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Dr Victor Burlakov

Dr Victor Burlakov

Dr Victor Burlakov

PhD, Doctor of Phys. and Math. Sciences

eMail: Victor [dot] Burlakov [-at-] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk
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Phone Number(s):

Reception/Secretary: +44 1865 273525
Direct: +44 1865 615152

Office: RI.2.24

Preferred Address:

OCCAM
24-29 St Giles'
OX1 3LB

Departmental Address:

Mathematical Institute
24-29 St Giles'
Oxford
OX1 3LB
England

Research Interests: 

Phase transformations and phase equilibria in nanosystems

Ostwald ripening of particles [1, 11]; Supramolecular self-assembly, nucleation and growth of molecular clusters, structure stability diagram [3-4]; Phase-change materials [16-17], Microstructure evolution and phase separation in multi-component systems [19, 23, 26].

Transport of proteins and memory mechanisms in neurons

Statistical analysis and modelling of receptor motion in living neurons [2] 

Mass and charge transport

Exciton and charge transport in disordered semiconductors [13, 15, 18]; Diffusion of small molecules in amorphous solids [20, 25]

Modelling of Photovoltaic devices 

Drift and diffusion of charge carriers in photovoltaic nanocomposites [12]; Current-voltage characteristics of composite solar cells with realistic interface morphology [8]

Amorphous solids and glasses

Amorphous structure formation by vapour deposition [23, 26]; Glass forming tendency of materials

Dynamics of crystal lattices, localization of anharmonic vibrations, pattern formation

Phonons, phonon-phonon and electron-phonon interactions; Electronic and vibrational excitations in semiconductors, semiconducting solid solutions, thin films, liquid crystals, and polymers; Localization on impurities and defects; Optical and vibrational properties of multi-component systems. Effective medium theory; Anharmonic vibrations, modulation instability and localization by anharmonicity [27-30]

Major/Recent Publications: 

 

  1. Burlakov V. M., Kantorovich L. Ostwald ripening of binary alloy particles. J. Chem. Phys. 134, 024521 (2011).
  2. V. M. Burlakov, R. Taylor, J. Koerner, N. Emptage, Analysis of microscopic parameters of single particle trajectories in neurons. Biophysical Journal 99(5), 1368 (2010).
  3. Burlakov V. M., Weber U, Pettifor D. G., Intrinsic irreproducibility of molecular structures deposited on surfaces, in preparation.
  4. F. Silly, U. K. Weber, A. Q. Shaw, V. M. Burlakov, M. R. Castell, G. A. D. Briggs, and D. G. Pettifor, Deriving molecular bonding from macromolecular self-assembly, Phys. Rev. B 2008, 77, 201408.
  5. Weber, U., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Briggs G. A. D., Jefferson J. H., Perdigao L., Beton P., Role of interaction anisotropy in stability of molecular networks. Phys. Rev. Letters 100, 156101 (2008).
  6. Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Enhancement of photoluminescence efficiency in binary quantum dot arrays in hybrid organic/inorganic materials, Journal of Applied Physics 103 (11), 014313 (2008).
  7. Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Theoretical investigation of the organic light-emitting diode activated by nanocrystal quantum dots, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 9, 18-23 (2007).
  8. Martin C. M., Burlakov V. M.,  Assender HE, et al., A numerical model for explaining the role of the interface morphology in composite solar cells, Journal of Applied Physics 102, 104506 (2007).
  9. Xie Z. B., Henry B. M., Kirov K. R., et al., Correlation between photoconductivity in nanocrystalline titania and short circuit current transients in MEH-PPV/titania solar cells, Nanotechnology, 18, 145708 (2007).
  10. Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., et al., Modeling organic light-emitting diodes incorporating nanocrystal quantum dots, Journal of Applied Physics 100 (11), 114315 (2006).
  11. Burlakov V. M., Ostwald ripening in rarefied systems, Phys. Rev. Letters 97, 155703 (2006).
  12. Martin C., Burlakov V. M., Assender H. E., Briggs G. A. D., Modelling charge transport in composite solar cells, Journal of Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 90 (7-8), 900-915 (2006).
  13. Xie Z., Burlakov V. M., Henry B. M., et al., Intensity-dependent relaxation of photoconductivity in nanocrystalline titania films, Phys. Rev. B 73, 113317 (2006).
  14. Assender H. E., Burlakov V. M., Smith H. E., Henry B., Blocking Layers in Glad Nanostructured TiO2   Devices – OTC patent, Isis Ref TL2723.
  15. Burlakov V. M., Kawata K., Assender H. E., et al., Discrete hopping model for exciton transport in disordered media, Phys. Rev. B, 72, 075206 (2005).
  16. Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Nguen-Manh D., Modelling In-Se amorphous alloys, Phys. Rev. B 71, 184203 (2005).
  17. Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Stability of amorphous regions in crystalline matrices. Phys. Rev. B 71, 235309 (2005).
  18. Kawata K., Burlakov V. M., Carey M. J., et al., Description of exciton transport in a TiO2/MEH-PPV heterojunction photovoltaic material. Journal of Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 87, 715 (2005).
  19. Burlakov V. M., Briggs G. A. D., Sutton A. P., Bongiorno A., Pasquarello A., Modelling phase separation in nonstoichiometric silica, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 135501 (2004).
  20. Burlakov V. M., Nörenberg H., Kosmella, et al., A model for the pressure-dependent permeation of small molecules through a polymer membrane, Journal of Polymer Science B 41 (12): 1308-1315 (2003).
  21. McGuigan A. P., Briggs G. A. D., Burlakov V. M., Yanaka M., Tsukahara Y., An Elastic-Plastic Shear Lag Model for Fracture of Layered Coatings, Thin Solid Films, 424, 219-223 (2003).
  22. Tsymbal E. Y., Burlakov V. M., Oleinik I. I., Spin injection into amorphous semiconductors, Phys. Rev. B 66, 073201 (2002).
  23. Burlakov V.M., Briggs G.A.D., Sutton A.P., Tsukahara Y. Simulation of growth of porous SiOx nanostructures. J. Materials Science and Technology 18, 739-742 (2002).
  24. Goldbeck-Wood G., Bliznyuk V. N., Burlakov V., et al., Surface Structure of Amorphous Polystyrene: Comparison of SFM Imaging and Lattice Chain Simulations. Macromolecules 35 (13): 5283-5289 (2002).
  25. Nörenberg H., Burlakov V. M., et al.,  Pressure-dependent permeation of noble gases through thin membranes of oriented polypropylene (OPP) studied by mass spectrometry, Polymer 42 (25), 10021 (2001).
  26. Burlakov V.M., Briggs G.A.D., Sutton A.P., Tsukahara Y. Monte Carlo Simulation of growth of pororus SiOx by vapour deposition. Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 3052 (2001).
  27. Burlakov V.M. Spatial- and spatio-temporal pattern formation in optically driven discrete systems. Int. J. Mod. Phys. B. 13, 791, (1999); http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/patt-sol/9811005).
  28. Burlakov V.M. Interference of mode instabilities and pattern formation in anharmonic lattices. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3988 (1998).
  29. Burlakov V.M., Darmanyan S.A., Pyrkov V.N. Modulation instability and recurrence phenomena in anharmonic lattices. Phys. Rev. B 54, 3257-3265 (1996).
  30. Burlakov V.M., Kiselev S.A., Pyrkov V.N. Computer simulation of intrinsic localized modes in one-dimensional and two-dimensional anharmonic lattices. Phys. Rev. B 42, 4921-4927 (1990).
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