Education
1999 - 2004: Mgr. (M.Sc.) in Mineralogy-Crystallography, Charles University, Faculty of
Science, Prague
Since 2004: Ph.D. in Mineralogy, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Prague
2008: RNDr.
Research Interests
- mineralogy and crystallography of tellurides
- powder X-ray diffraction (Rietveld refinement, solution of crystal structures from powder diffraction data)
- experimental mineralogy (sillica glass tube technique)
- phase relations of systems containing Te
- materials science (thermoelectric materials)
- polyhedra modelling
Membership in Professional Societies
member of Czech and Slovak Crystallographic Association
Service to Scientific Community
- course "Structural Crystallography (2/1), Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague
Selected Papers
2009
Vymazalová, A., Laufek, F., Drábek, M., Haloda, J., Sidorinová, T., Plášil, J. (2009): Pašavaite, Pd3Pb2Te2, a new mineral from Norilsk-Talnakh Ni-Cu camp, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (1), 53-62.
Kamba, S., Savinov, M, Laufek, F., Tkac, O., Kadlec, C., Veljko, S., John, E. J., Suzbodh, G., Sebastian, M.T., Klementova, M., Bovtun, V., Pokorny, j., Goian, V., Petzelt, J. (2009): Ferroelectric and incipient ferroelectric properties of a novel Sr9-xPbxCe2Ti2O36 (x=0-9) ceramic system. Chemistry of Materials, 21, 811-819.
He, Q., Chen, W., Mukerjee, S., Laufek, F. (2009): Carbon-supported PdM (M = Au and Sn) nanocatalyst for the electrooxidation of ethanol in the high pH media. Journal of Power Sources, 187, 298-304.
Laufek, F.,Navrátil, j., Plášil, J., Plecháček, T., Drašar, Č (2009): Synthesis, crystal structure and transport properties of skutterudite-related CoSn1.5Se1.5.Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 479, 120-106.
Laufek, F.; Vymazalová, A., Navrátil, J., Drábek, M.,Plášil, J., Plecháček, T. (2009): Synthesis and crystal structure of PdSnTe. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 468., 69-72.
2008
Laufek, F., Navrátil, J., Goliáš, V. (2008): Synthesis and rietveld refinement of skutterudite-related phase CoSn1.5Te1.5. Powder Diffraction, 23, 15-19.
Kříbek, B., Sýkorova, I., Machovič, V., Laufek, F. (2008): Graphitization of organic matter and fluid deposited graphite in Palaeoproterozoic (Birmian) black shales of the Kaya-Goren greenstone belt (Burkina Faso, West Africa). Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 26, 937-958.
2007
Laufek, F.; Pažout, R.; Makovicky, E. (2007): Crystal structure of owyheeite, Ag1.5Pb4.43Sb6.07S14: refinement from powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction. European Journal of Mineralogy. 19., 557-566.
Buixaderas, E.: Kamba, S.; Petzelt, J.; Drahokoupil, J.; Laufek, F.; Kosec, M. (2007): Dialectric anisotropy in relaxor ferroelectric Pb0.775La0.15Zr0.4Ti0.6O3. Applied Physics Letters. 91..112909-1,112909-3.
Laufek, F.; Drábek, M. ;Skála, R.; Haloda, J.; Táborský, Z.; Císařová, I. (2007): Vavřínite, Ni2SbTe2,a new mineral species from Kunratice Cu-Ni sulfide deposit, Czech Republic.. Canadian Mineralogist. 45, 1213-1219.
Laufek, F.; Navrátil, J.;Plášil, J.; Plecháček, T. (2007): Crystal structure determination of CoGeTe from powder diffraction data. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 460, 155-159.
Laufek, F.; Vymazalová, A.;Plášil, J. (2007): Crystal structure and powder diffraction pattern of Pd73Sn14Te13. Powder Diffraction. 22., 334-339.
Laufek, F.; Sejkora, J.; Fejfarová, K.; Dušek, M.; Ozdín, D. (2007): The mineral marrucciite: monoclinic Hg3Pb16Sb18S46. Acta crystallographice E - Structure Reports Online. E63, I190-U55.
2006
Laufek, F.;Vymazalová, A.; Plášil, J. (2006): Powder X-ray diffraction study of synthetic
PdSn. Powder Diffraction. 21., 307-309.
Laufek, F.; Skála, R.; Haloda, J.; Císařová, I. (2006): Crystal structure of vanadinite:Refinement of anisotropic displacement parameters. Journal of the Czech Geological Society. 51. 3-4. .271-275.
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