Phone: 616-331-2274
Fax: 616-331-3740
Dr.Richard Vallery (Chair)
valleryr@gvsu.edu

117 Padnos Hall of Science, 1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
Faculty Publications
(2003 - Present)
2012-2013:
  1. G.S. Uhrig and Kingshuk Majumdar, "Varied Perturbation Theory for the Dispersion Dip in the Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Quantum Antiferromagnet," To be published in EPJB (2013).
  2. Kingshuk Majumdar, D. Furton, and G. S. Uhrig, "Effects of ring exchange on the Neel phase of two-dimensional, spatially anisotropic, frustrated Heisenberg quantum antiferromagnet," Phys. Rev. B 85, 144420 (2012).
2010 - 2011:
  1. Kingshuk Majumdar, "The exotic physics of frustrated magnets,"  Desktop Engineering: Engineering on the edge (2011).
  2. Kingshuk Majumdar, "Spin-wave energy dispersion of a frustrated spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a stacked square lattice,"  J. Phys.: Condens. Matter  23, 116004 (2011).
  3. Kingshuk Majumdar, "Magnetic phase diagram of spatially anisotropic, frustrated spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a stacked square lattice," J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23, 046001 (2011).
  4. M. J. Rakovic, "A charged particle interacting with a stationary magnetic monopole: quantum mechanics based on the kinetic momentum operators," J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44, 475306 (2011).
  5. H. Zhao, C. L. Fu, M. Krcmar, and M. K. Miller, "Effect of strain on the stablization of oxygen-enriched nanoclusters in Fe-based allows, Phys. Rev. B 84, 144115 (2011).
  6. Zhou, X.E., K.M. Suino-Powell, Y. Xu, C.W. Chan, O. Tanabe, S.W. Kruse, R. Reynolds, J.D. Engel, and H.E. Xu. "The orphan nuclear receptor TR4 is a vitamin A-activated nuclear receptor,"  J Biol Chem 286(4): 2877-2885 (2011).
  7. Kingshuk Majumdar, "Second-order quantum corrections for the frustrated, spatially anisotropic, spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a square lattice," Phys. Rev. B 82, 144407 (2010).
  8. G. Mendonca, R. Lapa, J. Ricardo de Sousa, M. A. Neto, Kingshuk Majumdar, and T. Datta, "Ground-state phase diagram of the quantum J1-J2 spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on an anisotropic square lattice," J. Stat. Mech  Vol 2010, June, P06022 (2010).
  9. Kingshuk Majumdar and T. Datta, "Zero temperature phases of the frustrated J1-J2 antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg  model on a simple cubic lattice," J. Stat. Phys. 139, 714-726 (2010).
2003 - 2009:
  1. Kingshuk Majumdar and T. Datta, "Non-linear spin wave theory results for the frustrated S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a body-centered cubic lattice," J. Phys: Condens.  Matter  21, 406004 (2009).
  2. Kingshuk Majumdar, "von Neumann entropy and on-site localization for perpetually coupled qubits," Phys. Rev. B 79, 115134 (2009). Also published in the April 13, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
  3. M.K. Miller, C.L. Fu, M. Krcmar, D.T. Hoelzer, and C.T. Liu , "Vacancies as a constitutive element for the design of nanocluster-strengthened ferritic steals",  Front. Mater. Sci. China 2009, Vol. 3(1), pg. 9-14 (Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag, 2009). Also, the same article  in Shanghai Metals 30 (4), 1-6 (2008), in Chinese. 
  4. B. S. Ambrose, “Learning about student learning in intermediate mechanics: Using research to improve instruction,” Physics Education Research Conference-2009, ed. C. Henderson, M. Sabella, and C. Singh, AIP Conference Proceedings 1179, American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2009, pp. 3 – 6.
  5. W. Christian and B.S. Ambrose, “An introduction to the theme double-issue,” Am. J. Phys. 76, 293 – 295 (2008). (Introduction and guest editorial to the special theme issue of the American Journal of Physics published in conjunction with the 2008 Gordon Research Conference.)
  6. Xing-Qiu Chen, C. L. Flu, M. Krcmar, and G. S. Painter, "Electronic and Structural Origin of Ultraincompressibility of 5d Transition-Metal Diborides MB[sub 2] (M = W, Re, Os)," Phys. Rev. Lett. 10, Vol 100, 16 May 2008.
  7. Douglas Furton, "A Construction to Determine the Azimuths and Times of Sunrise and Sunset,"  Astronomy Education Review, Issue 1, Vol. 7, 2008.
  8. Denra Johnson, Peter Larson, Jerry Fluellen, Douglas Furton, and Stephanie Schaertel, “A Modular Raman Spectrometer for Solids,” The Chemical Educator, 25 February 2008.
  9. C.L. Fu, M. Krcmar, G.S. Painter, and Xing-Qiu Chen, "Vacancy mechanism of high oxygen solubility and nucleation of stable oxygen-enriched clusters in iron" , Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 225502 (2007). This article is also selected to appear Virtual Journal of Nano-science and Technology published by American Institute of Physics and American Physical Society (available in December 2007 issue).
  10. R.S. Aga, C.L. Fu, M. Krcmar, J.R. Morris, "Theoretical investigations of the effect of graphite layer spacing on the hydrogen adsorption", Phys. Rev.  B 76, 165404 (2007). This article is also selected to appear Virtual Journal of Nano-science and Technology published by American Institute of Physics and American Physical Society (available in October 2007 issue).
  11. C.T. Liu, C.L. Fu, M.F. Chrishlom, J.R. Thompson, M. Krcmar and X.-L. Wang, "Magnetism and solid solution effect in NiAl (40% Al) alloys", Progress in Materials Science, Volume 52, Issues 2-3, 352 (2007).
  12. M. Krcmar and C.L. Fu, "Comparative study of point defect structures of YAl2 and ZrCo2 Laves phase compounds by first-principles calculations", Intermetallics Journal 15, 20 (2007).
  13. M. Krcmar, C.L. Fu and J.R. Morris, "Structural transformations and improved ductility in ordered FeCo and ZrCo intermetallics", Advanced Intermetallics-based Alloys, Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposium Proceedings, Volume 980, 89 (2007).
  14. J. R. Morris, Y.Y. Ye, M. Krcmar and C.L. Fu, "The role of phase stability in ductile, ordered B2 intermetallics",  Advanced Intermetallics-based Alloys, Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposium Proceedings, Volume 980, 113 (2007).
  15. C.L. Fu and M. Krcmar, "Effects of magnetism, point-defect structure and ordering on structural stability of B2 FeCo intermetallics", Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 74, 174108 (2006).
  16. M. Krcmar, C.L. Fu, A. Janotti et al., "Diffusion rates of 3d TM solutes in nickel by First-principles calculations", Acta Materialia, Vol. 53, 2369 (2005).
  17. R. Ali, P. A. Neil, P. Beiersdorfer, C. L. Harris, M. J. Rakovi\'c, J. G. Wang, D. R. Schultz, and P. C. Stancil, "On the significance of the contribution of multiple-electron capture process to cometary X-ray emission, " ApJ 629, L125, 2005.
  18. B.S. Ambrose, "Investigating student understanding in intermediate mechanics: Identifying the need for a tutorial approach to instruction", Am. J. Phys. Vol. 72, 453459 (2004).
  19. Suino, K, Peng, L, Reynolds, R., Yong, L., Cha, J., Repa, J, Kliewer, S., Xu, E., "The Nuclear Xenobiotic Receptor CAR: Structural Determinants of Constitutive Activation and Heterodimerization", Molecular Cell, 2004, Volume 16, Number 6.  893 - 905.
  20. “Powder X-ray Diffraction of the Grain Components of Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites,” Douglas Furton, Kendra Hurt, and Abram Bos 2003, Astrophysics of Dust 2003 Conference Proceedings, May 2003.
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