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Igor V. Veryovkin

Chemist


Materials Science Division; Bldg. 200
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439

phone:  630-252-3586
fax:       630-252-9555
email:   verigo@anl.gov

Research Interests

Dr. Veryovkin is an author of more than 60 peer reviewed research papers. His research interests include

(1)     interactions of energetic particles (ions, electrons and photons) with matter,

(2)     physics and chemistry of atomic clusters,

(3)     elemental and isotopic abundances in the solar system and stellar nucleosynthesis,

(4)     trace analysis and mass spectrometry on nanometer scale,

(5)     charged particle optics,

(6)     experimental data processing / mining,

(7)     virtual reality simulations and development of analytical instrumentation.

Work Experience

         Special Bureau for Design and Technology at Arifov Institute of Electronics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Tashkent, USSR Research Activity: Ion sputtering and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), unimolecular fragmentation of sputtered cluster ions, ion formation in sputtering phenomena, development of novel SIMS instrumentation

o        Engineer, 1985-1988

o        Engineer-technologist of the 3rd category, 1988-1990

         Arifov Institute of Electronics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic / Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, USSR / Uzbekistan           Research Activity: Ion-surface interactions, cluster ion emission in sputtering and unimolecular fragmentation of sputtered cluster ions, sputtering with polyatomic ions and associated non-additive ion emission phenomena

o        Junior (Assistant) Scientist, 1990-1994

o        Scientist, 1994-1995

o        Senior Scientist, 1995-2001 (on sabbatical leave from 1997)

         Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp (UIA), Antwerp, Belgium

Research Activity: Cluster ion emission and secondary ion formation in ion sputtering,  polyatomic ion bombardment and associated non-additive ion emission phenomena, quantitative SIMS analysis with dual beams, improvement of resolving power of SIMS instrumentation by deconvolution methods

o        Visiting Scientist, 1997-1998

         Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA                                                                                                             Research Activity: Ion-surface interactions, polyatomic ion bombardment and associated non-additive ion emission phenomena, charged particle optics development, virtual reality simulation of analytical instrumentation with charged particle optics, quantitative trace analysis with laser post-ionization secondary neutral mass spectrometry (LIP-SNMS), development of LPI-SNMS instrumentation, measurements of elemental and isotopic composition of Solar Wind

o        Visiting Scholar, 1998-2000

o        Visiting Scientist, 2000-2001

o        Assistant Chemist, 2001-2006

o        Chemist, 2006-present

Education

         M. Sc. in Physical Engineering (physical electronics), 1985, summa cum laude degree

Department of Physical Engineering, Tashkent Polytechnical Institute, Tashkent, Soviet Union

Thesis: Unimolecular decay of secondary cluster ions of heavy metals (Advisor: Dr. A. D. Bekkerman)

         Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics (physical electronics), 1993

Arifov Institute of Electronics / Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Thesis: Investigation of energetic and temporal characteristics of fragmentation of secondary cluster ions of tantalum (Advisor: Dr. N. Kh. Dzhemilev)

Recent Publications (2004-2008)

62.        Efficient multiple beam ion optics for quantitative surface analysis: from simulations to a fully operational instrument", Veryovkin I. V., Tripa C. E., Pellin M. J., Physics Procedia, 1 (2008).379-389 (invited)

61.        Laser-Driven Acoustic Desorption of Organic Molecules from Back-Irradiated Solid Foils", Zinovev, A.V., Veryovkin, I.V., Moore, J.F., and Pellin, M. J.,  Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 79, (21), (2007), 8232-8241

60.        Development of a cesium sputter ion source compatible with commercial SIMS instruments", Belykh, S. F.; Palitsin, V. V.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Kovarsky, A. P.; Chang, R. J. H.; Adriaens, A., Dowsett M., Adams, F.; Review of Scientific Instruments, 78, 085101 (2007) 9 pages

59.        Mass Spectrometry on the Nanoscale with Ion Sputtering based Techniques: what is feasible", Veryovkin I. V., Calaway W. F., Tripa C. E., Pellin M. J., Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms 2007, Vol. 261 (2007) Issues 1-2, 508-511

58.        Detection of In-Situ Derivatized Peptides in Microbial Biofilms by Laser Desorption 7.87 eV Postionizaton Mass Spectrometry", P.  D. Edirisinghe, J. F. Moore, K. A. Skinner-Nemec, C. Lindberg, C. S. Giometti, I. V. Veryovkin, J. E. Hunt, M. J. Pellin, L. Hanley, Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 79 (2) (2007),  508-514

57.        Extending quantitative mass spectrometry to the nanoscale", Pellin, M. J.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Calaway, W. F., Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Seriya Fizicheskaya Vol. 70, (6), (2006), 859-861.

56.        Vacuum Ultraviolet Postionization of Aromatic Groups Covalently Bound to Peptides", Edirisinghe, P. D.; Moore, J. F.; Calaway, W. F.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Pellin, M. J.; and Hanley, L.; Analytical Chemistry Vol. 78 (16) (2006) 5876-5883

55.        Sputtering of Clusters from Nickel-Aluminum", King, B. V.; Moore, J. F.; Calaway, W. F.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Pellin, M. J.; Applied Surface Science, Vol. 252 (19), 2006, 6426-6428

54.        7.87 eV Postionization of Derivatized Peptides", Hanley, L.; Edirisinghe, P. D.; Calaway, W. F.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Pellin, M. J.; Moore, J. F.; Applied Surface Science, Vol. 252 (19), 2006, 6723-6726

53.        Cesium Sputter Ion Source Compatible with Commercial SIMS Instruments", Belykh, S. F.; Palitsin V. V.; Veryovkin, I. V.; Kovarsky A. P.; Chang R. J. H.; Adriaens, A.; Dowsett, M.; Adams, F.; Applied Surface Science, Vol. 252 (19), 2006,  7321-7325

52.        Laser Postionization Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry for Analysis on the Nanometer-Scale"; Veryovkin I. V.; W.F. Calaway, C.E. Tripa and M.J. Pellin; in: Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Nanotech 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, May 7-11 2006, Volume 1, Chapter 8: Characterization,  733-736

 

51.        Laser-driven acoustic waves in back-irradiated thin solid foils"; Zinovev, A. V.; Moore, J. F.; Calaway, W. F.; Pellin, M. J.; Veryovkin, I. V.; in: Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering  (2006),  6101 (Laser Beam Control and Applications),  480-489. 

 

50.        Laser post-ionization secondary neutral mass spectrometry for ultra-trace analysis of samples from space return missions"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Tripa, CE; Moore, JF; Wucher, A; Pellin, MJ; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 241 (1-4) (2005) 356-360

 

49.        Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on nanocrystalline TiO2: Surface mass spectrometry of reaction intermediates"; Gnaser, H; Savina, MR; Calaway, WF; Tripa, CE; Veryovkin, IV; Pellin, MJ; International Journal Of Mass Spectrometry, 245 (1-3) (2005) 61-67

 

48.        Temperature dependence of secondary ion emission from tantalum produced by atomic and polyatomic gold projectiles"; Belykh, SF; Veryovkin, IV; Palitsin, VV; Samartsev, AV; Adriaens, A; Adams, F; International Journal Of Mass Spectrometry, 237 (1) (2004) 55-63

 

47.        On the trends in kinetic energies of secondary ions produced by polyatomic ion bombardment"; Veryovkin, IV; Belykh, SF; Adriaens, A; Zinovev, AV; Adams, F; Applied Surface Science, 231 (2004) 101-105  

 

46.        A new horizon in secondary neutral mass spectrometry: post-ionization using a VUV free electron laser"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Moore, JF; Pellin, MJ; Lewellen, JW; Li, YL; Milton, SV; King, BV; Petravic, M ; Applied Surface Science, 231 (2004) 962-966

 

45.        Sputtering with polyatomic ions: revisiting kinetic energy distributions of secondary ions"; Veryovkin, IV; Belykh, SF; Adriaens, A; Adams, F; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 219 (2004) 215-220

 

44.        A new time-of-flight instrument for quantitative surface analysis"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Moore, JF; Pellin, MJ; Burnett, DS; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 219 (2004) 473-479

 

43.        Calculating time-of-flight spectra of post-ionized sputtered neutrals"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Pellin, MJ; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 219 (2004) 1051-1057

42.        Computer simulation of time-of-flight mass spectrometers: calculations of mass spectra and spatial distributions of ions"; Veryovkin, IV; Chen, CY; Calaway, WF; Pellin, MJ; Lee, T; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment, 519 (1-2) (2004) 345-352

41.        Ion optics of a new time-of-flight mass spectrometer for quantitative surface analysis"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Pellin, MJ; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment, 519 (1-2) (2004) 353-362  

40.        A virtual reality instrument: near-future perspective of computer simulations of ion optics"; Veryovkin, IV; Calaway, WF; Pellin, MJ; Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment, 519 (1-2): (2004) 363-372

 


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