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Ing. Alexander Shick, DSc.

  • Condensed matter physics
Density functional theory and beyond
Electronic structure calculations
Magnetic anisotropy in rare-earth and actinide based compounds
Magnetism in low-dimensions
Quantum theory of materials

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Currently, I am focusing on studies of magnetism and magnetic anisotropy in complex magnetic materials (bulk, multilayers, adatoms) for advanced technological applications.
We develop and apply electronic structure theory for strongly correlated materials to rare-earth and actinide compounds.
Also, we develop the non-empirical generalized Kohn-Sham hybrid functionals for the electronic, and optical properties of the magnetic insulators.

I work at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Publications

2024
1. A. B. Shick, U. D. Wdowik, I. Halevy, D. Legut: Spin and orbital magnetic moments of UTe2 induced by the external magnetic field, Nature Scientific Reports 14 (2024) 25337.
2023
2. A. B. Shick, I. Halevy, M. Tchaplianka, D. Legut: Itinerant-localized dichotomy in magne-tic anisotropic properties of U-based ferro-magnets, Nature Scientific Reports 13 (2023) 2646.
2019
3. A. B. Shick, W. E. Pickett: Spin-orbit coupling induced degeneracy in the anisotropic uncon-ventional superconductor UTe2, Phys. Rev. B 100 (2019) 134502.
2017
4. N. Magnani, R. Eloirdi, F. Wilhelm, E. Coline-au, J.-C. Griveau, A.B. Shick, G.H. Lander, A. Rogalev, and R. Caciuffo: Probing Magnetism in the Vortex Phase of PuCoGa5 by X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism, Phys. Rev. Let-ters 119 (2017) 157204.
2015
5. A. B. Shick, L. Havela, A. I. Lichtenstein, and M. I. Katsnelson: Racah materials: role of atomic multiplets in intermediate valence sys-tems, Nature Scientific Reports 5 (2015) 15429.
2015
6. A. A. Khajetoorians, M. Valentyuk, M. Steinbrecher, T. Schlenk, A. B. Shick, J. Kolorenc, A. I. Lichtenstein, T. O. Wehling, R. Wiesen-danger, and J. Wiebe: Tuning emergent mag-netism in a Hund's impurity, Nature Nano-technology 10 (2015) 958.
2014
7. I. Fina, X. Marti, D. Yi, J. Liu, J. H. Chu, C. Ray-an-Serrao, S. Suresha, A. B. Shick, J. Železný T. Jungwirth, J. Fontcuberta, and R. Ramesh: Ani-sotropic magnetoresistance in an antiferro-magnetic semiconductor, Nature Communica-tions 5 (2014) 4671.
2012
8. D. Daghero , M. Tortello, G.A. Ummarino, J.-C. Griveau, E. Colineau, R. Eloirdi , A.B. Shick , J. Kolorenc , A. I. Lichtenstein, and R. Caciuffo: Strong-coupling d -wave superconductivity in PuCoGa5 probed by point-contact spectrosco-py, Nature Communications 3 (2012) 786.
2011
9. B. G. Park, J. Wunderlich, X. Marti, V. Holy, Y. Kurosaki, M. Yamada, H. Yamamoto, A. Nishi-de, J. Hayakawa, H. Takahashi, A. B. Shick and T. Jungwirth: A spin-valve-like magnetore-sistance of antiferromagnet-based tunnel junction, Nature Materials 10 (2011) 347.
2001
10. A. B. Shick and W. E. Pickett: Magnetism, Spin- Orbit Coupling and Superconducting Pairing in UGe2, Phys. Rev. Letters 86, 300 (2001).

Projects

2024-2026
High-performance magnets with reduced content of "critical" rare-earth, The Czech Science Foundation
2018-2021
Spin and orbital magnetism of rare-earth dopants, The Czech Science Foundation
2015-2017
Optimization of graphene by an impurity doping: Theory and experiment, The Czech Science Foundation
2010-2014
Nanostructured actinide-based materials: Theory and experiment, The Czech Science Foundation
2009-2012
Magnetic anisotropy of nano-interfaces, The Czech Science Foundation

Prizes and
fellowships

2011-2013
Research fellowship of the European Commission, Institute for Transuranium elements (ITU), Karlsruhe, Germany
2002
The Otto Wichterle Award to promising young scientists of the Czech Academy of Sciences - category of Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences

Areas of expertise

Condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics)
Electronic Properties of Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces, Nanostructures, Etc.
Magnetism and strongly correlated systems
Spintronics

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