SCTMS

Published: 8 July 2025

Vegas A., Osman H. H., Muñoz A., Blatov V. A., Manjón F. J. Structures of phosphonitrides in light of the extended Zintl–Klemm concept. Acta Crystallographica Section B, 2025, 81 (4). doi: 10.1107/S2052520625004263 IF 1.3

Tags: Q2, Samara State Technical University, Vladislav A. Blatov

Published: 4 July 2025

Polina D. Martynova, Olga A. Blatova and Vladislav A. Blatov The concept of ‘color’ topological type: classification and modeling of intermetallic compounds. CrystEngComm, 2025. doi: 10.1039/D5CE00590F IF 2.6

Tags: Olga A. Blatova, Polina D. Martynova, Q2, Samara State Technical University, Vladislav A. Blatov

Published: 2 July 2025

Duo Feng, Zhiqi Wang, Nanxi Miao, Vladislav A. Blatov, Junjie Wang Pivotal Role of A-Site Elements in the Stability and Mechanical Properties of h-MAB Phases. Chemistry of Materials, 2025. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00874 IF 7.0

Tags: Northwestern Polytechnical University, Q1, Samara State Technical University, Vladislav A. Blatov

Published: 1 July 2025

A. P. Shevchenko, A. A. Pershin & E. A. Morkhova Retrieving Data from Crystal Structures of Homoleptic Complexes: Secondary Building Units. Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2025, 66 (6), 1122–1146. doi: 10.1134/S0022476625060022 IF 1.4

Tags: Alexander P. Shevchenko, Q3, Samara Branch of LPI RAS, Samara State Technical University, Yelizaveta A. Morkhova

Publications

9 July 2025
Vladislav Osipov returned from the International School in Dubna

Vladislav Osipov, a research assistant at the SCTMS, completed training and presented a report at the International School of Theoretical Physics "Complex Systems and Advanced Materials". Artem Bokarev participated in the educational component of the school with him.

28 June 2025
Congratulations to Mikhail Smolkov on successful defence of his Ph.D. thesis!

On June 26, 2025, Mikhail Smolkov, a junior research scientist of Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science, successfully passed Ph.D. defense (dissertation advisor – Prof. Alexander Krutov).

24 June 2025
Our staff’s article is in the top citations and downloads of the STAM Methods journal

For the time being, the article "Topological representations of crystal structures: generation, analysis and implementation in the TopCryst system", published in 2022 in one of the first issues of the journal «Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods», has been cited more than 100 times (according to Web of Science).

24 June 2025
Konstantin Pleshakov is a semi-finalist and laureate of Russian Engineering Competition

Laboratory assistant SCTMS Konstantin Pleshakov became a laureate of the Russian Engineering Competition according to the results of 2024/2025 academic year. Our employee was awarded with a diploma for the project: "Promising oxygen-ion conductors based on La and Mo: search, theoretical analysis, synthesis."

5 June 2025
Dr. Yelizaveta Morkhova became a laureate of the Cooperation Prize with China

Employee of SCTMS Dr. Yelizaveta Morkhova became one of the eight laureates of the prize for cooperation with China. The presentation ceremony took place on May 30 at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Russian Federation and was timed to the National Day of Scientific and Technical Workers of the PRC.

16 May 2025
Professor Vladislav Blatov has been awarded with a prestigious international prize

Director of the SCTMS, Prof. Vladislav Blatov became a laureate of the Shaanxi Province (China) Prize in Science and Technology in 2024. The international part of the prize (International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of Shaanxi Province) is awarded annually to no more than two foreign specialists.

5 May 2025
Our employee is a finalist of the Chemical Physics Development Foundation competition

Dr. Yelizaveta Morkhova became a finalist of the Chemical Physics Development Foundation competition (Moscow). When summing up the final results, she took 4th place and will receive a prize of 100 thousand rubles.

27 April 2025
Dr. Yelizaveta Morkhova’s work has once again received recognition in the regional rating of young scientists and designers

For the fourth time, Dr. Yelizaveta Morkhova is among the 100 laureates of the competition of young scientists and designers of the Samara Region working in priority areas of development of science, technology and engineering. The winners will receive a one-time cash payment of 120 thousand rubles.

4 April 2025
New research by Professor V. Blatov was supported by the Russian Science Foundation

The project by the Director of the SCTMS Professor Vladislav Blatov was among the winners of the Russian Science Foundation competition “Conducting Fundamental Scientific Research and Exploratory Scientific Research by Individual Research Groups”. The project will be implemented for three years with funding of 7 million rubles per year.

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