Marcin Szalkowski received his PhD in Biophysics in 2019 at the NCU in Toruń. His doctoral research focuses on the application of plasmonically active materials in biosolar cells.
He is specialized in optical spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. His scientific interest covers plasmonics, optical properties of nanomaterials, optoelectronics, luminescence thermometry, electroluminescence, and sensorics. Currently, he is progressing in studies of photon avalanche upconverting nanomaterials from the perspective of fundamental studies as well as future applications of such materials.
Selected publications:
- M. Szalkowski, A. Kotulska, M. Dudek, Z. Korczak, M. Majak, Ł. Marciniak, M. Misiak, K. Prorok, A. Skripka, P. J. Schuck, E. M. Chan, A. Bednarkiewicz
“Advances in the photon avalanche luminescence of inorganic lanthanide-doped nanomaterials”
Chemical Society Reviews, 54 (2025), 983-1026.
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00177J - M. Biały, M. Jankowska, K. Sulowska, M. Szalkowski, J. Niedziółka-Jonsson, S. Maćkowski
“Controlled encapsulation of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots in a microdroplet”
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 27, 1 (2025), 346-354.
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03419H - M. Szalkowski, M. Kiliszek, E. Harputlu, M. Izzo, C. G. Unlu, S. Maćkowski, K. Ocakoglu, J. Kargul, D. Kowalska
“Bimodal functionality of highly conductive nanostructured silver film towards improved performance of photosystem I-based graphene photocathode”
Bioelectrochemistry, 161 (2025), 108825.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2024.108825 - A. Bednarkiewicz, M. Szalkowski, M. Majak, Z. Korczak, M. Misiak, S. Maćkowski
“All‐optical data processing with photon‐avalanching nanocrystalline photonic synapse”
Advanced Materials, 35 (2023), 2304390.
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304390 - K. Maciejewska, A. Paściak, M. Szalkowski, M. Ptak, A. Bednarkiewicz, Ł. Marciniak
“Two-dimentional photo-thermo-polimerisation of MMA with Cr3+ doped nanoheaters”
Materials Research Bulletin, 160 (2023), 112119.
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.112119 - M. Dudek, Z. Korczak, K. Prorok, O. Bezkrovnyi, L. Sun, M. Szalkowski, A. Bednarkiewicz
“Understanding Yb3+-sensitized photon avalanche in Pr3+ co-doped nanocrystals: modelling and optimization”
Nanoscale, 15 (2023), 18613-18623.
DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04409b - Z. Korczak, M. Dudek, M. Majak, M. Misiak, Ł. Marciniak, M. Szalkowski, A. Bednarkiewicz
“Sensitized photon avalanche nanothermometry in Pr3+ and Yb3+ co-doped NaYF4 colloidal nanoparticles”
Low Temperature Physics, 49 (2023), 351-359.
DOI: 10.1063/10.0017243 - M. Misiak, O. Pavlosiuk, M. Szalkowski, A. Kotulska, K. Ledwa, A. Bednarkiewicz
“On the role of Gd3+ ions in enhancement of UV emission from Yb3+–Tm3+ up-converting LiYF4 nanocrystals”
Nanotechnology, 34 (2023), 345702.
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acd701 - M. Szalkowski, A. Surrente, K. Wiwatowski, Z. Yang, N. Zhang, J. D. Janna Olmos, J. Kargul, P. Płochocka, S. Maćkowski
“Spectral dependence of the energy transfer from photosynthetic complexes to monolayer graphene”
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (2022), 3494.
DOI: DOI:10.3390/ijms23073493 - M. Szalkowski, D. Kowalska, J. D. Janna Olmos, J. Kargul, S. Maćkowski
“Improving photostability of photosystem I-based nanodevice by plasmonic interactions with planar silver nanostructures”
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (2022), 2976.
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23062976