Head of laboratory: Palatnikov Mikhail Nikolaevich,Dr.Sc (Engineering)

Tel: (81555) 75-395, 79-316, 79-549.

E-mail: m.palatnikov@ksc.ru

Research interests:

• materials science of ferroelectric and magnetic substances;
• methods for chemical processing of complex mineral raw materials.

Sector leader: Palatnikov Mikhail Nikolaevich,Dr.Sc (Engineering)

Tel: (81555) 79-508, 79-395.

E-mail: m.palatnikov@ksc.ru

Number of the staff: 9 (including 2 research associates and 3 candidates of science).

Trends of research:

• studying of materials on the basis of highly pure niobium and tantalum compounds and their application in electronic engineering;
• growing of oxide single crystals by the Czochralski method;
• studying of materials with cross effects.

Unique equipment and plants:

• “Kristal-2” plant for growing single crystals;
• “Lantan” plant for electrothermal treatment of single crystals;
• a unit for cutting, grinding and polishing of single crystals;
• a low-frequency bench for measuring electric characteristics of solid-body samples.

Leading researchers:

• Biryukova I.V., Ph.D. (Engineering)
• Masloboeva S.M., Ph.D. (Engineering)
• Efremov V.V., Ph.D. (Engineering)
• Scherbina O.B., Ph.D. (Engineering)

Sector leader: Sidorov Nikolay Vasilievich, Dr.Sc. (Phys-Math).

Tel: (81555) 79-168, 79-118.

E-mail: n.sidorov@ksc.ru

Number of the staff: 6 (including 4 research associates, 1 doctor and 2 candidates of science).

Trends of research:

• studying of the structure and optic properties of ferroelectric single crystals and ceramic solid solutions of alkali metal niobates and tantalates by the method of vibration spectroscopy.

Unique equipment and plants:

• a unit for studying the Raman spectra of single crystals and ceramics in the temperature range of 66 K and thermostating accuracy of 0.1 K.

Leading researchers:

• Teplyakona N.A. Ph.D. (Phys-Math)
• Starodub O.R., Ph.D. (Chem.)