Maxim Ivanov

Researcher

Research outline

  • Condensed and soft matter physics and nanotechnology;
  • Linear and nonlinear optics, quantum photonics;
  • Advanced surface science with Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and SPM-based spectroscopy;
  • Development and processing of advanced functional materials, including bulk, thin-film, and nanostructured ceramics, polymers, and organic materials, for applications in energy technologies (harvesting, transmission, and storage), energy efficiency, functional coatings, healthcare applications, and sustainability;
  • Imaging and manipulation of material functionalities in nanocomposites, graphene, battery and energy-related nanomaterials, electronic, ionic, semiconductor, ferroelectric and multiferroic, 2D, and quantum materials;
  • Investigation of local electrical, chemical, mechanical, electromechanical, and electrochemical properties related to the polar nature and conductivity in amino acids, peptides, cells, tissues;
  • Theoretical and experimental studies on electronic band structure in semiconductor materials and heterostructures;
  • Development of electrically and ultrasound-active biopolymer sensors;
  • Analysis of hidden cross-correlations and patterns using statistical methods and Machine Learning libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.

Memberships in scientific societies

  • Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)/Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (SPM) #1041
  • Materials Research Society (MRS) #11079677
  • Marie Curie Alumni Association / Spain-Portugal chapter
  • DAAD Alumni Association /«Michail Lomonosov Forschungsstipendien und aufenthalte» chapter
  • COST action: CA20126, CA 20116

Team management

Initiation and implementation of research projects, leading an independent, international, and multicultural team consisting of a total of 20 MSc students, 5 PhD students, and 1 Erasmus student over multiple years.

Technology transfer activities

  • “Inovação em saúde”, Coimbra, 2022
  • Seed Tech Transfer, UACOOPERA, Aveiro, 2023
  • S3E: Southern European Entrepreneurship Engine, S3E START 2023, HiSeedTech, Aveiro, 2023
  • In collaboration with NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments and Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, the development of a non-destructive Hybrid Piezoresponse Force Microscopy mode for studying fragile bio- and organic materials (http://www.ntmdt-si.com/hybrid-mode-afm).

Ongoing Supervisions

Publications

Thickness-Dependent High-Temperature Piezo- and Ferro-Electricity in a Fluorenone-Based Molecular Crystal

Ivanov, M; Nikitin, T; Lopes, S; Duan, YL; Xu, JL; Fausto, R; Paixao, JA; Vilarinho, PM; Rasing, T; Semin, S
2022, ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES, 9, 29.

Impact of compressive and tensile epitaxial strain on transport and nonlinear optical properties of magnetoelectric BaTiO3-(LaCa)MnO3 tunnel junction

Ivanov, MS; Buryakov, AM; Vilarinho, PM; Mishina, ED
2021, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 54, 27.
ISBN: 1361-6463

Effects of Crystallographic Orientation of GaAs Substrate and the Period of Plasmon Grid on THz Antenna Performance

Buryakov, AM; Ivanov, MS; Khusyainov, DI; Gorbatova, AV; Bilyk, VR; Klimov, EA; Galiev, GB; Vilarinho, PM; Mishina, ED
2021, ANNALEN DER PHYSIK, 533, 8.
ISBN: 1521-3889

In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of PLLA-316L Stainless Steel Electromechanical Devices for Bone Tissue Engineering-A Preliminary Study

Branquinho, MV; Ferreira, SO; Alvites, RD; Magueta, AF; Ivanov, M; Sousa, AC; Amorim, I; Faria, F; Fernandes, MHV; Vilarinho, PM; Mauricio, AC
2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 22, 14.
ISBN: 1422-0067

Room temperature magnetoelectric coupling in a molecular ferroelectric ytterbium(III) complex

Long, J; Ivanov, MS; Khomchenko, VA; Mamontova, E; Thibaud, JM; Rouquette, J; Beaudhuin, M; Granier, D; Ferreira, RAS; Carlos, LD; Donnadieu, B; Henriques, MSC; Paixao, JA; Guari, Y; Larionova, J
2020, SCIENCE, 367, 6478, 671-+.
ISBN: 1095-9203

Self-assembled diphenylalanine peptide microtubes covered by reduced graphene oxide/spiky nickel nanocomposite: An integrated nanobiomaterial for multifunctional applications

Ivanov, MS; Khomchenko, VA; Salimian, M; Nikitin, T; Kopyl, S; Buryakov, AM; Mishina, ED; Salehli, F; Marques, PAAP; Goncalves, G; Fausto, R; Paixao, JA; Kholkin, AL
2018, MATERIALS & DESIGN, 142, 149-157.

Effect of the Chloride Anions on the Formation of Self-Assembled Diphenylalanine Peptide Nanotubes

Dayarian, S; Kopyl, S; Bystrov, V; Correia, MR; Ivanov, MS; Pelegova, E; Kholkin, A
2018, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, 65, 9, 1563-1570.

Imprint behavior and polarization relaxation of PLZT thin films

Araujo, EB; Melo, M; Ivanov, M; Shur, VY; Kholkin, AL
2018, FERROELECTRICS, 533, 1, 10-18.

Enhancement of local piezoelectric properties of a perforated ferroelectric thin film visualized via piezoresponse force microscopy

Ivanov, MS; Sherstyuk, NE; Mishina, ED; Khomchenko, VA; Tselev, A; Mukhortov, VM; Paixao, JA; Kholkin, AL
2017, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 50, 42.
ISBN: 1361-6463

High Resolution Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Study of Self-Assembled Peptide Nanotubes

Ivanov, M; Bak, O; Kopyl, S; Vasilev, S; Zelenovskiy, P; Shur, V; Gruverman, A; Kholkin, A
2017, MRS ADVANCES, 2, 2, 63-69.

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