DOROGIN, Leonid M.
PhD (graduated from University of Tartu, Estonia, 2012)
Research interests

 Tribology and functional properties of soft materials:

  • Soft matter tribology, adhesion, viscoelastic materials, rough surface science
  • Nanomechanics, in particular, tribology, manipulation, mechanical testing of nanoscale objects; numerical simulations of nanomechanical systems
  • Materials science with the emphasis on nanoscale and nanostructured materials
  • Theory of defects in solids in the framework of continuum mechanics and defects dynamics in nanostructured materials
  • Kinetic quantum transport theory in solid state matter: conductors and semiconductors

Features of the PhD program

Scientific work will be carried out in close cooperation with leading foreign scientists - in Germany (Julich Research Center and Saarland University) and Italy (University of Padova), with collaborative writing of scientific papers and with access to state-of-art experimental equipment for tribological and other laboratory tests.
Financial support for a PhD student is possible by individual agreement.
List of the supervisor’s research projects (participation/supervision)
  • Theory of structural defects in nanoobjects and nanomaterials (2019-2021, participant)
  • Development of an optical spark breakdown sensor for power distribution switchboards (2021-2022, participant)
  • Controlled tribological properties of contact systems with soft materials for use in new generation touch screens
  • Computational model for adhesive hysteresis of soft materials with a rough surface
List of potential thesis topics
  • Controlled tribological properties of contact systems with soft materials for use in new generation touch screens
  • Computational model for adhesive hysteresis of soft materials with a rough surface
Publications in the last five years 23 (Scopus / Web of Science)
Key publications
  1. A. Tiwari, L. Dorogin, A.I. Bennett, K.D. Schulze, W.G. Sawyer, M. Tahir, G. Heinrich, and B.N.J. Persson, "The effect of surface roughness and viscoelasticity on rubber adhesion", Soft Matter, 2017, Vol. 13, pp. 3602-3621; DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00177K [SJR 2017 – 1.493, Impact factor (5 years) 2019 – 3.466; Q1 – 2017 – Physics, multidisciplinary; Polymer science; Materials science, multidisciplinary; Q2 – 2017 – Chemistry, physical]
  2. L. Dorogin, A. Tiwari, C. Rotella, P. Mangiagalli, and B.N.J. Persson, "Role of preload in adhesion of rough surfaces", Physical Review Letters, 2017, Vol. 118, pp. 238001; DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.238001, [SJR 2017 – 3.622, Impact factor (5 years) 2019 – 8.215; Q1 – 2017 – Physics, multidisciplinary]
  3. L. Dorogin, A. Tiwari, C. Rotella, P. Mangiagalli, and B. N. J. Persson, "Adhesion between rubber and glass in dry and lubricated condition", Journal of Chemical Physics, 2018, Vol. 148, pp. 234702; DOI: 10.1063/1.5025605; [SJR 2018 – 1.159, Impact factor (5 years) 2019 – 2.835; Q2 – 2018 – Chemistry, physical; Physics, atomic, molecular & chemical]
  4. I. M. Sosnin, S. Vlassov, E. G. Akimov, V. I. Agenkov, L. M. Dorogin, "Transparent ZnO-coated polydimethylsiloxane-based material for photocatalytic purification applications", Journal of Coatings Technology Research, 2020, Vol. 17, pp. 573-579; DOI: 10.1007/s11998-019-00314-2; [SJR 2020 – 0.403, Impact factor (5 years) 2019 – 2.058; Q2 – 2019 – Chemistry, applied; Q3– 2019 – Materials science, coatings & films]
  5. I. M. Sosnin, S. Vlassov, L. M. Dorogin, "Application of polydimethylsiloxane in photocatalyst composite materials: A review", Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2021, Vol. 158, pp. 104781; DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104781; [SJR 2020 – 0.660, Impact factor (5 years) 2019 – 3.290; Q1 – 2019 – Polymer science; Q2 – 2019 – Chemistry, applied; Engineering, chemical]
Supervisor’s specific requirements
  • Basic knowledge of solid mechanics and tensors
  • Basic knowledge of programming, C/C++, Python
Code of the subject area of the PhD program
01.06.01 Mathematics and mechanics
Specialization: Condensed matter physics
 
03.06.01 Physics and astronomy
Specialization: Physics of deformable solids