Sergei Ivanov is a member of Technical Staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory with expertise in condensed matter physics and engineering, thin-film magnetism, optics, physical vapor deposition, semiconductor fabrication, and custom experimental setups.
Expertise
- Conventional/microwave/hydrothermal synthesis of various low-dimensional materials with emphasis on metal carbide/pnictogen/chalcogen nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, magnetic 2D van der Waals materials, and Ni/Pd/Pt nanoclusters
- Electronic theory of molecular metal and semiconductor clusters
- ESI mass spectrometry
- ICP-OES elemental analysis
- Ultra-high vacuum thin-film deposition
- Electron beam lithography, and
- Advanced electronic and magneto-optical measurements
- Cleanroom semiconductor processes, including device fabrication and electrical testing
- Python, C++ and LabVIEW for data analysis and simulations, with expertise in automating workflows and analyzing complex datasets
Capabilities
Education
PhD, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
MA, Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University
