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Tetyana Ignatova, Ph.D.

Tetyana Ignatova

Associate Professor, Nanoscience

Dean's Office - Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Email Address: t_ignato@uncg.edu

Curriculum Vitae

About

Dr. Ignatova’s personal research interests and professional training are highly cross-disciplinary, enabling a wide perspective on nanoscience in general. Her solid physics background and extensive research experience in nanotechnology allow her to excel at the cutting edge of applied physics and frontier materials science of low-dimensional nanostructures.

Her research group works on a number of projects on experimental nanoscience of low-dimensional materials, focusing on the physics of sensing, thermal management, spectroscopic imaging, and nanofabrication for next-generation electronics and energy storage systems. This research aims to advance applications based on 2D layered materials and hybrid structures, push the limits of nano-characterization and nanofabrication, and explore nanomaterials for transdisciplinary applications.

Courses Taught

  • NAN 706: Principles of Nanoscience II: Data Analysis and Modeling in Nanoscience, Analytical, Statistical and Computational Foundations
  • NAN 700: Principles of Nanoscience I: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Foundations
  • NAN 767 – Current Topics in Nanoscience: Electronic Materials
  • NAN 707 Lab Protocols and Practice: Low D Nanomaterial Characterization
  • NAN 749 Spectroscopy Methods in Nanoscience
  • NAN 727 Principles of Quantum and Solid State Physics

Current Projects

  • Science of Light–Matter Interactions in Quantum Materials
  • 2D Materials for Advanced Sensing Applications
  • Nanocomposites for Camouflage and Thermal Protection
  • Artificial Synapses and Neuromorphic Devices
  • Advanced Spectroscopic Imaging and Nano-Characterization Techniques

Selected Publications

  1. Li, X., Ignatova, T., Dong, C., Ananthanarayanan, K. M., Maniyara, R. A., Jain, A., Turker, F., Kammarchedu, V., Ebrahimi, A., Robinson, J.A., and Rotkin, S. V. (2026). Ultra‐Confinement of Polaritons in Single Atomic Layer Ag Photonic Quantum Dots. Advanced Materials, e21015. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202521015
  2. (Cover Image) Pathiraja, G., Ayerh, J., Mali, A., Khan, M.A.R., Sheets, A., Mantripragada, S., Obare, S.O. and Ignatova, T., (2026). Strong Lateral Confinement of Hydrophilic Silica Nanoparticles on Mg‐Al Layered Double Hydroxides Nanoflakes for Enhanced Thermal Properties. Advanced Materials Interfaces, p.e01089. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202501089  
  3. Khan, M. A. R., Kalkar, S., Khader, B., Ayodele, O. O., Prokofjevs, A., & Ignatova, T. (2025). Sustainable nanomanufacturing: two-dimensional materials transfer using a bioderived and biodegradable supportive polymer. Nanoscale. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NR01206F
  4. Averitt, J. K., Pourianejad, S, Ayodele, O., Schmidt, K., Trofe, A., Starobin, J., & Ignatova, T. (2024). Efficient high-throughput method utilizing neural network potentials to calculate interaction energies, validated by clean transfer experiment of CVD graphene with polymer mixtures. Carbon, 229,119336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119336
  5. in, Y. C., Torsi, R., Younas, R., Hinkle, C. L., Ignatova, T., Trofe, A.,… & Robinson, J. A. (2023). Recent Advances in 2D Material Theory, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. ACS Nano 17 (11), 9694. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c12759
  6. Ignatova, T., Pourianejad, S., Li, X., Schmidt, K., Aryeetey, F., Aravamudhan, S., Rotkin, S. V. (2022). Multidimensional Imaging Reveals Mechanisms Controlling Multimodal Label-Free Biosensing in Vertical 2DM-Heterostructures. ACS Nano, 16 (2), 2598. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09335

Issued Patent

ROTKIN, V.V., Zheng, M., IGNATOVA, T., Hayes, D., and Kuchipudi, S. “Methods and systems for early detection of viral diseases.” U.S. Patent 12,560,605, issued February 24, 2026.