About

Konstantin Zakharchenko received his PhD in theoretical physics at the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlnds) in 2011. The subject of his thesis was an atomistic and continuum model study of graphene. Being the simplest two-dimensional (2D) membrane and simultaneously 2D crystal, graphene is a natural benchmark of our understanding of physics in 2D. Konstantin studied structural and mechanical properties of graphene in the wide range of temperatures: from room temperature up the the melting point.

After receiving his PhD, Konstantin was working as a postdoc at Radboud University Nijmegen, and in 2012 started to work at KTH/Nordita. His current research interests are closely connected to the study of graphene nanostructures and nanodevices. He is interested in their technological applications, as well as in the mechanism of growing and ways of controlling grown structures. Other points of interest is the influence of the atomic structure and distortions on the final performance of graphene nanodevices.