Biography
Dr. Dmitriy A. Dikin is an Research Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the Manager of the College of Engineering Nano Instrumentation Center (CoE NIC) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Northwestern University. Dr. Dikin has 25+ years of experience to work across different fields of physics, mechanics, material science, chemistry, and biology and has more than 80 peer-reviewed papers. He is one of the most cited researchers in the field of graphene nanomaterials. His recent research interest is primarily focused on carbon-based nanostructures for development of novel electronic and composite materials. He also works on new microscopy methods for integrated studies of nanomaterials. Dr. Dikin is a consultant for several hi-tech companies. Beside scientific activity Dikin also devotes his time to popularization of physics and attracting young people to science and engineering.
Research Interests
- Materials Science
- Graphene
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Carbon Black
- Polymer Nanocomposites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Weak Superconductivity
- Micro and Nano Mechanics
- Cryogenics
- Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopy
- Physical Properties Measurements
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
ENGR 2331 | Engineering Statics | Undergraduate |
ENGR 3201 | Material Science for Engineers | Undergraduate |
MEE 3305 | Materials Laboratory | Undergraduate |
MEE 5205 | Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Zhu, L., Dikin, D., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2021). Improving interlayer adhesion of poly(P-phenylene terephthalamide) (ppta)/ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (uhmwpe) laminates prepared by plasma treatment and hot pressing technique. Polymers, 13(16). doi: 10.3390/polym13162600.
Chereddy, S., Aguirre, J., Dikin, D., Wunder, S., & Chinnam, P. (2020). Gel Electrolyte Comprising Solvate Ionic Liquid and Methyl Cellulose. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(1), 279-289. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01515.
Chabi, S., Dikin, D., Yin, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2019). Structure-Mechanical Property Relations of Skin-Core Regions of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Single Fiber. Scientific Reports, 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37366-0.
Chabi, S., Dikin, D., Yin, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2019). Author Correction: Structure-Mechanical Property Relations of Skin-Core Regions of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Single Fiber (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (740), 10.1038/s41598-018-37366-0). Scientific Reports, 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43509-8.
Lin, G., Zhang, Q., Dikin, D., & Yin, J. (2018). Constrained droplet base in condensed water on carbon nanoparticle coating for delayed freezing. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 24, 38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.09.001.
Jia, Z., Li, H., Zhao, Y., Dikin, D., Ni, J., Zhao, L., Zhen, J., Ge, B., Shao, X., & Ren, F. (2018). Preparation and electrical properties of sintered copper powder compacts modified by polydopamine-derived carbon nanofilms. Journal of Materials Science, 53(9), 6562-6573. doi: 10.1007/s10853-018-2000-6.
Prakash, P., Aguirre, J., Vliet, M.V., Chinnam, P., Dikin, D., Zdilla, M., Wunder, S., & Venkatnathan, A. (2018). Unravelling the structural and dynamical complexity of the equilibrium liquid grain-binding layer in highly conductive organic crystalline electrolytes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(10), 4394-4404. doi: 10.1039/c7ta10367k.
Barnakov, Y., Paul, O., Joaquim, A., Falconer, A., Mu, R., Barnakov, V., Dikin, D., Petranovskii, V., Zavalin, A., Ueda, A., & Williams, F. (2018). Light intensity-induced phase transitions in graphene oxide doped polyvinylidene fluoride. Optical Materials Express, 8(9), 2579-2585. doi: 10.1364/OME.8.002579.
Barone, F., Marcinkiewicz, C., Li, J., Sternberg, M., Lelkes, P., Dikin, D., Bergold, P., Gerstenhaber, J., & Feuerstein, G. (2018). Pilot study on biocompatibility of fluorescent nanodiamond-(NV)-Z~800 particles in rats: Safety, pharmacokinetics, and bio-distribution (Part III). International Journal of Nanomedicine, 13, 5449-5468. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S171117.
Zhang, Q., Tang, Y., Hajfathalian, M., Chen, C., Turner, K., Dikin, D., Lin, G., & Yin, J. (2017). Spontaneous Periodic Delamination of Thin Films to Form Crack-Free Metal and Silicon Ribbons with High Stretchability. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(51), 44938-44947. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b15693.
Jia, Z., Li, H., Zhao, Y., Frazer, L., Qian, B., Borguet, E., Ren, F., & Dikin, D. (2017). Electrical and mechanical properties of poly(dopamine)-modified copper/reduced graphene oxide composites. Journal of Materials Science, 52(19), 11620-11629. doi: 10.1007/s10853-017-1307-z.
Li, H., Aulin, Y., Frazer, L., Borguet, E., Kakodkar, R., Feser, J., Chen, Y., An, K., Dikin, D., & Ren, F. (2017). Structure Evolution and Thermoelectric Properties of Carbonized Polydopamine Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(8), 6655-6660. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b15601.