Yakov Il'ich Frenkel | |
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Яков Ильич Френкель | |
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| Born | 10 February 1894 |
| Died | 23 January 1952 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Known for | Frenkel defect Frenkel exciton Frenkel line Frenkel–Kontorova model Poole–Frenkel effect |
| Awards | Stalin prize (1947) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1945) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Condensed-matter physics |
| Institutions | Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University |
| Academic advisors | Abram Ioffe |
Yakov Il'ich Frenkel (Russian: Яков Ильич Френкель; 10 February 1894 – 23 January 1952) was a Soviet physicist renowned for his works in the field of condensed-matter physics. He is also known as Jacov Frenkel, frequently using the name J. Frenkel in publications in English.