Victor S. Vavilov

Professor of Physics (1921-1999)
Graduated from Leningrad State University (1949). Ph.D. in Physics (1952), Dr.Sci. (1960)
USSR State Awards (1971, 1988). P.N. Lebedev Gold Medal for outstanding work in Physics (1987)

Scientific interests:

Physics of semiconductors, especially radiation damage, ion implantation methods, luminescence of semiconductors.

Selected publications:

• V.S. Vavilov, V.F. Kiselev and B.N. Mukashev. Defects in silicon and on its surface (Nauka: Moscow, 1990), 212 pp. (in Russian).

• V.S. Vavilov. The peculiarities of the physics of wide band-gap semiconductors and their applications. Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk 164, 287 (1994).

• V.S. Vavilov. The possibilities and limitations of ion implantation in diamond as compared to other doping techniques. Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk 164, 429 (1994).