PhD program
Materials science and engineering (NPU)

Materials science and engineering (NPU)

QUALIFICATION

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

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1 Expound modern methodology of fundamental and applied research in the field of new materials engineering, including the latest methods for characterization of material properties.
ON2 Propose ways to modify the properties of semiconductor materials to extend the functionality of traditional materials and devices based on them
ON3 Select optimal and highly effective methods of scientific research in the field of materials engineering to solve urgent problems of power engineering.
ON4 Develop a strategy and plan of research activities, the implementation of which will lead to achievement of a high-quality result.
ON5 Predict electronic properties of new materials and characteristics of devices based on them using modern computational research methods for materials and structures.
ON6 To carry out scientific and pedagogical activity in the sphere of graduate and postgraduate education on the basis of innovative approach - integration of modern and information technologies of teaching with the latest knowledge in the field of materials science.
ON7 To create prototypes of new generation electronic devices with the use of advanced phase-change materials and identify the main consumers of the scientific result.
ON8 To draw up applications and results of scientific research in the form of scientific documentation: articles in highly rated journals in the field of materials science, applications for patent documents and grant funding projects, tutorials and monographs.
ON9 Generate new technological solutions and ideas by integrating knowledge of physicochemical features of materials, modern intellectual and progressive technologies with dynamically developing consumer demands.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Materials science and engineering (NPU)
Speciality Code
8D07120
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 discipline is to form the skills of competent communication, the correct presentation of ideas and writing scientific papers The purpose of the discipline: mastering the rules and methods of writing scientific articles, textbooks and dissertation research.

Computer modeling of materials and structures
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the skills necessary for modeling physical processes in nanomaterials. It will be studied: physical and mathematical models of nanoscale elements, calculation of wave functions using the molecular orbital-linear combination method of atomic orbitals, methods for calculating the electronic structure of many particle systems based on the density functional theory based on the Materials Studio software package.

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.

Transfer processes and contact phenomena in semiconductor materials
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze and understand the properties of semiconductor materials necessary for work in the field of synthesis of semiconductor materials. It will be studied: the fundamentals of the band theory of solids, statistics of electrons and holes, kinetic and contact phenomena in semiconductors, transport in a strong electric field, optical and photoelectric properties of semiconductors.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Materials for solar energy conversation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop skills in understanding the basic methods of solar energy conversation and selecting materials for the implementation of solar energy devices. The following will be studied: prospects and current state of development of solar energy, structure of devices and manufacturing technology of solar cells based on organic and inorganic materials, traditional commercial silicon solar cells and possibilities for increasing efficiency, photoelectrochemical cells for converting solar energy.

Optics of low dimentional systems
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop skills in conducting numerical experiments to predict and describe the optical properties of ordered and disordered composite materials and systems of reduced dimensionality. The course will cover: modified optical laws in systems of reduced dimensionality, optics of interfaces with inhomogeneous morphology, nonlinear optical properties of composite systems, optical properties of 1D and 2D nanostructures, algorithms for solving wave equations by numerical methods.

Physics and technology of phase change materials
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the course is to develop professional skills in the field of engineering of reversible phase-changing materials - promising materials for optical recording of information, non-volatile information storage, as well as tunable electronic devices. Within the framework of the discipline, the following will be considered: physics, conditions and technology of the reversible phase transition “amorphous state-crystal” in chalcogenide and oxide systems, memristor devices based on two-dimensional chalcogenide and oxide semiconductors, prospects for the development of the field of engineering of phase-change materials.

Physics of mesocsopic systems
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the course is to develop deep knowledge in the field of mesoscopic physics - a modern branch of solid state physics that considers objects whose dimensions are between the micro and macro scales. Within the framework of the discipline, the following will be considered: the manifestation of quantum wave properties of carriers in structures with mesoscopic scales, the quantum Hall effect, Aharonov–Bohm effect, hopping conductivity, topological protected states in superconductors, topological insulators.

Data for 2022-2025 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 2022-2025 years