The scientific center for collective use "Nanotechnology and functional nanomaterials" was opened by the order of the rector of KSU №1471 of 22.10.2019 to conduct fundamental and applied research in the field of physics of functional nanomaterials, organic electronics and photovoltaics.

The structure of the institute includes 8 laboratories.

The main scientific direction is the study of the generation and dynamics of the charge carriers transport in organic and inorganic functional nanomaterials.

Goals and objectives:

- conducting fundamental and applied research in the field of solar energy and organic electronics;

- training of specialists in the field of scientific activity - bachelors, masters, doctors PhD

Scientific directions:

- photosensitive polymer semiconductors and composite molecular systems;

- influence of the structural features of photoactive layers on the generation and charge carriers transport in polymer solar cells;

- photoinduced electronic processes in multicomponent photoelectric converters;

- generation and charge carriers transport in perovskite solar cells.

Scientific laboratories:

- polymer photovoltaics laboratory;

- perovskite structures synthesis laboratory;

- laboratory of semiconductor composite nanostructures of metal oxides;

- organic nanomaterials synthesis laboratory;

- electrophysical measurements and impedance spectroscopy laboratory;

- optical measurements laboratory;

- laboratory of scanning electron microscopy;

- laboratory of scanning probe microscopy.

Scientific connections:

Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia);

Belarusian State University (Belarus);

Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia);

Nazarbayev University;

Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) (Russia)

Scientific and technological equipment:

1. Scanning probe microscope MIRA 3 LMU (Tescan) (Czech Republic)

2. Sample preparation system Q150 R (Quorum Technologies) (the USA),

3. Atomic force microscope JSPM-5400 (AFM, JEOL) (Japan)

4. Ultrasonic cleaner - SB-3200D (the USA)

5. Vacuum Oven with Vacuum Pump - DZF-6050

6. Laboratory scales - FA2204C (the USA)

7.UV ozone purifier (Ossila) (the USA)

8. Potentiostat with impedance measurement module - Р-45Х + FRA-24M (Russia)

9. Thermal spraying machine - CY-1700X-SPC-2 (China)

10. Centrifuge (spin-coater) - SPIN150i (the USA)

11. Dip-coater (Ossila) (the USA)

12. Muffle furnace CY-A1200-12L (the USA)

13. Water deionizer Smart-Q15 (the USA)

14. Station for measuring current-voltage characteristics SCIENCETECH 150 (Canada)

15. Plasma cleaning system Plazma Etch (the USA)

16. Vacuum glove box for the production of nanomaterials in an inert atmosphere (China)

Projects under implementation:

1. №544-Ф-19 "Development of a solar energy based photoconverter on semiconductor polymer and metal-phthalocyanines" (2020, intra-university grant).

2. AP08856176 "Development of a solar energy photoconverter based on organic semiconductor nanocomposites" (2020-2022, MES RK).