Ivasenko Oleksandr
Professor; Doctoral Supervisor
Prof. (2022- ), Soochow University
Researcher (2011-2020, 2021-2022), KU Leuven University
R&D Engineer (2021), 3D Systems Inc.
Ph.D. (2011), McGill University
M.Sc. (2004), Donetsk National University
B.Sc. (2003), Donetsk National University
Research experience and output:
Oleksandr Ivasenko received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from McGill University (Canada) in 2011. Then worked as a postdoctoral researcher and team leader for several research directions in the group of Prof. Steven De Feyter at KU Leuven (Belgium). In 2020, he had an industrial work experience at 3D systems Inc., working on the next generation 3D printers for advanced additive manufacturing using high-performance metal alloys. He has published >40 SCI papers including publications in Nat. Chem., Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., ACS Nano, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and other top chemistry journals. His research was recognized with prestigious Awards and Fellowships from the governments of Ukraine (Young Scientist Research Scholarship from the Parliament of Ukraine), Canada (MSED-LANXESS Best Graduate Thesis Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada) and Belgium (Marie-Curie Pegasus and FWO Postdoctoral Fellowships). Dr. Ivasenko joined the Institue of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) in 2022 as a full Professor. His research focuses on micro/nanofabrication and advanced additive manufacturing.
Research interests:
The Ivasenko group develops new methods for the design and fabrication of fully customizable functional interfacial layers of various devices: bio-/chemo- sensors, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), microelectromechanical machines (MEMS), tribo-electric nanogenerators (TENGs), etc.
Contact: oleksandr.ivasenko@gmail.com
Selected publications
1. Wang, X., Ma, J., Zheng, W., Osella, S., Arisnabarreta, N., Droste, J., Serra, G., Ivasenko, O., Lucotti, A., Beljonne, D. and Bonn, M. (2022). Cove-Edged Graphene Nanoribbons with Incorporation of Periodic Zigzag-Edge Segments. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144(1), 228–235. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c09000
2. Bragança, A.M., Minoia, A., Steeno, R., Seibel, J., Hirsch, B.E., Verstraete, L., Ivasenko, O., Müllen, K., Mali, K.S., Lazzaroni, R. and De Feyter, S. (2021). Detection and Stabilization of a Previously Unknown Two-Dimensional (Pseudo) polymorph using Lateral Nanoconfinement. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143(29), 11080-11087. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c04445
3. Phan, T.H.*, Van Gorp, H., Li, Z., Trung Huynh, T.M., Fujita, Y., Verstraete, L., Eyley, S., Thielemans, W., Uji-i, H., Hirsch, B.E., Mertens, S.F., Greenwood, J., Ivasenko, O.*, and De Feyter, S.* (2019). Graphite and Graphene Fairy Circles: A Bottom-Up Approach for the Formation of Nanocorrals. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5559-5571. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b00439
4. Fang, Y., Cibian, M., Hanan, G.S., Perepichka, D.F., De Feyter, S., Cuccia, L.A.* and Ivasenko, O.* (2018). Alkyl chain length effects on double-deck assembly at a liquid/solid interface. Nanoscale, 10(31), 14993-15002. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NR04220A
5. Li, Z., Van Gorp, H., Walke, P., Phan, T.H., Fujita, Y., Greenwood, J.*, Ivasenko, O.*, Tahara, K., Tobe, Y., Uji-i, H., Mertens, S.F.* and De Feyter, S.* (2017). Area-selective passivation of sp 2 carbon surfaces by supramolecular self-assembly. Nanoscale, 9(16), 5188-5193. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR00022G
6. Fang, Y., Ghijsens, E., Ivasenko, O.*, Cao, H., Noguchi, A., Mali, K.S.*, Tahara, K.*, Tobe, Y.* and De Feyter, S.* (2016). Dynamic control over supramolecular handedness by selecting chiral induction pathways at the solution–solid interface. Nat. Chem., 8, 711-717. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2514
7. Bragança, A.M., Greenwood, J.*, Ivasenko, O.*, Phan, T.H., Müllen, K. and De Feyter, S.* (2016). The impact of grafted surface defects and their controlled removal on supramolecular self-assembly. Chem. Sci., 7(12), 7028-7033. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SC02400A
8. Greenwood, J., Phan, T.H., Fujita, Y., Li, Z., Ivasenko, O.*, Vanderlinden, W., Van Gorp, H., Frederickx, W., Lu, G., Tahara, K., Tobe, Y., Uji-i, H.*, Mertens, S.F. and De Feyter, S.* (2015). Covalent modification of graphene and graphite using diazonium chemistry: tunable grafting and nanomanipulation. ACS Nano, 9(5), 5520-5535. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b01580
9. Cui, K., Mali, K.S., Ivasenko, O., Wu, D., Feng, X., Walter, M., Müllen, K., De Feyter, S. and Mertens, S.F. (2014). Squeezing, Then Stacking: From Breathing Pores to Three‐Dimensional Ionic Self‐Assembly under Electrochemical Control. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(47), 12951-12954. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201406246
10. Narita, A., Feng, X., Hernandez, Y., Jensen, S.A., Bonn, M., Yang, H., Verzhbitskiy, I.A., Casiraghi, C., Hansen, M.R., Koch, A.H., Fytas, G., Ivasenko, O., Li, B., Mali, K.S., Balandina, T., Mahesh, S., De Feyter, S. and Müllen, K. (2014). Synthesis of structurally well-defined and liquid-phase-processable graphene nanoribbons. Nat. Chem., 6(2), 126-132. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1819
11. Ghijsens, E.‡, Ivasenko, O.‡, Tahara, K., Yamaga, H., Itano, S., Balandina, T., Tobe, Y.* and De Feyter, S.* (2013). A tale of tails: alkyl chain directed formation of 2D porous networks reveals odd–even effects and unexpected bicomponent phase behavior. ACS Nano, 7(9), 8031-8042. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn4032036
12. Ivasenko, O. and Perepichka, D.F.* (2011). Mastering fundamentals of supramolecular design with carboxylic acids. Common lessons from X-ray crystallography and scanning tunneling microscopy. Chem. Soc. Rev., 40(1), 191-206. https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CS00022A
Positions:
There are opportunities for postdocs, PhD students and research assistants. Potential candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a motivation letter, a list of publications (if any), and the contact information of academic referees to Prof. Oleksandr Ivasenko (oleksandr.ivasenko@gmail.com).
Edited by Juan Yang