic dissolution study of PtRu/C electrocatalyst in the presence of methanol

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  70. Atomically Resolved Dealloying of Structurally Ordered Pt Nanoalloy as an Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst

    Article • ACS Catalysis, July 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  71. Quantum Chemical Calculations Resolved Identification of Methylnitrocatechols in Atmospheric Aerosols

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, May 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  72. Durable antibacterial and UV protective properties of cellulose fabric functionalized with Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite during dyeing with reactive dyes

    Article • Cellulose, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  73. Positive Effect of Surface Doping with Au on the Stability of Pt-Based Electrocatalysts

    Article • ACS Catalysis, February 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  74. Determination of triacylglycerol regioisomers using differential mobility spectrometry

    Article • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  75. Voltammetric Investigation of Iron(III) Interactions with Phytate

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  76. Rapid identification of atypical tetracyclines using tandem mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns

    Article • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  77. New Insights into Corrosion of Ruthenium and Ruthenium Oxide Nanoparticles in Acidic Media

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, May 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  78. Oleic Acid Metabolism via a Conserved Cytochrome P450 System-Mediated ω-Hydroxylation in the Bark Beetle-Associated Fungus Grosmannia clavigera

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin Šala

  79. Construction of a New Class of Tetracycline Lead Structures with Potent Antibacterial Activity through Biosynthetic Engineering

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  80. Construction of a New Class of Tetracycline Lead Structures with Potent Antibacterial Activity through Biosynthetic Engineering

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  81. Functionalization of Cellulose Fibres with Oxygen Plasma and ZnO Nanoparticles for Achieving UV Protective Properties

    Article • Journal of Nanomaterials, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Martin Šala

  82. Electrochemical performance of platinum electrodes within the multi-electrode spiral nerve cuff

    Article • Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  83. Evaluation of a method for treatment of iron gall ink corrosion on paper

    Article • Cellulose, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  84. Multi-element analysis of wines by ICP-MS and ICP-OES and their classification according to geographical origin in Slovenia

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  85. Creating cellulose fibres with excellent UV protective properties using moist CF4 plasma and ZnO nanoparticles

    Article • Cellulose, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Šala

  86. The influence of chloride impurities on Pt/C fuel cell catalyst corrosion

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Nejc Hodnik, Dr Martin Šala

  87. New Insight into Platinum Dissolution from Nanoparticulate Platinum‐Based Electrocatalysts Using Highly Sensitive In Situ Concentration Measurements

    Article • ChemCatChem, December 2013, Wiley

    Nejc Hodnik, Dr Martin Šala

  88. Identification of the chelocardin biosynthetic gene cluster from Amycolatopsis sulphurea: a platform for producing novel tetracycline antibiotics

    Article • Microbiology, September 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Martin Šala

  89. A study towards superior carbon nanotubes-supported Pd-based catalysts for formic acid electro-oxidation: Preparation, properties and characterisation

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  90. 3D laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry mapping for the study of surface layer phenomena – a case study for weathered glass

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Martin Šala

  91. Absolute determination of the X-ray absorption coefficient of barium in theLregion using a liquid absorption cell

    Article • X-Ray Spectrometry, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Martin Šala

  92. Potentiometric and 31P NMR studies on inositol phosphates and their interaction with iron(III) ions

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  93. Influence of copper chloride for the formation of aromatic compounds during polyethylene pyrolysis

    Article • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  94. Pyrazine‐Assisted Dimerization of Molybdenum(V): Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Novel Dinuclear and Tetranuclear Complexes

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, January 2010, Wiley

    RODOLPHE CLERAC, Dr Martin Šala

  95. Effect of atmosphere and catalyst on reducing bisphenol A (BPA) emission during thermal degradation of polycarbonate

    Article • Chemosphere, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  96. Ion Attachment Mass Spectrometry Combined with Infrared Image Furnace for Thermal Analysis: Evolved Gas Analysis Studies

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  97. Complete Set of Critical Points on the C 60 H + Potential Energy Surface

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  98. Insight into the Short-Range Structure of Amorphous Iron Inositol Hexaphosphate as Provided by 31 P NMR and Fe X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, November 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Šala

  99. Synthesis of myo-inositol 1,2,3-tris- and 1,2,3,5-tetrakis(dihydrogen phosphate)s as a tool for the inhibition of iron-gall-ink corrosion

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala

  100. Stabilisation of Paper Containing Iron-Gall Ink with Current Aqueous Processes

    Article • Restaurator International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, January 2005, De Gruyter

    Dr Martin Šala

  101. Synthesis of 3-(α- and β-d-arabinofuranosyl)-6-chloro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Šala