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J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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Email: zdenek.herman@jh-inst.cas.cz
| Senior Research Fellow; Research Team Head | |
| J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (V. Čermák Laboratory) | |
| Professor of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague | |
| Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague | |
| Honorary Professor of Ion Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria | |
| Institute of Ion Physics, Techniker Str, 25, A-6020 Innsbruck | |
| Research Interests | |
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Dynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions Ion-molecule reactions Reactive scattering of ions Elementary collision processes of multiply-charged ions Ion-surface interactions |
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| Awards and Distinctions | |
| 1972, 1975, 1977, 1982 - Research Award, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences 1980 - Joint Prize of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of GDR for research in reaction dynamics 1980 - JILA Visiting Fellow (Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1987 - Special Award of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences 1989 - Marcus Marci Medal of the Czechoslovak Spectroscopic Society 1992 - Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (Germany) 1994 - E. Schrödinger Award of the Symposium on Atomic and Surface Physics (SASP) 1995 - Special Honorary Issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry to 60th birthday (J.Phys.Chem. 99, No.42, 1995). 2001 - JILA Visiting Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2003 - National Prize “Czech Intellect 2003” (Česká hlava 2003) 2006 - MOLEC Award 2006 (Award of the European Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions) 2009 - Special Issue Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Vol. 280, Nos 1-3, p. 1-240 (2009) (Honor Issue on the occasion of 75th birthday) 2009 - Dr. h. c. (Honorary Degree in Natural Sciences), Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck |
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| Recent publications | |
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193. A. Qayyum, Z. Herman, T. Tepnual, C. Mair, S. Matt-Leubner, P. Scheier, T.D. Märk: Surface induced dissociation of polyatomic hydrocarbon projectile ions with different initial internal energy content. J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 1-8 (2004). 194. Z. Herman: Surface collisions of small cluster ions at incident energies 10-102 eV. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 233, 361-371 (2004) 195. Z. Herman, A. Stamatovic, A. W. Castleman: Foreword to Special Issue of IJMS to honor T.D. Mark Int. J. Mass Spectrom, 233, ix-x (2004) 196. T. Tepnual, L. Feketeova, V. Grill, P. Scheier, Z. Herman, T.D. Märk: Surface collisions of formic acid cations HCOOH+ and DCOOD+ with hydrocarbon-covered stainless steel surface. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 244, 164-170 (2005) 197. Z. Herman, T.D. Märk: Collisions of hydrocarbon ions of energies 10-50 eV with carbon surfaces: Ion survival, dissociation, chemical reactions, scattering. in "Data for molecular processes in edge plasmas", I.A.E.A. TechDoc., I.A.E.A. Vienna 198. Z. Herman: Studies of hydrocarbon ion collisions with carbon surfaces at IPP.CR. EFDA Newsletter ,Vol 2005/3, p.7 (June 5, 2005) 199. N. Lambert, N. Kaltsoyannis, S.D. Price, J. Žabka, Z. Herman: Bond-forming reactions of dications with molecules: A computational and experimental study of the mechanisms for the formation of HCF2+ from CF32+ and H2. J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 2898-2905 (2006) (J. Troe Honorary Issue) 200. J. Jašík, J. Žabka, L. Feketeová, I. Ipolyi, T.D. Märk, Z. Herman: Collisions of slow polyatomic ions with surfaces: Dissociation and Chemical Reactions of C2H2+, C2H3+, C2H4+, C2H5+ and their deuterated variants C2D2+ and C2D4+ on room-temperature and heated carbon surfaces. J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 10208-10215 (2005). 201. Z. Herman, P. Španěl, M. Polášek, J. Roithová: Ion chemistry in the gaseous phase and in collisions with surfaces (in Czech) Czech J. Phys. 55, 591 (2005) 202. J. Roithová, Z. Herman, D. Schröder, H. Schwarz: Competition of proton- and electron transfers in gas-phase reactions of hydrogen-containing dications CHX2+ (X=F,Cl,Br,I) with atoms, non-polar and polar molecules. Chem. Eur. J. 12, 2465-2471 (2006) 203. J. Jašík, J. Roithová, J. Žabka, A. Pysanenko, L. Feketeová, I. Ipolyi, T.D. Märk, Z. Herman: Surface-induced dissociation of dications and cations: Collisions of dications C7H82+, C7H72+ and C7H62+ and a comparison with the respective cations C7H8+ and C7H7+. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 249-250, 162-170 (2006). 204. J. Jašík, J. Roithová, J. Žabka, R. Thissen, I. Ipolyi, Z. Herman: Dynamics of chemical and charge transfer reactions of molecular dication: VI. Reactions of C4H32+ with Kr, Xe, H2, N2, NO, NH3, C2H2 and CH4. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 255-256, 150-163 (2006). 205. R. Zahradník, Z. Herman: On lectures, lecturing and lecturers after 20 years (in Czech: O přenáškách, přednášení a přednášejících po dvaceti letech) Chem. Listy 100, 283-310 (2006). 206. J. Roithová, J. Žabka, Z. Herman, R. Thissen, D. Schröder, H. Schwarz: Reactivity of the CHBr2+ dication toward molecular hydrogen J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 6447-6453 (2006). 207. J. Horáček, Z. Herman: Physicist George Jiří Schulz (in Czech) Čs. čas. fyz. (Czech J. Physics) 56, 375 (2006). 208. L. Feketeová, T. Tepnual, V. Grill, P. Scheier, J. Roithová, Z. Herman, T.D. Märk : Surface-induced dissociation and reactions of cations and dications C7H8+/2+, C7H7+/2+, and C7H62+: Dependence of mass spectra of product ions on incident energy of the projectiles. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 265, 337-346 (2007) 209. A. Pysanenko, J. Žabka, F. Zappa, T.D. Märk , Z. Herman: Scattering of very slow (3-10 eV) hydrocarbon ions CD3+, CD4+, and CD5+ from room- temperature carbon (HOPG) surfaces Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 273, 35-47 (2008). 210. C.L. Ricketts, D. Schroeder, J. Roithova, H. Schwarz, R. Thissen, O. Dutuit, J. Zabka, Z. Herman, S.D. Price: Competition of electron transfer, dissociation and bond-forming reactions in the reaction of the of CO22+ dication with neutral CO2. Phys.Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 5135 (2008). 211. A. Pysanenko, J. Žabka, T.D. T.D. Märk , Z. Herman: Collisions of slow hydrocarbon ions CD4+, CD5+, C2D4+, and C2H5+_ with room temperature and heated tungsten surfaces Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 277, 229-235 (2008) 212. A. Pysanenko, J. Žabka, Z. Herman: Scattering of low energy (5-12 eV) C2D4+ ions from room temperature carbon (HOPG) surfaces Collection Czech Chem. Commun. 73, 755-770 (2008). 213. L. Feketeová, V. Grill, F. Zappa, N. Endstrasser, B. Rasul, Z. Herman, P. Scheier, T.D. Märk: Charge exchange, surface-induced dissociation and reactions of doubly-charged molecular ions SF42+ upon impact on a stainless stell surface: A comparison with surface-induced dissociation of singly-charged SF4+ molecular ions. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 276, 37-42 (2008). 214. P. Franceschi, R.Thissen, O. Dutuit, C. Alcaraz, H. Soldi-Lose,D. Bassi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, J. Žabka, Z. Herman, M. Coreno, M.de Simone: State-specific reactions and autionization dynamics of Ar2+ produced by synchrotron radiation Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 280, 119-127 (2009). 215. A. Pysanenko, J. Žabka, L. Feketeová, T.D. Märk , Z. Herman: Collisions of slow ions C3Hn+ and C3Dn+ (n=2-8) with room-temperature carbon surfaces: Mass spectra of product ions and survival probabilitiy of the projectile ions. Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 14, 335-343 (2008). 216. Z. Herman, V. Hanuš: Dr. Miroslav Ryska: Biographical Notes Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 14, v-vi (2008). 217. Z. Herman: Survival probabilities of slow ions in collisions with room-temperature and heated surfaces of carbon, tungsten, and beryllium in "Atomic and Molecular Data for Plasma Modelling", I.A.E.A. TechDoc., I.A.E.A. Vienna, 2009 218. L. Feketeová, J. Žabka, F. Zappa, V. Grill, P. Scheier, T. D. Märk, Z. Herman: Surface-induced dissociation and chemical reactions of C2D4+ on stainless steel, carbon (HOPG), and two different diamond surfaces. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (accepted) |
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