CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM

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   Date of birth:  March 29, 1984
   Place of work:   Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
   Present position:  Leading Researcher
   Address:  Kengaraga street 8, LV-1063 Riga, Latvia
   Phone:  (+371) 67251691
   FAX:  (+371) 67132778
   E-mail:  Aleksandrs.Kalinkocfi.lu.lv
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EDUCATION

2001 - 2005
graduated from the University of Latvia, B.Sc. degree in Computer Science.
2005 - 2007
graduated from the University of Latvia, M.Sc. degree in Physics.
2008.05.26 - 2008.06.02
attended the Nordic and European Summer School "VUV and X-ray Research for the Future using FEL's and Ultra Brilliant Sources".
School Certificate.
2008.07.06 - 2008.07.15
attended the "CCP5 Methods in Molecular Simulation Summer School".
School Certificate.
2008.08.15 - 2008.08.23
attended the "7th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research 2008"
2009.03.12 - 2009.03.18
attended the "Condensed State Physics session of XLIII PNPI Winter school" (CSP 2009)
2009.05.18 - 2009.05.23
attended the Nordforsk Summer School "New methods using ultra-high brilliance sources for surface and cluster physics"
School Certificate
2010.03.15 - 2010.03.20
attended the "Condensed State Physics session of XLIV PNPI Winter school" (CSP 2010)
2010.03.29 - 2010.04.02
attended the Dissemination Workshop on "Simulation of Synchrotron Radiation Spectroscopies interpreted in the Framework of Multiple Scattering Approach: Theory and Applications"
Certificate
2010.08.27 - 2010.08.31
attended the A Joint International Summer School-Conference "Advanced Materials and Technologies" and "European Doctorate in Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials"
2011.02.27 - 2011.03.31
attended the Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems (HERCULES 2011)
School Certificate
2012
Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Latvia. Thesis title: "Interpretation of x-ray absorption spectra using molecular dynamics simulations"
2012.03.08 - 2012.03.16
attended the 32nd Berlin School on Neutron Scattering
School Certificate
2013
Ludvigs and Maris Jansons Prize for the best work in physics awarded by Latvian Academy of Sciences (Medal,Diploma)



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
  1. A.Kalinko, L.Grigorjeva, D.Millers, J.Grabis, W.Lojkowski, and C.J.Monty,
    Time-resolved luminescence in micro and nanostructure ZnO powders,
    Acta Metallurgica Slovaca 13 (2007) 113-116.
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  2. A. Kalinko, J. Fidelus, L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, C. Monty, A. Presz, and K. Smits,
    Blue luminescence in ZnO single crystals, nanopowders, ceramic,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 93 (2007) 012036 (8 pp.).
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  3. A. Kalinko, J. D. Fidelus, L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, C. J. Monty, A. Presz, and K. Smits,
    The luminescence properties of ZnO nanopowders,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 93 (2007) 012044 (6 pp.).
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  4. L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, J. Grabis, C. Monty, A. Kalinko, K. Smits, V. Pankratov, and W. Lojkowski,
    Luminescence properties of ZnO nanocrystals and ceramics,
    IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 55 (2008) 1551-1555.
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  5. L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, A. Kalinko, V. Pankratov, and K. Smits,
    Time-resolved cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence of nanoscale oxides,
    J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 29 (2008) 255-259.
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  6. A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, and R.A. Evarestov,
    Ab initio study of the electronic and atomic structure of the wolframite-type ZnWO4,
    Solid State Commun. 149 (2009) 425-428.
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  7. A. Kalinko and A. Kuzmin,
    Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy of zinc tungstate powders,
    J. Lumin. 129 (2009) 1144-1147.
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  8. R. A. Evarestov, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, M. Losev, and J. Purans,
    First-principles LCAO calculations on 5d transition metal oxides: electronic and phonon properties,
    Integr. Ferroelectrics 108 (2009) 1-10.
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  9. A. Kalinko, R. A. Evarestov, A. Kuzmin, and J. Purans,
    Interpretation of EXAFS in ReO3 using molecular dynamics simulations,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 190 (2009) 012080.
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  10. A. Anspoks, A. Kuzmin, A. Kalinko, and J. Timoshenko,
    Probing NiO nanocrystals structure by EXAFS spectroscopy,
    Solid State Commun. 150 (2010) 2270-2274.
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  11. A. Kalinko and A. Kuzmin,
    Static and dynamic structure of ZnWO4 nanoparticles,
    J. Non-Cryst. Solids 357 (2011) 2595-2599.
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  12. A. Kalinko, A. Kotlov, A. Kuzmin, V. Pankratov, A.I. Popov, and L. Shirmane,
    Electronic excitations in ZnWO4 and ZnxNi1-xWO4 (x=0.1-0.9) using VUV synchrotron radiation,
    Cent. Eur. J. Phys. 9 (2011) 432-437.
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  13. A. Kuzmin, A. Kalinko, and R.A. Evarestov,
    First-principles LCAO study of phonons in NiWO4,
    Cent. Eur. J. Phys. 9 (2011) 502-509.
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  14. C. Lenser, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, D. Berzins, J. Purans, K. Szot, R. Waser, and R. Dittmann,
    Spectroscopic study of the electric field induced valence change of Fe-defect centers in SrTiO3,
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13 (46) (2011) 20779-20786.
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  15. Ch. Lenser, A. Kuzmin, J. Purans, A. Kalinko, R. Waser, and R. Dittmann,
    Probing the oxygen vacancy distribution in resistive switching Fe-SrTiO3 metal-insulator-metal-structures by micro-x ray absorption near-edge structure,
    J. Appl. Phys. 111 (2012) 076101:1-3.
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  16. A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, R. Kalendarev, and A. Kuzmin,
    Atomic structure relaxation in nanocrystalline NiO studied by EXAFS spectroscopy: Role of nickel vacancies,
    Phys. Rev. B 86 (2012) 174114:1-11.
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  17. A. Kuzmin, A. Kalinko, and R.A. Evarestov,
    Ab initio LCAO study of the atomic, electronic and magnetic structures and the lattice dynamics of triclinic CuWO4,
    Acta Mater. 61 (2013) 371-378.
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  18. A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, R. Kalendarev, and A. Kuzmin,
    Probing vacancies in NiO nanoparticles by EXAFS and molecular dynamics simulations,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 430 (2013) 012027:1-4.
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  19. A. Kalinko and A. Kuzmin,
    Interpretation of EXAFS in scheelite-type AWO4 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) compounds using molecular dynamics simulations,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 430 (2013) 012075:1-4.
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  20. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, and J. Timoshenko,
    Effect of cobalt doping on the local structure and dynamics of multiferroic MnWO4 and Mn0.7Co0.3WO4,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 430 (2013) 012109:1-4.
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  21. A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, R. Kalendarev, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure relaxation in nanocrystalline Ni1-xO thin films,
    Thin Solid Films 553 (2014) 58-62.

  22. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev,
    Extended x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and first-principles study of SnWO4,
    Phys. Scripta 89 (2014) 044005 (5pp).

  23. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Analysis of EXAFS data from copper tungstate by reverse Monte Carlo method,
    Phys. Scripta 89 (2014) 044006 (6pp).

  24. A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure relaxation in nanosized tungstates,
    Solid State Commun. 183 (2014) 22-26.

  25. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev,
    X-ray absorption spectroscopy of Cu-doped WO3 films for use in electrochemical metallization cell memory,
    J. Non-Cryst. Solids 401 (2014) 87-91.

  26. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure and dynamics of wurtzite-type ZnO from simulation-based EXAFS analysis,
    Phys. Status Solidi (c) 11 (2014) 1472-1475.

  27. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Temperature dependence of the local structure and lattice dynamics of wurtzite-type ZnO,
    Acta Mater. 79 (2014) 194-202.

  28. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev,
    External pressure and composition effects on the atomic and electronic structure of SnWO4,
    Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 143 (2015) 627-634.

  29. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure of nanosized tungstates revealed by evolutionary algorithm,
    Phys. Status Solidi A 212 (2015) 265-273.

  30. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev, L. Nataf, F. Baudelet, T. Irifune,
    High-pressure x-ray absorption spectroscopy study of tin tungstates,
    Phys. Scr. 90 (2015) 094003 (5pp).

  31. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, I. Jonane, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure of multiferroic MnWO4 and Mn0.7Co0.3WO4 revealed by the evolutionary algorithm,
    Ferroelectrics 483 (2015) 68-74.

  32. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko,
    The use of x-ray absorption spectra for validation of classical force-field models,
    Z. Phys. Chem. 230 (2016) 537-549.

  33. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure of cobalt tungstate revealed by EXAFS spectroscopy and reverse Monte Carlo/evolutionary algorithm simulations,
    Z. Phys. Chem. 230 (2016) 551-568.

  34. D. Bocharov, M. Krack, A. Kalinko, J. Purans, F. Rocca, S.E. Ali, A. Kuzmin,
    Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of the Sc K-edge EXAFS of scandium trifluoride,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 712 (2016) 012009:1-4.

  35. J. Purans, S. Piskunov, D. Bocharov, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, S.E. Ali, F. Rocca,
    Local structure of perovskites ReO3 and ScF3 with negative thermal expansion: interpretation beyond the quasiharmonic approximation,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 712 (2016) 012013:1-4.

  36. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev, L. Nataf, F. Baudelet, T. Irifune, P. Roy,
    Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in α-SnWO4,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 712 (2016) 012122:1-4.

  37. A. Kuzmin, A. Kalinko, A. Anspoks, J. Timoshenko, R. Kalendarev,
    Study of copper nitride thin film structure,
    Latvian J. Phys. Tech. Sci. 53 (2016) 31-37.

  38. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Local structure of copper nitride revealed by EXAFS spectroscopy and reverse Monte Carlo/evolutionary algorithm approach,
    Phys. Scr. 91 (2016) 054003 (11pp).

  39. A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, P. Roy, R. A. Evarestov,
    Synchrotron-based far-infrared spectroscopy of nickel tungstate,
    Low Temp. Phys. 42 (2016) 552-555.

  40. A. Kuzmin, V. Pankratov, A. Kalinko, A. Kotlov, L. Shirmane, A. I. Popov,
    UV-VUV synchrotron radiation spectroscopy of NiWO4,
    Low Temp. Phys. 42 (2016) 543-546.

  41. S. Piskunov, P. A. Žguns, D. Bocharov, A. Kuzmin, J. Purans, A. Kalinko, R. A. Evarestov, S. E. Ali, F. Rocca,
    Interpretation of unexpected behavior of infrared absorption spectra of ScF3 beyond the quasiharmonic approximation,
    Phys. Rev. B 93 (2016) 214101:1-9.

  42. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Rumjancevs, J. Timoshenko, L. Nataf, F. Baudelet, T. Irifune,
    Effect of pressure and temperature on the local structure and lattice dynamics of copper(II) oxide,
    Phys. Procedia 85C (2016) 27-35.

  43. A. Kalinko, A. Bauer, J. Timoshenko, A. Kuzmin,
    Molecular dynamics and reverse Monte Carlo modeling of scheelite-type AWO4 (A=Ca, Sr, Ba) W L3-edge EXAFS spectra,
    Phys. Scr. 91 (2016) 114001 (9pp).

  44. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Rumjancevs, J. Timoshenko, L. Nataf, F. Baudelet, T. Irifune,
    Effect of pressure and temperature on the local structure and lattice dynamics of copper(II) oxide,
    Phys. Procedia 85 (2016) 27-35.

  45. J. Timoshenko, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Thermal disorder and correlation effects in anti-perovskite-type copper nitride,
    Acta Mater. 129 (2017) 61-71.

  46. A. Kuzmin, A. Anspoks, A. Kalinko, J. Timoshenko, L. Nataf, F. Baudelet, T. Irifune,
    Origin of pressure-induced metallization in Cu3N: an X-ray absorption spectroscopy study,
    Phys. Status Solidi B 255 (2018) 1800073:1-6.

  47. I. Jonane, A. Cintins, A. Kalinko, R. Chernikov, A. Kuzmin,
    Probing the thermochromic phase transition in CuMoO4 by EXAFS spectroscopy,
    Phys. Status Solidi B 255 (2018) 1800074:1-5.

  48. N. Ordás, E. Gil, A. Cintins, V. de Castro, T. Leguey, I. Iturriza, J. Purans, A. Anspoks, A. Kuzmin, A. Kalinko,
    The role of yttrium and titanium during the development of ODS ferritic steels obtained through the STARS route: TEM and XAS study,
    J. Nucl. Mater. 504 (2018) 8-22.

  49. I. Jonane, A. Cintins, A. Kalinko, R. Chernikov, A. Kuzmin,
    X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy of thermochromic phase transition in CuMoO4,
    Low Temp. Phys. 44 (2018) 434-437.

  50. G. Bakradze, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopy studies of tungstates solid solutions ZncNi1-cWO4 (c=0.0-1.0),
    Low Temp. Phys. 46 (2020) 1201-1205.

  51. B. Polyakov, E. Butanovs, A. Ogurcovs, S. Vlassov, M. Zubkins, I. Jonane, A. Cintins, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin, J. Purans,
    Understanding the conversion process of magnetron-deposited thin films of amorphous ReOx to crystalline ReO3 upon thermal annealing,
    Cryst. Growth Des. 20 (2020) 6147-6156.

  52. K.A. Cherednichenko, V.A. Mukhanov, Z. Wang, A.R. Oganov, A. Kalinko, I. Dovgaliuk, V.L. Solozhenko,
    Discovery of new boron-rich chalcogenides: orthorhombic B6X (X=S, Se),
    Sci. Rep. 10 (2020) 9277.

  53. J.M. Ribeiro, F.C. Correia, A. Kuzmin, I. Jonane, M. Kong, A.R. Goni, J.S. Reparaz, A. Kalinko, E. Welter, C.J. Tavares,
    Influence of Nb-doping on the local structure and thermoelectric properties of transparent TiO2:Nb thin films,
    J. Alloys Compd. 838 (2020) 155561.

  54. I. Jonane, A. Cintins, A. Kalinko, R. Chernikov, A. Kuzmin,
    Low temperature X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of CuMoO4 and CuMo0.90W0.10O4 using reverse Monte-Carlo method,
    Rad. Phys. Chem. 175 (2020) 108411.

  55. A. Kuzmin, J. Timoshenko, A. Kalinko, I. Jonane, A. Anspoks,
    Treatment of disorder effects in X-ray absorption spectra beyond the conventional approach,
    Rad. Phys. Chem. 175 (2020) 108112.

  56. D. Bocharov, A. Anspoks, J. Timoshenko, A. Kalinko, M. Krack, A. Kuzmin,
    Interpretation of the Cu K-edge EXAFS spectra of Cu3N using ab initio molecular dynamics,
    Rad. Phys. Chem. 175 (2020) 108100.

  57. G. Bakradze, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Evidence of dimerization of nickel ions in NiWO4 and ZncNi1-cWO4 solid solutions probed by EXAFS spectroscopy and reverse Monte Carlo simulations,
    Acta Mater. 217 (2021) 117171.

  58. I. Pudza, A. Anspoks, A. Cintins, A. Kalinko, E. Welter, A. Kuzmin,
    The influence of Zn2+ ions on the local structure and thermochromic properties of Cu1-xZnxMoO4 solid solutions,
    Mater. Today Commun. 28 (2021) 102607.

  59. F. C. Correia, J. M. Ribeiro, A. Kuzmin, I. Pudza, A. Kalinko, E. Welter, A. Mendes, J. Rodrigues, N. B. Sedrine, T. Monteiro, M. R. Correia, C. J. Tavares,
    The role of Ga and Bi doping on the local structure of transparent zinc oxide thin films,
    J. Alloys Compd. 870 (2021) 159489.

  60. I. Pudza, A. Kalinko, A. Cintins, A. Kuzmin,
    Study of the thermochromic phase transition in CuMo1-xWxO4 solid solutions at the W L3-edge by resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy,
    Acta Mater. 205 (2021) 116581.

  61. E. Butanovs, A. Kuzmin, S. Piskunov, K. Smits, A. Kalinko, B. Polyakov,
    Synthesis and characterization of GaN/ReS2, ZnS/ReS2 and ZnO/ReS2 core/shell nanowire heterostructures,
    Appl. Surf. Sci. 536 (2021) 147841.

  62. K. A. Cherednichenko, V. A. Mukhanov, A. Kalinko, V. L. Solozhenko,
    High-pressure synthesis of boron-rich chalcogenides B12S and B12Se,
    J. Alloys Compd. 898 (2022) 162874.

  63. G. Bakradze, A. Kalinko, A. Kuzmin,
    Chemical-state analyses of Ni, Zn, and W ions in NiWO4-ZnWO4 solid solutions by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,
    J. Phys. Chem. Solids 161 (2022) 110425.