CURRICULUM VITAE

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Name: Frank Roelof de Boer

Dare of birth: 2-10-1938

Place of birth: Amsterdam

Address home: Geerdinkhof 31

1103 PP Amsterdam Zuidoost

The Netherlands

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work: Van der Waals-Zeeman Instituut

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Valckenierstraat 67

1018 XE Amsterdam

The Netherlands

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Education

1964.12 M.S., Mathematics and Physics, University of Amsterdam

1969.07 Doctor in Physics (Ph.D. Thesis: "Itinerant electron magnetism in the Ni3Al and Ni3Ga phases", University of Amsterdam)

Positions

1964.12 Staff member Department of Experimental Physics, University of Amsterdam

1987.07 Member Academic Committee State Key Laboratory of Magnetism, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1989.06-08 Visiting Scientist High Field Laboratory, Osaka University

1992.07 Professor Technical Physics (Materials Science), Univ. of Amsterdam

1996.03 Honorary Professor, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China

1994.10-1995.10 Vice-dean of Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Amsterdam

1995.10-1996.10 Member of Board of Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Astronomy

1996.10-1997.10 Head of Department of Experimental Physics, Univ. of Amsterdam

1997.07 Honorary Professor, Inst. of Metal Research, Shenyang, P.R. China.

2001.10 Honorary Professor, Jilin University, Changcun, P.R. China

2001.10 Honorary Professor, Harbin Inst. of Technology, Harbin, P.R. China

2002.08 Honorary Professor, Inner Mongolia Normal Univ., Hohhot, P.R. China

2003.10-present Advisor Materials Science Department, Van der Waals-Zeeman

Instituut, University of Amsterdam

2003.12-2004.05 Visiting Professor High Field Laboratory, Osaka University

2005.05-2006.07 Visiting Professor Department of Electronic Structures,

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

2006.11-2007.04 Visiting Professor High Field Laboratory, Osaka University

2007.08-2007.10 Visiting Professor Department of Electronic Structures,

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Other activities

Editor Physica B

Member Advisory Board of Chinese Physics

Member Advisory Board of Acta Physica Sinica

Member Academic Committee State Key Laboratory of Magnetism, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China

Member Advisory Board, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P.R. China

Scientific interests

Main research topics

A. Magnetic materials, with emphasis on hard-magnetic materials (magnetization, magnetic anisotropy, etc.)

B. Materials with giant magneto-resistance and giant magnetocaloric effect

C. Electronic properties of rare-earth and actinide compounds

- Instable moments in Ce and Yb compounds

- Magnetic and electronic structure of U compounds

D. Stability of intermetallic compounds (empirical theory)

Supervision of Ph.D. theses

Promotor or co-promotor of about 40 Ph.D. students

Publications

- (Co)author of about 680 publications in international scientific journals

- Book: "Cohesion in Metals" by F.R. de Boer, R. Boom, W.C.M. Mattens, A.R. Miedema and A.K. Niessen (Elsevier, 1988)

- Book: “Physics of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials” by K.H.J. Buschow and F.R. de Boer (Kluwer, 2002)


Brief description of past and current activities

Frank de Boer obtained in 1969 the doctors degree on a Ph.D. thesis in experimental physics, mainly based on the investigation of magnetic properties of metallic materials in high magnetic fields, and became a member of the scientific staff of the Natuurkundig Laboratorium that later became a constituting member of the WZI. In 1969, he became strongly involved in a semi-theoretical description of the stability of metallic alloy systems from an atomistic point of view. At the same time, the experimental investigation of the fundamental electronic and magnetic properties of intermetallic compounds based on rare-earth and/or transition metals, remained the most important part of the research programme of his group. In 1974, he became assistant group leader in the Materials Division of the Dutch Science Foundation FOM which, besides the universities, supplies essential support to the physics research in the Netherlands. In 1985, he became associate professor (UHD), and group leader in the organization FOM. In these years, the search for and the study of novel magnetic materials with potential application, for instance hard-magnetic materials for application in the production of permanent magnets, obtained a central position in the research programme. This application-oriented programme, in which later also high-magnetoresistance materials, applicable for instance in recorder heads, were investigated, was carried out in close co-operation with Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven, and with a number of other institutions in Europe, the United States, China and Japan. In 1992, De Boer became full professor of Technical Physics with specialization in Materials Science. At present, his research interests are focussed on the thermodynamics of alloy formation and on topics in the field of magnetism, primarily on magnetization processes in high magnetic fields, on hard-magnetic materials and on materials exhibiting a large magnetocaloric effect.

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Publication list since 1980

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deBoer F.R., On the Valence State of Rare-Earth Atoms in Transition-Metal Intermetallic Compounds, Journal of Metals (1980), 32, 12, 82-82

deBoer F.R., Boom R., Miedema A.R., Enthalpies of Formation of Liquid and Solid Binary-Alloys Based on 3D Metals .1. Alloys of Scandium, Titanium and Vanadium, Physica B & C (1980), 101, 3, 294-319

Dijkman W.H., deBoer F.R., deChatel P.F., Intermediate-Valence State of Ce in Pure and La-Substituted CeSn3, Physica B & C (1980), 98, 4, 271-281

Dijkman W.H., deBoer F.R., deChatel P.F., Magnetic-Behavior of Quasibinary Ce(In, Sn)3 Compounds, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1980), 15-8, JAN-, 970-972

Mattens W.C.M., deBoer F.R., Murani A.P., Lander G.H., Neutron Inelastic-Scattering Experiments on the Mixed-Valent Compound Ybcual, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1980), 15-8, JAN-, 973-974

Mattens W.C.M., Holscher H., Tuin G.J.M., Moleman A.C., deBoer F.R., Thermal-Expansion and Magneto-Volume Effects in the Mixed-Valent Compound Ybcual, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1980), 15-8, JAN-, 982-984

Miedema A.R., deChatel P.F., deBoer F.R., Cohesion in Alloys - Fundamentals of A Semi-Empirical Model, Physica B & C (1980), 100, 1, 1-28

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Aarts J., deBoer F.R., High-Field Magnetization of CeAl2 and (Ce,La)Al2, Physica B & C (1981), 107, 1-3, 381-382

Klaasse J.C.P., deBoer F.R., deChatel P.F., Systematics in Intermetallic Compounds Containing Intermediate-Valent Ytterbium, Physica B & C (1981), 106, 2, 178-194

Miedema A.R., deBoer F.R., Boom R., Predicting Heat-Effects in Alloys, Physica B & C (1981), 103, 1, 67-81

Niessen A.K., deBoer F.R., The Enthalpy of Formation of Solid Borides, Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides of Transition and Noble-Metals, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1981), 82, 1-2, 75-80

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deBoer F.R., Boom R., Miedema A.R., Enthalpies of Formation of Liquid and Solid Binary-Alloys Based on 3D Metals .2. Alloys of Chromium and Manganese, Physica B & C (1982), 113, 1, 18-41

Franse J.J.M., Frings P.H., deBoer F.R., Menovsky A., Beers C.J., Vandeursen A.P.J., Myron H.W., Arko A.J., Suppression of Spin Fluctuations in UAl2 in High Magnetic-Fields, Physical Review Letters (1982), 48, 25, 1749-1752

Lieke W., Rauchschwalbe U., Bredl C.B., Steglich F., Aarts J., deBoer F.R., Superconductivity in CeCu2Si2, Journal of Applied Physics (1982), 53, 3, 2111-2115

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Aarts J., deBoer F.R., Maclaughlin D.E., Si-29 Nuclear Magnetic-Resonance and Relaxation in the Paramagnetic State of CeCu2Si2, Physica B & C (1983), 121, 1-2, 162-168

Boom R., deBoer F.R., Niessen A.K., Miedema A.R., Enthalpies of Formation of Liquid and Solid Binary-Alloys Based on 3D Metals .3. Alloys of Iron, Physica B & C (1983), 115, 3, 285-309

Frings P.H., Franse J.J.M., deBoer F.R., Menovsky A., Magnetic-Properties of UxPtY Compounds, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1983), 31-4, FEB, 240-242

Mattens W.C.M., deBoer F.R., Niessen A.K., Miedema A.R., On the Valence State of Yb, Eu and Ce in Non-Transition Metal-Compounds, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1983), 31-4, FEB, 451-452

Niessen A.K., deBoer F.R., Boom R., deChatel P.F., Mattens W.C.M., Model Predictions for the Enthalpy of Formation of Transition-Metal Alloys .2, Calphad-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry (1983), 7, 1, 51-70

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Arons R.R., Heidel A., deBoer F.R., Magnetic Order and Crystal-Field Effects in the Ce Deuterides, Solid State Communications (1984), 51, 3, 159-162

Maclaughlin D.E., Tien C., Gupta L.C., Aarts J., deBoer F.R., Fisk Z., Nuclear-Quadrupole Resonance and Heavy-Fermion Superconductivity in CeCu2Si2, Physical Review B (1984), 30, 3, 1577-1579

Palstra T.T.M., Werij H.G.C., Nieuwenhuys G.J., Mydosh J.A., deBoer F.R., Buschow K.H.J., Metamagnetic Transitions in Cubic La(FexAl1-X)13 Intermetallic Compounds, Journal of Physics F-Metal Physics (1984), 14, 8, 1961-1966

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Aarts J., deBoer F.R., deChatel P.F., Consequences of An Electron Phonon Bound-State for Magnetization and Susceptibility in CeAl2, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1985), 49, 3, 271-276

Aarts J., deBoer F.R., deChatel P.F., Menovsky A., The Magnetic-Behavior of CePd3 at Low-Temperatures, Solid State Communications (1985), 56, 7, 623-626

Arons R.R., Heidel A., deBoer F.R., Magnetic-Ordering and Crystal-Field Effects in the Ce Deuterides, Journal of Applied Physics (1985), 57, 8, 3264-3264

Bredl C.D., Lieke W., Schefzyk R., Lang M., Rauchschwalbe U., Steglich F., Riegel S., Felten R., Weber G., Klaasse J., Aarts J., deBoer F.R., Specific-Heat and Thermal-Expansion of CeCu2Si2 at Low-Temperature, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1985), 47-8, FEB, 30-32

deBoer F.R., Klaasse J., Aarts J., Bredl C.D., Lieke W., Rauchschwalbe U., Steglich F., Felten R., Umhofer U., Weber G., Magnetization and Specific-Heat of CeAl3, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1985), 47-8, FEB, 60-62

Franse J.J.M., deBoer F.R., Frings P.H., Gersdorf R., Menovsky A., Muller F.A., Radwanski R.J., Sinnema S., Magnetic Transitions in Single-Crystal Ho2Co17 Studied in High Magnetic-Fields, Physical Review B (1985), 31, 7, 4347-4349

Murani A.P., Mattens W.C.M., deBoer F.R., Lander G.H., Neutron-Inelastic-Scattering Study of the Compound Ybcual, Physical Review B (1985), 31, 1, 52-58

Rauchschwalbe U., Baus W., Horn S., Spille H., Steglich F., deBoer F.R., Aarts J., Assmus W., Herrmann M., Magnetic-Properties of CeCu2Si2, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1985), 47-8, FEB, 33-35

Vankalkeren G., Vannassou H., deBoer F.R., Intermediate-Valence State of Yb in (Yb, Y)Cual, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1985), 47-8, FEB, 105-107

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deBoer F.R., Franse J.J.M., Louis E., Menovsky A.A., Mydosh J.A., Palstra T.T.M., Rauchschwalbe U., Schlabitz W., Steglich F., deVisser A., High-Magnetic-Field and High-Pressure Effects in Monocrystalline URu2Si2, Physica B & C (1986), 138, 1-2, 1-6

Sechovsky V., Havela L., deBoer F.R., Franse J.J.M., Veenhuizen P.A., Sebek J., Stehno J., Andreev A.V., Systematics Across the Utx Series (T=Ru, Co, Ni - X=Al, Ga, Sn) of High-Field and Low-Temperature Properties of Nonferromagnetic Compounds, Physica B & C (1986), 142, 3, 283-293

Vandeursen A.P.J., Schreurs L.W.M., deBoer F.R., Devroomen A.R., A Fermi-Surface Study of ZrZn2, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1986), 54-7, 1113-1114

Veenhuizen P.A., Vankalkeren G., Klaasse J.C.P., Menovsky A., Moleman A.C., deBoer F.R., Aarts J., On the Intrinsic Susceptibility of Iv-Cerium Systems, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1986), 54-7, 425-427

Weeber A.W., Bakker H., deBoer F.R., The Preparation of Amorphous Ni-Zr Powder by Grinding the Crystalline Alloy, Europhysics Letters (1986), 2, 6, 445-448

Weeber A.W., Vandermeer K., Bakker H., deBoer F.R., Thijsse B.J., Jongste J.F., The Preparation of Amorphous Ni-Zr Powder by Mechanical Alloying, Journal of Physics F-Metal Physics (1986), 16, 11, 1897-1904

Yang F.M., En K., Zhao X.C., deBoer F.R., Sinnema S., Magnetic-Properties of (Nd,Tb)16.7Fe75.5B7.8 Compounds, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1986), 124, 269-275

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deBoer F.R., Yingkai H., Demooij D.B., Buschow K.H.J., Magnetic-Properties of A Series of Novel Ternary Intermetallics (RFe10V2), Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1987), 135, 2, 199-204

deBoer F.R., Klaasse J.C.P., Veenhuizen P.A., Bohm A., Bredl C.D., Gottwick U., Mayer H.M., Pawlak L., Rauchschwalbe U., Spille H., Steglich F., CeCu2Ge2 - Magnetic Order in A Kondo Lattice, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1987), 63-4, 91-94

deBoer F.R., Heavy Fermions and Superconductivity - Preface, Physica B & C (1987), 147, 1, R9-R9

deVisser A., deBoer F.R., Menovsky A.A., Franse J.J.M., High-Field Transitions in URu2Si2 Observed by Magnetoresistivity and Magnetization Experiments, Solid State Communications (1987), 64, 4, 527-530

Grossinger R., Krewenka R., Kirchmayr H.R., Sinnema S., Yang F.M., Huang Y.K., deBoer F.R., Buschow K.H.J., Magnetic-Anisotropy in Pr2(Fe1-XCox)14B Compounds, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1987), 132, 2, 265-272

Henkie Z., Maslanka R., Oleksy C., Przystawa J., deBoer F.R., Franse J.J.M., High-Field Magnetization and Hall-Effect of U3Sb4 Single-Crystals, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1987), 68, 1, 54-60

Hien T.D., Tai L.T., Grossinger R., Krewenka R., deBoer F.R., Bekker F.F., Comparison of the Magnetic-Properties of Mm-Fe-B and Nd-Fe-B Compounds, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1987), 127, 111-116

Huang Y.K., Wu C.H., Chuang Y.C., Yang F.M., deBoer F.R., 1St-Order Magnetic Transition in (Nd,Pr)2Fe14B, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1987), 132, 2, 317-325

Kadowaki K., Vandermeulen H.P., Klaasse J.C.P., Vansprang M., Koster J.Q.A., Roeland L.W., deBoer F.R., Huang Y.K., Menovsky A.A., Franse J.J.M., Coexistence of Magnetism and High-Tc Superconductivity in GdBa2Cu3O7, Physica B & C (1987), 145, 3, 260-266

Lysak M., Reyes A.P., Cheng T., Vankalkeren G., Maclaughlin D.E., deBoer F.R., Temperature-Dependent Al-27 Quadrupole Splitting in Ybcual, Journal of Applied Physics (1987), 61, 8, 3186-3188

Sinnema S., Franse J.J.M., Radwanski R.J., Menovsky A., deBoer F.R., Temperature-Dependence of the Magnetic Transitions in Ho2Co17, Journal of the Less-Common Metals (1987), 127, 105-109

Sinnema S., Franse J.J.M., Radwanski R.J., Menovsky A., deBoer F.R., High-Field Magnetization Studies on the Ho2(Co,Fe)17 Intermetallics, Journal of Physics F-Metal Physics (1987), 17, 1, 233-242

Steglich F., Bredl C.D., deBoer F.R., Lang M., Rauchschwalbe U., Rietschel H., Schefzyk R., Sparn G., Stewart G.R., Phenomenology of Heavy Fermion Systems, Physica Scripta (1987), T19A, 253-259

Veenhuizen P.A., Yang F., Vannassou H., deBoer F.R., Magnetic-Properties and Electrical-Resistivity of (Ce,Y)Pd3 and Ce(Pd,Pt)3, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1987), 63-4, 567-571

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Booth J.G., deBoer F.R., Huang Y.K., High-Field Magnetization of Copper Substituted Feal Alloys with B2 Structure, Journal de Physique (1988), 49, C-8, 145-146

Bruck E., Vansprang M., Klaasse J.C.P., deBoer F.R., Magnetic Order in the Kondo-Lattice Compound Cepdln, Journal of Applied Physics (1988), 63, 8, 3417-3419