Jan Koláček
- born on 9th November 1949 in Prague
- 1972 graduated with honors at Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
- 1981 CSc. (analogous to PhD)
- 1977-1981 postgraduate studies, Institute of Physics CSAS, Prague
- 1981 - 1985 scientist, Institute of Physics CSAS
- 1985 - now senior scientist, Institute of Physics ASCR
Foreign stays
- 1990 - 4 months in National Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Instit. of Tech. Phys., China
- 1996 - 4 months in National Research Laboratory of Metrology, Tsukuba, Japan
- 2004 - 4 months in National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- 2005 - 1 months in TATA Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai,
and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
- 2006 - 3 months in National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- 2010 - 3 months in National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
Collaboration:
Member of the steering committee of the European projects:
- 1999 – 2003 : ESF program VORTEX
- 2003 – 2009 : ESF program AQDJJ (Arrays of Quantum Dots and Josephson Junctions)
- 2007 – 2012 : ESF program NES (Nanoscience and Engineering in Superconductivity)
- 2013 – 2016 : COST action MP1201 Nanoscale Superconductivity
Research topics
Theory
- theoretical study of vortex dynamics
- Hall voltage sign reversal
- electric field in superconductors
- extended Ginzburg-Landau theory
- Bernoulli Potential in Superconductors
- gigantic thermoelectrically induced magnetic flux
- influence of applied electric fields on the critical temperature of superconductors
Experiment
- construction of the equipment for the magnetic susceptibility measurements (awarded)
- FIR spectroscopy of magnetic garnets and hexagonal ferrites
- assembling and testing connection of the spectrophotometer Brucker IFS 113v with cryomagnetic system in National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Shanghai
- building laser based spectrophotometer FIRM
- experimental work on the spectrophotometer FIRM, including
- transmission of HTSC thin films
- cyclotron resonance in 2D electron gas
- magnetic phase transitions in yterbium iron garnet
- far infrared spectroscopy of superconducting NbN thin films
- rectified vortex motion in National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan