Alexander Smirnov
- Department Head, Professor:Joint Department of Low Temperature Physics with the Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems (RAS)
- Chief Research Fellow:Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics
- Alexander Smirnov has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2005Professor
- 1988
Doctor of Sciences*
- 1978
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 1974
Degree in Automation and Electronics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Courses (2023/2024)
Low Temperature Magnetism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Physics of Metals and Electronic Phenomena (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
Low Temperature Magnetism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Physics of Metals and Electronic Phenomena (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
Low Temperature Magnetism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Physics of Metals and Electronic Phenomena (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
Low Temperature Magnetism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Low-Temperature Solid State Physics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Physics of Metals and Electronic Phenomena (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
Low Temperature Magnetism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; field of study "03.03.02. Физика", field of study "03.03.02. Физика"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Theoretical low-temperatures physics (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
Publications12
- Article Soldatov T. A., A. I. Smirnov, Syromyatnikov A. V. Dynamics of anisotropic frustrated antiferromagnet Cs2CoBr4 in a spin-liquid regime // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2023. Vol. 108. No. 18. Article 184427. doi
- Article Soldatov T. A., A. I. Smirnov. Low-frequency spin dynamics of the quasi-two-dimensional S = 1/2 antiferromagnet BaCdVO(PO4)2 // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2023. Vol. 107. No. 17. Article 174423. doi
- Article Soldatov T. A., A.I. Smirnov, Syromyatnikov A. Spin dynamics in ordered phases of the anisotropic triangular-lattice antiferromagnet Cs2CoBr4 // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2023. Vol. 108. No. 18. Article 184426. doi
- Preprint Glazkov V., Smirnov A., Markina M. M., Berdonosov P. S., Vasilchikova T. M., Zakharov K. V., Murtazoev A. F., Dolgikh V. A., Moskin A. V., Vasiliev A. N. Static and resonant properties of decorated square kagome lattice compound KCu7(TeO4)(SO4)5Cl / Cornell University. Series cond-mat "arxiv.org". 2022. doi
- Article Soldatov T., Smirnov A., Povarov K., Paduan-Filho A., Zheludev A. Microwave dynamics of the stoichiometric and bond-disordered anisotropic S=1 chain antiferromagnet NiCl2−4SC(NH2)2 // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2020. Vol. 101. P. 104410-1-104410-12. doi
- Article Smirnov A., Soldatov T. A., Petrenko O. A., Takata A., Kida T., Hagiwara M., Zhitomirsky M. E., Shapiro A. Y. Competition between dynamic and structural disorder in a doped triangular fntiferromagnet RbFe(MoO4)2 // Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2018. Vol. 969. P. 1-7. doi
- Article A. I. Smirnov, Soldatov T. A., Povarov K. Y., Halg M., Lorenz W. E., Zheludev A. Spin gap in the quasi-one-dimensional S=1/2 antiferromagnet K2CuSO4Cl2 // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2018. Vol. 98. P. 144440. doi
- Article Smirnov A., Soldatov T. A., Petrenko O. A., Takata A., Kida T., Hagiwara M., Shapiro A. Y., Zhitomirsky M. Order by Quenched Disorder in the Model Triangular Antiferromagnet RbFe(MoO4)(2) // Physical Review Letters. 2017. Vol. 119. P. 047204-1-047204-5. doi
- Article Смирнов А. И. "Магнитный резонанс спинонов в квантовых магнетиках" УФН 186 633–639 (2016) // Успехи физических наук. 2016. Т. 186. С. 633-639. doi
- Article Smirnov A., Soldatov T. A., Povarov K. Y., Hälg M., Lorenz W. E., Zheludev A. Electron spin resonance in a model S=1/2 chain antiferromagnet with a uniform Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2015. Vol. 92. P. 134417. doi
- Article Smirnov A., Soldatov T. A., Povarov K. Y., Shapiro A. Y. High-field magnetic resonance of spinons and magnons in the triangular lattice S=1/2 antiferromagnet Cs2CuCl4 // Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2015. Vol. 91. P. 174412. doi
- Article Zvyagin S., Kamenskyi D., Ozerov M., Wosnitza J., Ikeda M., Fujita T., Hagiwara M., Smirnov A., Soldatov T., Shapiro A., Krzystek J., Hu R., Ryu H., Petrovic C., Zhitomirsky M. Direct determination of exchange parameters in Cs2CuBr4 and Cs2CuCl4: high-field ESR studies // Physical Review Letters. 2014. Vol. 112. P. 077206. doi
Editorial board membership
2022: Editor-in-chief, Журнал экспериментальной и теоретической физики (Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics).
Eight HSE Faculty Members Elected Full and Corresponding Members to the Russian Academy of Sciences
After holding elections at a general meeting on November 14-15, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) has announced its new full and corresponding members. Among those announced, eight new appointees are HSE faculty members.