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RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
D. Vaknin, J. P. Koster, Z. W. Wang, J. Zarestky, J. Fernandez-Baca, and D. C. Johnston. “Magnetic neutron diffraction from the magnetic clusters in single crystal BaCuO2+x” Phys. Rev. B 57, 465 (1998).
P. A. Heiney, D. Gidalevitz, N. C. Maliszewskyj, S. Satija, D. Vaknin, and W. T. Ford “Multilayer formation in a hexacylen Langmuir film,” Chemical Communications, 1998 1483-1484.
J. Gallant, B. Desbat, D. Vaknin, and C. Salesse. “Polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy and x-ray reflectivity measurements of photosystem II core complex at the gas/buffer interface,” Biophys. J. 75, 2888-2899 (1998).
B. W. Gregory, D. Vaknin, J. D. Gray, B. M. Ocko, T. Cotton, and W. S. Struve. “Two-dimensional crystallization of phthalocyanine pigment at the air-water interface,” J. Phys. Chem. 103, 502 (1999).
D. Vaknin, J. L. Zarestky, J. E. Ostenson, B. Chakoumakos, A. Goni, P.J. Pagliuso, T. Rojo, and G. E. Barberis. “Weakly (x=0) and randomly (x=0.03) coupled Ising antiferromagnetic planes in LixFe1-xNiPO4 compounds,” Phys. Rev. B 60, 1100 (1999).
D. Vaknin, J. L. Zarestky, and L. L. Miller. “On the possibility of antiferromagnetic vortex cores in superconducting YBa2Cu 3O7-x,” Physica C 329, 109 (2000).
D. Vaknin and M. S. Kelley. “The structure of D-erythro-C18 ceramide at the air-water interface,” Biophys. J. 79, 2616 (2000).
D. Vaknin. “X-ray diffraction techniques to characterize liquid surfaces and monomolecular layers at gas-liquid interfaces,” http://xxx.lanl.gov/ps/cond-mat/0101142 (2001).
Publications in press, accepted and submitted
J. L. Zarestky, D. Vaknin, B. Chakoumakos, A. Goni, P.J. Pagliuso, T. Rojo, and G. E. Barberis. “Antiferromagnetism in Li3Fe3(PO4)3,” Magnetism Mag. Mater. (submitted).
D. Vaknin, L. L. Miller, M. Eshel, and A. Bino. “Magnetic molecules at the air/water interface,” J. Phys. Chem. B (submitted).
D. Vaknin, J. L. Zarestky, L. L. Miller On the possibility of antiferromagnetic vortex cores in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x, Physica C 329, 109 (2000).
B. W. Gregory, D. Vaknin, J. D. Gray, B. M. Ocko, T. Cotton, W. S. Struve Two-dimensional crystallization of phthalocyanine pigment at the air-water interface,
J. Phys. Chem. 103, 502 (1999).
D. Vaknin, J. L. Zarestky, J. E. Ostenson, B. Chakoumakos, A. Goni, P. J. Pagliuso, T. Rojo, G. E. Barberis Weakly (x=0) and randomly (x=0.03) coupled Ising antifermagnetic planes in LixFe1-xNiPO4 compounds, Phys. Rev. B 60, 1100 (1999).
D. Vaknin, J. P. Koster, Z. W. Wang, J. Zarestky, J. Fernandez-Baca, D. C. Johnston Magnetic neutron diffraction from the magnetic clusters in single crystal BaCuO2-x, Phys. Rev. B 57, 465 (1998).
D. Vaknin, L. L. Miller, J. L. Zarestky, D. C. Johnston. Elastic and quasielastic neutron scattering study of the spin 1/2 square lattice antiferromagnet Sr2CuO2Cl2
Physica C 274,331 (1997).
D. Vaknin, L. L. Miller, J. L. Zarestky. Stacking of the square-lattice antiferromagnetic planes of Ca2CuO2Cl2. Phys. Rev. B 56, 8351 (1997).
D, Vaknin, J. P. Koster, J. L. Zarestky, Z. R. Wang, J. A. Fernandez-Baca, D. C. Johnston. Magnetic neutron diffraction from the magnetic clusters in single crystal
BaCuO2+x.
Phys. Rev. B 57, 465 (1998).
D. Vaknin, J. L. Zarestky, J. E. Ostenson, B. C. Chakoumakos, A. Goni, P. J. Pagliuso, T. Rojo, G. E. Barberis. Weakly (x=0) and randomly coupled Ising antiferromagnetic planes in (Li1-3xFex)NiPO4. Phys. Rev. BÊ xxx (1999).
D. Vaknin. C60-amine adducts at the air-water interface: A new class of Langmuir monolayers Physica B221, 152 (1996).
D. Ducharme, D. Vaknin, M. Paulder, C. Salesse, H. Riegler, H. Möhwald Surface properties of valine-gramicidin A at the air-water interface Thin Solid Films90, 284 (1996).
B. W. Gregory, D. Vaknin, J. D. Gray, B. M. Ocko, P. Stroeve, T. M. Cotton, W. S. Struve. Two-dimensional pigment monolayer assemblies for light harvesting applications. 1. Structural characterization at the air/water interface with x-ray specular reflectivity and on solid substrates by optical adsorption spectroscopy J. Phys. Chem. 101, 2006 (1997).
B. W. Gregory, D. Vaknin, J. D. Gray, B. M. Ocko, P. Stroeve, T. M. Cotton. Two dimensional crystallization of phthalocyanine pigments at the air/water interface. J. Phys. Chem. 103, 502 (1999).