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Dr. Klaus Koepernik

member of the Department of Theoretical Solid State Physics

Address: IFW Dresden
Helmholtzstraße 20
01069 Dresden
Germany
Office: +49 (0) 351 4659 360
Fax: +49 (0) 351 4659 490
Email: K.Koepernik@ifw-dresden.de



Degrees

  • Diplom-Physiker (1993, Universität Leipzig)
  • Dr. rer. nat. (PhD, 1997, TU Dresden)


Positions held

  • 4/2006-12/2006 guest at Max Planck Institute "Chemische Physik fester Stoffe"
  • since 5/2001 staff scientist, IFW Dresden
  • 11/1998- 3/2000 staff scientist, Max Planck Institute "Chemische Physik fester Stoffe"
  • 11/1996-11/1998 postdoc, Max Planck Institute "Physik komplexer Systeme"
  • 10/1993-10/1996 phd student, Max-Planck-Research-Unit "Theory of complex and correlated electron systems" at TU Dresden (Prof. H. Eschrig)


Research fields

  • density functional theory of the electronic structure of atoms, metals, and compounds
  • developement of the Full Potential nonorthogonal Local Orbital band structure code (FPLO)
  • (partially) disordered solids




Publications

  • 2006
    • A. Ormeci, K. Koepernik, H. Rosner,
      "First principles electronic structure study of Sc-II'',
      Phys. Rev. B 74 (10), 104119 (2006)
    • J. Geck, M. v. Zimmermann, H. Berger, S. V. Borisenko, H. Eschrig, K. Koepernik, M. Knupfer, B. Büchner,
      "Stripe correlations in Na0.75CoO2''
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 (10), 106403 (2006)
    • H. Rosner, D. Koudela, U. Schwarz, A. Handstein, M. Hanfland, I. Opahle, K. Koepernik, M. D. Kuz'min, K. H. Müller, J.~A.~Mydosh, M.~Richter,
      "Magneto-elastic lattice collapse in YCo5'',
      Nature Physics 2 (7), 469-472 (2006)
    • T. Chanier, M. Sargolzaei, I. Opahle, R. Hayn, K. Koepernik,
      "LSDA+U versus LSDA: Towards a better description of the magnetic nearest-neighbor exchange coupling in Co- and Mn-doped ZnO'',
      Phys. Rev. B 73 (13), 134418 (2006)
    • D. Kasinathan, J. Kunes, K. Koepernik, C. V. Diaconu, R. L. Martin, I. D. Prodan, G. E. Scuseria, N. Spaldin, L. Petit, T. C. Schulthess, and W. E. Pickett,
      "Mott transition of MnO under pressure: A comparison of correlated band theories'',
      Phys. Rev. B 74, 195110 (2006)
  • 2005
    • M. Sargolzaei, I. Opahle, M. Richter, K. Koepernik, U. Nitzsche, H. Eschrig
      "Magnetic properties of Co impurities in bulk Au: DFT calculations'',
      J. Magn. Magn. Mat., 290--291, 364-366 (2005)
    • H. Eschrig, M. Sargolzaei, K. Koepernik, M. Richter,
      "Orbital polarization in the Kohn-Sham-Dirac theory'',
      Europhys. Lett., 72 (4), 611-617 (2005)
    • I. Opahle, M. Richter, M. D. Kuz'min, U. Nitzsche, K. Koepernik, L. Schramm,
      "Calculated magnetocrystalline anisotropy of existing and hypothetical MCo5 compounds'',
      J. Magn. Magn, Mat. 290, 374-377, Part 1 Sp. Iss. SI (2005)
  • 2004
    • M. Richter, J. Rusz, H. Rosner, K. Koepernik, I. Opahle, U. Nitzsche, H. Eschrig,
      "Unconventional Metallic Magnetism in LaCrSb3'',
      J. Magn. Magn. Mat., Proc. 272--276, E251-E252 (2004)
    • I. Opahle, S. Elgazzar, K. Koepernik, P.M. Oppeneer,
      "Electronic structure of the Pu-based superconductor PuCoGa$_5$ and of related actinide-115 compounds'',
      Phys. Rev. B. 70 (10),104504 (2004)
    • L. Berbil-Bautista, T. Hänke, M. Getzlaff, R. Wiesendanger, I. Opahle, K. Koepernik, and M. Richter,
      "Observation of 5f states in U/W(110) films by means of scanning tunneling spectroscopy'',
      Phys. Rev. B 70, 113401 (2004)
  • 2003
    • H. Eschrig, K. Koepernik, I. Chaplygin,
      "Density functional application to strongly correlated electron systems'',
      J. Solid State Chem, 176 (2), 482-495, (2003)
  • 2001
    • H. Rosner, S.-L. Drechsler, K. Koepernik, R. Hayn, H. Eschrig,
      "Possibility of a spin-Peierls state in CuSiO3 from electronic structure theory",
      Physical Review B 63 (2001) Nr. 7, S. 73104/1-4.
    • A.M. Ionov, S. Danzenbaecher, S.L. Molodtsov, K. Koepernik, M. Richter, C. Laubschat,
      "Electronic structure of carbolite films",
      Applied Surface Science 175-176 (2001), S. 207-211.
    • S.-L. Drechsler, H. Rosner, S.V. Shulga, H. Eschrig, J. Freudenberger, G. Fuchs, K. Nenkov, K.-H. Müller, D. Lipp, A. Gladun, A. Kreyssig, K. Koepernik, P. Gegenwart, T. Chichorek,
      "Superconductivity in clean and disordered nonmagnetic borocarbides'',
      Physica C 341-348, 749-750 (2001)
    • H. Rosner, S.-L. Drechsler, K. Koepernik, I. Opahle, H. Eschrig,
      "Electronic structure and related properties of rare earth transition metal borocarbides - LDA bandstructure analysis'',
      NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Rare Earth Transition Metal Borocarbides (Nitrides): Superconducting, Magnetic and Normal State Properties, Dresden, 13.-18.6.00 , in:
      Proceedings: NATO Science Series, subseries II; K.-H. Mueller, V. Narozhnyi (eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 14, 71-82 (2001)
  • 2000
    • I. Opahle, K. Koepernik, H. Eschrig,
      "Full-potential band-structure calculation of iron pyrite",
      Computational Materials Science 17 (2000) Nr. 2-4, S. 206-210
    • H. Rosner, M. Divis, K. Koepernik, S.-L. Drechsler, H. Eschrig,
      Comment on "The electronic structure of CaCuO2 and SrCuO2",
      Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter 12 (2000) Nr. 26, S. 5809-5812
    • H. Rosner, S.-L. Drechsler, S.V. Shulga, K. Koepernik, I. Opahle, H. Eschrig,
      "Superconducting rare earth transition metal borocarbides",
      DPG-Jahrestagung "Arbeitskreis Festkoerperphysik", Regenburg, 22.-26.3.00, in:
      "Advances in Solid State Physics", Kramer, B. (ed), Vieweg, Braunschweig, 40, 713-728 (2000).
  • 1999
    • I. Opahle, K. Koepernik, H. Eschrig,
      "Full-potential band-structure calculation of iron pyrite",
      Physical Review B 60 (1999) Nr. 20, S. 14035-14041.
    • K. Koepernik, H. Eschrig,
      "Full-potential nonorthogonal local-orbital minimum-basis band-structure scheme",
      Physical Review B 59 (1999) Nr. 3, S. 1743-1757.
    • I. Chaplygin, R. Hayn, K. Koepernik,
      "Electronic Structure of the spin-1/2 chain compound MgVO3",
      Phys. Rev. B 60 (1999), R12557
    • J. Freudenberger, G. Fuchs, K.-H. Mueller, K. Nenkov, S.-L. Drechsler, A. Kreyssig, H. Rosner, K. Koepernik, D. Lipp, L. Schultz,
      "Diluted and concentrated isoelectronic substitutional effects in superconducting RxY1-xNi2B2C compounds",
      Journal of Low Temperature Physics 117 (1999) Nr. 5/6, S. 1623-1627.
    • S.-L. Drechsler, H. Rosner, S.V. Shulga, G. Fuchs, H. von Lips, J. Freudenberger, M.S. Golden, M. Knupfer, K.-H. Mueller, L. Schultz, J. Fink, G. Kaindl, H. Eschrig, K. Koepernik,
      "Electronic structure and superconductivity of nonmagnetic transition metal borocarbides",
      Journal of Low Temperature Physics 117 (1999) Nr. 5/6, S. 1617-1621.
    • S.-L. Drechsler, S.V. Shulga, K.-H. Mueller, G. Fuchs, J. Freudenberger, G. Behr, H. Eschrig, L. Schultz, M.S. Golden, H. von Lips, J. Fink, V.N. Narozhnyi, H. Rosner, P. Zahn, A. Gladun, D. Lipp, A. Kreyssig, M. Loewenhaupt, K. Koepernik, K. Winzer, K. Krug,
      "Superconducting rare earth transition metal borocarbides",
      Physica C 318 (1999), S. 117-126.
  • 1998
    • K. Koepernick, B. Velický, R. Hayn, H. Eschrig,
      "Analytic properties and accuracy of the generalized Blackman-Esterling-Berk coherent-potential approximation",
      Physical Review B 58 (1998) Nr. 11, S. 6944-6962.
  • 1997
    • K. Koepernik, B. Velicky, R. Hayn, H. Eschrig,
      "Self-consistent LCAO-CPA method for disordered alloys",
      Phys. Rev. B 55 (1997), S. 5717
    • M. Richter, M. Divis, J. Forstreuter, K. Koepernik, L. Steinbeck, H. Eschrig,
      "Calculation of the paramagnetic susceptibility and specific heat in UGa2 and UPd2Al3 from ab initio crystal field theory",
      Physica B 230-232 (1997), S. 519
    • M. Divis, M. Richter, J. Forstreuter, K. Koepernik, H. Eschrig,
      "Crystal-field and magnetism of RGa2 (R=Ce,Er) compounds derived from density-functional calculations",
      J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 176 (1997), L81