Dr. Igor Bejenari

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2008-2009

Department of Electrical Engineering
University of California at Riverside

Engineering Unit 2, Room 433
Riverside, California 92521

Phone: (951) 827-7979
E-mail: ibejenari [at] ee.ucr.edu

bejenari [at] yahoo.com

Research Interests

Condensed matter physics, on topics related to

ü electronic structure of interface and low-dimensional structures based on IV-VI semiconductors and semimetals;

ü galvanomagnetic and other magnetotransport effects;

ü photoconduction and photovoltaic effects;

Current topics:

ü electronic structure and transport properties of graphene;

ü electric field effect;

ü thermoelectric effects;

Education

2006 - PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova

1995 - M.Sc. in Physics, Moldova State University

Previous Employment

2006 – 2008 - Researcher, Institute of Electronic Engineering and Industrial Technologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova;

2001 – 2005 - Researcher, Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova;

1998 – 2000 - Junior Researcher, Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Visiting Positions

2007 - Researcher, Nanostructures and Nanoscale Phenomena Group, Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia;

2002 - Visiting Fellow, Nano-Silicon Group, Department of Physics, University of Warwick, UK

Awards

2008 - Fulbright Scholar Award, USA

2005 - NATO ASI grant, Romania

2002 - Royal Society of London Scholarship, UK (Warwick University)

2003 - Municipal award for the young in domain of Science, Technique, Literature, and Arts, Moldova

Teaching Experience

2003 – 2007 - Senior Lecturer in System Programming (compiler design), Department of Informatics and Engineering, Free International University of Moldova

2002 – 2007 - Senior Lecturer in Information Security, Free International University of Moldova

2000 – 2005 - Lecturer in Mathematical Analysis, Free International University of Moldova;

Projects

2003 – 2005 - Researcher, Project: “Strained bismuth nanowires for thermoelectric and galvanomagnetic applications.” Supported by the U.S. Civilian Research &

Development Foundation/ Moldovan Research and Development Association, CRDF/ MRDA project No. MP2-3046.

2002 – 2005 - Researcher, Project: “Development of p-type High Thermoelectric Performance Quantum-Well Structures.” Supported by the International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union, INTAS project No. 01-0184.

2007 – 2008 - Researcher, Project: “Thermoelectric nanostructure materials on the base of nanowires for energy conversion microsystems.” Supported by Highest Concilium of Science and Technological Development (CSSDT), project No. 07.408.02.09PA.

2004 – 2006 - Researcher, Project: “Technologies and composite nanomatrix templates of nanowire net, sensor elements of devices on their base.” CSSDT project No. 0104MD02548.

2001 – 2003 - Researcher, Project: “Sensors based on semiconductor and semimetal micro-wires intended for electronic devices and tools.” CSSDT project No. 01.017C.

Selected publications in per-reviewed journals

1. I. Bejenari, V. Kantser. Thermoelectric properties of bismuth telluride nanowires in constant relaxation time approximation. Phys. Rev. B 78, 115322 (2008) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.115322. . Available at arXiv:0804.0323v2 [cond-mat.mes-hall].

2. I. Bejenari, V. Kantser. Asymptotic solution of the Schrodinger equation for the elliptic wire in the magnetic field. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008) 395304. DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/39/395304. Available at arXiv:0803.0942v1 [math-ph]

3. V.G. Kantser, I.M. Bejenari, D.F. Meglei, Radial electric field effect on thermoelectric transport properties of Bi2Te3 cylindrical nanowrie coaxial structure. Material Science and Engineering: C, vol. 26, no. 5-7, pp. 1175-1179 (2006). DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2005.09.031

4. I. M. Bejenari, V. G. Kantser, M. Myronov, O. A. Mironov and D. R. Leadley, Anisotropic size quantization and semimetal–semiconductor phase transition in bismuth-like cylindrical nanowires, Semicond. Sci. Technol., vol. 19, no.1, pp. 106–112 (2004). DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/19/1/018

5. I.Bejenari, N. Malkova, V. Kantser, Effect of the Boundary Conditions on the Interface Tamm’s States. Physica Status Solidi (b), vol. 223, no. 3, pp.785-792 (2001). DOI: 10.1002/1521-3951(200102)223:3<785::AID-PSSB785>3.0.CO;2-X