Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials

Team focus

The research team designs, prepares, and characterizes semiconductor materials and nanostructures, with a focus on advancing the understanding of growth mechanisms, the development of new growth methods, and the elucidation of electrical and optical phenomena taking place at their surfaces and interfaces. This research provides the basis for the development of novel electronic and optoelectronic devices, including light sources and detectors, gas sensors, and sources of green energy.

Research projects

• Modification and investigation of optoelectronic properties of ZnO thin films and nanostructures for photovoltaic applications
• Study of charge transport mechanisms in graphene-semiconductor junctions
• Preparation and characterisation of disordered materials for application in infrared spectra
• Nanostructured heterojunctions for chemiresistors
• Glasses transmitting infrared radiation based on heavy metal oxides

Complete overview of research projects

Publications

1. N. Ćelić, N. Banić, I. Jagodić, R. Yatskiv, J. Vaniš, G. Štrbac, S. Lukić-Petrović, Eco-Friendly Photoactive Foils Based on ZnO/SnO2-PMMA Nanocomposites with High Reuse Potential, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5 (2023) 3792-3800. Link
2. Vasin, O. Slobodian, A. Rusavsky, O. Gudymenko, P. Lytvyn, S. Tiagulskyi, R. Yatskiv, J. Grym, E. Bortchagovsky, V. Dzhagan, D. Zahn, A. Nazarov, Nanoscale morphology tailoring in plasma deposited CNx layers, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56 (2023) 275302. Link
3. S. Tiagulskyi, O. Černohorský, N. Bašinová, R. Yatskiv, J. Grym, The high thermal conductivity of graphene prevents ZnO nanorod-graphene interface from degradation, Materials Research Bulletin, 164 (2023) 112286. Link
4. Y. V. Gomeniuk, Y. Y. Gomeniuk, S. V. Kondratenko, T. E. Rudenko, A. V. Vasin, A. V. Rusavsky, O. M. Slobodian, I. P. Tyagulskyy, V. P. Kostylyov, V. M. Vlasiuk, S. I. Tiagulskyi, R. Yatskiv, V. S. Lysenko & A. N. Nazarov, Effect of PEDOT:PSS Layer Deposition on Electrical and Photoelectrical Properties of n+-ZnO/n-Si Heterostructure, Journal of Electronic Materials volume 52, pages 3112–3120 (2023). Link
5. R. Yatskiv, J. Grym, N. Bašinová, Š Kučerová, J. Vaniš, L. Piliai, M. Vorokhta, J. Veselý, and J. Maixner, Defect-mediated energy transfer in ZnO thin films doped with rare-earth ions, Journal of Luminescence 253, 119462 (2023). Link

Complete overview of publications