PhD program
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1. Develop methods of obtaining nanostructured and semiconductor materials based on plasma technologies and chemical synthesis
ON2 Conduct experimental investigations using x ray diffraction analysis and optical microscopy and electrical research methods to obtain a description of the characteristics of nanomaterials
ON3 Make theoretical estimates of the characteristics of nanomaterials using computer and numerical modeling methods
ON4 Supervise design and engineering works aimed at creating new electronic devices, circuits and devices for various functional purposes based on nanomaterials
ON5 Commercialization of research and development results through participation in competitions
ON6 Improve the properties of nanocomposite materials and drugs using modern plasma technology and nanotechnology, including bionanotechnology
ON7 Organize research activities in the field of nanomaterials, bio- and nanotechnology, using new methods of analysis and production technologies, taking into account economic and environmental efficiency
ON8 Development of scientific and methodical manuals on the results of scientific research in the field of bio-/ nanotechnology and nanomaterials for their implementation in the educational process
ON9 Analyze and evaluate the results of innovative activities, modern theories, problems and approaches, new trends in the engineering of innovative nanomaterials
ON10 Maintain and diagnose scientific and technical equipment in the field of bio-/ nanotechnology and nanomaterials, make recommendations to improve the parameters and characteristics of the measurement system
ON11 Make an expert conclusion of new nanomaterials and bio-/ nanotechnology, scientific projects and scientific articles in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, published in peer-reviewed journals included in international databases (Scopus, Clarivate Analytics)
ON12 Ability to communicate effectively within the scientific community through an academic foreign language, using modern methods and technologies of scientific communication, willingness to participate in research activities at the international level to solve scientific and scientific-educational problems, development of strategies of scientific research in the field of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, including bionanotechnology

Program passport

Speciality Name
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
Speciality Code
8D07112
Faculty
of Physics and Technology

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the disciplineis the formation of oral and written,as well as verbal and non-verbal communication skills necessary for doctoral students to interact with colleagues in science and production in the nanotechnology and nanoindustry. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: Writing and publishing in scientific journals, from selecting the appropriate journal in the nanotechnology industry, to writing each part of the article, up to submitting the article and responding to the review, as well as checking the evidence; step-by-Step instructions and illustrative examples of how to write winning grant proposals. Methodology for preparing a report on the results of scientific and engineering research. Guide to preparing a presentation: a clear, consistent and confident presentation in a friendly and accessible style, the skills they need to make effective presentations, especially in an international environment. Practical recommendations for creating visual presentations and their structuring.

Methods for obtaining nanomaterials and their practical application
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use physical and chemical methods for obtaining nanomaterials. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: physics, biology and chemistry of dispersed systems, basic methods of synthesis of nanostructured materials from gas, liquid and solid phases and methods of their research, as well as areas of their practical application, properties of nanoscale materials, control and diagnostics of the synthesis of nanomaterials with the required characteristics; conducting theoretical and practical research on the production of nanomaterials and their application.

PhD thesis writing and defence
  • Number of credits - 12
  • Type of control - Докторская диссертация
  • Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

Physical and chemical bases of nanotechnology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use physical and chemical methods for producing nanomaterials. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: physical and chemical methods in nanotechnology, analysis of technological methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials and identification of the properties of nanomaterials, changes in the properties of materials when the size of their structural units approaches the nanoscale, obtaining new nanomaterials with specified, as well as possessing various physical and chemical properties.

Scientific Research methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of a methodological and research culture of doctorate students, the ability to independently formulate scientific problems and the algorithm of scientific search, focusing on fundamental knowledge of scientific research methods in the field of the of nanitechnology, as well as the possibility of interdisciplinary methodology. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will study the following aspects: the study of key ideas and basic principles, laws and mechanisms of cognitive activity. Consideration of ethical problems of science and technology development, basic spiritual values and their significance for professional activity. Expanding and improving the knowledge of doctoral students in the heuristic and methodological fields of science through the development of scientific and methodological tools of modern nanotechnology and engineering. Formation of a culture of critical thinking and skills of independent reflection on methodological problems of research in engineering, and in particular in the nano industry.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Computer simulation of Nanostructures
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to simulate nanosystems. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: the study of experimental facts of nanophysics and nanotechnology, the physical principles underlying the modeling of nanostructures and nanosystems at the atomic level, the Schrodinger equation for basic model physical problems, molecular dynamics, density functional theory, the Monte Carlo method, theoretical models of the interaction of nanostructures with molecules and atoms.

Genomics and Proteomics in Bionanotechnology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form fundamental knowledge and practical skills in the field of genomics and proteomics in bionanotechnology. The discipline forms the skills of formulating, parsing and solving the main problems of genomics and proteomics in bionanotechnology. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will learn the following aspects: Basic principles of genomics, the use of molecular markers in bionanotechnology, modern technologies of biomedical proteomics and peptidomics, the use of proteomic technologies in biomedical research.

Nanotechnology For Creating Medicines
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form fundamental knowledge and practical skills in doctoral students in the field of using bionanobjects in the technologies of creating medicines. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: Properties of biological systems underlying the use of bioelements in bionanotechnology. A variety of bioelements used in technical devices. Classification of bioelements by scope. Principles of creating new nanomaterials based on biological objects. Computational methods and computer modeling in bionanotechnology. The use of computational technologies for processing information about an object before justifying and researching mathematical models.

Nanotechnology in electronics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability of working with the nanoelectronic devices. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: nanoelectronic devices and studying their characteristics, superfast nanostructures, heterojunction field nanotransistors with high carrier mobility, low-dimensional silicon media.

Obtaining of nanomaterials based on the plasma technology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to master plasma technology for the production of nanomaterials. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: various types of discharge for synthesizing nanomaterials, plasma diagnostics and methods for studying the properties of synthesized nanomaterials, mechanisms of formation of nanomaterials in a plasma medium, properties of gas-discharge plasma and modern methods of synthesizing nanomaterials in a plasma medium.

Optical properties of metamaterials
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to determine the unique optical properties of metamaterials. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: electrodynamics of metamaterials with a negative refractive index, gradient optical materials, metoscopic surfaces, as well as their manufacturing technology and the most important practical applications, numerical methods of programming and modeling of optical characteristics, methods of fabrication of metamaterial data.

Physics of complex composition plasma with nano and micro sized particles
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to formulate the basic principles of theoretical physics in the field of plasma physics, nanomaterials and nanotechnology. During the study of the discipline, doctoral students will study the following aspects: the basic concepts of complex composition plasma and gas discharge physics, kinetic processes in an ionized medium from the point of view of theory and experiments, plasma physics, dynamic processes of non-ideal plasma, thermonuclear reactor and other plasma-energy installations, the influence of formed or synthesized nano- and microparticles in complex composition plasma on the properties of the plasma itself, characteristics of synthesized nanomaterials.

Semiconductor nanostructures and devices
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to manufacture semiconductor nanomaterials, devices and nanostructures. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: The main properties and parameters of bulk semiconductors. Semiconductor pn junctions and hetero junctions. The main types of semiconductor nanosystems. Epitaxial technology for producing semiconductor quantum-size structures. Crystalline, amorphous and porous nanosilicon. Nanosilicon based quantum dots. Semiconductor nanowires and nanotubes.

The Physical Properties of Nanomaterials
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to determine the physical properties of nanomaterials. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: the fundamental differences between nanomaterials depending on their physical properties, the principles of the formation of nano-sized structures, and the peculiarities of using nanomaterials in various fields.

The Structure and Electronic Processes in Nanomaterials
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability necessary to determine and analyze the properties of nanomaterials. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: theoretical principles of thermodynamics and kinetics of nanoparticle production reactions; classical methods for studying the size, composition, and structure of nanoparticles and nanomaterials

The use of plasma for the reconstruction of the surface of materials and products
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply the technology of plasma processing of surfaces of various materials. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: basic concepts in the theory of radiation transfer in matter, the basic operation principles of plasma accelerators, plasma parameters in a plasma accelerator, the energy density of plasma-matter interaction in accelerator, the interaction of accelerated ions with matter, atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and an elemental system analysis of irradiated samples, the penetration depth of ions into amorphous and crystalline solids, studying: the structure and properties of the processed sample, diagnostic methods, as well as computer simulation methods for the study of complex systems, inertial thermonuclear synthesis, dense hot matter, correlation functions and thermodynamic properties of dusty plasma in Fusion reactor, application of electron lithography, the creation of track membranes, plasma cutting.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years