Senior Research Fellow, Linacre College
+44 1865 273577
Address
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Recent Publications:
Imaging Localized Energy States in Silicon-Doped InGaN Nanowires Using 4D Electron Microscopy
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
issue 2
volume 3
page 476-481
(February 2018)
Thermodynamic limit for particle monodispersity: How narrow can a particle size distribution be?
EPL
issue 5
volume 119
(September 2017)
Full text available
The Role of Surface Tension in the Crystallization of Metal Halide Perovskites
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
issue 8
volume 2
page 1782-1788
(August 2017)
Full text available
Controlling Nucleation and Growth of Metal Halide Perovskite Thin Films for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
issue 14
volume 13
(April 2017)
Double Charged Surface Layers in Lead Halide Perovskite Crystals.
Nano letters
issue 3
volume 17
page 2021-2027
(March 2017)
Trapping shape-controlled nanoparticle nucleation and growth stages via continuous-flow chemistry.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
issue 16
volume 53
page 2495-2498
(10 February 2017)
Temperature-Induced Lattice Relaxation of Perovskite Crystal Enhances Optoelectronic Properties and Solar Cell Performance.
The journal of physical chemistry letters
issue 1
volume 8
page 137-143
(January 2017)
Pure crystal orientation and anisotropic charge transport in large-area hybrid perovskite films.
Nature communications
volume 7
page 13407-
(10 November 2016)
Photo-induced halide redistribution in organic-inorganic perovskite films.
Nature communications
volume 7
page 11683-11683
(24 May 2016)
Solution-Grown Monocrystalline Hybrid Perovskite Films for Hole-Transporter-Free Solar Cells.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
issue 17
volume 28
page 3383-3390
(May 2016)
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]
Preferred Address:
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
United Kingdom
Major / Recent Publications:
- Burlakov V. M., Kantorovich L. Ostwald ripening of binary alloy particles. J. Chem. Phys. 134, 024521 (2011).
- 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).
- Burlakov V. M., Weber U, Pettifor D. G., Intrinsic irreproducibility of molecular structures deposited on surfaces, in preparation.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Burlakov V. M., Ostwald ripening in rarefied systems, Phys. Rev. Letters 97, 155703 (2006).
- 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).
- 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).
- Assender H. E., Burlakov V. M., Smith H. E., Henry B., Blocking Layers in Glad Nanostructured TiO2 Devices – OTC patent, Isis Ref TL2723.
- 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).
- Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Nguen-Manh D., Modelling In-Se amorphous alloys, Phys. Rev. B 71, 184203 (2005).
- Kohary K., Burlakov V. M., Pettifor D. G., Stability of amorphous regions in crystalline matrices. Phys. Rev. B 71, 235309 (2005).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Tsymbal E. Y., Burlakov V. M., Oleinik I. I., Spin injection into amorphous semiconductors, Phys. Rev. B 66, 073201 (2002).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Burlakov V.M. Interference of mode instabilities and pattern formation in anharmonic lattices. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3988 (1998).
- Burlakov V.M., Darmanyan S.A., Pyrkov V.N. Modulation instability and recurrence phenomena in anharmonic lattices. Phys. Rev. B 54, 3257-3265 (1996).
- 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).