Maxim Ivanov

Investigador

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).

Supervisões em Curso

Projectos

Publicações

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