Recent Publications

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2003

Structure-Function Relations in Self-Assembled C18- and C20-Sphingosines Monolayers at Gas/Water Interfaces.
D. Vaknin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(5), 1313-1318.(2003).[pdf]

Anomalous X-ray Reflectivity Characterization of Ions at Biomimetic Membranes.
D. Vaknin, P. Krüger and M. Lösche.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 178102, (2003).[pdf]

Amphiphilic hyperbranched polyesters with alkyl-terminated branches.

X. Zhai, S. Peleshanko, N. S. Klimenko, K. L. Janson, M. Ya. Vortman, V. V. Shevchenko, D. Vaknin, V. V. Tsukruk

Macromolecules 36, 3101, (2003).[pdf]

2002

Molecular Packing of Amphiphiles with Crown Polar Heads at the Air-Water Interface.
K. Larson, D. Vaknin, O. Villavicencio, D. McGrath and V. V. Tsukruk
J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 7246 (2002).[pdf]

Amphiphilic Hairy Disks with Branched Hydrophilic Tails and Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Core.

M. Lee, J.-W. Kim, S. Peleshanko, K. Larson, Y. S. Yoo, D. Vaknin, S. Markutsya and V. V. Tsukruk
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124, 9124 (2002).[pdf]

Weakly coupled antiferromagnetic planes in single-crystal LiCoPO₄.
D. Vaknin, J.L. Zaretsky, L.L. Miller, J.-P. Rivera and H. Schmid
Phys. Rev. B, 65, 224414 (2002). [pdf]

Microstructure of amphiphilic monodendrons at the air-water interface.
K. L. Genson, D. Vaknin, O. Villacencio, D. V. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk
J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 11277-11284 (2002).[pdf]

Spectroscopic and Structural Properties of Valine Gramicidin A in monolayers at the Air-Water Interface.
H. Lavoie, D. Blaudez, D. Vaknin, B. Desbat, B. M. Ocko and C. Salesse

Biophys. J. 83, 3558-3569 (2002). [pdf]

Structure of Rhodopsin in Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface: A PM-IRRAS and X-ray Reflectivity Study.
H. Lavoie, B. Desbat, D. Vaknin, and C. Salesse.
Biochemistry 41(45), 13424-13434 (2002).[pdf]

2001

Magnetic Molecules at the Air/Water Interface.
D. Vaknin, L. L. Miller, M. Eshel and A. Bino
J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 8014 (2001).[pdf]

X-ray Diffraction Techniques to Characterize Liquid Surfaces and Monomolecular Layers at Gas-Liquid Interfaces.
D. Vaknin.
Methods in Materials Research (E.N. Kaufmann, et al. eds.) pp. 10d.2.1-10.d.2.21. John Wiley & Sons, New York (2001).

Sphingomyelin at the air-water interface.
David Vaknin, Michael S. Kelley and Benjamin M. Ocko
J. Chem. Phys. 115, (2001).[pdf]

Synchrotron Studies of Amphiphiles with Crown Polar Heads at Air-Water Interfaces.
K. Larson, D. Vaknin, O. Villacicencio, D. McGrath, N. Stephenson, and V. V. Tsukruk.
Polymer Materials: Science & Engineering 85, 229 (2001).[pdf]

Antiferromagnetism in a-Li₃Fe₂(PO₄)₃.
J. L. Zarestky, D. Vaknin, B. C. Chakoumakos, T. Rojo, A. Goñi, and G. E. Barberis
J. Mag. Mag. Matt. 234, 401 (2001).[pdf]

Anomalous X-ray Reflectivity of Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface.
D. Vaknin, D. S. Robinson, P. Krüger and M. Lösche.
APS annual report 2001, available at: http://www.aps.anl.gov/apsar2000/vaknin1.pdf

2000

On the possibility of antiferromagnetic vortex cores in superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d.
David Vaknin, Jerel L. Zaretsky and Lance L. Miller
Physica C 329, 109 (2000).[pdf]

The Structure of D-Erythro-C18 Ceramide at the Air-Water Interface.
David Vaknin and Michael S. Kelley
Biophys. J. 79, 2616 (2000). [pdf]