RNDr. David Rafaja, CSc.

Office

1025, Ground floor, Ke Karlovu 5

Tel.

(02) 2191 1389, (02) 2191 1487

Fax

(02) 2491 1061

E-mail

rafaja@karlov.mff.cuni.cz

Curriculum vitae

• Born 27. 11. 1965 in Prague
• Graduated at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague - solid state physics - 1988
• Research fellow, Department of Semiconductor Physics - 1988
• Doctoral degree (RNDr.) - 1989
• Head of the X-ray laboratory - since 1992
• PhD. (CSc.) at the Charles University, Prague - 1993
• Scientist, Department of Semiconductor Physics - since 1995
• Habilitation - 1999

Professional profile

• X-ray powder diffraction
• X-ray scattering on ultra-thin films, magnetic multilayers and quantum dots
• Diffusion processes in solids

Stays abroad

• Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 1990 (3 months)
• Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 1992 (4 months)
• University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1993 (2 months)
• University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1994 (2 months)
• Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 1994/95 (3 months)
• Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 1996/97 (12 months)

Scientific societies

• Since 1988 - member of the Czech and Slovak Crystallographic Society
• Since 1996 - member of the scientific board of the Czech and Slovak Crystallographic Society

Conference organisation

• International conference X-ray and Neutron Analysis in Materials Science, Prague 1990, member of the organising committee.
• International conference X-ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Real Structure of Matter, Liptovsky Mikulas 1995, member of the organising committee.
• International conference European Crystallographic Meeting, ECM-18, Prague 1998, member of the organising committee.

Publications

Monographs

1. R. Kuzel, R. Cerny, D. Rafaja and V. Valvoda: The Seemann-Bohlin diffractometry: Methodological consideration and applications to PVD-deposited TiN coatings. Diffraction Methods in Materials Science, Ed. J. Hasek, New York: Nova Sci. Publishers (1992) 275-293.
2. W. Lengauer, H. Wiesenberger, M. Joguet, D. Rafaja and P. Ettmayer: Chemical Diffusion in Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides in: Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides: Preparation, Properties and Reactivity, ed. S.T. Oyama, Blackie Academic & Professional, London (1996), p. 91-106.

Selected papers

1. D. Rafaja, W. Lengauer and P. Ettmayer: Multiphase layer-growth kinetics in finite gas/solid diffusion couples, Acta Materialia, 44 (12) (1996) 4835.
2. D. Rafaja, V. Valvoda, R. Kuzel, A.J. Perry and J.R. Treglio: XRD characterisation of ion-implanted TiN coatings, Surf. Coat. Technology, 86/87 (1996) 302.
3. D. Rafaja, V. Valvoda, A.J. Perry and J.R. Treglio: Depth profile of residual stress in metal-ion implanted TiN coatings, Surf. Coat. Technology, 92 (1997) 135.
4. D. Rafaja, M. Chládek, V. Valvoda, M. Seddat, H. Lassri and R. Krishnan: Microstructure of Co-Ni/Au Multilayers Studied by XRD, Thin Solid Films, 292 (1-2) (1997) 61.
5. D. Rafaja, W. Lengauer, H. Wiesenberger and M. Joguet: Combined Refinement of Diffusion Coefficients Applied on the Nb-C and Nb-N Systems, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 29 (1998) 439.
6. D. Rafaja and W. Lengauer: Simulation of reaction diffusion using the FFD method, Modelling and Simul. Mater. Sci. and Eng., 6(2) (1998) 141.
7. D. Rafaja, W. Lengauer and H. Wiesenberger: Non-metal diffusion coefficients for the Ta-C and Ta-N systems, Acta mater., 46 (10) (1998) 3477.
8. D. Rafaja, W. Lengauer, P. Ettmayer and V.N. Lipatnikov: Rietveld analysis of the ordering in V₈C₇, J. Alloys Comp., JAC 269 (1998) 60.
9. D. Rafaja, V. Valvoda, T. Sikola and J. Spousta: Ab initio study of thin metallic and ceramic films, Thin Solid Films, 324 (1998) 198.
10. D. Rafaja and W. Lengauer: Simulation of the reactive diffusion processes in binary systems with finite geometry, Metal Physics and Advanced Technologies 21 (1) (1999) 81-85.

Invited lectures

• D. Rafaja and W. Lengauer: Modellierung von Mehrphasen-Diffusionsprozessen mittels MATLAB, Seminar MATLAB und SIMULINK - Entwicklung und Anwendungen, Technical University of Vienna, March 11, 1997.
• R. Jenkins, D. Taylor and D. Rafaja: Conclusions from the Intensity Round Robin, 47^th Annual Denver X-ray Conference, August 3-7, 1998, Colorado Springs, USA.
• D. Rafaja, J. Vacínová and J. Lhotka: X-ray analysis of thin films and multilayers, Euroseminar, November 22-27, 1998, Freiberg, Germany.
• D. Rafaja, R. Kuzel and V. Valvoda: Glancing Angle XRD Measurement on Metallurgical Coatings, XVIII^th International Congress and General Assembly, IUCr, August 4-13, 1999, Glasgow, UK.
• D. Rafaja and W. Lengauer: Concentration dependent diffusion coefficients in some binary carbides and nitrides, DifRea99, 14.-18. September 1999, Zakopane, Poland.