Research group of academician Rusanov A. - Institute of Chemistry, SPBU

Colloid chemistry

Thermodynamics, structure, surface and electrosurface properties of colloid nanosystems (nanosols, nanomaterials, membrane systems, micellar systems)

Team leader Anatoly Ivanovich Rusanov, Academician, Professor, Doctor of Science in Chemistry

Elena Nikolaevna Brodskaya, Leading researcher, Doctor of science in Physical and Mathematical science
Aleksandr A. Vanin, Associate Professor, Philosophy Doctor in Chemistry
Anna Valerievna Volkova, Associate Professor, Philosophy Doctor in Chemistry
Liudmila Eduardovna Ermakova, Professor, Doctor of Science in Chemistry
Evgenia Victorovna Golikova, Doctor of Science in Chemistry
Anatolii Nikolaevich Zhukov, Professor, Doctor of Science in Chemistry
Oleg G. Us'yarov, Professor, Doctor of Scince in Chemistry

The development of thermodynamics of nanosystems.
The structure and status of nanosystems, including surface layers of fluids within the statistical theory and computer simulation.
Electrosurface phenomena in macro- and nanodisperse systems (the structure of electrical double layer at the electrolyte solution-dielectric interface, adsorption and electrokinetic characteristics of dispersed materials).
Aggregation stability of nanodisperse systems.
The investigation of equilibrium and transport characteristics of channel nanostructures in electrolyte solutions.
Thermodynamic and colloid-chemical characteristics of surfactants solutions and micellar systems. Molecular modeling of direct and inversed micelles.
Preparation of individual and composite oxide materials (nanoparticles, membranes, ceramics) by sol-gel synthesis and molecular deposition.