Biography

My researches up to now have been focused on the synthesis and properties of semiconducting polymers – mainly polyaniline, polypyrrole, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). As is the well-known achieving ordering in the semiconducting polymers which determines their performance in electronic, electrochemical, and photonic applications remains a true challenge. Last few years I have been working on understanding the nature of the driving force of polyaniline and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) ordering. Also, I have used electrochemical and spectro-electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, etc.) to characterize the pseudocapacitive performance of conducting polymers. The influence of different ions (their position in the Hofmeister series) on electrochemical performance is also studied. I, also, work in the direction of new methods of polymer oxidation. Moreover, my research is focused on the application of obtained knowledge for sensor and bio-sensor design.


Teaching:
Supervised 6 students of the IUPAC/UNESCO Postgraduate Course in Macromolecular Science.
Supervised 1 Ph.D. student (from 1.10.2017 to 2021, defended February 2022).
Co-supervision of 1 Ph.D. student (from 1.11.2018 to 2023)