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Dr. Vadim V. Sikolenko

 

 

Berlin, Germany

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E-mail: vadim@sikolenko.net
           

URL: http://www.sikolenko.net

 

 EDUCATION

·      D.Sc. (Habilitation) in Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 2022

“Mutual influence of structure and magnetic properties of strong correlated electron systems: complementary application of neutron and synchrotron radiation scattering and μSR ”

·      Ph.D. in Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, 1995

“New pulse ion source for physics experiments”

·      M.Sc. in Physics, Moscow State University ,1988

“ Isotope effect in the Cu63-65 substituted YBCO-high-Tc superconductors”

TRAINING

2015 - Alfatraining , Berlin, Germany. Programming in Java (Certificate)

2008 - Paul Scherrer Institute , Villigen, Switzerland. School on EXAFS and advanced techniques

1995 - Laboratoire Leon Brillouin , Saclay, France. Work on ½ year training.    Neutron diffraction.

1993 - Oxford University. School on Neutron Scattering

1982 - Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research. Computer programmer in Fortran (certificate 4th degree)

 

EMPLOYMENT

since 2023 University Leipzig Research scientist in the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry

2020 - 2022 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Research scientist.

                               Responsible for the TOF-neutron spectrometr Epsilon at IBR-2 research reactor

2018 - 2019 Free University Berlin Research scientist at the Department of Physics.

                               Responsible for EXAFS spectrometr KMC-3 at BESSY source

2015 - 2020 Helmholtz Center Berlin in cooperation with Laboratotry of Neutron Physics Guest Scientist.

                               Research Scientist in Department of Structure and Dynamics

2013 – 2014 Helmholtz Center Berlin Research associate.

                               Co-responsible for E4 single crystal diffractometer and member of Department of Crystallography

2010 – 2013 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe followed the Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum , Potsdam. Research associate.

                               Co-responsible for EPSILON-MDS general purpose TOF neutron diffractometer (BMBF project, Finished in August 2013)

2008 – 2010 Paul Scherrer Institute , Villigen. Research associate in Laboratory of Neutron Scattering.

                               Responsible for DMC spectrometer

2003 – 2008 Hahn-Meitner-Institut , Berlin. Research associate.

                               Responsible for triple-axis spectrometer with polarization analysis E1 (2005 – 2008 )

                               Co-responsible for single crystal neutron diffractometer E4 (2003 – 2004),

1996 - 2002 – Research Scientist and Scientific Secretary of the Frank Laboratory of  Neutron Physics , Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (FLNP JINR), Dubna

                               Co-responsible for High resolution Fourier duffractometer HRFD

1992 - 1995 - Research associate, FLNP JINR

1988 - 1992 - Junior researcher, Superconductivity Division of the JINR

 

EXPERIENCE

General: Development of the magnetic caridiograph, based on SQUID-magentometer, ion and electron pulsed source for irradiation of materials. 7 years experience as a scientific secretary of the large scale international intergovermental user facility - Frank Laboratory for Neutron Physics. Responsibility for planning, reporting, international collaboration, organizing of meeting, workshops, scheduling of experimental facility, cooperation with scientific and industrial partners, representing of the facility at the different international conferences, public relations. Participating and coordination of some international scientific projects in the frame of BMBF, DFG, Helmholtz-RFBR, INTAS etc.

Instrumentation: Many years experience using different spectroscopical methods for study of physical properties of materials, such as complex transition metals oxides, multiferroic, cerium and uranium ternary compounds, high-Tc superconductors at extreme external conditions: low and very low temperature, high magnetic field, high pressure. Experiments on modern synchrotron radiation sources such as ESRF (EXAFS, XMCD, inelastic X-ray scattering, diffraction), DESY/Doris (EXAFS, diffraction), PSI/SLS (diffraction), HZB/BESSY (EXAFS), KIT/ANKA (diffraction) have been performed during last years.

SINQ source in PSI: Several years work as instrument scientist at the high intensity powder neutron diffractometer DMC dedicated to magnetic scattering experiments. Responsibility for the users service, instrument development and own scientific program.

BER-2 reactor in HMI: Several years work as instrument scientist at the single crystal neutron diffractometer E4  and than at the three-axis spectrometer with polarization analysis E1. Responsibility for the users service, instrument upgrade and development and own scientific program.

IBR-2 reactor in JINR: Co-responsible for the  High Resolution Neutron Fourier diffractometer HRFD. Responsibility for the users service, instrument development and own scientific program.

KIT: Responsible for assembling, construction and adjustment of the new high resolution time-of-flight neutron diffractometer EPSILON (BMBF project), developing and implementation a scientific program focusing on study of the magnetic and structural properties of novell materials by neutron (Epsilon) and synchrotron radiation techniques (ANKA-KIT, ESRF, BESSY).

Other facilities: Experiments at the neutron spectormeters in LLB (Saclay)

Scientific activity:

-         magnetism in strong correlated electron systems with perovskite-type structure

-         nature of the magetic phase transitions in uranium ternanry compounds

-         structural effects induced in materials, irradiated by pulsed electron beam

-         precise structure studies of high-Tc superconductors

Other activity:

Lecturer at the several schools for young scientists and specialists in HZB-Berlin and JINR-Dubna, scientific secretary and chairman of some international conferencies in the fields of using neutrons and synchrotron radiation in condenced matter physics Lectures for students and PhD students in Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Immanuil Kant Baltic University.

 

PERSONAL

Born: 9 September, 1965.

Married, 2 children.

Languages: Russian, English, German

Hobbys: travelling, running (halfmarathons), music (music school certificate), former instructor of rock climbing

 

RESEARCHER-ID: D-3869-2011

ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0001-5252-6870

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Scientific achivements

 

-         magnetism in complex oxides of transition metals :

 

Main publications  - 1st or last author (see details in the publication list):

- V.Sikolenko, E.Pomjakushina, S.Istomin JMMM 258-259 (2003), 300

- V.Sikolenko et al J.Phys.:Cond.Mat 16 (2004), 7313

- A.Sazonov, I.Troyanchuk, V.Sikolenko Cryst.Reports 51 (2006), 11

-A.Sazonov, I.Troyanchuk, D.Kozlenko, A.Balagurov, V.Sikolenko JMMM 302(2006), 443

-V.Sikolenko et al Cryst.Reports 51 (2006), S67

-V.Sikolenko et al JMMM 310 (2007), e181

-V.Sikolenko et al .Phys.:Cond.Mat 21 (2009), 436002

- V.Sikolenko et al J. of Surface Investigations, 2012

- V.Sikolenko et al J.Phys.:Condens.Matter, 2012

- V.Sikolenko et al Powder Duffraction, 2014

- V.Sikolenko et al Physics of the Solid States, 2014

- V.Sikolenko et al J.Phys.:Condens.Matter, 2015

- V.Sikolenko et al Powder Diffraction, 2015

- V.Sikolenko et al Mat.Chem.Phys, 2016

- V.Sikolenko et al J. of Surface Investigations, 2016

- V.Sikolenko et al J.Phys.:Conf.Ser., 2016

- V.Sikolenko et al Physica B, 2017

- V.Sikolenko et al Physics of the Solid States, 2018

- V.Sikolenko et al Physica B, 2018

- V.Sikolenko et al Physica B, 2018

- V.Sikolenko et al Phys.Rev.B, 2019

- V.Sikolenko et al J.of Surface Investigation, 2020

- V.Sikolenko et al Phys.Rev.B, 2021

 

-         nature of the magetic phase transitions in uranium ternanry compounds

We studied intermetallic ternanry compound UT2X2-type (T = 3d, 4d, 5d transition metal, in our studies – Pd, Fe, Ru, Ni, Cu, X = Ge, Si) with neutron scattering and µSR. We refine temperature dependence of magnetic phase transitions in U(Pd1-xFex)2Ge2 and showed that magnetic properties could not be explained in terms of the “f-d hybridization model” by modification of hybridization matrix element, but could be explained by RKKY-type indirect exchange interaction.

Main publications  - 1st or last author (see details in the publication list):

- V.Sikolenko et al JETP Letters 66 (1997), 647

- V.Sikolenko et al JMMM 210 (2000), 225

- V.Sikolenko et al J.Phys.:Cond.Mat 15(2003), 2825

- V.Sikolenko et al Physica B 350 (2004), 327

- V.Sikolenko et al Physica B 374-375(2006), 171


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