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| Institute of Semiconductor Physics (NASU) | |
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| Name | Institute of Semiconductor Physics (NASU) |
| Native name | Інститут фізики напівпровідників НАН України |
| Established | 1960 |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Director | Oleksandr E. Pasichnyk |
| Parent organization | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Fields | Semiconductor physics, Solid-state physics, Nanotechnology |
Institute of Semiconductor Physics (NASU) is a leading Ukrainian research institute dedicated to the study of semiconductor materials, heterostructures, and nanostructures, operating under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The institute conducts fundamental and applied research on electronic, optical, and transport properties of semiconductors while maintaining collaborations with universities, industry partners, and international laboratories such as CERN, Max Planck Society, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Its work has contributed to developments affecting microelectronics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaic technologies relevant to institutions like Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics, and STMicroelectronics.
Founded in 1960 during the Soviet period, the institute originated amid expansion of Soviet Academy of Sciences research in Kyiv and the Ukrainian scientific network including National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Early research drew on expertise from figures associated with Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, Lebedev Physical Institute, and Institute for Semiconductor Physics (Ukrainian SSR) predecessors. During the 1970s and 1980s the institute engaged with projects connected to Soviet space program, Soviet microelectronics, and collaborations with the Kurchatov Institute and Ioffe Institute. After Ukrainian independence in 1991, the institute reoriented toward partnerships with European Commission frameworks such as Horizon 2020 predecessors, and bilateral ties with National Science Foundation, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The post-2014 era saw intensified links to initiatives involving European Union integration, NATO Science for Peace and Security, and academic exchanges with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The institute is governed as a research institution of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with a directorate, scientific council, and specialized laboratories mirroring organizational models found at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and Institut Néel. Administrative and scientific divisions include departments of experimental physics, theoretical physics, materials science, and device engineering, and they coordinate graduate programs with universities such as Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", and Lviv Polytechnic National University. Oversight and funding interactions involve bodies like Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and international funders such as European Research Council, International Atomic Energy Agency, and World Bank science programs.
Research areas encompass low-dimensional systems, quantum wells, quantum dots, two-dimensional materials, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and organic-inorganic hybrids, with laboratories addressing optoelectronics, spintronics, terahertz spectroscopy, and photovoltaics. Specific laboratories include groups focused on III–V compounds and heterostructures akin to programs at Bell Laboratories, investigations of gallium nitride reflecting work at Nichia Corporation, and two-dimensional materials research comparable to IBM Research - Almaden. Theoretical groups draw on methods associated with Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Princeton University condensed matter theory, and computational approaches used at Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. Experimental laboratories employ techniques similar to those developed at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility for structural, optical, and transport characterization.
The institute houses cleanrooms, molecular beam epitaxy and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition systems paralleling facilities at Naval Research Laboratory, electron-beam lithography and focused ion beam tools used at IMEC, and scanning probe microscopes like those at National Institute of Standards and Technology. Spectroscopy suites include ultrafast laser systems comparable to Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics installations, low-temperature cryostats resembling equipment at NIST and Los Alamos National Laboratory, and magneto-transport measurement rigs similar to those at ETH Zurich. Additional infrastructure supports collaboration with synchrotron facilities such as ESRF and neutron sources like J-PARC for advanced structural analysis.
The institute's researchers and alumni include prominent Ukrainian and international scientists who have held positions or collaborated with organizations such as Andrii Vakulchyk, Vasyl Prysyazhnyuk, and scholars who later worked with Bell Labs, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Seoul National University. Alumni network extends to researchers affiliated with Hitachi, Riken, Fraunhofer Society, and academic posts at University of Manchester, University of Cambridge, and ETH Zurich. Visiting scientists and fellows have come from Harvard University, Yale University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.
The institute maintains bilateral and multilateral collaborations with European research centers including CERN, CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique), CNRS, and national laboratories such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory. It participates in EU research frameworks and technological initiatives with partners like STMicroelectronics, Nokia Bell Labs, and ARM Holdings through consortiums that also include universities such as Technical University of Munich, Politecnico di Milano, and Chalmers University of Technology. Regional collaborations span Ukrainian institutions like Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Poniatowski Institute, and international training exchanges via Fulbright Program and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
Research achievements have been recognized by awards from National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, national honors like Order of Merit (Ukraine), and international fellowships from Royal Society, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The institute's work has supported Ukrainian microelectronics firms, contributed to startups incubated with Ukrainian Startup Fund, and influenced manufacturing nodes interacting with companies such as Microelectronics Center of Ukraine and regional technology parks linked to Kyiv Polytechnic and Lviv IT Cluster. Its research outputs have helped shape policies involving scientific infrastructure investments aligned with programs supported by the European Investment Bank and regional innovation strategies adopted by municipal authorities in Kyiv and Lviv.
Category:Research institutes in Ukraine Category:Semiconductor research institutes