Laboratory of Nanoparticulate Materials - Nanotechnology Centre

The laboratory is focused on the preparation and modification of nanoparticles and their composite functionalized structures. In our research, we apply not only standard physical and chemical methods in top-down and bottom-up processes, but also, to an increased extent, extreme physical action in brand new patented instruments of our own design.

The main research directions are disintegration and exfoliation of nanoparticles; aggregation process of nanoparticles into lamellar structures with high specific surface area; preparation of semiconducting sorption nanostructures with high specific surface area and antimicrobial activity using ionizing radiation; Preparation of photocatalytically regenerable sorbents by visible light; Deposition of sorptive and photocatalytic nanostructures on nanofibers and nanofilters; Special methods of separation and nanofiltration in electric field.

Nanomaterials are further characterized by a wide range of analytical methods such as SEM/EDX, TEM, UV-VIS, DRS and PL spectroscopy, photocurrent spectroscopy, DLS analysis, BET analysis and many others. The new patented device is a photocatalytic reactor with a fiber UV-VIS spectrometer for completely interference-free measurements of photocatalytic kinetics in liquids in in-situ mode.

Research areas

Disintegration and exfoliation of nanoparticles and lamellar nanostructures
Aggregation of nanoparticles into lamellar structures with high specific surface area by controlled sublimation and its computer simulation
Development of semiconductor nanocomposites for chemical and biological control of pollutants activated by visible light
Preparation and characterization of semiconductor nanostructures with high surface specific aphotocatalytic and antimicrobial activity
Deposition of sorption and photocatalytic nanostructures on nanofibers and nanofilters
Special methods of separation and nanofiltration in electric and magnetic fields