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ITMO Laboratory "Light-Emitting Carbon Quantum Nanomaterials"

Research of physical and chemical properties of carbon nanosystems, development and creation of nanomaterials based on carbon nanoparticles.

Organization type: Laboratory

Field of science: Nanotechnology

General information
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General information

The laboratory conducts research on the physical and chemical properties of carbon nanosystems, as well as the development and creation of nanomaterials based on carbon nanoparticles with specified output characteristics for a new generation of high-efficiency innovative technologies and devices in optoelectronics and photonics. The laboratory's primary objective is to study the characteristics of optical and non-radiative transitions and the energy dissipation mechanisms of elementary excitations in luminescent carbon nanomaterials and their composites.

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Research areas


Carbon dots for photovoltaics


Methods for modifying energy level positions are being developed. Research is conducted on the optical properties of materials for photonics devices.

Red and NIR-emitting carbon nanoparticles


Research is underway in the field of carbon nanoparticles with optical transitions in the red and near-infrared spectral regions. Such nanoparticles are promising for biological applications, including imaging and sensing.

Chiral carbon nanoparticles


Research is being conducted to develop methods for producing optically active carbon nanoparticles using post-synthetic surface treatment with chiral molecules and the one-pot synthesis method in the presence of chiral molecules.

Contacts

Website: https://physnano.itmo.ru/ru/quantnano
Contact person: Elena V. Ushakova, Head of Laboratory
Address: 14 Birzhevaya Line, Room 343, Saint Petersburg
Phone: +7 (812) 457-17-80
Email: elena.ushakova@itmo.ru

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