University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

Aleksandar M. Petričević

MSc in Metallurgical Engineering

Research Assistant

Address: Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Lab 418

Telephone: (+381) 11 3303-688

Research area

Aleksandar Petričević specializes in the electrochemical deposition and characterization of metals, alloys, and composite materials, with a focus on catalyzing hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, hydrogen oxidation, and oxygen reduction reactions.

  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications
  1. Work experience:
  • Dec 2021 – May 2024: Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy University of Belgrade
  • Jun 2024 – present: Institute for Multidisciplinary Research University of Belgrade
  1. Education:
  • Nov 2021 – present: Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade
  • Oct 2020 – Oct 2021: M.Sc. in metallurgy, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade
  • Oct 2016 – Oct 2020: B.Sc. in electrochemistry, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade
  1. Awards and certificates:
  • Best Poster Award at the Ninth Symposium, 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (2020)
  1. Other professional activities
  • Recipient of the prestigious Global Research Immersion Program for Young Scientists (GRIPS) grant, conducted from June 23 to July 25, 2025, organized by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Changchun, China, under the supervision of Prof. Guobao Xu.
  • Participated in the promotion of the Electrochemical Engineering study program at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy through the “Zavirite u elektrohemijsku ćeliju” project (2019-2020)

Courses taught:

  • Conducted experimental exercises in Physical Chemistry I, at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
  • Conducted experimental exercises in Physical Chemistry II, at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
  • Conducted experimental exercises in Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering, at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy

Memberships:

  • Aleksandar is the member of International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) and Serbian Chemical Society.

Аctive:

  • Principal Investigator of project „Electrodeposition and characterization of Ni-MoOx High-Performing Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction – CatHER“ funded under the „Serbia Accelerating Innovation and Growth Entrepreneurship (SAIGE)“.

Past:

  • International cooperation project of the Federal Republic of Germany with the countries of the Western Balkans (WBC2019), “Innovative Coated Porous Electrodes for Large-Scale Hydrogen Production” – NOVATRODES (2021-2024.)
  • Petricevic A., Krstajic Pajic M.N., Zabinski P, Kutyla D, Marzec M.M., M. Gajewska M, Elezovic N.R., Jovic V.D. (2025), Hydrogen evolution reaction on electrodeposited Ni-MoOx composite coatings, Electrochimica Acta 519: 145825, , IF (2024)= 6 (11/44) Electrochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.145825
  • Petričević, A., Gojgić, J., Bernäcker, C. I., Rauscher, T., Bele, M., Smiljanic, M., Hodnik, N., Elezović, N. R., Jović, V. D., Krstajić Pajić, M. (2024). Ni-MoO2Composite Coatings Electrodeposited at Porous Ni Substrate as Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting Cathodes. Coatings, 14(8), 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081026
  • Gojgić, J. D., Petričević, A. M., Rauscher, T., Bernäcker, C. I., Weißgärber, T., Pavko, L., Vasilić, R., Krstajić Pajić, M. N., & Jović, V. D. (2023). Hydrogen evolution at Ni foam electrodes and Ni-Sn coated Ni foam electrodes [Elsevier B.V.]. Applied Catalysis A: General, 663, 119312–119312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119312
  • Petričević, A., Jović, V. D., Krstajić Pajić, M. N., Marzec, M., Gajewska, M., Zabinski, P., & Elezović, N. R. (2024). Ultra-low Pt loading catalyst on (Nb–Ti)2AlC support as advanced material for low-temperature fuel cell application. Transactions of the IMF, 102(2), 91– 97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00202967.2023.2281806
  • Gojgić, J. D., Petričević, A. M., Krstajić Pajić, M. N., & Jović, V. D. (2024). Correct determination of the hydrogen evolution reaction parameters at Ni foam electrode modified by electrodeposited Ni-Sn alloy layer. Materials Protection, 65(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.62638/zasmat1039
  • Petričević, A. M., Jović, V. D., Krstajić Pajić, M. N., Zabinski, P., Elezović, N. (2022). Oxygen reduction reaction on electrochemically deposited sub-monolayers and ultra-thin layers of Pt on (Nb-Ti)2AlC substrate. Materials Protection, 63 (2), 153-164. https://doi.org/10.5937/zasmat2202153P