Research (brief topics)
    The Group specialises in study of behaviour of materials (semiconductors, semiconductor structures, metals, insulators, etc.) at ultrahigh pressure conditions.
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Electronic properties of semiconductors at high pressure (experiment)
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- electrical resistance
- thermoelectric power
- magnetoresistance
- longitudinal and transverse Nernst-Ettingshausen effects at high hydrostatic (up to 2.3 GPa) and ultrahigh quasihydrostatic (up to 30 GPa) pressures
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Phase transitions investigation (experiment)
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- Electronic and structural transitions accompanying by change of electric properties
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Properties of heterophase states in vicinity of phase transitions; design of composite materials (calculations and experimental)
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- properties of heterophase states as function of concentration and geometrical configuration of phase inclusions
- improvement of thermoelectric effectiveness and figure of merit
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Development of novel high-pressure characterisation techniques (experiment)
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- Automated setups allowing to measure simultaneously several parameters of a sample and environment
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    Also, in collaboration with other laboratories and institutions the following techniques are accessible:
- Structural investigations at ambient and high pressure (experiment)
- Optical Spectroscopy at ambient and high pressure (experiment)
- Irradiation of semiconductors by high energy particles (experiment)
- X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (experiment)
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