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Martin Nikolo, Ph.D.

Professor
Physics

Office Hours

M,W: 2-2:30 p.m.

Education

B.S. in Physics, University of Virginia, 1984
M.E. in Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 1985
M.S. in Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1987
Ph.D. Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1991

Research Interests

  • Superconductivity
  • Magnetic measurements

Publications and Media Placements

1. Nikolo, M. and Goldfarb, R.B., 鈥淔lux creep and activation energies at the grain boundaries of Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors,鈥� Phys. Rev. B 39, 6615 (1989).

2. Nikolo M. and Goldfarb, R.B., 鈥淔lux creep activation energies in Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors,鈥� Proc. of the 6th Japan-US Workshop on High-Field Superconducting Materials and Standard Procedures for High-Field Superconducting Materials Testing, Boulder, Colorado, Feb. 22-24, 1989, 75, ed. K.Tachikawa, published by U. S. Department of Energy (1989).

3. Nikolo, M., 鈥淒ensity and texture dependence of grain coupling in sintered Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors,鈥� Physics and Materials Science of High Temperature Superconductors, Edited by R. Kossowsky, NATO ASI Series, Kluver Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, 711 (1990).

4. Nikolo, M., 鈥淧inning mechanisms and pinning sites in high-Tc superconductors-a review,鈥� Appl. Phys. Comm. 10, 1&2, 143 (1990).

5. Muller, K.H., Nikolo, M., and Driver, R., 鈥淔lux pinning at grain boundaries in Bi-(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O ceramic superconductors,鈥� Phys. Rev. B 43, 7976 (1991).

6. Muller, K.H., Nikolo, M., Savvides, N., and Driver, R., 鈥淎c susceptibility of high-temperature ceramic superconductors: critical state and creep at grain boundaries and in grains,鈥� Advances in Superconductivity III, Proceed. of the 3rd International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS鈥�90), November 6-9, 1990, Sendai, Japan, Springer-Verlag Tokyo 1991.

7. Nikolo, M., Kiel, W., Duan, H.M., and Hermann, A.M., 鈥淔lux creep activation energies in Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O crystals,鈥� Phys. Rev. B 45, 5641 (1992).

8. Nikolo, M. and Hermann, A.M., 鈥淗igh-field ac susceptometer design for single crystal measurements,鈥� Susceptibility of Superconductors and Other Spin Systems, edited by R. A. Hein, Plenum Press, New York, 553 (1992).

9. Missey, M.J. and Nikolo, M., 鈥淎c susceptibility of high-Tc superconductors as a function of temperature, ac magnetic field and its frequency鈥�, Proceedings of the 3rd Undergraduate Science Symposium at Argonne National Lab, Chicago, Nov. (1992).

10. Nikolo, M., 鈥淔lux dynamics in high temperature superconductors,鈥� Superconductor Science and Technology 6, 618 (1993).

11. Brown, S.E., Nikolo, M., and Wild, A., 鈥淣onlinear diffusion of magnetic flux into high-Tc superconductors鈥�, Proceedings of the 4th Undergraduate Science Symposium at Argonne National Lab, Chicago, Nov. (1993).

12. Nikolo, M., Stacey, L.M., and Missey, M.J., 鈥淐ritical state model and ac susceptibility of high temperature superconductors,鈥� Physica B 194-196, 1875 (1994).

13. Nikolo, M., 鈥淚ntergranular activation energies in Y1Ba2Cu3O7 bulk superconductors,鈥� Physica B 194-196, 2129 (1994).

14. Nikolo, M., Stacey, L.M., and Missey, M.J., 鈥淔requency and magnetic field dependence of the ac susceptibility peak in Y1Ba2Cu3O7,鈥� Appl. Physics Comm. 13, #1, 1 (1994).

15. Nikolo, M., 鈥淔lux creep intergranular activation energies in Y1Ba2Cu3O7 bulk superconductors 鈥� Appl. Physics Comm. 13 #2, 79 (1994).

16. Nikolo, M. and Missey, M.J., 鈥淔requency dependent flux dynamics: Flux creep hopping rate via ac susceptibility,鈥� Physica C, 235-240, 2899 (1994).

17. Nikolo, M. and Missey, M.J., 鈥淔requency dependent flux dynamics: Flux creep and ac susceptibility,鈥� Fourth Nordic Symposium on Superconductivity, May 25-28, 1994, Varberg, Sweden, 59, published by Chalmers University of Technology, and Goteborg University (1994).

18. Nikolo, M., 鈥淪uperconductivity: A guide to ac susceptibility measurements and ac susceptibility design,鈥� American. J. Physics, 63, 57 (1995).

19. Nikolo, M. and Missey, M. J., Flux dynamics at the grain boundaries of bulk Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors, Proceedings of 1994 Topical International Cryogenic Materials Conference on the Critical State in Superconductors. Oct. 24-26, Honolulu, Hawaii, ed. K. Tachikawa, World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 169-172 (1995).

20. Nikolo, M., Stacey, L.M. and Missey, M.J., 鈥淚nduced voltage magnetization waveforms and the spectral response at the grain boundaries of YBCO superconductors and the Critical State Model鈥�, Solid State Comm., 94, 997 (1995).

21. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淢agneto-transport properties, thermally activated flux flow and activation energies in Ba(Fe0.95 Ni0.05)2As2 and Ba(Fe0.94 Ni0.06)2As2 superconductors鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 27, Issue 9, 1983-1990 (2014).

22. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, E.S. Choi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淢agneto-transport properties and thermally activated 铿倁x 铿俹w in Ba(Fe0.91Co0.09)2As2 superconductor鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 27, Issue 10, 2231-2239 (2014).

23. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, E.S. Choi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淔lux dynamics, ac losses, and activation energies in (Ba0.6 K0.4)Fe2As2 bulk superconductor鈥�, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Vol. 178, 188-199 (2015).

24. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, E.S. Choi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淚nter and intra granular flux pinning properties in Ba(Fe0.91Co0.09)2As2 superconductor in ac and dc magnetic fields鈥�, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Vol. 178, 345-354 (2015).

25. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, E.S. Choi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淚nter- and intra-granular flux pinning in Ba(Fe0.91Co0.09)2As2 superconductors鈥�, Physics Procedia, Volume/Issue 67C, pp. 987-992 (2015).

26. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淔lux pinning and activation energies in Ba(Fe0.95 Ni0.05)2As2 and Ba(Fe0.94 Ni0.06)2As2 bulk superconductors鈥�, Physics Procedia, Volume/Issue 67C, pp. 993-998 (2015).

27. M. Nikolo, X. Shi, E.S. Choi, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淔requency dependent flux dynamics and activation energies in pnictide bulk (Ba0.56K0.44)Fe2As2 superconductor鈥�, Physics Procedia, Volume/Issue 67C, pp. 939-944 (2015).

28. M. Nikolo, J. Singleton, V. S. Zapf, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淚rreversibility line measurement and vortex dynamics in high magnetic fields in Ni- and Co-doped iron pnictide bulk superconductors鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 29, Issue 11, pp 2735-2742 (2016).

29. M. Nikolo, V. S. Zapf, J. Singleton, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淰ortex flux dynamics and harmonic ac magnetic response of Ba(Fe0.94 Ni0.06)2As2 bulk superconductor鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism Vol. 29, Issue 11, pp 2745-2752 (2016).

30. M. Nikolo, J. Singleton, D. Solenov, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淯pper critical and irreversibility fields in Ba(Fe0.95Ni0.05)2As2 and Ba(Fe0.94Ni0.06)2As2 pnictide bulk superconductors鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 30, Issue 2, 331-341 (2017).

31. M. Nikolo, J. Singleton, D. Solenov, J. Jiang, J.D. Weiss, E.E. Hellstrom, 鈥淯pper critical and irreversibility fields in Ba(Fe0.92Co0.08)2As2 and Ba(Fe0.91Co0.09)2As2 pnictide bulk superconductors鈥�, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 30, 561-568 (2017).

Honors and Awards

  • 2014: $25,000 President鈥檚 Research Fund Award.
  • 1994: 天美传媒制片厂 Young Researcher Award. This is a university-wide award presented by the President of 天美传媒制片厂.
  • Mark Missey and Martin Nikolo, 1992 student/faculty winner of the prestigious $2500 Council on Undergraduate Research Fellowship, one of 15 winners out of 160 student/faculty proposals from around the country.
  • Stephen Braun and Martin Nikolo, 1995 student/faculty winner of the prestigious $2500 Council on Undergraduate Research Fellowship, one of 15 winners out of over 200 student/faculty proposals from around the country.
  • Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia.
  • Referee for a number of scientific journals such as for Physica C, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Superconductor Science and Technology, and American Journal of Physics.
  • Invited talks at Oxford University and Imperial College in United Kingdom.
  • Several invitations to the Gordon Research Conferences. The primary criteria for attendance at a Conference are scientific accomplishment. Attendance is limited to about 100 participants from around the world. This is an expression of professional recognition by internationally renowned scientists.
  • 475 worldwide citations of research publications reported by Google Scholar.
  • Selected to chair a superconductivity session Q48 at the American Physical Society national meeting in Denver, Colorado, on March, 2014.
  • Referee for a number of scientific journals such as for Physica C, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Superconductor Science and Technology, and American Journal of Physics.
  • Invited talks at Oxford University and Imperial College in United Kingdom.
  • Several invitations to the prestigious Gordon Research Conferences. The primary criteria for attendance at the Conference are scientific accomplishment and merit. Attendance is limited to about 100 participants from around the world. This is an expression of professional recognition by internationally renowned scientists.
  • Several US universities (Harvard, Rice, University of Florida, etc.) use one of Nikolo's papers describing the theory and application of ac susceptibility measurements (American J. Physics, 63, 57 (1995)), as a key reference in their advanced undergraduate labs. Some professors described it as 鈥渢he clearest account of the measurement method available in the literature鈥�. Many researchers have cited it as a key reference in their ac susceptometer design. Nikolo is considered an authority on ac susceptibility measurements. Googling 鈥淢. Nikolo, ac susceptibility鈥� gives over 1200 results.

Community Work and Service

  • 1993-2017: Physics coordinator for the College Credit Program 1818. Nikolo visits 10-20 high schools each yea, develops assessment materials (including tests) for 1818 Program. 
  • 1995-1996: Faculty Council of the College of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997-1998: Curriculum Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences
  • 1999-2000: Chairman of the Faculty Affairs Committee, Parks College
  • 2000-2001: Chairman of the Faculty Affairs Committee, Parks College. Nikolo organized and prepared a review of teaching loads of all departments in Parks College.
  • 2001-2002: Chairman of the Faculty Affairs Committee, Parks College. Nikolo administered applications for sabbatical leaves and subsequent sabbatical reports.
  • In 2003, during the spring semester, Nikolo gave about 20 physics lectures to gifted children (IQ above 150) at Sperreng Middle School in the Lindberg school district.