Igor V. Roshchin - Scientific Page

I graduated with M.S. from PhysTech - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) (Department of Problems in Physics and Energy) in 1993 with Master of Science in Physics.



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My research work was mostly concentrated on Superconductivity.

The topic of my MS thesis was "Josephson properties of the grain boundaries of the BaPb1-XBiX O3 bulk bicrystals". It is in russian, but it is available by special request.

I received my Ph. D. (and yet another M.S.) from the Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

My research was related to growth and studies of thin superconducting films and investigations of Superconductor/ Semiconductor interface properties (superoconducting proximity effect). My scientific advisor was Prof. Laura H. Greene.
My Thesis "Electronic and Optical Properties of Thin-Film Superconductors and Superconductor - Semiconductor Interfaces" is available in PDF format.

• I was a Research Scientist at Physics Department of New York University, working with Prof. Andrew D. Kent and his group on studies of magnetic properties of micro-wires with nano-constrictions fabricated with Focused Ion Beam (FIB). (reprint)

  Presently, I am a Research Scientist at Physics Department of University of California - San Diego I am working in the group of Prof. Ivan K. Schuller.

  I am involved in several research projects related to the following major topics:
  • Studies of tunneling in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ).
  • Magnetism of nanostructures (sub-100nm magnetic are fabricated by various methods including selfassembly in alumina masks by anodization).
  • Exchange bias in multilayers, thin films and nanostructures.
  • Fabrication of nanostructures by self-assembly techniques.
  • Photonic crystal structures for physical, chemical and biological sensors.
  • Capillary condensation in mesopores
  I also participate in other smaller projects.

  You can see a scheme demonstrating relation between various research projects.

You can see more details of my recent and present research and achivements.

You can see my CV, list of publications, and reprtints.

  phone: (858) 534-7161 (lab)
  fax:   (858) 534-0173  
  email:  igor at physics.ucsd.edu (business) 
  email:  igor at komkon.org  (personal)