KazNU scientists realize space studies

Scientists at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in collaboration with colleagues from KBTU and Nazarbayev University have discovered the unique abilities of carbon nanowall-based photodiodes under the influence of ionizing radiation.

The research was carried out within the framework of a competition for grant funding from the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and collaborative projects between universities.

The team of scientists from Al-Farabi KazNU was led by Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan Mr. Tlekkabyl Ramazanov, KBTU by Professor Maratbek Gabdullin and Nazarbayev University by Professors Victor Brus and Askhat Zhumabekov.

During the research, breakthrough results were obtained related to radiation-induced and self-adaptive features of the proposed heterojunction based on carbon nanostructures and cadmium-zinc telluride.

The research results are published in the prestigious journal Carbon with an impact factor of 11. It is among the top 1% of journals in the relevant branch of science. Further studies of the proposed devices are planned under the influence of space factors on board the International Space Station (ISS) in order to develop new space technologies.

It should be noted that scientists from Al-Farabi KazNU have extensive experience in setting scientific experiments on the program "Plasma Coulomb Crystal" on board the ISS during the flights of cosmonauts Talgat Musabaev and Aidyn Aimbetov.

More details about the results of the research work can be read at the link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622323007339.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University