September 2011 – Application for patent “Apparatus and method for preparing nanoparticles”, inventors R. V. Lapshin and Pavel V. Azanov both from the Institute of Physical Problems has been submitted to the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent)
June 2011 – The report “Distributed calibration of probe microscope scanner in nanometer range” prepared by Dr. R. V. Lapshin has been presented at the XVII Russian Symposium on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Analytical Methods of Investigation of Solids (SEM-2011) held in Chernogolovka, Russian Federation. The report demonstrates experimental data on distributed calibration of a scanning probe microscope (SPM) piezoscanner. A precisely known distance between two neighboring atoms on surface of a crystal solid body is used as a calibration standard. The method suggested allows high precision distance measurements at room temperature despite of existence of some inevitable thermal drift of a microscope probe relative to the standard surface. The effect of drift insensitivity has been achieved owing to application of feature-oriented scanning-positioning methods developed earlier by the author. Automatically collected distributed calibration database (CDB) contains all information that is necessary for complete characterization of the microscope piezoscanner. The method may be used with any scanning probe instrument. Further reading
- May 2011 – As an expert in the field, Dr. R. V. Lapshin gave estimates of development of solid-state physics and materials science used in radio electronics and telecommunication systems. The estimates are intended for building a forecast of development in this area of science and technology. The forecast is prepared by the St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University by requested of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation
May 2011 – The artwork “Nanodonuts” (original version) created by R. V. Lapshin has been demonstrated at the scientific photo competition “Art of Science 2011”, section “Microworld”. This all-Russian nonprofit project is arranged by publisher the Park-media and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation. The project pursues the aims of science popularization in Russian Federation. Free desktop wallpaper
April 2011 – Each year the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) makes a list of 100 best Russian inventions. This year, 5 inventions made by Dr. R. V. Lapshin were awarded prestigious diplomas “100 Best Russian Inventions” from the Rospatent. To be included in the top list of the 100 best Russian inventions, an invention should comply with the following criteria: high technical level in comparison with world analogs, originality of technical solution, importance, readiness to use, high profitability and some more. The main aims of this invention selection – detection, stimulation and encouragement of perspective national R&D for their commercial introduction and advancement in a market place. Further reading
March 2011 – The report “Preparation of catalytic nickel nanoparticles of controlled sizes in glow-discharge plasma by repetition of magnetization-deposition cycles” written by R. V. Lapshin, P. V. Azanov, and E. P. Kirilenko has been presented at the XV International Symposium “Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics” held in Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation. The report devoted to a practical method intended for deposition of catalytic Ni-nanoparticles (CNP) of required sizes. The suggested method consists in repetitive cycles of magnetization-deposition. First, Ni-nanoparticles are deposited during a short-time on a polished silicon wafer by using glow-discharge Ar-plasma. Then, the obtained nanoparticles are magnetized in the magnetic field of a strong permanent magnet during several hours. After that, a new short-time deposition of Ni-nanoparticles is conducted. Further, the described cycle magnetization-deposition is repeated as many times as required for preparation of nanoparticles of preset sizes. The catalytic Ni-nanoparticles were fabricated for a low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanostructures, in particular, carbon nanotubes (CNT) by the Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) method. Further reading
March 2011 – The information about the following inventions “Method of correction of surface images obtained using scanning probe microscope and distorted with drift” and “Method of automatic distributed calibration of probe microscope scanner” made by R. V. Lapshin was published in the Journal of Industrial Property, section Perspective Russian Developments. The information includes: fields of use, brief description, main points, and positive effects. The materials were prepared by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent). Heretofore, these patents were recognized by the Rospatent as perspective and were included in the full-text special database Perspective Inventions. The Journal of Industrial Property is issued by the Publishing House “Intellectual Property”
March 2011 – eLIBRARY.RU, the Russian Scientific Electronic Library has started data accumulation in order to form a list of citations of scholar works of Dr. R. V. Lapshin. The Russian Index of Scientific Citation (in Russian) for Dr. Lapshin scholar publications has been also calculated. Today, the eLIBRARY.RU is the largest national internet portal providing access to more than 13,000,000 scientific papers published in Russian Federation and all around the world
February 2011 – The information about the following inventions “Method for reading digital information in probe memory device”, “Method for measuring surface relief by means of scanning probe type microscope”, and “Procedure of movement of sonde of scanning microscope-nanolithograph in field of coarse X-Y positioner” made by R. V. Lapshin was published in the Journal of Industrial Property, section Perspective Russian Developments. The information includes: fields of use, brief description, main points, and positive effects. The materials were prepared by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent). Heretofore, these patents were recognized by the Rospatent as perspective and were included in the full-text special database Perspective Inventions. The Journal of Industrial Property is issued by the Publishing House “Intellectual Property”
January 2011 – Due to growing interest from Russian speaking SPM community in the feature-oriented scanning methodology, the Russian translation of the paper “Feature-oriented scanning methodology for probe microscopy and nanotechnology” (R. V. Lapshin, Nanotechnology, vol. 15, iss. 9, pp 1135-1151, 2004) was prepared and opened to public in the Publications section
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