1984. Osnovna škola, Zagreb 

1988. Srednja škola, MIOC, Zagreb

1995. Dodiplomski studij fizike, PMF u Zagrebu, diplomski rad: “Proučavanje relaksacije spin-rešekta za radikal AsO₄^4- u feroelektriku KH₂AsO₄ preko saturacije EPR-linija” obranjen 25. studenog 1995.

2001. Poslijediplomski studij iz fizike čvrstog stanja, PMF u Zagrebu, magistarski rad: "Proširenje modela jakog vezanja dipolnog momenta i vodikove veze u feroelektricima KH₂PO₄ i KD₂PO₄” obranjen 6. travnja 2001.

2004. Doktorska disertacija: "Razvoj i primjena proširenog modela jake sprege dipola i vodikove veze za feroelektrike tipa KDP” obranjena 5. srpnja 2004.

Suradnik na HRZZ-projektu 1108 (2014-2018): "Karakterizacija niskotemperaturne molekulske dinamike sustava s neuređenom rešetkom metodom ESR"

2002. Godišnja nagrada mladim znanstvenicima, Društvo sveučilišnih nastavnika i drugih znanstvenika u Zagrebu

2002.-2009. Asistent iz kolegija "Fizika i biofizika" ("Medicinska fizika", "Fizika i biofiozika za studente veterine"), Dodiplomski studij, Veterinarski fakultet, Zagreb

1. D. Merunka i B.Rakvin: „Anharmonic and Quantum Effects in KDP-Type Ferroelectrics: Modified Strong Dipole-Proton Coupling Model“, poglavlje u knjizi: Ferro- and Antiferroelectricity: Order/disorder versus Displacive, serija: Structure & Bonding (Springer Berlin/Heidelberg), broj: 124/2007, stranice:149-198.
2. D. Merunka i B.Rakvin, “Modified strong-dipole proton-coupling model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics“, Physical Review B 61, 11967 (2000). 
3. D. Merunka i B. Rakvin: “Molecular dynamics simulation of the soft mode for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics”, Physical Review B 66, 174101 (2002).
4. D. Merunka i B.Rakvin, “Adiabatic approximations of coupled dipole-proton model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics”, Physical Review B 76, 140101(R) (2007). 
5. D. Merunka i B.Rakvin, “Mechanism of quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded crystals of the K₃H(SO₄)₂ group”, Physical Review B 79, 132108 (2009).
6. I. Peric, D. Merunka, B. L. Bales, and M. Peric, "Rotation of Four Small Nitroxide Probes in Supercooled Bulk Water", Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 4, 508 (2013).

Izvorni znanstveni rad

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Anharmonic and Quantum Effects in KDP-Type Ferroelectrics: Modified Strong Dipole-Proton Coupling Model // Ferro- and Antiferroelectricity: Order/Disorder Cersus Displacive. | Heidelberg: Springer, 2007. str. 149-198

Izvorni znanstveni rad

• O’Brien, Meghan H.; Ranganathan, Radha; Merunka, Dalibor; Stafford, Alexander K.; Bleecker, Steven D.; Peric, Miroslav | Effect of charge on the rotation of prolate nitroxide spin probes in room-temperature ionic liquids // Journal of molecular liquids, 404 (2024), 124994, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2024.124994

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• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Comparing Radical Diffusion Crossover Phenomena in Alkanes and Alcohols // Journal of molecular liquids, 384 (2023), 122220, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122220

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• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Radical Diffusion Crossover Phenomenon in Glass-Forming Liquids // Journal of physical chemistry letters, 13 (2022), 15; 3510-3515. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00305

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• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Huerta, Ezequiel ; Perić, Miroslav | Rotation of a Charged Spin Probe in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids // The Journal of chemical physics, 125 (2021), 27; 7435-7446. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02471

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | An Analysis of Radical Diffusion in Ionic Liquids in Terms of Free Volume Theory // The Journal of chemical physics, 152 (2020), 024502, 8. doi: 10.1063/1.5138130

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav ; | Radical Diffusion in Viscous Liquids by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance // Journal of molecular liquids, 277 (2019), 886-894. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.006

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | 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 (2017), 20; 5259-5272. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02550

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Mirna ; Perić, Miroslav | 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 (2015), 7; 3185-3193. doi: 10.1021/jp512487y

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• Perić, Ida ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Bales, Barney L. ; Perić, Miroslav | 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 (2014), 25; 7128-7135. doi: 10.1021/jp501330x

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• Kveder, Marina ; Šarić, Iva ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Valić, Srećko ; Rakvin, Boris | The anhydrous solid trehalose: low-temperature EPR study of glassy and boson peak modes // Journal of non-crystalline solids, 375 (2013), 19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.05.016

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• Perić, Ida ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Bales, Barney L. ; Perić, Miroslav | Rotation of Four Small Nitroxide Probes in Supercooled Bulk Water // Journal of physical chemistry letters, 4 (2013), 3; 508-513. doi: 10.1021/jz302107x

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Kveder, Marina ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris | Effect of glassy modes on electron spin-lattice relaxation in solid ethanol // Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif.), 228 (2013), 50-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.12.016

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• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Ilakovac, Amon ; Rakvin, Boris | A multi-frequency EPR spectroscopy approach in the detection of boson peak excitations // Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif.), 213 (2011), 1; 26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.08.029

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Kveder, Marina ; Rakvin, Boris | Effect of thermally activated dynamics on electron spin-lattice relaxation in glasses // Chemical physics letters, 515 (2011), 1/3; 19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.08.088

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• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Makarević, Janja ; Rakvin, Boris | 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 (2009), 5; 052201-1-052201-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.052201

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Mechanism of quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded crystals of the K3H(SO4)2 group // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 79 (2009), 13; 132108, 4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.132108

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• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris | EPR study of crystalline and glassy ethanol // Journal of non-crystalline solids, 354 (2008), 47-51; 5201-5203. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2008.05.062

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• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris | Low temperature electron-spin relaxation in the crystalline and glassy states of solid ethanol // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 77 (2008), 9; 094202-1-094202-6. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.094202

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // Ferroelectrics, 370 (2008), 1; 176-183. doi: 10.1080/00150190802381530

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Symmetry-breaking defect in coupled dipole-proton system of hydrogen-bonded ferroelectric // Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 69 (2008), 5; 1331-1336. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2007.09.027

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Adiabatic approximations of coupled dipole-proton model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 76 (2007), 14; 140101-140104-x

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Pressure effects on soft-mode dynamics in KDP-type ferroelectrics // Physica. B, Condensed matter, 391 (2007), 1; 28-34-x

• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Ilakovac, Amon ; Makarević, Janja ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris | Direct evidence for the glass-crystalline transformation in solid ethanol by means of a nitroxide spin probe // Chemical physics letters, 419 (2006), 91-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.11.055

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Development and application of the modified strong dipole-proton coupling model for KDP-type crystals // Ferroelectrics, 313 (2004), 99-103-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Modified strong dipole-proton coupling model and local properties of EPR probe in the KDP-type ferroelectrics // Applied magnetic resonance, 27 (2004), 215-224-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Correlation between hydrogen bond geometry and phase transition temperature in KDP-type ferroelectrics // Chemical physics letters, 393 (2004), 4-6; 558-562-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Displacive and order-disorder behavior of KDP-type ferroelectrics on the local scale // Solid state communications, 129 (2004), 6; 375-377-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Molecular dynamics simulation of the soft mode for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 66 (2002), 174101-174109-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Model for paramagnetic probe in hydrogen bonded ferroelectric // Fizika A, 8 (1999), 4; 229-238

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Modified strong-dipole proton-coupling model for hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 61 (2000), 18; 11967-11972. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.11967

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Isotopic effect detected by a paramagnetic probe in the KH2PO4-type ferroelectric // Solid state communications, 108 (1998), 11; 833-837. doi: 10.1016/S0038-1098(98)00427-X

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• Rakvin, Boris ; Merunka, Dalibor | 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 (1997), 1; 87-94

Izvorni znanstveni rad

• Rakvin, Boris ; Merunka, Dalibor | Investigation of microscopic mechanism for spin-lattice relaxation of AsO44- paramagnetic probe in KH2Aso4 // Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena. | Canterbury: University of Kent at Canterbury, 1996. str. 123b-124b-x

Sažetak izlaganja sa skupa

• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor | Radical Difussion in Glass Forming and Crystallizing Liquids // Solid-State Science & Research 2021 : Book of Abstracts and Programme. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2021. str. 36-36

• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor | Difuzija radikala u propilen karbonatu i DMF-u // Simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a : knjiga sažetaka = PhD student symposium 2021 : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2021. str. 384-385

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• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Difuzija radikala u seriji primarnih lančanih alkohola // Simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a, knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2020. str. 127-127

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• Slade, Jakov ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Utjecaj supramolekulske strukture na difuziju radikala u alkoholima // III. simpozij supramolekulske kemije (Supramolecular Chemistry 2019) Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2019. str. 20-20

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Influence of alkyl chain length on the diffusion of a nitroxide radical in imidazolium-based ionic liquids // Liquids 2017, 10th Liquid Matter Conference : Book of Abstracts : Posters. | Ljubljana: European Physical Society (EPS), 2017. str. 12-12

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | Diffusion of nitroxide radical in imidazolium-based ionic liquids with different alkyl chain lengths // Solid-State Science & Research : Book of Abstracts and Programme. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2017. str. 89-89

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Perić, Miroslav | EPR study of diffusion of nitroxide radicals in normal and supercooled water // DSL2016 Abstract Book. | Split: DSL CONFERENCE, 2016. str. 126-126

• Šarić, Iva ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris ; Ilakovac Kveder, Marina | Low-temperature epr study of solid trehalose // Dynamics in Soft Matter Probed by Advanced EPR Techniques, Lužnica, Croatia, 05.-09.05.2014, Book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2014. str. 22-22

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Peric, Ida ; Bales, Barney E. ; Peric, Miroslav | Translational diffusion of nitroxide radical in water // Dynamics in Soft Matter Probed by Advanced EPR Techniques. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2014. str. 14-14

• Šarić, Iva ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris ; Kveder, Marina | Utjecaj neuređenosti matrice na dinamiku paramagnetskih centara: EPR spektroskopija krute trehaloze // 8. znanstveni sastanak Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva: knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko fizikalno društvo, 2013. str. 102-102

• Rakvin, Boris ; Šarić, Iva ; Jokić, Milan ; Valić, Srećko ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Kveder, Marina | The EPR Study of Trehalose Frozen-in Disorder // APES 2012, 8th Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium, Bejing China, October 11-15, 2012. | Peking, 2012. str. 59-59

• Šarić, Iva ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris ; Kveder, Marina | Low temperature electron-spin relaxation in molecular solid exhibiting frozen-in disorder // 11th Greta Pifat Mrzljak International School of Biophysics : Biomolecular Complexes and Assemblies : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković ; Hrvatsko biofizičko društvo, 2012. str. 102-102

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Kveder, Marina ; Jokić, Milan ; Rakvin, Boris ; | Effect of glassy modes on spin-lattice relaxation of TEMPO radical in ethanol // EUROMAR 2012 Magnetic Resonance Conference. | Dublin, 2012. str. 206-206

• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Makarević, Janja ; Rakvin, Boris | EPR study of solid ethanol // EUROMAR 2011. | 2011

• Rakvin, Boris | EPR study of solid ethanol // 11th International workshop on ELECTRON MAGNETIC RESONANCE OF DISORDERED SYSTEMS. | Sofija, 2009. str. 18-18

• Rakvin, Boris ; Merunka, Dalibor | Investigation of local properties in hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics by employing paramagnetic probes and modified strong dipole-proton coupling model // 10th. International Workshop on Electron Magnetic Resonace of Disordered Systems. | Sofija, 2007. str. 15-15

• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Makarević, Janja ; Rakvin, Boris | Electron spin relaxation in solid ethanol: the effect of matrix disorder // Recent advances in broad-band solid-state NMR of correlated electronic systems. | Zagreb, 2010. str. 52-52

• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Makarević, Janja ; Rakvin, Boris | The effect of matrix disorder on electron spin relaxation: EPR study of solid ethanol // Multi-frequency EPR in the biosciences. | 2010

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Nuclear quantum effects in K3H(SO4)2-type crystals // Structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bonded systems Book of Abstracts. | Trst: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 2009. str. 40-40

• Kveder, Marina ; Merunka, Dalibor ; Jokić, Milan ; Makarević, Janja ; Rakvin, Boris | Istraživanje etanola u čvrstom stanju pulsnom EPR spektroskopijom // Knjiga sažetaka 6. znanstvenog sastanka Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko fizikalno društvo, 2009. str. 159-159

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Nuklearni kvantni efekti u kristalima s vodikovim vezama // Knjiga sažetaka 6. znanstvenog sastanka Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko fizikalno društvo, 2009. str. 113-113

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Kvantni efekti u feroelectricima s vodikovim vezama // Knjiga sažetaka 5. znanstvenog sastanka Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva. | Zagreb: Fizički odsjek, PMF Zagreb, 2007. str. 107-107-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // EMF-2007 Programme and Book of Abstracts. | Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2007. str. 153-153-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Phase transition mechanism in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics // Marie Curie Workshop 2006 in Croatia and Serbia. | Beograd: Academic mind, Beograd, 2006. str. 35-35-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Lattice quantum effects in KH2PO4 // MECO31, Primošten, Croatia, 2006. | Zagreb, 2006. str. 99-99-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Modified strong dipole-proton coupling model and local properties of KDP-type ferroelectrics // NMR and EPR of Broad-Line Solids. | Ljubljana, 2003. str. 95-95-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Development and application of the modified strong dipole-proton coupling model for KDP-type crystals // Journal of Conference Abstracts, Volume 8, Number 1, August 2003. | Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. str. 227-227-x

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• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Polarization dynamics in KDP and DKDP according to the modified strong dipole-proton coupling model // Abstract Book Europhysics Conference Abstracts (Volume 26A). | London : Delhi, 2002. str. 4-4-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Polarizacijska dinamika u feroelektricima KDP i DKDP prema proširenom modelu jakog vezanja dipola i vodikove veze // Knjiga sažetaka, Treći znanstveni sastanak Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva. | Zagreb, 2001. str. 13-x

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin, Boris | Monte carlo simulacija paramagnetskih proba u feroelektricima tipa KDP // 2. znanstveni sastanak Hrvatskog fizikalnog društva : Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko fizikalno društvo, 1999

• Merunka, Dalibor ; Rakvin Boris | Monte-Carlo simulation of paramagnetic probe in KDP-type ferroelectrics // Advanced Methods in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. | Caorle: European Federation of EPR Groups, 1999. str. 31-31-x

Magistarski rad (mr. sc. i mr. art.)

• Merunka, Dalibor | Proširenje modela jakog vezanja dipolnog momenta i vodikove veze u feroelektricima KH2PO4 i KD2PO4 / Rakvin, Boris (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

Doktorska disertacija

• Merunka, Dalibor | Razvoj i primjena proširenog modela jake sprege dipola i vodikove veze za feroelektrike tipa KDP / Rakvin, Boris (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2004

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