Current research

Chemistry of Porous Materials

A research group led by Ph.D. in Chemistry Artyom Poryvaev conducts research at the intersection of two major scientific fields: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and the chemistry of porous materials, including metal-organic coordination polymers (MOCPs), zeolites, and clay. Over the past five years, the team has developed several key research directions:

Investigation of diffusion and adsorptive separation processes of water and hydrogen isotopologues using porous materials
Investigation of sorption, release, and diffusion processes of biologically active molecules from the surface of porous carriers.
Investigation of gas and liquid sorption (nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, organosulfur compounds) in porous materials.
Synthesis and study of radical-containing spin systems as potential candidates for qubits and gas sensors.
Study of ortho-para hydrogen conversion in metal-organic coordination polymers.


Polyukhov, D. M., Kudriavykh, N. A., Gromilov, S. A., Kiryutin, A. S., Poryvaev, A. S., & Fedin, M. V. (2022). Efficient MOF-catalyzed ortho–para hydrogen conversion for practical liquefaction and energy storage. ACS Energy Letters, 7(12), 4336-4341. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c02149	Poryvaev, A. S., Gjuzi, E., Yazikova, A. A., Polyukhov, D. M., Albrekht, Y. N., Efremov, A. A., ... & Fedin, M. V. (2023). Blatter radical-decorated silica as a prospective adsorbent for selective NO capture from air. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 15(4), 5191-5197. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19183	Efremov, A. A., Zhitkeyev, R., Livanovich, K. S., Poryvaev, A. S., & Fedin, M. V. (2025). A MOF-Based Paramagnetic Oxygen Gas Sensor. Analytical Chemistry, 97(49), 27375-27382. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c05516

Study of Porous Liquids

Porous liquids (PLs) combine functional properties of solid porous substances, such as the ability to adsorb, store, and separate gases, while simultaneously exhibiting the fluidity inherent to liquids, which enables various flow-based technological processes. In our laboratory, we develop and apply Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) methods using spin probes (stable radicals and other paramagnetic molecules) to study porous liquids. Spin probes can be introduced into PLs in trace concentrations and serve as a source of information about the structure and properties of their local environment.


Bakulina, O. D., Ivanov, M. Y., Prikhod'ko, S. A., Pylaeva, S., Zaytseva, I. V., Surovtsev, N. V., ... & Fedin, M. V. (2020). Nanocage formation and structural anomalies in imidazolium ionic liquid glasses governed by alkyl chains of cations. Nanoscale, 12(38), 19982-19991. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06065H	Ivanov, M. Y., Bakulina, O. D., Alimov, D. V., Prikhod'Ko, S. A., Veber, S. L., Pylaeva, S., ... & Fedin, M. V. (2021). Inherent heterogeneities and nanostructural anomalies in organic glasses revealed by EPR. Nanoscale Advances, 3(17), 4973-4978. DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00452B	Bakulina, O. D., Ivanov, M. Y., Prikhod’ko, S. A., Smirnova, K. A., Sagdeev, R. Z., Adonin, N. Y., & Fedin, M. V. (2025). Permanent Encapsulation of Mobile Molecules in Ionic Solids: Unraveling the Local Microstructure Using Molecular Probes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129(6), 3096-3106. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06065H

Study of Terahertz-Induced Processes

The group for Terahertz-Induced Processes, led by Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.) Sergey Veber, is focused on developing new EPR spectroscopy methods using radiation in the terahertz (THz) range. The photon energy of such radiation is comparable to the splitting energies of a number of high-spin compounds, which determines the importance of advancing THz EPR spectroscopy techniques.

Much of the group's scientific research involves the use of THz radiation from the Novosibirsk Free Electron Laser – a unique scientific facility. In addition to laser radiation, the group is developing approaches based on broadband synchrotron radiation. One of the current priorities in this field is the development of the "IR Diagnostics" beamline at the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF). This beamline will enable unique research in the areas of molecular magnetism, magnetostructural transitions, and plasmonic structures.


Minakova, O. V., Kobylarczyk, J., Panova, E. V., Kukułka, M., Veber, S. L., Holldack, K., ... & Podgajny, R. (2025). Intermolecular exchange interaction in bis-(phenoxy Schiff base) Co (II) complexes: an in-depth insight into the magneto-structural nature of single-molecule magnets. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 12(23), 7656-7674. DOI: 10.1039/D5QI00955C	Borodulina, A. V., Melnikov, A. R., Bochkin, G. A., Fedin, M. V., Fel’dman, E. B., & Veber, S. L. (2024). Calculation of π Using a Molecular Electron Spin Qubit Implemented by Pulsed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15(31), 8026-8031. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01782	Nehrkorn, J., Valuev, I. A., Kiskin, M. A., Bogomyakov, A. S., Suturina, E. A., Sheveleva, A. M., ... & Veber, S. L. (2021). Easy-plane to easy-axis anisotropy switching in a Co (II) single-ion magnet triggered by the diamagnetic lattice. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(30), 9446-9452. DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01105G

Study of Biological Systems

The group led by Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.) Olesya Krumkacheva is focused on developing and applying pulsed dipolar EPR spectroscopy methods (DEER/PELDOR, RIDME) to study the structure and conformational dynamics of biomolecules – proteins, nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), and their complexes. A key feature of the group is the use of laser-induced dipolar EPR spectroscopy, which employs photoexcited triplet states of molecules (porphyrins, fullerenes, phthalocyanines) as spin labels. This approach makes it possible to study EPR-active ligands directly in complexes with biomolecules, for example, to determine the binding sites of photosensitizers with proteins and G-quadruplex DNAs, as well as to track light-induced structural rearrangements in such systems. Alongside methodological developments in the field of new spin labels (trityl radicals, triplet fullerenes) and optimization of the sensitivity of pulsed EPR experiments, the group actively combines experimental data with computational methods of structural biology to obtain detailed structural information about biological systems.

Article The connecting link: scientists have accelerated the search for effective cancer drugs


Bulygin, K. N., Timofeev, I. O., Malygin, A. A., Graifer, D. M., Meschaninova, M. I., Venyaminova, A. G., ... & Bagryanskaya, E. G. (2021). Two alternative conformations of mRNA in the human ribosome during elongation and termination of translation as revealed by EPR spectroscopy. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 19, 4702-4710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.08.024	Kolokolov, M., Sannikova, N., Dementev, S., Podarov, R., Zhdanova, K., Bragina, N. Y., ... & Krumkacheva, O. (2025). Enhanced binding site identification in protein–ligand complexes with a combined blind docking and dipolar electron paramagnetic resonance approach. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147(16), 13677-13687. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01274