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Ing. Lubomír Král, Ph.D.

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Researcher IDA-7313-2009
ORCID0000-0002-9998-100X
Positionhead - Structure of Phases and Thermodynamics Group

Scientific interest
  • Hydrogen storage in solid materials
  • Structural analysis of materials
  • Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydride formation
  • Thermodynamics of metals and alloys

Education
  • 2002-2006: Doctoral degree - Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering
  • 1998-2002: Master’s degree - Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering
Work experiences
  • From 2025: Group Leader - Structure of Phases and Thermodynamics Group       Institute of Physics of Materials, CAS
  • From 2010: Researcher - Structure of Phases and Thermodynamics Group       Institute of Physics of Materials, CAS
  • 2007-2009: Postdoc - Structure of Phases and Thermodynamics Group, Institute of Physics of Materials, CAS
  • 2002-2006: Ph.D. Student - Structure of Phases and Thermodynamics Group, Institute of Physics of Materials, CAS
International internships
  • 2005: Internship AV ČR - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Materialphysik, Münster, Germany
Awards
  • 2009: Awards of CAS for scientific result: Storing hydrogen in selected based alloys of Mg-Ni


2026

Král L., Zobač O., Ullattil S., Dočkalová K., Roupcová P., Friák M.: Interesting influence of structure phases on hydrogen storage properties of AB5 type alloys. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 236 (2026) 155053



2025

Král L., Zobač O., Ullattil S., Roupcová P., Zym M., Smajlaj M., Renz L.: Hydride formation in chosen LaNiSn alloys. METAL 2025 Conf. Proc. 2025 (2025) 470-476



2023

Král L., Chesalkin A., Čermák J., Roupcová P., Prusov E.: Influence of Fe on the hydrogen storage properties of LaCeNi alloys. Langmuir 39 (2023) 6061-6068



2022

Král P., Dvořák J., Sklenička V., Horita Z., Takizawa Y., Tang Y., Král L., Kvapilová M., Roupcová P., Horváth J.: Creep Resistance of S304H Austenitic Steel Processed by High-Pressure Sliding. Materials 15 (2022) 331

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: A new light-element multi-principal-elements alloy AlMg2TiZn and its potential for hydrogen storage. Renewable Energy 198 (2022) 1186-1192

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Hydrogen storage in TiVCrMo and TiZrNbHf multiprinciple-element alloys and their catalytic effect upon hydrogen storage in Mg. Renewable Energy 188 (2022) 411-424

Verma R., Král L., Ostapovec A.: Faceting of {11-26} twin interfaces in rolled pure magnesium. Philos. Mag. 102 (2022) 861-874



2021

Pal-Val P., Vatazhuk O., Ostapovec A., Král L., Pinc J.: Thermoactivated Dislocation Motion in Rolled and Extruded Magnesium: Data of the Low-Temperature Acoustic Experiment . Metals 11 (2021) 1647

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Ball-milled hydrogen storage in Mg-Cu - based alloys modified by KCL: distribution of components. METAL 2021 Conf. Proc. (2021) 1037-1042

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Hydrogen desorption from alloys Mg-Cu(-KCl): Cu catalysis in detail. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 46 (2021) 14494-14507

Káňa T., Čermák J., Král L.: Substitution of nickel in Mg2Ni and its hydride with elements from groups XIII and XIV: An ab initio study. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 46 (2021) 15691-15701

Král P., Dvořák J., Král L., Sklenička V., Horita Z., Takizawa Y., Tang Y., Kunčická L., Kvapilová M., Svobodová M.: Paper 035: Creep behaviour and microstructure changes of heat resistant steel P92 processed by severe plastic deformation. ECCC 2021, 5th Int. Creep and Fract. Conf. 2021 (2021) 123-132



2020

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Significant decrease of hydride decomposition enthalpy in ordered Mg-In alloys induced by growing hydrogen concentration. Kovové materiály 58 (2020) 161-167

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Significantly decreased stability of MgH2 in the Mg-In-C alloy system: Long-period-stacking-ordering as a new way how to improve performance of hydrogen storage alloys?. Renewable Energy 150 (2020) 204-212



2019

Král L., Čermák J.: Improvement of hydrogen storage properties of Mg by catalytic effect of Al-containing phases in Mg-Al-Ti-Zr-C powders. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 44 (2019) 13561-13568

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Improved hydrogen sorption kinetics in Mg modified by chosen catalysts. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 44 (2019) 8315-8324



2018

Čermák J., Král L.: Hydrogen storage behavior of Mg@Mg2Si and Mg@Mg17Al12 alloys with additions of carbon allotropes and talc. J. Alloys Comp. 744 (2018) 252-259

Čermák J., Král L.: Hydrogen absorption in carbon allotropes and talc. Kovové materiály 56 (2018) 75-80



2017

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Improvement of hydrogen storage kinetics in ball-milled magnesium doped with antimony. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42 (2017) 6144-6151

Ostapovec A., Buršík J., Krahula K., Král L., Serra A.: On the relationship between (1 1 -2 2) and (1 1 -2 6) conjugate twins and double extension twins in rolled pure Mg. Philos. Mag. 97 (2017) 1088-1101



2016

Čermák J., Král L., Roupcová P.: Influence of long-term ageing upon the capacity of hydrogen storage in two novel Mg-Ni-In-C alloys. Kovové materiály 54 (2016) 389-396

Kočích R., Kunčická L., Král L., Macháčková A.: Sub-structure and mechanical properties of twist channel angular pressed aluminium. Mater. Character. 119 (2016) 75-83



2014

Čermák J., Král L.: Carbon diffusion in carbon-supersaturated ferrite and austenite. J. Alloys Comp. 586 (2014) 129-135

Čermák J., Král L.: Extremely slow carbon diffusion in carbon-supersaturated surface of ferrite. Kovové materiály 52 (2014) 125-133

Čermák J., Král L.: Effect of carbon-supersaturation upon the carbon diffusion in 9Cr-1Mo ferrite steel. Mater. Lett. 116 (2014) 402-404



2013

Čermák J., Král L.: Beneficial effect of carbon on hydrogen desorption kinetics from Mg-Ni-In alloy. J. Alloys Comp. 546 (2013) 129-137



2012

Čermák J., Král L.: Improvement of hydrogen storage characteristics of Mg/Mg2Ni by alloying: Beneficial effect of In. J. Power Sources 214 (2012) 208-215

Čermák J., Král L.: Ageing of Mg-Ni-H hydrogen storage alloys. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 37 (2012) 14257-14264

Čermák J., Král L.: Alloying of Mg/Mg2Ni eutectic by chosen non-hydride forming elements: Relation between segregation of the third element and hydride storage capacity. J. Power Sources 197 (2012) 116-120