Professor
Physics and Astronomy
310D Jorgensen HallLincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-2396
belashchenko@unl.edu
Education
- Ph.D., 1999, Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute,” theoretical physics
- M.S., 1996, Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (with Honors), physics of metals
Research Interests
- Computational Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Science
- Metallurgy
Honors and Awards
- 2014 Outstanding Referee for the journals of the American Physical Society
- 2008 Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Award
- 2003 Kurchatov Award, Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
- 1997 Soros Graduate Student, International Soros Science Education Program
Selected Publications
- G. G. Baez Flores, A. A. Kovalev, M. van Schilfgaarde, and K. D. Belashchenko, Generalized magnetoelectronic circuit theory and spin relaxation at interfaces in magnetic multilayers, Phys. Rev. B 101, 224405 (2020).
- K. D. Belashchenko, A. A. Kovalev, and M. van Schilfgaarde, Interfacial contributions to spin-orbit torque and magnetoresistance in ferromagnet/heavy-metal bilayers, Phys. Rev. B 101, 020407(R) (2020).
- K. D. Belashchenko, A. A. Kovalev, and M. van Schilfgaarde, First-principles calculation of spin-orbit torque in a Co/Pt bilayer, Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 011401(R) (2019).
- Igor Žutić, Alex Matos-Abiague, Benedikt Scharf, Hanan Dery, and Kirill Belashchenko, Proximitized Materials, Materials Today 22, 85 (2019).
- I. A. Zhuravlev, A. Adhikari, and K. D. Belashchenko, Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in bulk and thin-film CuMnAs for antiferromagnetic memory applications, Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 162404 (2018).
- I. A. Zhuravlev, V. P. Antropov, A. Vishina, M. van Schilfgaarde, and K. D. Belashchenko, Tunable dimensional crossover and magnetocrystalline anisotropy in Fe2P-based alloys, Phys. Rev. Materials 1, 051401(R) (2017).
- K. D. Belashchenko, A. A. Kovalev, and M. van Schilfgaarde, Theory of spin loss at metallic interfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207204 (2016).
- K. D. Belashchenko. O. Tchernyshyov, A. A. Kovalev, and O. A. Tretiakov, Magnetoelectric domain wall dynamics and its implications for magnetoelectric memory, Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 132403 (2016).
- I. A. Zhuravlev, V. P. Antropov, and K. D. Belashchenko, Spin-fluctuation mechanism of anomalous temperature dependence of magnetocrystalline anisotropy in itinerant magnets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 217201 (2015). [Download]
- B. S. Pujari, P. Larson, V. P. Antropov, and K. D. Belashchenko, Ab initio construction of magnetic phase diagrams in alloys: The case of Fe1-xMnxPt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 057203 (2015).
- K. D. Belashchenko, J. Weerasinghe, S. Mu, and B. S. Pujari, Spectral signatures of thermal spin disorder and excess Mn in half-metallic NiMnSb, Phys. Rev. B 91, 180408(R) (2015).
- K. D. Belashchenko, L. Ke, M. Daene, L. X. Benedict, T. N. Lamichhane, V. Taufour, A. Jesche, S. L. Bud'ko, P. C. Canfield, and V. P. Antropov, Origin of the spin reorientation transitions in (Fe1-xCox)2B alloys, Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 062408 (2015).
- I. A. Zhuravlev, J. M. An, and K. D. Belashchenko, Microscopic, first-principles model of strain-induced interaction in concentrated size-mismatched alloys, Phys. Rev. B 90, 214108 (2014).
- J. K. Glasbrenner, B. S. Pujari, and K. D. Belashchenko, Deviations from Matthiessen's rule and resistivity saturation effects in Gd and Fe from first principles, Phys. Rev. B 89, 174408 (2014).