Associate scientist

Education & Employment


Brookhaven National Laboratory

Physicist

Upton, NY, 2015 - present

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Associate Physicist

Upton, NY, 2012 - 2015

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Assistant Physicist

Upton, NY, 2010 - 2012

Columbia University

Post-Doctoral Scholar

New York, NY, 2008 - 2010

Michigan State University

PhD in Physics

East Lansing, MI, 1996 - 2003
  • Advisor: Simon Billinge

Michigan State University

Graduate Research Assistant

East Lansing, MI, 1997 - 2003

Michigan State University

M.Sc in Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices

East Lansing, MI, 1999 - 2001

Michigan State University

M.Sc in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

East Lansing, MI, 1996 - 1999

University of Belgrade

B.Sc in Theoretical Physics

Belgrade, Serbia, 1991 - 1995

Publications

  1. Hongyao Xie, Emil S. Bozin, Zhi Li, Milinda Abeykoon, Soham Banerjee, James P. Male, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Christopher Wolverton, Simon J. L. Billinge, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis. "Hidden Local Symmetry Breaking in Silver Diamondoid Compounds is Root Cause of Ultralow Thermal Conductivity". Advanced Materials . Jun 2022 download doi
  2. Hongyao Xie, Emil S. Bozin, Zhi Li, Milinda Abeykoon, Soham Banerjee, James P. Male, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Christopher Wolverton, Simon J. L. Billinge, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis. "Hidden Local Symmetry Breaking in Silver Diamondoid Compounds is Root Cause of Ultralow Thermal Conductivity". Advanced Materials . Apr 2022 download doi
  3. R. J. Koch, R. Sinclair, M. T. McDonnell, R. Yu, M. Abeykoon, M. G. Tucker, A. M. Tsvelik, S. J. L. Billinge, H. D. Zhou, W.-G. Yin, and E. S. Bozin. "Dual Orbital Degeneracy Lifting in a Strongly Correlated Electron System". Phys. Rev. Lett. . 126 p. 186402 May 2021 download doi
  4. Long Yang, Robert J. Koch, Hong Zheng, John F. Mitchell, Weiguo Yin, Matthew G. Tucker, Simon J. L. Billinge, and Emil S. Bozin. "Two-orbital degeneracy lifted local precursor to a metal-insulator transition in {MgTi$_2$O$_4$}". Phys. Rev. B . 102 p. 235128 Dec 2020 download doi
  5. Tadesse A. Assefa, Yue Cao, Soham Banerjee, Sungwon Kim, Dongjin Kim, Heemin Lee, Sunam Kim, Jae Hyuk Lee, Sang-Youn Park, Intae Eom, Jaeku Park, Daewoog Nam, Sangsoo Kim, Sae Hwan Chun, Hyojung Hyun, Kyung Sook Kim, Pavol Juhas, Emil S. Bozin, Ming Lu, Changyong Song, Hyunjung Kim, Simon J. L. Billinge, and Ian K. Robinson. "Melt-front Dynamics in Polycrystalline Gold Thin Films". Science Adv. . 6 p. eaax2445 Jan 2020 download doi
  6. Bozin, E. S., Yin, W. G., Koch, R. J., Abeykoon, M., Hor, Y. S., Zheng, H., Lei, H. C., Petrovic, C., Mitchell, J. F., and Billinge, S. J. L.. "Local orbital degeneracy lifting as a precursor to an orbital-selective Peierls transition". Nature Commun. . 10 p. 3638 Aug 2019 download doi
  7. Koch, R. J., Bozin, E. S., Petrovic, C., Zhu, Y., Abeykoon, M., and Billinge, Simon J. L.. "Room temperature local nematicity in an iron-selenide superconducing sample". Phys. Rev. B., Rapid Communications . 100 p. 020501(R) July 2019 download doi
  8. Sandra H. Skjærvø, Quintin N. Meier, Mikhail Feygenson, Nicola A. Spaldin, Simon J. L. Billinge, Emil S. Bozin, and Sverre M. Selbach. "Unconventional order-disorder phase transition in improper ferroelectric hexagonal manganites". Phys. Rev. X . 9 p. 031001 Jul 2019 download doi
  9. Konstantinova, T., Wu, L., Abeykoon, M., Koch, R. J., Wang, A. F., Li, R. K., Shen, X., Li, J., Tao, J., Zaliznyak, I. A., Petrovic, C., Billinge, S. J. L., Wang, X. J., Bozin, E. S., and Zhu, Y.. "Photoinduced ultrafast dynamics of local nematicity and lattice distortions in {FeSe} crystals". Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Communication. Editor's suggestion. . 99 p. 180102 May 2019 download doi
  10. Yu, Runze, Bozin, Emil S., Abeykoon, Milinda, Sangiorgio, Boris, Spaldin, Nicola A., Malliakas, Christos D., Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., and Billinge, Simon J. L.. "Emphanitic anharmonicity in {PbSe} at high temperature and the anomalous electronic properties in the {PbX (X=S, Se, Te)} system". Phys. Rev. B . 98 p. 144108 Oct 2018 download doi
  11. Sangiorgio, Boris, Bozin, Emil S., Malliakas, Christos D., Fechner, Michael, Simonov, Arkadiy, Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Billinge, Simon J. L., Spaldin, Nicola A., and Weber, Thomas. "Correlated local dipoles in {PbTe}". Phys. Rev. Materials . 2 p. 085402 Aug 2018 download doi
  12. Guguchia, Z., Adachi, T., Shermadini, Z., Ohgi, T., Chang, J., Bozin, E., Rohr, F. von, Santos, A. M. dos, Molaison, J. J., Koike, Y., Wieteska, A. R., Frandsen, B. A., Morenzoni, E., Amato, A., Billinge, S. J. L., Uemura, Y. J., and Khasanov, R.. "Pressure tuning of structure, superconductivity and novel magnetic order in the {Ce}-underdoped electron-doped cuprate {T$^{'}$-Pr$_{1.3-x}$La$_{0.7}$Ce$_x$CuO$_4$ ($x = 0.1$)}". Phys. Rev. B . 96 p. 094515 Sep 2017 download doi
  13. Li, Lijun, Deng, Xiaoyu, Wang, Zhen, Liu, Yu, Abeykoon, Milinda, Dooryhee, Eric, Tomic, Aleksandra, Huang, Yanan, Warren, John B., Bozin, Emil S., Billinge, Simon J. L., Sun, Yuping, Zhu, Yimei, Kotliar, Gabriel, and Petrovic, Cedomir. "Superconducting order from disorder in {2H-TaSe$_{2-x}$S$_x$}". npj Quantum Mater. . 2 p. 11 Feb 2017 download doi
  14. Bozin, E. S., Huq, A., Shen, Bing, Clauss, H., Kwok, W. K., and Tranquada, J. M.. "Charge-screening role of c-axis atomic displacements in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6+x}$ and related superconductors". Phys. Rev. B . 93 p. 054523 (2016) download doi
  15. Ryu, H., Abeykoon, M., Bozin, E., Matsumoto, Y., Nakatsuji, S., and Petrovic, C.. "Multiband electronic transport in $\alpha$-Yb$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$AlB$_{4}$ (x = 0, 0.19) single crystals". J. Phys: Condens. Mat. . 28 p. 425602 (2016) download doi
  16. Wang, Aifeng, Graf, D., Wu, Lijun, Wang, Kefeng, Bozin, E., Zhu, Yimei, and Petrovic, C.. "Interlayer electronic transport in CaMnBi$_{2}$". Phys. Rev. B . 94 p. 125118 (2016) download doi
  17. Wang, Aifeng, Zaliznyak, I., Ren, Weijun, Wu, Lijun, Graf, D., Garlea, V. O., Warren, J. B., Bozin, E., Zhu, Yimei, and Petrovic, C.. "Magnetotransport study of Dirac fermions in YbMnBi$_{2}$ antiferromagnet". Phys. Rev. B . 94 p. 165161 (2016) download doi
  18. Xu, Zhijun, Schneeloch, J. A., Wen, Jinsheng, Bozin, Emil S., Granroth, G. E., Winn, B. L., Feygenson, M., Birgeneau, R. J., Gu, Genda, Zaliznyak, I. A., Tranquada, J. M., and Xu, Guangyong. "Thermal evolution of antiferromagnetic correlations and tetrahedral bond angles in superconducting {FeTe$_{1-x}$Se$_{x}$}". Phys. Rev. B . 93 p. 104517 (2016) download doi
  19. Bozin, E. S., and Billinge, S. J. L.. "Novel trends in pair distribution function approaches on bulk systems with nanoscale heterogeneities". Neutron News . 27 p. 27--31 Jul 2016 download doi
  20. Shatnawi, Mouath, Bozin, Emil S., Mitchell, J. F., and Billinge, Simon J. L.. "Non percolative nature of the metal-insulator transition and persistence of local Jahn-Teller distortions in the rhombohedral regime of La$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$". Phys. Rev. B . 93 p. 165138 Apr 2016 download doi
  21. Bozin, E. S., Zhong, R., Knox, K. R., Gu, G., Hill, J. P., Tranquada, J. M., and Billinge, S. J. L.. "Reconciliation of local and long-range tilt correlations in underdoped La$_{2-x}$Ba$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ ($0 \le x \le 0.155$)". Phys. Rev. B . 91 p. 054521 (2015) download doi
  22. Frandsen, Benjamin A., Bozin, Emil S., Hu, Hefei, Zhu, Yimei, Nozaki, Yasumasa, Kageyama, Hiroshi, Uemura, Yasutomo J., Yin, Wei-Guo, and Billinge, Simon J. L.. "Intra-unit-cell nematic charge order in the titanium-oxypnictide family of superconductors". Nat. Commun. . 5 p. 5761 (2014) download doi
  23. Lazarevic, N., Bozin, E. S., Scepanovic, M., Opacic, M., Lei, Hechang, Petrovic, C., and Popovic, Z. V.. "Probing {IrTe$_{2}$} crystal symmetry by polarized Raman scattering". Phys. Rev. B . 89 p. 224301 Jun 2014 download doi
  24. Chi, H., Kim, H., Thomas, J. C., Shi, G., Sun, K., Abeykoon, M., Bozin, E. S., Shi, X., Li, Q., Shi, X., Kioupakis, E., der Ven}, A. {Van, Kaviany, M., and Uher, C.. "Low-temperature structural and transport anomalies in {Cu$_{2}$Se}". Phys. Rev. B . 89 p. 195209 May 2014 download doi
  25. Knox, K. R., Bozin, E. S., Malliakas, C. D., Kanatzidis, M. G., and Billinge, S. J. L.. "Local off-centering symmetry breaking in the high temperature regime of {SnTe}". Phys. Rev. B . 89 p. 014102 Jan 2014 download doi
  26. Lei, Hechang,, Abeykoon, Milinda,, Wang, Kefeng,, Bozin, Emil S., Ryu, Hyejin,, Graf, D.,, Warren, B., J., and Petrovic, C.,. "Physical properties of {K$_x$Ni$_{2-y}$Se$_2$} single crystals". J. Phys: Condens. Mat. . 26 p. 015701 TEMPLE CIRCUS, TEMPLE WAY, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLAND Jan 2014 download doi
  27. Abeykoon, Milinda, Bozin, Emil S., Gu, Genda, Hill, John, Tranquada, John, and Billinge, Simon J. L.. "Evidence for short-range-ordered charge stripes far above the charge-ordering transition in {La$_{1.67}$Sr$_{0.33}$NiO$_4$}". Phys. Rev. Lett. . 111 p. 096404 (2013) download doi
  28. Antic, B., Perovic, M., Kremenovic, A., Blanusa, J., Spasojevic, V., Vulic, P., Bessais, L., and Bozin, E. S.. "An integrated study of thermal treatment effects on the microstructure and magnetic properties of {Zn} ferrite nanoparticles". J. Phys: Condens. Mat. . 25 p. 086001 (2013) download doi
  29. Gretarsson, H., Clancy, J. P., Liu, X., Hill, J. P., Bozin, E. S., Singh, Y., Manni, S., Gegenwart, P., Kim, J. H., Said, A. H., Casa, D., Gog, T., Upton, M. H., Kim, H. -S., Yu, J., Katukuri, V. M., Hozoi, L., den Brink, J. van, and Kim, Y. -J.. "Crystal-Field Splitting and Correlation Effect on the Electronic Structure of {A$_{2}$IrO$_{3}$}". Phys. Rev. Lett. . 110 p. 076402 (2013) download doi
  30. Lei, Hechang, Wang, Kefeng, Abeykoon, Milinda, Bozin, Emil S., and Petrovic, Cedomir. "New layered fluorosulfide {SrFBiS$_{2}$}". Inorg. Chem. . 52 p. 10685-10689 (2013) download doi
  31. Sanchez, S. I., Small, M. W., Bozin, E. S., Wen, J. -G., Zuo, J. -M., and Nuzzo, R. G.. "Metastability and Structural Polymorphism in Noble Metals: The Role of Composition and Metal Atom Coordination in Mono- and Bimetallic Nanoclusters". ACS Nano. . 7 p. 1542 (2013) download doi
  32. {Vucinic-Vasic}, M., Bozin, E. S., Bessais, L., Stojanovic, G., {Kozmidis-Luburic}, U., Abeykoon, M., Jancar, B., Meden, A., Kremenovic, A., and Antic, B.. "Thermal evolution of cation distribution/crystallite size and their correlation with the magnetic state of {Yb}-substituted zinc ferrite nanoparticles". J. Phys. Chem. C . 117 p. 12358-12365 (2013) download doi
  33. Knox, K. R., Abeykoon, A. M. M., Zheng, H., Yin, W. -G., Tsvelik, A. M., Mitchell, J. F., Billinge, S. J. L., and Bozin, E. S.. "Local structural evidence for strong electronic correlations in spinel {LiRh$_{2}$O$_{4}$}". Phys. Rev. B . 88 p. 174114 Nov 2013 download doi
  34. Jie, Q., Hu, R. W., Bozin, E. S., Llobet, A., Zaliznyak, I., Petrovic, C., and Li, Q.. "Electronic thermoelectric power factor and Metal - Insulator transition in {FeSb$_{2}$}". Phys. Rev. B . 86 p. 115121 (2012) download doi
  35. Lazarevic, N., Abeykoon, M., Stephens, P. W., Lei, H. C., Bozin, E. S., Petrovic, C., and Popovic, Z. V.. "Vacancy-induced nanoscale phase separation in {K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2}$} single crystals evidenced by {Raman} scattering and powder x-ray diffraction". Phys. Rev. B . 86 p. 054503 (2012) download doi
  36. Lei, H. C., Bozin, E. S., Llobet, A., Ivanovski, V., Koteski, V., {Belosevic-Cavor}, J., Cekic, B., and Petrovic, C.. "Frustrated magnetism in {La$_{2}$O$_{3}$(Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x}$)$_{2}$Se$_{2}$} tuned by {Fe/Mn} ratio". Phys. Rev. B . 86 p. 125122 (2012) download doi
  37. Lei, H. C., Wang, K. F., Hu, R. W., Ryu, H. J., Abeykoon, M., Bozin, E. S., and Petrovic, C.. "Iron chalcogenide superconductors at high magnetic fields". Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. . 13 p. 054305 (2012) download doi
  38. Hu, Rongwei, Lei, Hechang, Abeykoon, Milinda, Bozin, Emil S., Billinge, Simon J. L., Warren, J. B., Siegrist, Theo, and Petrovic, C.. "Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetism of {beta-Fe$_{1.00(2)}$Se$_{1.00(3)}$} single crystals". Phys. Rev. B . 83 p. 224502 (2011) download doi
  39. Kremenovic, A., Antic, B., Blanusa, J., Comor, M., Colomban, P., Mazerolles, L., and Bozin, E. S.. "Heterogeneity and Disorder in {Ti$_{1-x}$Fe$_{y}$O$_{2-d}$} Nanocrystal Rutile-Based Flowerlike Aggregates: Detection of Anatase". J. Phys. Chem. C . 115 p. 4395 (2011) download doi
  40. Lei, Hechang, Abeykoon, Milinda, Bozin, Emil S., and Petrovic, C.. "Spin-glass behavior of semiconducting {K$_x$Fe$_{2-y}$S$_{2}$}". Phys. Rev. B . 83 p. 180503 (2011) download doi
  41. Lei, Hechang, Bozin, Emil S., Wang, Kefeng, and Petrovic, C.. "Antiferromagnetism in semiconducting {KFe$_{0.85}$Ag$_{1.15}$Te$_{2}$} single crystals". Phys. Rev. B . 84 p. 060506 (2011) download doi
  42. Lei, Hechang, Abeykoon, Milinda, Bozin, Emil S., Wang, Kefeng, Warren, J. B., and Petrovic, C.. "Phase diagram of {K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2-z}$S$_{z}$} and the suppression of its superconducting state by an {Fe$_2$-Se/S} tetrahedron distortion". Phys. Rev. Lett. . 107 p. 137002 (2011) download doi
  43. Hu, Rongwei, Bozin, Emil S., Warren, John B., and Petrovic, Cedomir. "Superconductivity, magnetism, and stoichiometry of single crystals of {Fe$_{1+y}$(Te$_{1-x}$S$_{x}$)$_{z}$}". Phys. Rev. B . 80 p. 214514 (2009) download doi
  44. Jovic, N. G., Masadeh, A. S., Kremenovic, A. S., Antic, B. V., Blanusa, J. L., Cvjeticanin, N. D., Goya, G. F., Antisari, M. V., and Bozin, E. S.. "Effects of thermal annealing on structural and magnetic properties of lithium ferrite nanoparticles". J. Phys. Chem. C . 113 p. 20559-20567 (2009) download
  45. Sartbaeva, A., Wells, S. A., Thorpe, M. F., Bozin, E. S., and Billinge, S. J. L.. "Geometric Simulation of Perovskite Frameworks with Jahn-Teller Distortions: Applications to the Cubic Manganites". Phys. Rev. Lett. . 97 p. 065501 (2006) download doi
  46. Petkov, V., Trikalitis, P. N., Bozin, E. S., Billinge, S. J. L., Vogt, T., and Kanatzidis, M. G.. "Structure of {V$_{2}$O$_{5}$.nH$_{2}$O} xerogel solved by the atomic pair distribution function technique". J. Am. Chem. Soc. . 124 p. 10157 (2002) download
  47. Billinge, S. J. L., Gutmann, M., and Bozin, E. S.. "Local structure as a probe of stripes and its relation to T$^*$". Physica C . 341-348 p. 1795 (2000) download doi