Possible research titles

Synthesis, comprehensive optical characterization and new applications of carbon nanostructured materials (single-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon onions, carbon peapods, graphene nanoribbons inside carbon nanotubes and on metallic surfaces)

Supervisor’s research interests

Our research interests are focused on synthesis, comprehensive optical characterization and new applications of carbon nanostructured materials (single-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon onions, carbon peapods, graphene nanoribbons inside carbon nanotubes and on metallic surfaces. Main applications are: ultrafast beam modulators for solid state lasers and transparent conductive electrodes.

Research highlights

We are one of the first laboratories in Russia started studies of single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphene. We have a whole line of equipment for studies of carbon nanomaterials from synthesis to applications. We have a close collaboration with laboratories in Finland, France, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam. 14 PhD theses have been defended under my supervision since 2000.

Main publications

• W. Wenseleers, I.I. Vlasov, E. Goovaerts, E.D. Obraztsova, A.S. Lobach, A. Bouwen “Efficient Isolation and Solubilization of Pristine Single Wall Nanotubes in Bile Salt Micelles”, Advanced Functional Materials 14 (2004) 1105-1112.
• Max A. Solodyankin, Elena D. Obraztsova, Anatoly S. Lobach, Alexander I. Chernov, Anton V. Tausenev, Vitaly I. Konov, Evgueni M. Dianov “1.93 mm mode-locked thulium fiber laser with a carbon nanotube absorber”, Optics Letters 33 (2008) 1336-1338.
• A.A.Tonkikh, V.I. Tsebro, E.A. Obraztsova, D. V. Rybkovskiy, A.S. Orekhov, I.I. Kondrashov, E.I. Kauppinen, A.L. Chuvilin , E.D. Obraztsova “Films of filled single-wall carbon nanotubes as a new material for high-performance air-sustainable transparent conductive electrodes operating in a wide spectral range”, Nanoscale 11 (2019) 6755–6765.