Mikhail E. Itkis
Physicist and Material Scientist

Office Address: 204 Pierce Hall Annex

Office Phone: (951) 827-2229

Working with Robert Haddon since 1997

Degrees:

• B.Sc. Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
• M.S. Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
• Ph.D. Physics, Moscow Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Academy of Science of former USSR

Research Interests:

• Optimization of synthesis and purification of SWNTs (JPCB 108, 12770, 2004; JPCB 107, 3838, 2003)
• Development of purity evaluation technique based on NIR spectroscopy (Nano Letters 3, 309, 2003; JACS 127, 3439, 2005)
• Spectroscopy of SWNTs (Nano Letters 2, 155, 2002; Science 301, 1501, 2003)
• Physical phenomena in organic molecular conductors (Science 296, 1443, 2002; Science 309, 281, 2005)
• Applications of carbon nanotubes in sensors, thermal management and structural composite materials.
• Bolometric infrared photoresponse of suspended single-walled carbon nanotube films (Science 312, 413, 2006).