Alexander Vorontsov

University

Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “South Ural State University (National research university)”

English proficiency

B2

The program of study for which the graduate student will be accepted

Condensed matter physics

The code of the direction of study for which the graduate student will be accepted

01.04.07

List of research projects of a potential research supervisor (participation / leadership)

Fundamental regularities of the process of gas-phase synthesis of metal nanoclusters investigated by methods of multi-scale simulation techniques (member).

List of possible research topics

• Investigation of the electronic structure of intercalated carbon nanotubes.

• Research of the medium range properties of bismuth-gallium alloy in the wide concentration range.

• High throughput calculations of the elastic properties and thermodynamics of transition metal alloys.

Headline:

Computational condensed matter physics.

Supervisor’s research interests:

• investigation of different classes of modern functional materials, including, but not limited to carbon nanostructures, metallic nanoclusters, different steels, metallic coolants etc. High throughput calculations and materials design by machine learning.

Supervisor’s specific requirements:

•  strong knowledge in physics, mathematics and computer science.

Supervisor’s main publications (9):

1. A.E. Korenchenko, A.G. Vorontsov, B.R. Gelchinskii Statistical analysis of formation and relaxation of atomic clusters based on data of molecular-dynamic modeling of gas-phase nucleation of metallic nanoparticles // High Temperature.–2016.–Vol. 54.– P.229-234
2. A. Korenchenko, A. Vorontsov and B.Gelchinski Statistical analysis of dimer formation in supersaturated metal vapor based on molecular dynamics simulation //Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications.–2018.–Vol. 496/15.– P.147-155
3. Korenchenko, A.E., Vorontsov, A.G., Gel’chinskii, B.R. et al. Determination of Small Copper Clusters Based on Simulation of the Process of Gas Phase Condensation. High Temp 57, 275–278 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018151X1902007X
4. Vorontsov, A.G., Korenchenko, A.E. & Gelchinski, B.R. Analysis of Stability of Small Metal Clusters during Metal Vapor Condensation. High Temp 57, 368–371 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018151X19030180
5. A.E. Korenchenko, B.R. Gelchinski, A.G. Vorontsov Statistical analysis of homogeneous nucleation of metallic nanoparticles during gas-phase synthesis // J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 2020. - 32. - №30. – 304002 DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ab7fd9