Marina Ustinova

Ph.D. thesis title: “Engineering the composition and crystal structure of complex lead halides as a way to create promising materials for solar cells”

Supervisor: Prof. Keith Stevenson

Marina graduated Bachelor`s degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Materials Science Department, in 2017. At Skoltech she holds Master`s degree on the Field of Science and Technology “Materials Science and Engineering” in 2019 with thesis title “Exploring Pb²⁺ substitution in APbI₃ perovskites and design of lead-free semiconductor materials for photovoltaics”. Her current research interests are related to new materials for solar cells and their operation stability.

List of conferences:

1. Ustinova M.I., Dremova N.N., Luchkin S.Yu., Stevenson K.J., Troshin P.A. Influence of partial Pb²⁺ substitution in APbI₃ perovskites on their photovoltaic performance and photostability The 1st International School on Hybrid, Organic and Perovskite Photovoltaics (HOPE-PV)(2^st Poster Award), Skolkovo, Russia (2019).
2. Ustinova M.I., Dremova N.N., Stevenson K.J., Troshin P.A. Impact of lead substitution in MAPbI₃ on the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells. The 2019 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) (poster), Nice, France (2019).
3. Ustinova M.I., Talalaev F.S., Babenko S.D., Luchkin S.Yu., Troshin P.A. Indium (I) iodide as a promising material for photovoltaics. The 2018 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) (oral talk), Warsaw, Poland (2018).
4. Ustinova M.I., Talalaev F.S., Babenko S.D., Luchkin S.Yu., Troshin P.A. Exploring photovoltaic properties of indium (I) iodide. The 3rd Skoltech-MIT conference “Collaborative Solutions for Next Generation Education, Science and Technology”, Skolkovo, Russia (2018).
5. Ustinova M.I., Kaul A.R. Development of solvothermal method for producing vanadium dioxide films. International Conference for Students and Young Scientists “Lomonosov-2017” (2^st Poster Award), Moscow, Russia (2017).
6. Ustinova M.I., Sharovarov D.I, Makarevich A.M., Kaul A.R. Solvothermal synthesis of thin films of vanadium dioxide with a dielectric-metal transition. XV Conference of Young Scientists “Actual problems of inorganic chemistry”, dedicated to modern materials for photonics and optoelectronics (1^st Poster Award), Zvenigorod (2016).
7. Ustinova M.I., Kaul A.R. Preparation of ordered VO₂ nanostructures by solvothermic synthesis. International Conference for Students and Young Scientists “Lomonosov-2016” (2^st Poster Award), Moscow, Russia (2016).