David Palounek, MSc.

Research interests:

Nano-optics, light scattering, protein dynamics, nanoparticles, plasmonics, microscopy

Education:

2019: Ing. in Molecular Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Czech Republic

2017: Bc. in Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Czech Republic

Publications:

1. I. Kopal, M. Švecová, V. Jeřábek, D. Palounek, T. Čapková, A. Michalcová, L. Lapčák, P. Matějka,  M. Dendisová,  Laser-Induced Reactions of 4-Aminobenzenthiol Species Adsorbed on Ag, Au, and Cu Plasmonic Structures Followed by SERS Spectroscopy. The Role of Substrate and Excitation Energy – Surface-Complex Photochemistry and Plasmonic Catalysis. ACS Omega 2024, 9 (5), 6005-6017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00121

2. Vala, M.;  Palounek, D.;  Robert, H.; Piliarik, M., Quantitative detection of optical anisotropy of single microtubules by polarization-sensitive interferometric scattering microscopy. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2021, 54 (20), 204001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe669. 
3. Švecová, M.;  Volochanskyi, O.;  Dendisova, M.;  Palounek, D.; Matějka, P., Immobilization of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles for micro- and nano-spectroscopic applications: What is the role of used short amino- and thio-linkers and immobilization procedure on the SERS spectra? Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2021, 247, 119142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2020.119142.
4. Švecová, M.;  Palounek, D.;  Volochanskyi, O.; Prokopec, V., Vibrational spectroscopic study of selected alkaloids with therapeutic effects. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2020, 229, 117969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2019.117969.
5. Dendisova, M.;  Palounek, D.;  Švecová, M.; Prokopec, V., SERS study of fluorescent and non-fluorescent flavonoids: what is the role of excitation wavelength on SERS optical response? Chemical Papers 2019, 73 (12), 2945-2953. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-019-00757-2.

Conference papers:

1. D. Palounek, M. Švecová, M. Dendisová: „Scanning near field infrared microscopy of pigments on plasmonic surfaces“, International Conference on Enhanced Spectroscopies, London, Canada, 17. – 20. 6. 2019
2. M. Švecová, J. Janoušek, D. Palounek, O. Volochanskyi, P. Matějka: „Silver Hydrosols Reduced by Flavonoids: What is the Effect of Immobilization Procedures on Enhanced Raman Signal of Riboflavin?“, 16th Czech-Slovak Spectroscopic Conference, Luhačovice, Czech Republic, 27. – 30. 5. 2018
3. M. Dendisová, M. Švecová, A. Jeništová, M. Král, D. Palounek, A. Parchaňská, M. Plicka, P. Matějka: „Copper Nanostructures: Profits and Drawbacks for SEVS Techniques“, 16th Czech-Slovak Spectroscopic Conference, Luhačovice, Czech Republic, 27. – 30. 5. 2018
4. M. Dendisová, Z. Němečková, D. Palounek: „SERS study of fluorescent and non-fluorescent compounds: What is the role of excitation wavelength on SERS signal?“, 17th Meeting Symposium on Molecular spectroscopy, Kyoto, Japan, 19. 5. 2017