| Denys Ihorovych Kurbatov

Denys Ihorovych Kurbatov

Chief of the Research Department, Leading Research Scientist at Sumy State University

 

Education:

 

 

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Work Experience:

 

 

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Selected Scientific Publications and Patents:

 

[1] Dobrozhan O., Vorobiov S., Kurbatov D., Baláž S. et al. Structural properties and chemical composition of ZnO films deposited onto flexible substrates by spraying polyol mediated nanoinks / Superlattices and Microstructures, (2020) 140, art. no. 106455 (Q2, IF = 2.385)
[2] Dobrozhan O., Shelest I., Stepanenko A., Kurbatov D. et al. Structure, substructure and chemical composition of ZnO nanocrystals and films deposited onto flexible substrates / Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, (2020) 108, art. no. 104879 (Q2, IF = 2.722)
[3] Shamardin A., Kurbatov D., Grase L. et al. Quality improvement of CZTS thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis method using pulsed Nd: YAG laser irradiation / (2019) Applied Surface Science, 488, pp. 827-835 (Q1, IF = 5.155)
[4] Shamardin A., Kurbatov D., Medvids A. Effect of deposition temperature on the growth mechanism of chemically prepared CZTGeS thin films (2019) Surface and Interface Analysis, 51 (7), pp. 733-742 (Q2, IF = 1.319)
[5] Diachenko O.V., Dobrozhan O.A., Opanasyuk A.S, Kurbatov D.I., Čerškus A. The influence of optical and recombination losses on the efficiency of thin-film solar cells with a copper oxide absorber layer (2018) Superlattices and Microstructures, 122, pp. 476-485. (Q2, IF = 2.385)
[6] Yeromenko Y.S., Gnatenko Y.P., Opanasyuk A.S., Kurbatov D.I.et al. Photoluminescence of high optical quality CdS:Dy thin films deposited by close-spaced vacuum sublimation (2018) Journal of Luminescence, 197, pp. 343-348. (Q2, IF = 2.961)
[7] Martinez-Tomas C., Klymov O., Agouram S., Kurbatov D., Opanasyuk A., Muñoz-Sanjosé V. Substructural Properties and Anisotropic Peak Broadening in Zn1−xMnxTe Films Determined by a Combined Methodology Based on SEM, HRTEM, XRD, and HRXRD (2016) Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 47 (12), pp. 6645-6654 (Q1, IF = 2.244)
[8] Dobrozhan O., Kurbatov D., Opanasyuk A., Cheong H., Cabot A. Influence of substrate temperature on the structural and optical properties of crystalline ZnO films obtained by pulsed spray pyrolysis (2015) Surface and Interface Analysis, 47 (5), pp. 601-606. (Q2, IF = 1.319)
[9] Kurbatov D.I., Kosyak V.V., Kolesnyk M.M. et al. Structural and electrical properties of ZnS/CdTe and ZnTe/CdTe heterostructures (2013) Materials Chemistry and Physics, 138 (2-3), pp. 731-736 (Q2, IF = 2.781)
[10] Kurbatov D., Opanasyuk A., Sofronov D., Khlyap, H. Structural and optical properties of vacuum-deposited ZnS nanostructures (2013) Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 210 (2), pp. 291-296 (Q2, IF = 1.606)
[11] Opanasyuk A.S., Kurbatov D.I., Kosyak V.V., Kshniakina S.I., Danilchenko S.N. Characteristics of structure formation in zinc and cadmium chalcogenide films deposited on nonorienting substrates (2012) Crystallography Reports, 57 (7), pp. 927-933 (Q2, IF = 0.751)
[12] Kurbatov D., Opanasyuk A., Duvanov S.M., Balogh A.G., Khlyap H. Growth kinetics and stoichiometry of ZnS films obtained by close-spaced vacuum sublimation technique (2011) Solid State Sciences, 13 (5), pp. 1068-1071. (Q2, IF = 2.155)
[13] Kurbatov D.I. Electrical properties of zinc-sulfide films produced by close-spaced vacuum sublimation (2013) Semiconductors, 47 (9), pp. 1164-1169 (Q3, IF = 0.691)
[14] Kurbatov D., Opanasyuk A., Kshnyakina S. et al. Luminescent and optical characteristics of zinc sulfide thin films produced by close-spaced vacuum sublimation (2010) Romanian Reports of Physics, 55 (1-2), pp. 213-219 (Q1, IF = 1.940)

 

Monographs:

 

[1] D.I. Kurbatov, A.S. Opanasyuk. Nanostructures and Films Based On Classical Wide Gap Semiconductors for Photovoltaic Applications, New York (Nova Science Publisher). – 2014. – 146 р.
[2] D. Kurbatov, A. Opanasyuk, H. Khlyap, Advanced Aspects of Spectroscopy(book)/Injection and Optical Spectroscopy of Localized States in II-VI Semiconductor Films (Chapter), InTech, Croatia. – 2012. – 538 p.
[3] Oleksandr Dobrozhan, Denys Kurbatov, Petro Danilchenko and Anatoliy Opanasyuk, Semiconductors (book)/ Nanostructured ZnO, Cu2ZnSnS4, Cd1−xZnxTe Thin Films Obtained by Spray Pyrolysis Method (Chapter), InTech, Croatia. – 2018. – 176 p.
[4] Ivashchenko M.M, Kurbatov D.I, Gnatenko Yu.P, Opanasyuk A.S., Horizons in World Physics/ Luminescence study of II-VI-based thin films deposited by close-spaced vacuum sublimation technique/monograph. New York: Nova Science.- V. 299, 1-43., 2019 ISBN: 978-1-53615-362-0 (eBook) ISSN: 2159-2004 р.
[5] Опанасюк А.С. Тиркусова Н.В. Колесник М.М. Косяк В.В., Курбатов Д.І. Доброжан О.А. Інжекційна спектроскопія локалізованих станів у плівках напівізолюючих cполук А2В6 (монографія) Суми: Сумський державний університет, 2017. УДК 539.216.2(0.034) 252 с.

 

Patents:

 

[1] Diachenko O.V., Opanasyuk A.S., Kurbatov D.I. Utility Model Patent №114980. Application u 2016 10797, 27.03. Automated device for applying semiconductor and their solid solution films using non-vacuum method
[2] Diachenko O.V., Opanasyuk A.S., Kurbatov D.I. Utility Model Patent №113142. Application u 2015 05164, 30.03. Method for producing thin films of chalcogenide semiconductors for photovoltaic energy
[3] Kurbatov D.I., Opanasyuk A.S., Stepanenko A.I., Gnatenko Y.P. Utility Model Patent №94093. Application u 2012 01283, 15.03. Device for measuring the thickness of thin semiconductor films
[4] Shamardin A.V., Kurbatov D.I., Dyachenko O.V., Patent for Utility Model No. 141172 dated March 25, 2020. Method for Improving the Quality of Thin Layers in Polycrystalline Cu2ZnSnS4 Films, Obtained by Non-Vacuum Spray Pyrolysis Method, through Laser Irradiation

 

Participation in Scientific Projects:

 

[1] Grant from the President of Ukraine (2015): “Optimization of the Properties of Thin Films of Solid Solutions Based on A2B6 Compounds for Use in Next-Generation Solar Converters” (Contract No. F61/70-2015).
[2] Kurbatov D. European Investment Bank (Luxembourg) Project: “Ukraine Higher Education. Renovation and Modernisation of Research Laboratories of SSU” (Project No. 20120493, 19/12/2016).
[3] State Budget Research Project (2018-2020): “Fabrication and Optimization of the Properties of Semiconductor (ZnO, Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4) and Metal (Ag, Cu) Films Printed on a 3D Printer for Electronic Devices” (State Registration No. 0118U003576).
[4] Joint Research Project (2011-2013): “Utilization of New Buffer and Absorber Materials for Low-Cost Polycrystalline CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells” between Sumy State University and Sogang University (Seoul, South Korea) (Contract No. M/209).
[5] Swiss-Ukrainian-Estonian Institutional Partnership Project: “Enhancing Energy Security through Swiss-Ukrainian-Estonian Institutional Partnership” (Grant Project No. SCOPES IZ74Z0_160564/1, Swiss National Science Foundation).
[6] Joint Research Project (2018-2019): “Optimization of the Structure and Phase Composition of SnxSy and Zn1-xMgxO Compounds for Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells” between Sumy State University and State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (Vilnius, Lithuania) (Contract No. M/80-2018).
[7] Scientific and Technical Cooperation Project: Between Sumy State University and the China Electronics Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC), Beijing, China (Contract No. USE-16 / 2-30D / K-13, 05.02.2013).
[8] Creation and Optimization of Photosensitive Elements: Based on Sulfide (Oxide) Films of Tin and Zinc (SnS2/SnS, ZnO(S)/SnS), Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2016-2018 (No. 0116U006813).
[9] Synthesis, Study, and Optimization of Properties of Cadmium and Zinc Chalcogenide Films Doped with Rare-Earth and Isovalent Impurities: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2016-2018 (No. 0116U002619).
[10] Structural, Optical, and Electrical Characteristics of Thin and Thick CdTe Solid Solution Films with Isovalent Impurities (Mn, Zn): For High-Efficiency Ionizing Radiation Detectors and Solar Cells, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2015-2017 (No. 0115U003242).
[11] Structural, Optical, and Electrical Characteristics of Thin and Thick CdTe Solid Solution Films with Isovalent Impurities (Mn, Zn): For High-Efficiency Ionizing Radiation Detectors and Solar Cells, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2013-2015 (No. 0115U003242).
[12] Synthesis and Optimization of Semiconductor Films Cu2ZnSn(Ge)SSe4: Obtained by Non-Vacuum Methods for Third-Generation Solar Converters, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2017-2020 (No. 52.21.04-01.17/20ЗП).

 

Expert Activities:

 

Project Review:

 

[1] Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (selection of young scientists’ projects, state order projects for R&D).
[2] State Innovation Financial and Credit Institution (review of projects for promoting and utilizing inventions (utility models) and industrial designs).
[3] European Investment Bank Fund (project selection under the “Higher Education Ukraine” program)
[4] NTSA Fund (project review for NTSA SSU grants)

 

Scientific Publication Review:

 

[1] Physica status solidi (а) (Scopus, Web of Science, IF (2017-2019) – 1.795)
[2] Physica B: Condensed Matter (Scopus, Web of Science, IF (2017) – 1.453)
[3] Solid State Science (Scopus, Web of Science, IF (2017-2019) – 1.861)
[4] Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (Scopus, Web of Science, IF (2018) – 2.207)
[5] Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics (Scopus) (2015-2019)

 

Training of Scientific Personnel:

Joint preparation of PhD candidates in the specialty 01.04.01 – Physics of Devices, Elements, and Systems, with colleagues from the University of Valencia (Spain) and Riga Technical University (Latvia).

 

 

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