Mikhail Dyakonov
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Dyakonov–Shur plasma wave instability
Dyakonov–Voigt wave
Dyakonov surface waves
- Igor Diakonoff (father)
- Nina Dyakonova (mother)
Yakov Magaziner (grandfather)
Mikhail Dyakonov | |
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| Born | April 29, 1940 Leningrad, USSR |
| Known for | Dyakonov–Perel spin relaxation mechanism Dyakonov–Shur plasma wave instability Dyakonov–Voigt wave Dyakonov surface waves |
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| Relatives | Dmitry Dyakonov (brother) Yakov Magaziner (grandfather) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université Montpellier |
Mikhail (Michel) Dyakonov (born 1940 in Leningrad) is a Russian professor of physics at Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université Montpellier - CNRS in France.
His name is connected with several physical phenomena: Dyakonov–Perel spin relaxation mechanism, Dyakonov–Shur plasma wave instability. In 1971, together with V.I. Perel he predicted the Spin Hall Effect, which has become a field of intense studies.
He theoretically predicted a new class of surface electromagnetic waves, now called Dyakonov surface waves (DSWs) in 1988.[1][2] Unlike other types of acoustic and electromagnetic surface waves, the DSW's existence is due to the difference in symmetry of materials forming the interface. These waves are important at the interface of a biaxial anisotropic dielectric with an isotropic medium,[3] metamaterials[4] and they have also found use in terahertz applications.[5]
