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Curriculum Vitae
Dr.hab.phys. Juris Purans
Position/Job Title/Affilation:
Head of Thin Films Laboratory
Institute of Solid State Physics
University of Latvia
Educations:
Qualification of Professors of Universities in France
PhD Habil in Physics, Latvia University, Latvia
PhD in Physics, Latvia University, Latvia
Areas of Expertise:
Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry,
Thin Film Technology,
Synchrotron X-ray absorption
Representative publications:
- J. Purans et al., Local electronic structure rearrangements and strong anharmonicity in YH3 under pressures up to 180 GPa, Nature Communications 12 (2021) 1765.
- J. Purans et al., High power impulse magnetron sputtering of Zn/Al target in an Ar and Ar/O2 atmosphere: The study of sputtering process and AZO films, Surface & Coatings Technology 369 (2019) 156.
- J. Purans et al., The local atomic structure and thermoelectric properties of Ir-doped ZnO: hybrid DFT calculations and XAS experiments, J. Mater. Chem. C. 2021, 9, 4948.
Biography:
- Dr. habil. phys., Prof. Juris Purans is a head of Thin Films Laboratory (since 2017) and previously EXAFS Spectroscopy Laboratory (1993-2017).
- Since 2013 he is a full member of the Latvian Academy of Science.
- In 2001, 2005, 2008 he received a qualification of Professors of Universities in France, but in 2003-2005 - Prof. COC Universita' di Trento, 2005-2008 – Prof. University of France.
- J. Purans has 30-years of growing experience in the R&D of electrochromic, thermochromic, TCO thin films, HIPIMS magnetron sputtering and characterization of various materials including Synchrotron Radiation Facilities for x-ray absorption spectroscopy.
- J. Purans has published over 197 scientific papers (h-index=34, citation 2913 according publon WoS) and given numerous invited talks at international conferences.
- He received the prestigious LAS Awards "Latvian Science’s Top 10 Achievements" in 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 as well as Acad. E. Silina prize from LAS and "Fibonacci" prize in Italy;
- 2016 - Rome Intern. Center for Materials Science of Superstripes "Fibonacci" prize of Prof. A.Bianconi;
- 2019 - The award of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and Riga City Council.
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