MARIA  DOBROTVORSKAYA

Physicist

Senior Scientific Researcher

 

Institute for Single Crystals

60 Lenin Ave.,

Kharkov 61001,

Ukraine

 

Phone +380 572 308 314

Fax +380 572 307 966

masha@isc.kharkov.com

 

Education

1990  Institute for Single Crystals, Kharkov, Doctor of Science (Ph.D.).

1980 Urals State University, Diploma Physicist

 

 

Research Interests

Investigations of surface composition and electron structure of condensed matter with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Photochemical reactions on the surface of metals and semiconductors

Catalysts systems

Thin films and nanostructures

 

Work History:

1993-present Senior Scientific Researcher of the Institute for Single Crystals of Ukrainian  Academy of Science, Kharkov, Ukraine

1983-1993 Scientific Researcher of Physics-Technical  Department of Kharkov State University, Kharkov, Ukraine

1980-1982 Scientific Researcher of the Institute of Metals Physics of Urals                                          Department of  USSR Academy of Science, Sverdlovsk, Russia

 

 

Experience in International Projects

2001-present STCU project #2105

“Catalyst Systems for Exhaust Gas Neutralization From Internal- Combustion Engines”

1998-2000 STCU project #380

“Thermostable Multifunctional Optical Elements Operating in a Wide Spectral Range of the IR Region”    

1995-1997 INTAS project #93-1525

“Development of Microstructuring on the Semiconductors Surfaces with VUV radiation”

                                  

Other Information

IWISE (International Women in Science and Engineering) fellow

NGO “Perspectives” fellow

Career counselor in Career Center at NGO “Perspectives”

 

 Selected Publications:

 Ye Feng, M.V.Dobrotvorska, J.W. Anderegg, C.G.Olson, D.W.Lynch. Fe-3s core-level splitting and local magnetism in Fe2 VAl.. Physical Review B, V.43, 2001.

 

M.V. Dobrotvorskaya, V. Stepanenko, H.Raaf, V. Streller, N.Schwentner. Reaction products in light-induced dry etching of GaAs with chlorine  and wavelengths around 120nm. Applied Surface Science 136, p. 331-337, 1998.

 

M.V.Dobrotvorskaya, V.T.Gritsyna, V.F.Pershin.  XPS method for near surface analysis of Mg in magnesium compounds..  J.of  Electron  Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena,  v. 68. p. 669-674, 1994.

 

V.L.Sobolev, M.V.Dobrotvorskaya  et al. Charge state of copper in Bi2Sr2Ca1-xYxCu2O8+d.

Physica C, v.197, p. 299-302, 1992.

 

I.M.Reznik, M.V.Dobrotvorskaya  et al.  Interpretation of the X-ray electron spectra of YBa2Cu3O6+x ceramics. Sov. Phys.Solid State v.31(5), p. 740-744, 1989.