Electrical Assistant
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Curriculum Vitae
Kostyantyn Borysenko
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Field of expertise: Theoretical condensed matter physics
Degree: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Specialty: Nanophysics and Photonics)
Graduation Date: December 2011
Previous degree: MS in Physics (Specialty: Solid State Physics)
University: North Carolina State University
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Address: North Carolina State University, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, 2410 Campus Shore Drive, Room 334E, Raleigh, NC, 27606
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Ki Wook Kim. Co-advisor: Yuriy G. Semenov, PhD
Citizenship: Ukraine. Visa type: F-1
Phone (Cell): +1-919-***-****
E-Mail: *******@****.***, ******.*********@*****.***
Address of Residence: 2020 Gorman st., Raleigh, NC, 27606
Keywords: quantum many-body theory, condensed matter, solid state physics, carbon
nanotubes, graphene, bilayer, topological insulators, semiconductors, spintronics, spin
relaxation, ab initio methods, density functional theory, electron transport, spin transport,
group theory, nanostructures, nanophysics
EDUCATION
2005-2011: North Carolina State University, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering. Earned a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering. Subject of Dissertation: Charge
and spin transport in graphene and its derivatives. Advisor: Prof. Ki Wook Kim, PhD
2000-2005: Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. PhD
student. Subject of Dissertation: Theory of spin relaxation in low dimensional structures.
Advisor: Prof. Yuriy G. Semenov, Ph.D.
1998 2000: Kiev National University. Earned a Master s Degree in Physics, specialty: Solid
state physics . Title of the Master Degree Thesis: Investigation of point defect propagation in the
periodical potential of crystal in the presence of dislocation that oscillates in the field of
ultrasound wave. Advisor: Prof. Yu. Khalak, Ph.D.
1994 1998: Kiev National University. Earned a Bachelor s Degree in Physics, specialty:
Solid state physics . Title of the Bachelor Degree Thesis: Phase Diagram of the Magnetic in the
Hubbard's Model. Advisors: Prof. V. F. Los, Ph.D., Prof. S. P. Repetsky, Ph.D.
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1984-1994: School #6, Komsomolsk, Poltava oblast. Graduated with the Gold Medal (awarded
to students with the highest GPA, marks the highest achievements in school study)
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2007, until Present: Research Assistant at North Carolina State University
2005-2007: Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University
2000-2005: Research Assistant at the Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine
PUBLICATIONS
Y. G. Semenov, K. N. Borysenko, K. W. Kim, Spin-phase relaxation of two-dimensional holes
localized in a fluctuating potential, Phys. Rev. B 66, 113302 (2002)
K. M. Borysenko, Y. G. Semenov, K. W. Kim, Electron spin relaxation via flexural phonon
modes in semiconducting carbon nanotubes, Phys. Rev. B 77, 205402 (2008)
K. M. Borysenko, J. T. Mullen, E. A. Barry, S. Paul, Y. G. Semenov, J. M. Zavada, M. B. Nardelli, and
K. W. Kim, First-principles analysis of electron-phonon interactions in graphene, Phys. Rev. B
81, 121412(R) (2010).
K. M. Borysenko, J. T. Mullen, X. Li, Y. G. Semenov, J. M. Zavada, M. B. Nardelli, and K. W. Kim,
Electron-phonon interactions in bilayer graphene. Phys. Rev. B 83, 161402(R) (2011)
(Selected as the editor s choice).
About our work: Graphene's Varying Conductivity Levels Pinpointed, Science Daily (Apr. 18,
2011) (Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110*********.htm )
X. Li, K. M. Borysenko, M. B. Nardelli, and K. W. Kim, Electron transport properties of bilayer
graphene. Phys. Rev. B 84, 195453 (2011)
CONFERENCES
2009: TECHCON 2009. Title of presentation: Electron-Phonon Interaction in Graphene
2011: APS March Meeting. Title of presentation: Electron transport properties of bilayer
graphene
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Theoretical study of physical properties of metallic and semiconducting systems (bulk
and low-dimensional):
o Electron and phonon spectrum
o Electron-phonon interaction (deformation potential, DFT)
o Electron transport
o Spin transport
Study of Klein tunneling in graphene in realistic conditions (e.g., the role of crystal
vibrations at room temperature)
Application of cutting edge software based on ab initio methods (Quantum ESPRESSO
software) for calculation of various physical properties of materials (equilibrium lattice
structure, electron band structure, phonon spectrum, etc)
Theoretical study of the point and linear defects in crystals, their behavior and
interaction in the ultrasonic sound wave field. Particularly, a simulation of dynamics of
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point defects (vacancies, impurity atoms) in the attractive field of dislocations in a
crystal exposed to ultrasonic waves (the phenomenon of ultrasonic cleaning).
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Quantum many-body theory methods in condensed matter physics
Topological state of quantum matter: graphene, topological insulators
Ab initio methods in the quantum many-body theory (DFT, GW, etc.)
New graphene device concepts based on chiral nature of charge carriers ( pseudo-
optical approach, related to the pseudospin degree of freedom)
Nanoelectronics, spintronics
Quantum computing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming languages: Python, FORTRAN, parallel computing (OpenMP), Linux shell
scripting (basics), LaTeX.
Software: MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple, Origin, Quantum ESPRESSO (free ab initio
software for electronic-structure calculations and materials modeling at the nanoscale,
based on density-functional theory).
LANGUAGES
Russian - First language
Ukrainian - Bilingual
English - Fluent
REFERENCES
Yuriy G. Semenov, Ph.D.
Research Associate at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
Phone: +1-919-***-****
Email: ********@****.***
Ki Wook Kim, Ph.D.
Professor at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
Phone: +1-919-***-****
Email: ***@****.***
Gerald J. Iafrate, Ph.D.
Professor (retired) at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
Phone: +1-919-***-****
Email: *********@****.***
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