Kateryna Kushnir
Education:
BS in Theoretical Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
MS in Theoretical Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
I am a PhD student in Physics department, where I am working with Dr. Lyubov Titova. My research interests focus on finding alternative sources of energy by investigating the properties of materials. Currently, my project is terahertz spectroscopy of 2D materials; nonlinear optical properties of 2D nanostructures. Since 2018, I am member of Arts&Science Graduate Advisory Council. In 2018 I got an Outstanding Mentor Award from Department of Physics.
Office Location
Olin Hall 303
Contact
Research Lab
Research Interests
Research Interests:
Terahertz spectroscopy of 2D materials
Nonlinear optical properties of 2D nanostructures
Scholarly Work
Scholarly Work:
Ultrafast Zero-bias Surface Photocurrent in Germanium Selenide: Promise for Terahertz Devices and Photovoltaics, K. Kushnir, Y. Qin, Y. Shen, G. Li, B. M. Fregoso, S. Tongay, L.V. Titova ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019)
Dynamics of Photoexcited Carriers in Polycrystalline PbS and at PbS/ZnO Heterojunctions: Influence of Grain Boundaries and Interfaces, K. Kushnir, K. Chen, L. Zhou, B. Giri, R. Grimm, P.M. Rao, and L.V. Titova, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 11682 (2018).
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium free carrier dynamics in two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXenes: THz spectroscopy study, G. Li, K. Kushnir, Y. Dong, S. Chertopalov, A.M. Rao, V.N. Mochalin, R. Podila and L.V. Titova, 2D Materials 5, 035043 (2018)
Enhancing the Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solution-Deposited Bi2S3 Thin Films by Annealing in Sulfur Vapor at Elevated Temperature, Z. Zhu, S.K. Iyemperumal, K. Kushnir A