Jirák Zdeněk

RNDr., CSc.
Born March 28, 1945 in Hradec Králové

• Magnetism in solid state physics, neutron diffraction
• Member of Learned Society since 2003

Educational and professional preparation:

• 1963,  graduate,  academic  secondary  school,  Hradec Králové;
• 1963-1968, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University;
• 1973, CSc. Institute of Solid State Physics, CSAS;
• 1974, RNDr., FMP CU

Employment and academic positions:

• 1969-1973, doctoral studies, Institute of Solid State Physics CSAS;
• 1974-present, research scientist, Institute of Physics, AS CR (successor to Institute of Solid State Physics)

Membership and positions in international organizations and societies:

• Member, Committee for Coordination, Cooperation of Czech Republic with Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

Selected publications:

• Z. Jirák, S. Krupička, Z. Šimša, M. Dlouhá, S. Vratislav: Neutron diffraction study of Pr_1-xCa_xMnO₃ perovskites. J. Magn. and Magn. Mater. 53, 153-166 (1985)
• Z. Jirák, F. Damay, M. Hervieu, C. Martin, B. Raveau: Magnetism and charge ordering in Pr_0.5Ca_xSr_0.5-xMnO₃ (x = 0.09 and 0.5). Phys. Rev. B61, 1181-1188 (2000)
• Z.  Jirák,  J.  Hejtmánek,  K.  Knížek,  M.  Maryško,  E.  Pollert,  M.  Dlouha, S. Vratislav, R. Kuzel, M. Hervieu: Structure and magnetism in Pr_1-xNa_xMnO₃ perovskites
  (0 < x < 0.2). J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 250, 275-287 (2002)
• Z. Jirák: The representation analysis of cooperative Jahn-Teller ordering. Phys. Rev. B35, 5437-5445 (1987)
• Z. Jirák: A group-theoretical approach to the orbital ordering in crystals with Eg and T2g ions. Phys. Rev. B 46, 8725-8732 (1992)
• Z. Jirák, S. Vratislav, V. Bosácek: A neutron diffraction study of H,Na-Y zeolites. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 41, 1089-1095 (1980)
• A. I. Beskrovnyi, M. Dlouhá, Z. Jirák, S. Vratislav, E. Pollert: Neutron diffraction study of the modulated structure of Bi₂(Sr,Ca)₃Cu₂O₈₊g. Physica C 166, 79-86 (1990)
• M. M. Savosta, P. Novák, Z. Jirák, J. Hejtmánek, M. Maryško: Temperature Dependence of  ⁵⁵Mn NMR in Pr_0.7Ca_0.15Sr_0.15MnO₃ and Pr_0.7Ba_0.3MnO₃ Ferromagnetic Manganites. Phys. Rev. Letters 79, 4278-4281 (1997)
• M. M. Savosta, P. Novák, Z. Jirák: Charge density wave in La_0.84Sr_0.16MnO₃ revealed by ⁵⁵Mn NMR. Phys. Rev. B 67, 100411 (2003)
• Z. Jirák, J. Hejtmánek, K. Knížek, M. Maryško, C. Martin, A. Maignan, M. Hervieu:  The  magnetoresistive  behavior  of  Cr-doped  manganites  Pr_0.44Sr_0.56MnO₃. J. Appl. Phys. 93, 8083-8085 (2003)