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doc. RNDr. Bohuslav Rezek, Ph.D.

Present position
Head of Physics department at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
Head of Laboratory of Functional Nano-Interfaces at the Department of Thin Films and Nanostructures, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Theme: Fabrication, characterization, and understanding of interfaces and nanostructures based on inorganic semiconductor materials (mainly silicon, diamond), organic molecules (organic dyes, proteins) and cells.


Education

2013 Habilitation in the field of applied physics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, doc. degree awarded in November 2013.
2011 JSPS Invitation Fellowship in the group of Dr. Yamasaki (host researcher Dr. Takeuchi) at the Energy Technology Research Institute (ETRI) of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan. Theme: Electronic configuration and thermal stability of diamond surfaces with various terminations.
2006-2011 Research team leader and Purkyně Fellow at the Department of Thin Films and Nanostructures, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Theme: Functional nano-interfaces of semiconductors and organic materials.
2004-2006 Research scientist at the Diamond Research Center of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan. Theme: Surface Functionalized Diamond Devices.
2002-2004 Research associate in Nanotechnology Group of Prof. Stemmer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich. Theme: Nanotechnology at liquid/solid state interfaces.
2001 Post-doctoral position in a group of Prof. Stutzmann at Walter Schottky Institut, Technische Universität München. Theme: Modification of diamond surfaces for sensors and electronic devices.
2001 Research scientist in a group of Dr. Kočka at the Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Theme: Silicon thin films for solar cells.
2001 RNDr. (rerum naturalium doctor) degree at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, awarded February 2001.
1998-2000 Research stays in a group of Prof. Stutzmann at the Walter Schottky Institut, Technische Universität München, for one year in total during this period. Theme: Development of large grain silicon thin films by the interference laser crystallization of amorphous silicon and their investigation by optical beam induced current technique with a sub-micrometer lateral resolution and with a special view to optical and electrical properties of grain boundaries.
1996-2000 Post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, finished by PhD. degree, awarded January 2001. (specialization: Electronics and vacuum physics) Theme: Study of charge transport in amorphous and microcrystalline silicon with lateral resolution in sub-micrometer regime.
1995 Cambridge First Certificate in English, grade A.
1996 Graduate studies at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, finished by Mgr. degree, awarded June 1996. (specialization: Physics of molecular and biological systems) Theme: Nanostructural composites of conducting organic materials with metals or semiconductors.

Main Research Areas
Characterization and modification of material properties by local probes (e.g. AFM). Nanotechnologies. Physics of materials. Macromolecular physics. Molecular and bio-interfaces. Photovoltaic solar cells. Opto-electronics.


Publication Activities

Author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals that were cited more than 2000 times. More than 40 publications in the last 3 years. Author or co-author of several patents (incl. 2 EU) and utility models. Author or co-author of many contributions in books and conference proceedings. Various invited talks at international conferences and seminars (>20).

Selected Publications: H Index 26 (Web of Science)

1. P. Galář, P. Malý, J. Čermák, A. Kromka, B. Rezek: Electrochemically grafted polypyrrole changes photoluminescence of electronic states inside nanocrystalline diamond films, J. Appl. Phys. 116 (2014) 223103, doi:10.1063/1.4903937, IF 2.183
2. J. Čermák, T. Yamada, M. Ledinský, M. Hasegawa, B. Rezek: Microscopically inhomogeneous electronic and material properties arising during thermal and plasma CVD of graphene , J. Mater. Chem. C 2 (2014) 8939-8948, doi:10.1039/C4TC01818D, IF 4.696
3. S. Stehlik, T. Petit, H. A. Girard, J.-C. Arnault, A. Kromka, B. Rezek: Surface-modified diamond and gold nanoparticles exchange charge and switch polarity with substrates, J. Nanopart. Res. 16 (2014) 2364-2374, doi:10.1007/s11051-014-2364-8, IF 2.183
4. J. Čermák, Y. Koide, D. Takeuchi, B.Rezek: Spectrally dependent photovoltages in Schottky photodiode based on (100) B-doped diamond, J. Appl. Phys. 115 (2014) 053105, doi:‎10.1063/1.4864420, IF 2.183
5. M. Ledinský, A. Fejfar, A. Vetushka, J. Stuchlík, B. Rezek, J. Kočka: Local photoconductivity of microcrystalline silicon thin films measured by conductive atomic force microscopy, phys. stat. sol. RRL 5 (2011) 373-375, doi:10.1002/pssr.201105413, IF 2.142
6. B. Rezek, J. Čermák, A. Kromka, M. Ledinský, P. Hubík, V. Cimrová, A. Fejfar: Synthesis, structure, and opto-electronic properties of organic-based nanoscale heterojunctions, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 6 (2011) 238, doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-238, IF 2.779
7. L. Ondič, K. Dohnalová, M. Ledinský, A. Kromka, O. Babchenko, B. Rezek: Effective extraction of photoluminescence from diamond layer with photonic crystal, ACS Nano 5 (2011) 346–350, doi:10.1021/nn1021555, IF 12.881
8. B. Rezek, J. Stuchlík, A. Fejfar, J. Kočka: Microcrystalline silicon thin films studied by atomic force microscopy with electrical current detection, J. Appl. Phys. 92 (2002) 587-593. doi:10.1063/1.1486032, IF 2.183