Jonathan Lang
Physicist, Group Leader
Administrative Group
X-ray Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave
Building 432-B006
(630) 252-0122 • (630)327-9437 • email
Biography
My research interests have focused on developing instrumentation and techniques that employ the polarization properties of synchrotron radiation to probe magnetic systems. I have been particularly interested in applying these novel capabilities to probe the magnetic behavior of rare earth - transition metal compounds in extreme environments, such as high-magnetic and electric fields, high-pressures, and low temperatures.
Selected Publications
“Orbital Magnetism and Spin-Orbit Effects in the Electronic Structure of BaIrO3”,
M.A. Laguna-Marco, D. Haskel, N. Souza-Neto, J.C. Lang, V.V. Krishnamurthy, S. Chikara, G. Cao, and M. van Veenendaal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 216407 (2010).
“Element-specific probe of Ru magnetism and local structure in RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10”,
N.M. Souza-Neto, D. Haskel, J.C. Lang, O. Chmaissem, B. Dabrowski, and I. Felner, Phys. Rev. B 80, 140414 (2009).
“Breakdown of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer ground state at a quantum phase transition”,
R. Jaramillo, Y. Feng, J.C. Lang, Z. Islam, G. Srajer, P.B. Littlewood, D.B. McWahn, T.F. Rosenbaum, Nature 459, 405 (2009).
"Magnetic Structure of RuSr2GdCu2O8 Determined by Resonant X-Ray Diffraction,"
B. Bohnenbuck, I. Zegkinoglou, J. Strempfer, C.S. Nelson, H.-H. Wu, C. Schüßler-Langeheine, M. Reehuis, E. Schierle, Ph. Leininger, T. Herrmannsdörfer, J.C. Lang, G. Srajer, C.T. Lin, B. Keimer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 037205 (2009).
“Nature of Ho Magnetism in Multiferroic HoMnO3,”
S. Nandi, A. Kreyssig, L. Tan, J.W. Kim, J.Q. Yan, J.C. Lang, D. Haskel, R.J. McQueeney, and A.I. Goldman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 217201 (2008).
"Ferrimagnetism in EuFe4Sb12 due to the Interplay of f-Electron Moments and a Nearly Ferromagnetic Host,"
V.V. Krishnamurthy, J.C. Lang, D. Haskel, D.J. Keavney, G. Srajer, J.L. Robertson, B.C. Sales, D. G. Mandrus, D.J. Singh, and D.I. Bilc, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 126403 (2007) .
" Confirmation of quadrupolar transitions at the dysprosium L3 edge",
J.C. Lang, G. Srajer, C. Detlefs, H. König, X. Wang, B.N. Harmon, A.I. Goldman, and R.W. McCallum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 4935 (1995).
Education
Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 1993
B.S. Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; 1988
Experience
2006 - present: Group Leader Magnetic Materials, Advanced Photon Source
2001 - present: Physicist, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
1996-2001: Assistant Physicist, Experimental Facilities Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
1993-1996: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Experimental Facilities Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.
Awards and Honors
2009 APS supervisor of the year
2007- Present Scientific Director National Neutron X-Ray Scattering School
2006-Present Associate Editor, Review of Scientific Instruments