Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski
Rafal Edward Dunin-Borkowski HonFRMS (born 3 August 1969) is a British experimental physicist. He is currently Director of the Institute for Microstructure Research (PGI-5) and the Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) in Forschungszentrum Jülich and Professor of Experimental Physics in RWTH Aachen University.
Rafal Dunin-Borkowski | |
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Born | Rafal Edward Dunin-Borkowski 3 August 1969 London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electron microscopy[1] |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Fresnel and high resolution techniques for the characterisation of ultrathin semiconductor layers (1994) |
Doctoral advisor | W M Stobbs[2][3] |
Website | www |
Education
Rafal Dunin-Borkowski was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in 1994 for research into semiconductors.
Research
His research involves the development of quantitative techniques in electron microscopy and has recently focused on the use of off-axis electron holography to study magnetic and electrostatic fields in nanoscale materials, thin films and devices. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Awards and honours
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society 2023.[18]
- European Research Council Synergy Grant 2019, jointly with S Blügel, M Kläui and T Rasing.[19]
- Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America 2015.[20]
- European Research Council Advanced Grant 2012.[21]
- Ernst Ruska Prize 2009, jointly with M R McCartney and T Kasama.[22]
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship 2000.[23]
- Several awards for Science as Art.[24][25][26]
Family
- His maternal grandfather was Stefan Soboniewski.
- His paternal grandfather was Sławomir Dunin-Borkowski.
- His first cousin once removed is Marek Trombski.
References
- Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Chevalier, J. P. (June 1996). "Dr W M Stobbs (1944-1996)" (PDF). Microscopy Microanalysis Microstructures. 7 (3): III–IV. doi:10.1051/mmm:01996007030R300.
- Hawkes, P. W. (June 2000). "Editorial: William Michael Stobbs (1944-1996)". Ultramicroscopy. 83 (3–4): 141–143. doi:10.1016/S0304-3991(00)00003-6.
- Zheng, F.; Rybakov, F. N.; Song, D.; Kovács, A.; Du, H.; Blügel, S.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (September 2021). "Magnetic skyrmion braids". Nature Communications. 12: 5316. arXiv:2104.01682. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.5316Z. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25389-7. PMC 8423765. PMID 34493719.
- Zheng, F.; Rybakov, F. N.; Borisov, A. B.; Song, D.; Wang, S.; Li, Z. A.; Du, H.; Kiselev, N. S.; Caron, J.; Kovács, A.; Tian, M.; Zhang, Y.; Blügel, S.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (June 2018). "Experimental observation of chiral magnetic bobbers in B20-type FeGe". Nature Nanotechnology. 13 (6): 451–455. Bibcode:2018NatNa..13..451Z. doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0093-3. hdl:10995/102012. PMID 29632400. S2CID 4749696.
- Wang, Z.; Tavabi, A. H.; Jin, L.; Rusz, J.; Tyutyunnikov, D.; Jiang, H.; Moritomo, Y.; Mayer, J.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Yu, R.; Zhu, J.; Zhong, X. (March 2018). "Atomic scale imaging of magnetic circular dichroism by achromatic electron microscopy". Nature Materials. 17 (3): 221–225. Bibcode:2018NatMa..17..221W. doi:10.1038/s41563-017-0010-4. PMID 29403052. S2CID 3465899.
- Zheng, F.; Li, H.; Wang, S.; Song, D.; Jin, C.; Wei, W.; Kovács, A.; Zang, J.; Tian, M.; Zhang, Y.; Du, H.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (November 2017). "Direct Imaging of a Zero-Field Target Skyrmion and Its Polarity Switch in a Chiral Magnetic Nanodisk". Physical Review Letters. 119 (19): 197205. arXiv:1706.06923. Bibcode:2017PhRvL.119s7205Z. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.197205. PMID 29219505.
- Jin, C.; Li, Z. A.; Kovács, A.; Caron, J.; Zheng, F.; Rybakov, F. N.; Kiselev, N. S.; Du, H.; Blügel, S.; Tian, M.; Zhang, Y.; Farle, M.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (June 2017). "Control of morphology and formation of highly geometrically confined magnetic skyrmions". Nature Communications. 8: 15569. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815569J. doi:10.1038/ncomms15569. PMC 5465359. PMID 28580935.
- Jia, C. L.; Mi, S. B.; Barthel, J.; Wang, D. W.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Urban, K. W.; Thust, A. (November 2014). "Determination of the 3D shape of a nanoscale crystal with atomic resolution from a single image". Nature Materials. 13 (11): 1044–9. Bibcode:2014NatMa..13.1044J. doi:10.1038/nmat4087. PMID 25242534.
- Midgley, P. A.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (April 2009). "Electron tomography and holography in materials science". Nature Materials. 8 (4): 271–80. Bibcode:2009NatMa...8..271M. doi:10.1038/nmat2406. PMID 19308086.
- Hofmann, S.; Sharma, R.; Wirth, C. T.; Cervantes-Sodi, F.; Ducati, C.; Kasama, T.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Drucker, J.; Bennett, P.; Robertson, J. (May 2008). "Ledge-flow-controlled catalyst interface dynamics during Si nanowire growth". Nature Materials. 7 (5): 372–5. Bibcode:2008NatMa...7..372H. doi:10.1038/nmat2140. PMID 18327262.
- Hÿtch, M. J.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Scheinfein, M. R.; Moulin, J.; Duhamel, C.; Mazaleyrat, F.; Champion, Y. (December 2003). "Vortex flux channeling in magnetic nanoparticle chains". Physical Review Letters. 91 (25): 257207. Bibcode:2003PhRvL..91y7207H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.257207. PMID 14754151.
- Tripp, S. L.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Wei, A. (November 2003). "Flux closure in self-assembled cobalt nanoparticle rings". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42 (45): 5591–3. doi:10.1002/anie.200352825. PMID 14639723.
- Harrison, R. J.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Putnis, A. (December 2002). "Direct imaging of nanoscale magnetic interactions in minerals". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99 (26): 16556–61. Bibcode:2002PNAS...9916556H. doi:10.1073/pnas.262514499. PMC 139182. PMID 12482930.
- Meyer, R. R.; Sloan, J.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Kirkland, A. I.; Novotny, M. C.; Bailey, S. R.; Hutchison, J. L.; Green, M. L. (August 2000). "Discrete atom imaging of one-dimensional crystals formed within single-walled carbon nanotubes". Science. 289 (5483): 1324–7. Bibcode:2000Sci...289.1324M. doi:10.1126/science.289.5483.1324. PMID 10958773.
- McCartney, M. R.; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; Scheinfein, M. R.; Smith, D. J.; Gider, S.; Parkin, S. S. (November 1999). "Origin of magnetization decay in spin-dependent tunnel junctions". Science. 286 (5443): 1337–40. doi:10.1126/science.286.5443.1337. PMID 10558984.
- Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.; McCartney, M. R.; Frankel, R. B.; Bazylinski, D. A.; Posfai, M.; Buseck, P. R. (December 1998). "Magnetic microstructure of magnetotactic bacteria by electron holography". Science. 282 (5395): 1868–70. Bibcode:1998Sci...282.1868D. doi:10.1126/science.282.5395.1868. PMID 9836632.
- "Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski awarded RMS Honorary Fellowship".
- "ERC Synergy Grant: 12 million euros for research into "magic" 3D nanostructures".
- "List of MSA Fellows".
- "Prestigious European Award for Jülich-Aachen Professor Rafal Dunin-Borkowski".
- "Ernst Ruska Prize of the German Society for Electron Microscopy".
- "Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski".
- "BBC – Manchester – In pictures – Visions of Science".
- Derbyshire, David (6 October 2004). "Telegraph newspaper online – Stunning photos of beasts and beauty". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- "Royal Microscopical Society - Previous scientific imaging competition winners".