Alexander Kvashnin

Computational search for novel materials with optimal desired properties
– Superhard materials with high hardness in combination with high fracture toughness
– Development new methods for calculation physical properties of materials
– Superconducting materials with high-Tc at ambient conditions
– Study of the formation of low-dimensional materials in free-standing state and on the substrates
– Noncovalent interactions in different molecular crystals
– AI-aided study of polycrystalline and composite materials from atomistic point of view using
– Prediction of materials using AI

BOOKS

A.R. Oganov, G. Saleh, A.G. Kvashnin (Editors). Computational Materials Discovery. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN: 978-1-78262-961-0 (2018)

PATENTS

1. V.V. Brazhkin, V.I. Bugakov, I.P. Zibrov, V.P. Filonenko, A.R. Oganov, A.G. Kvashnin, A.Ya. Zakirov, A.A. Osiptsov. 2019. Method of producing superhard material and superhard material based on tungsten pentaboride. RU 2698827. filed August 01, 2018 and issued August 30, 2019.

2. V.V. Brazhkin, V.I. Bugakov, I.P. Zibrov, V.P. Filonenko, A.R. Oganov, A.G. Kvashnin, A.Ya. Zakirov. 2020, Materials based on chromium tetraboride and methods for production thereof, RU 2753339. Filed July 25, 2020 and issued August 13, 2021

3. A.G. Kvashnin, I.S. Lyubutin, I.A. Troyan, D.V. Semenok, A.R. Oganov. 2021. High-temperature superconducting hydride and method for production thereof, RU 2757450. Filed September 09, 2020 and issued October 15, 2021.

PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND PREPRINTS

2022

1.      D.V. Semenok, I.A. Troyan, A.V. Sadakov, D. Zhou, M. Galasso, A.G. Kvashnin, I.A. Kruglov, A.A. Bykov, K.Y. Terent’ev, A.V. Cherepahin, O.A. Sobolevskiy, K.S. Pervakov, A.Yu. Seregin, T. Helm, T. Förster, A.D. Grockowiak, S.W. Tozer, Y. Nakamoto, K. Shimizu, V.M. Pudalov, I.S. Lyubutin, A.R. Oganov, Effect of paramagnetic impurities on superconductivity in polyhydrides: -wave order parameter in Nd-doped LaH10, https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.06500 (2022)

2.      D.V Semenok, W. Chen, X. Huang, D. Zhou, I.A Kruglov, A.B Mazitov, M. Galasso, C. Tantardini, X. Gonze, A.G Kvashnin, A.R Oganov, T. Cui, Sr-Doped Molecular Hydrogen: Synthesis and Properties of SrH22, (2022) https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.15628

3.      I.V. Chepkasov, E.V. Sukhanova, A.G. Kvashnin, H.A. Zakaryan, M.A. Aghamalyan, Y.Sh. Mamasakhlisov, A.M. Manakhov, Z.I. Popov, D.G. Kvashnin, Computational Design of Gas Sensors Based on V3S4 Monolayer, Nanomaterials, 12, 5, 774 (2022) (DOI: 10.3390/nano12050774), Q1.

4.      E.V. Sukhanova, A.G. Kvashnin, L.A. Bereznikova, H.A. Zakaryan, M.A. Aghamalyan, D.G. Kvashnin, Z.I. Popov, 2D-Mo3S4 phase as promising contact for MoS2, Appl. Surf. Sci., 589, 1, 152971 (2022)  (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.152971), Q1.

5.      E.V. Sukhanova, A.G. Kvashnin, M.A. Agamalyan, H.A. Zakaryan, Z.I. Popov, Map of two-dimensional tungsten halogenides (W-S,W-Se,W-Te) based on evolutionary USPEX search, JETP Letters, XXX, X, XXX-XXX (2022) (DOI:XXXXXXX)

6.      E.V. Podryabinkin, A.G. Kvashnin, M. Asgarpour, I.I. Maslenikov, D.A. Ovsyannikov, P.B. Sorokin, M.Yu Popov, A.V. Shapeev, Nanohardness from First Principles with Active Learning on Atomic Environments, J. Chem. Theory Comput., 18, 2, 1109-1121 (2022) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00783), Q1.

2021

1.      Z.I. Popov, K.A. Tikhomirova, V.A. Demin, S. Chowdhury, A.R. Oganov, A.G. Kvashnin, and D.G. Kvashnin, Novel two-dimensional boron oxynitride predicted using USPEX evolutionary algorithm, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 26178-26184 (2021) (DOI: 10.1039/D1CP03754D), 2021 PCCP HOT Articles, Q1.

2.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, V.A. Demin, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, Diamane quasicrystals, Appl. Surf. Sci., 151362 (2021) (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151362), Q1.

3.      M.K. Kutzhanov, A.T. Matveev, D.G. Kvashnin, S. Corthay, A.G. Kvashnin, A.S. Konopatsky, A.V. Bondarev, N.A. Arkharova, D.V. Shtansky, Al/SiC nanocomposites with enhanced thermomechanical properties obtained from microwave plasma-treated nanopowders. Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 824, 141817 (2021) (DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141817), Q1.

4.      D.V. Semenok*, I.A. Troyan*, A.G. Ivanova*, A.G. Kvashnin*, I.A. Kruglov, M. Hanfland, A.V. Sadakov, O.A. Sobolevskiy, K.S. Pervakov, A.G. Gavriliuk, I.S. Lyubutin, K.V. Glazyrin, N. Giordano, D.N. Karimov, A.B. Vasiliev, R. Akashi, V.M. Pudalov, A.R. Oganov, Superconductivity at 253 K in lanthanum-yttrium ternary hydrides, Mat Today, 48, 18-28 (2021) (DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2021.03.025), Q1.

5.      C. Tantardini, A.G. Kvashnin, C. Gatti, B.I. Yakobson, X. Gonze, Computational Modeling of 2D Materials under High Pressure and Their Chemical Bonding: Silicene as Possible Field-Effect Transistor, ACS Nano, 15, 4, 6861-6871 (2021) (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10609), Q1, NI.

6.      I.A. Troyan*, D.V. Semenok*, A.G. Kvashnin*, A.V. Sadakov, O.A. Sobolevskiy, V.M. Pudalov, A.G. Ivanova, V.B. Prakapenka, E. Greenberg, A.G.Gavriliuk, V.V. Struzhkin, A. Bergara, I. Errea, R. Bianco, M. Calandra, F. Mauri, L. Monacelli, R. Akashi, A.R. Oganov, Anomalous high-temperature superconductivity in YH6, Adv. Mater. 2006832 (2021) (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006832), Q1, NI.

7.      W. Chen*, D.V. Semenok*, A.G. Kvashnin*, X. Huang, I.A. Kruglov, M. Galasso, H. Song, D. Duan, A.F. Goncharov, V.B. Prakapenka, A.R. Oganov, T. Cui, Synthesis of Molecular Metallic Barium Superhydride: Pseudocubic BaH12, Nat. Comm. 12, 273 (2021) (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20103-5), Q1, NI.

8.      D.V. Semenok*, D. Zhou*, A.G. Kvashnin*, X. Huang, M. Galasso, I.A. Kruglov, A.G. Ivanova, A.G. Gavriliuk, W. Chen, N.V. Tkachenko, A.I. Boldyrev, I.A. Troyan, A.R. Oganov, T. Cui, Novel Strongly Correlated Europium Superhydrides, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 12, 1, 32–40 (2021) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03331), Q1, NI.

2020

1.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, A.A. Artyukh, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, Mechanical engineering effect in electronic and optical properties of graphene nanomeshes, ACS Appl. Mat. Int. 12, 49, 55189–55194 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17060), Q1.

2.      J.V. Bondareva, T.F. Aslyamov, A.G. Kvashnin, P.V. Dyakonov, Yu.O. Kuzminova, Yu.A. Mankelevich, E.N. Voronina, S.A. Dagesyan, A.V. Egorov, R.A. Khmelnitsky, M.A. Tarkhov, N.V. Suetin, I.S. Akhatov, S.A. Evlashin, Environmentally friendly method of silicon recycling: synthesis of silica nanoparticles in an aqueous solution, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 8, 37, 14006-14012 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03783), Q1.

3.      A.G. Kvashnin, C. Tantardini, H.A. Zakaryan, Yu.A. Kvashnina, A.R. Oganov, Computational Search for New W–Mo–B Compounds, Chem. Mat. 32, 16, 7028-7035 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02440), Q1.

4.      K.L. Firestein, J.E. von Treifeldt, D.G. Kvashnin, J.F.S. Fernando, C. Zhang, A.G. Kvashnin, E.V. Podryabinkin, A.V. Shapeev, D.P. Siriwardena, P.B. Sorokin, D. Golberg, Young’s Modulus and Tensile Strength of Ti3C2 MXene Nanosheets as Revealed by in situ TEM Probing, AFM Nanomechanical Mapping and Theoretical Calculations, Nano Lett. 20, 5900-5908 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01861), Q1, NI.

5.      A.G. Kvashnin, D.V. Rybkovskiy, V.P. Filonenko, V.I. Bugakov, I.P. Zibrov, V.V. Brazhkin, A.R. Oganov, A.A. Osiptsov, A.Ya. Zakirov, WB5–x: Synthesis, Properties, and Crystal Structure. New Insights into the Long-Debated Compound, Adv. Sci. 7, 2000775 (2020) (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202000775), Q1.

6.      C. Tantardini, A. Michalchuk, A.I. Samtsevich, C. Rota, A.G. Kvashnin, The Volumetric Source Function: Looking Inside van der Waals Interactions, Sci. Rep. 10, 7816 (2020) (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64261-4), Q1.

7.      K.A. Tikhomirova, C. Tantardini, E.V. Sukhanova, Z.I. Popov, S.A. Evlashin, M.A. Tarkhov, V.L. Zhdanov, A.A. Dudin, A.R. Oganov, D.G. Kvashnin, A.G. Kvashnin, Exotic Two-Dimensional Structure: The First Case of Hexagonal NaCl, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 11, 3821-3827 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00874), Q1, NI.

8.      A.G. Kvashnin, A.I. Samtsevich, Phase Transitions in Tungsten Monoborides, JETP Lett., 111, 6, 343-349 (2020) (DOI: 10.1134/S0021364020060041), Q2.

9.      D.V. Rybkovskiy, A.G. Kvashnin, Yu.A. Kvashnina, A.R. Oganov, Structure, Stability, and Mechanical Properties of Boron-Rich Mo–B Phases: A Computational Study, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 11, 2393-2401 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00242), Q1, NI.

10.  D.V. Semenok, I.A. Kruglov, I.A. Savkin, A.G. Kvashnin and A.R. Oganov, On Distribution of Superconductivity in Metal Hydrides, Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 100808 (2020) (DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2020.100808), Q1.

11.  D. Zhou, D.V. Semenok, H. Xie, X. Huang, D. Duan, A. Aperis, P.M. Oppeneer, M. Galasso, A.I. Kartsev, A.G. Kvashnin, A.R. Oganov, T. Cui, High-Pressure Synthesis of Magnetic Neodymium Polyhydrides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142 (6) 2803-2811 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10439), Q1, NI.

12.  I.A. Kruglov, D.V. Semenok, H. Song, R. Szczęśniak, I.A. Wrona, R. Akashi, M.M. Davari Esfahani, D. Duan, T. Cui, A.G. Kvashnin, and A.R. Oganov, Superconductivity of LaH10 and LaH16 polyhydrides, Phys. Rev. B, 101, 024508 (2020) (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.024508), Q1, NI.

13.  D.V. Semenok*, A.G. Kvashnin*, A.G. Ivanova, V. Svitlyk, V.Y. Fominski, A.V. Sadakov, O.A. Sobolevskiy, V.M. Pudalov, I.A. Troyan, and A.R. Oganov, Superconductivity at 161 K in Thorium Hydride ThH10: Synthesis and Properties, Mat. Today, 33, 36-44 (2020) (DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2019.10.005), Q1.

2019

1.      T. Joseph, M. Ghorbani-Asl, A.G. Kvashnin, K.V. Larionov, Z.I. Popov, P.B. Sorokin, A.V. Krasheninnikov, Nonstoichiometric Phases of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: From Chalcogen Vacancies to Pure Metal Membranes, J. Phys. Chem, Lett., 10, 6492-6498 (2019) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02529), Q1, NI.

2.      A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, A.R. Oganov, Novel Unexpected Reconstructions of (100) and (111) Surfaces of NaCl: Theoretical Prediction, Sci. Rep. 9, 14267 (2019) (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50548-8), Q1.

3.      A.G. Kvashnin, Z. Allahyari, A.R. Oganov, Computational Discovery of Hard and Superhard Materials, J. Appl. Phys., 126, 040901 (2019) (DOI: 10.1063/1.5109782), Q2.

4.      D.G. Kvashnin, A.G. Kvashnin, E. Kano, A. Hashimoto, M. Takeguchi, H. Naramoto, S. Sakai, P.B. Sorokin, Two-Dimensional CuO Inside the Supportive Bilayer Graphene Matrix, J. Phys. Chem. C. 123, 28, 17459-17465 (2019) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05353), Q1.

5.      C. Xie, Q. Zhang, H.A. Zakaryan, H. Wan, N. Liu, A.G. Kvashnin and A.R. Oganov, Stable and hard hafnium borides: A first-principles study, J. Appl. Phys., 125, 205109 (2019) (DOI: 10.1063/1.5092370), Q2.

6.      Kartsev, O. Feya, N. Bondarenko, A.G. Kvashnin, Stability and magnetism of FeN high-pressure phases, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 21, 5262-5273 (2019) (DOI: 10.1039/C8CP07165A), Q1.

2018

1.      A.G. Kvashnin, D. V. Semenok, I. A. Kruglov and A. R. Oganov, High-Temperature Superconductivity in Th-H System at Pressure Conditions, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 10, 50, 43809-43816 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17100), Q1.

2.      A.I. Kruglov, A.G. Kvashnin, A.F. Goncharov, A.R. Oganov, S.S. Lobanov, N. Holtgrewe, S. Jiang, V.B. Prakapenka, E. Greenberg and A.V. Yanilkin, Uranium polyhydrides at moderate pressures: prediction, synthesis, and expected superconductivity, Sci. Adv. 4, 10, eaat9776 (2018) (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat9776), Q1, NI.

3.      A.G. Kvashnin, H.A. Zakaryan, C. Zhao, Y. Duan, Yu.A. Kvashnina, C. Xie, H. Dong, A.R. Oganov, New Tungsten Borides, Their Stability and Outstanding Mechanical Properties, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 3470-3477 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01262), Q1, NI.

4.      D.V. Semenok, A.G. Kvashnin, I.A. Kruglov, A.R. Oganov, Actinium Hydrides AcH10, AcH12, AcH16 as High-Temperature Conventional Superconductors, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 1920-1926 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00615), Q1, NI.

5.      A.G. Kvashnin, I.A. Kruglov, D.V. Semenok, A.R. Oganov, Iron Superhydrides FeH5 and FeH6: Stability, Electronic Properties, and Superconductivity, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122 (8), pp 4731–4736 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01270), Q1.

6.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, Layered heterostructures based on graphene, hexagonal zinc oxide and molybdenum disulfide: Modeling of geometry and electronic properties, Comp. Mat. Sci., 142, 32-37 (2018) (DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.09.040), Q1.

2017

1.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.V. Avramov, D.G. Kvashnin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, Features of Electronic, Mechanical, and Electromechanical Properties of Fluorinated Diamond Films of Nanometer Thickness, J. Phys. Chem. C., 121, 28484-28489 (2017) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b07946), Q1.

2.      H.A. Zakaryan, A.G. Kvashnin, A.R. Oganov, Stable reconstruction of the (110) surface and its role in pseudocapacitance of rutile-like RuO2, Sci. Rep., 7, 10357 (2017) (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10331-z), Q1.

3.      Yu.A. Kvashnina, D.G. Kvashnin, A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, New allotropic forms of carbon based on С60 and С20 fullerenes with specific mechanical characteristics, JETP Lett., 105, 7, 419-425 (2017) (DOI: 10.1134/S0021364017070104), Q2.

4.      A.G. Kvashnin, A.R. Oganov, A.I. Samtsevich, Z. Allahyari, Computational Search for Novel Hard Chromium-Based Materials, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 8, 755-764 (2017) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02821), Q1, NI.

5.      D.G. Kvashnin, O.P. Kvashnina, P.V. Avramov, P.B. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin, Novel hybrid C/BN two-dimensional heterostructures, Nanotechnology, 28, 085205 (2017) (DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa55e9), Q1.

6.      Yu.A. Kvashnina, A.G. Kvashnin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, Fullerite-based nanocomposites with ultrahigh stiffness. Theoretical investigation, Carbon, 115, 546–549 (2017) (DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.028), Q1.

7.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.V .Avramov, S. Sakai, Yu.S. Nechaev, P.B. Sorokin, Estimation of graphene surface stability against the adsorption of environmental and technological chemical agents, Phys. Stat. Sol. B, 254, 6, 1600702 (2017) (DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201600702), Q2.

2016

1.      L.Yu. Antipina, A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, The possible formation of magnetic FeS2 phase in two-dimensional MoS2 matrix, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 26956-26959 (2016) (DOI: 10.1039/C6CP05065D), Q1.

2.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, Heterostructures based on graphene and MoS2 layers decorated by C60 fullerenes, Nanotechnology, 27, 365201-365206 (2016) (DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/36/365201), Q1.

3.      A.G. Kvashnin, E.Y. Pashkin, B.I. Yakobson, P.B. Sorokin, Ionic Graphitization of Ultrathin Films of Ionic Compounds, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 7, 2659−2663 (2016) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01214), Q1, NI.

2015

1.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, B.I. Yakobson, Flexoelectricity in Carbon Nanostructures: Nanotubes, Fullerenes, and Nanocones, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2740–2744 (2015) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01041), Q1, NI.

2.      A.G. Kvashnin, O.P. Kvashnina, D.G. Kvashnin, Hydrogen adsorption study. Formation of quantum dots on graphene nanoribbons within tight- binding approach, Nanotechnology, 26, 175704-175708 (2015) (DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/17/175704), Q1.

3.      Yu.A. Kvashnina, A.G. Kvashnin, M.Yu. Popov, B.A. Kulnitskiy, I.A. Perezhogin, E.V. Tyukalova, L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin and V.D. Blank, Toward the Ultra-incompressible Carbon Materials. Computational Simulation and Experimental Observation, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2147–2152 (2015) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00748), Q1, NI.

2014

1.      P.B. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin, Z. Zhu, D. Tománek, Spontaneous Graphitization of Ultrathin Cubic Structures: A Computational Study, Nano Lett., 14, 7126-7130 (2014) (DOI: 10.1021/nl503673q), Q1, NI.

2.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, D. Tománek, Graphitic phase of NaCl. Bulk properties and nanoscale stability, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5, pp. 4014−4019 (2014) (DOI: 10.1021/jz502046f), Q1, NI.

3.      Y. Sun, A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, B.I. Yakobson, W.E. Billups, Radiation-Induced Nucleation of Diamond from Amorphous Carbon: Effect of Hydrogen, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5, pp. 1924−1928 (2014) (DOI: 10.1021/jz5007912), Q1, NI.

4.      A.G. Kvashnin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, B.I. Yakobson, P.B. Sorokin, Phase Diagram of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Carbon, From Graphene to Diamond, Nano Lett., 14 (2), pp 676–681 (2014) (DOI: 10.1021/nl403938g), Q1, NI.

5.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, Lonsdaleite Films with Nanometer Thickness, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5, pp 541–548 (2014) (DOI: 10.1021/jz402528q), Q1, NI.

2013

1.      Yu.A. Kvashnina, A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, Investigation of new superhard carbon allotropes with promising electronic properties, J. Appl. Phys. 114, 183708 (2013) (DOI: 10.1063/1.4829002), Q2.

2012

1.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, D.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin, J.W. Brüning, Strong Influence of Graphene Island Configurations on the Electronic Properties of a Mixed Graphene/Graphane Superlattice, J. Phys. Chem. C., 116 (37), 20035-20039 (2012) (DOI: 10.1021/jp304596y), Q1.

2011

1.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, A.A. Kuzubov, B.P. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, P.V. Avramov, B.I. Yakobson, Influence of Size Effect on the Electronic and Elastic Properties of Diamond Films with Nanometer Thickness, J. Phys. Chem. C., 115 (1), pp 132–136, (2011) (DOI: 10.1021/jp1080687), Q1.

2010

1.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, D.G. Kvashnin, The Theoretical Study of Mechanical Properties of Graphene Membranes, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 18, 4-6, 497-500, (2010) (DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2010.488160), Q3.

2.      L. Song, L. Ci, H. Lu, P.B. Sorokin, C. Jin, J. Ni, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, J. Lou, B.I. Yakobson, P.M. Ajayan, Large Scale Growth and Characterization of Atomic Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers, Nano Lett., 10 (8), 3209-3215, (2010) (DOI:10.1021/nl1022139), Q1, NI.

3.      P.B. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, J.A. Filicheva, P.V. Avramov, A.S. Fedorov and L.A. Chernozatonskii, Theoretical Study of Atomic Structure and Elastic Properties of Branched Silicon Nanowires, ACS Nano, 4, 5, 2784-2790 (2010), (DOI: 10.1021/nn9018027), Q1, NI.

4.      P.B. Sorokin, D.G. Kvashnin, A.G. Kvashnin, P.V. Avramov, L.A. Chernozatonskii, Theoretical Study of Elastic Properties of SiC Nanowires of Different Shapes, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 10, 4992-4997 (2010), (DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2424).

2009

1.      A.G. Kvashnin, P.B. Sorokin, D.G. Kvashnin, Theoretical Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Graphene Membranes by Means of Molecular Mechanics, J. Sib. Fed. Univ. Math. Phys., 2 (4), 426-431 (2009).

2.      L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin and D.G. Kvashnin, Diamond-like C2H nanolayer, diamane: Simulation of the structure and properties. JETP Letters, 90 2 pp. 134-138 (2009) (DOI:10.1134/S0021364009140112), Q2.

2008

1.      P.B Sorokin, P.V. Avramov, A.G. Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, S.G. Ovchinnikov. Density functional study of <110> oriented thin silicon nanowires. Phys. Rev. B 77, 235417 (2008) (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.235417), Q1, NI.

 

 

Habilitation in condensed matter physics (Doctor of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Russian highest degree), National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 2021
Candidate of Sciences degree in condensed matter physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2016
M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2012
B.Sc. in Physics, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 2010

Cources and Workshops

• 25.01.2009-05.02.2009 VII Winter School of Theoretical Physics «Introduction in the Theory of Nanostructures», Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (LTP JINR), Dubna, Russia
• 28.06.2009-04.07.2009 European Summer University “The Secrets of the Atomic Nucleus”, UFR de Physique et ingénierie, Strasburg, France
• 10.08.2009-20.08.2009 Summer School “Physics of elementary particles on the threshold of LHC”, Protvino, Russia
• 13.01.2011-15.01.2011 15th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods, The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
• 17.01.2011-21.01.2011 Hands-on Tutorial on Electronic Structure Computations, The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
• 05.03.2012-16.03.2012 43rd IFF Spring School “Scattering Methods for ”Condensed Matter Research: Towards Novel Applications at Future Sources”, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• 25.06.2012-07.07.2012 Summer Supercomputer Academy, MSU, Moscow, Russia
• 08.04.2013-12.04.2013 Yambo hands-on tutorial on electronic and optical excitations: from basic to advanced applications, CECAM-HQ-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 24.08.2014-05.09.2014 5th International Summer School on MODERN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany (earned 4 ECTS credit points)
• 06.10.2014-11.10.2014 Workshop Particle-based Simulations for Hard and Soft Matter, Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Current projects

• Development of AI-aided methods for prediction of physical and chemical properties of materials
• Quantum-chemical investigation of catalytic activity of new materials based on carbides, borides and nitrides of transition metals including high-entropy ones (support by experiments)
• Computational search for new materials with predefined properties including high-entropy materials (support by experiments)
• Comprehensive study of low-dimensional materials (electronic properties, spintronics, sensing etc.)

Past projects

• (2019-2020) Russian Foundation of Basic Research project № 19-03-00100, “Study of superconductivity with electron-phonon coupling mechanism in hydrides, borides and carbides of transition metals stabilized by pressure” (head of the project)
• (2018-2019) UMNIK program, Light elements: superconducting ternary systems with light elements (head of the project)
• (2017-2020) Industry project with LLC “Gazpromneft’ NTC”, “Design new superhard materials for the cutters of the drill bit, and their subsequent synthesis and testing” (key participant)
• (2018-2019) Russian Science Foundation project № 17-73-20038. Computational materials design of new materials with optimal hardness and fracture toughness (head of the project)
• (2016-2018) Russian Science Foundation project № 16-13-10459. New methods for search of materials with optimal properties.
• (2015-2016) Skoltech Translational Research and Innovation Program. Low-k materials design
• (2014-2016) Russian Science Foundation project № 14-12-01217. Simulations of structure and properties of new multylayered nanomaterials based on TMDs and BN-graphene layered structures
• (2012-2015) Russian Foundation of Basic Research program № 12-02-31261. Investigation of features of electronic, elastic and mechanical properties of materials based on diamond clusters with nanometer size
• (2012-2014) Research project of Federal Target program № 14.В37.21.1645. Investigation of fabrication ways and properties of single-crystal diamond film with nanometer thickness
• (2008) The grant of Siberian Federal University (SFU) “Competition of youth research projects (SFU) 2008” for the project “Investigation of low-dimensional nanostructures using quantum-chemical methods of calculations”

• (2020)              Prize of the Moscow Government for Young Scientists in Science and Innovations
• (2020)              Award of Academia Europaea for young scientists in physics
• (2014-2015) Scholarship of President of Russia for PhD students  (№ 1434, November 10, 2014)
• (2013-2015) Scholarship of President of Russian Federation for young scientists and PhD students (competition SP-2013)
• (2011-2012) MIPT’s increased scholarship for achievements in scientific research
• (2010-2012) Scholarship of non-profit programs “Dynasty”
• (2010-2011) L.V. Kirensky’s scholarship for achievements in the field of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• (2009-2010) Scholarship of the President of Russian federation for students
• (2009)             Award for young talents of the Mayor of Krasnoyarsk for outstanding achievements in scientific and educational activity

• Russia24 about our work on superhard materials
• Podcast: How to find new materials with desired properties
• Testing of new superhard materials by Gazprom neft
• Finding alternatives to diamonds for drilling
• New superhard materials for oil and gas mining
• Prediction and experimental synthesis of new superhard materials for drill bit cutters
• New method for development of new superhard materials with desired properties
• Theoretical investigations of ultrahard carbon fullerite-based nanocomposites, Materials Today
• Prediction of graphitization of ultrathin films of NaCl
• Recent work on the creations of diamond from the coalPrediction of the fabrication of diamond films without external pressure, and in Russian
• Growth and investigations of hexagonal boron nitride

PhD students
Faridun Jalolov

Research Interns
Alexandra Radina
Nikita Matsokin

 

2021 – present, Lectures “Introduction to quantum theory of solid state”, 3rd year bachelor students, NUST MISiS

ФИО: Квашнин Александр Геннадьевич

Занимаемая должность (должности): Старший преподаватель

Преподаваемые дисциплины: Введение в квантовую теорию твердого тела

Ученая степень: доктор физико-математических наук 2021, Национальный исследовательский технологический университет МИСИС

Ученое звание: нет

Наименование направления подготовки и/или специальности: физико-математические науки

Данные о повышении квалификации и/или профессиональной переподготовке: нет

Общий стаж работы: Более 10 лет

Стаж работы по специальности: 10 лет