PERSONAL
HISTORY
B.S./M.S. (with distinction) 1976, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1979, Inorganic
Chemistry and Crystallography, L'viv State University, Ukraine; Assistant
Professor, 1979-85, Associate Professor, 1985-94, L'viv State University,
Ukraine; Visiting Scientist, Ames Laboratory, 1989-90 and 1993-94; Ames
Laboratory and Iowa State University, 1995-present.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Synthesis, structure, experimental thermodynamics, physical and chemical
properties of novel binary, ternary and multicomponent intermetallic compounds
containing rare earth metals. Studies of the relationships between materials'
composition, structure and physical and chemical properties. Development
of advanced active and passive magnetic refrigeration materials. Physical
properties of ultra-pure rare earth metals. Anomalous behavior of 4f-electron
systems. Hydrogen storage alloys. Mechanochemical processing of materials.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
V.K. Pecharsky and P.Y. Zavalij
“Fundamentals of powder diffraction and structural characterization of materials,” Kluwer Academic, 714 p. (2003).
V.K. Pecharsky, A.O. Pecharsky, Yu. Mozharivskyj, K.A. Gschneidner, Jr., and G.J. Miller
“Decoupling of the magnetic and structural transformations in Er5Ge4,” Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 91, 207205/1 (2003).
A.O. Pecharsky, K.A. Gschneidner, Jr., V.K. Pecharsky, D.L. Schlagel, and T.A. Lograsso
“Phase relationships, structural, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of alloys in the pseudo-binary Er5Si4 - Er5Ge4 system,” Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter, Vol. 70, 144419/1 (2004).
H. Tang, V.K. Pecharsky, G.D. Samolyuk, M. Zou, K.A. Gschneidner, Jr., V.P. Antropov, D.L. Schlagel, and T.A. Lograsso
“Anisotropic giant magnetoresistance in Gd5Si2Ge2,” Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 93, 237203/1 (2004).
K.A. Gschneidner, Jr., V.K. Pecharsky, and A.O. Tsokol
“Recent developments in magnetocaloric materials,” (Invited review paper) Rep. Prog. Phys., Vol. 68, 1479 (2005).
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