Education
Levan Chkhartishvili earned his Doctor of Sciences degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Georgian Technical University. Prior to this, he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Theoretical Physics at the Faculty of Physics, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, and pursued doctoral studies in Solid State Physics at the F. Tavadze Metallurgy and Materials Science Institute, focusing on Boron, its Alloys, and Compounds.
Professional Experience
Currently, Dr. Chkhartishvili holds the position of Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics at the Georgian Technical University and serves as a Senior Researcher at the Semiconducting and Composite Materials Laboratory, F. Tavadze Metallurgy and Materials Science Institute. Over the years, he has held various roles including Associate Professor at Ilia State University, Scientist at “Liquid Light” Inc. Labs, and Professor at “IChTEU” Ltd, Faculty of Information Technologies.
Research Interests
Dr. Chkhartishvili’s research interests span a wide range of topics including the electronic structure of condensed matter, geometry of nanostructures, transport phenomena in solids, nanocomposite materials, Boron and boron-containing alloys, compounds, and composites, isotopic effects, and medical (health) physics.
Research Grants
He has secured several research grants, including projects funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia (SRNSFG) focusing on boron-containing materials, nanopowder synthesis, semiconductor nanomaterials, and growth technologies for nanowires and gas sensors.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Chkhartishvili has received recognition for his scientific contributions, including the Georgian National Academy of Sciences’ Certificate of Honor for Nanotechnologies, the Albert Einstein Award of Excellence, and inclusion in prestigious publications such as the “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” and “Who’s Who in the World.”
Research Skills
His expertise includes advanced knowledge in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, development of semiconductor devices, and modeling of climate change processes. He has demonstrated proficiency in securing and managing research grants and mentoring young scientists in their academic pursuits
Publications
- Magnetite-doped nanopowder boron nitride for 10B delivery agent in BNCT
- Makatsaria, S., Chkhartishvili, L., Barbakadze, N., Oboladze, S., Chedia, R.
- Published in Solid State Sciences, 2024, volume 154, article 107614.
- Growth of 2D boron materials
- Chkhartishvili, L.
- Published in Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy, 2024, pages 921–960.
- Obtaining Boron Carbide and Nitride Matrix Nanocomposites for Neutron-Shielding and Therapy Applications
- Chkhartishvili, L., Makatsaria, S., Gogolidze, N., Tsiskarishvili, R., Chedia, R.
- Published in Condensed Matter, 2023, volume 8(4), article 92.
- Effect of cobalt additive on phases formation in boron carbide matrix composites B4C–(Ti,Zr)B2–W2B5
- Chkhartishvili, L., Mikeladze, A., Tsagareishvili, O., Korkia, T., Chedia, R.
- Published in Solid State Sciences, 2023, volume 145, article 107339.
- Boron carbide based ceramics for dry friction units
- Kvatchadze, V., Bairamashvili, I., Mikeladze, A., Mestvirishvili, Z., Chkhartishvili, L.
- Published in Solid State Sciences, 2023, volume 142, article 107244.
- Advanced Boron Carbide Matrix Nanocomposites Obtained from Liquid-Charge: Focused Review
- Chkhartishvili, L., Mikeladze, A., Tsagareishvili, O., Buzariashvili, M., Chedia, R.
- Published in Condensed Matter, 2023, volume 8(2), article 37.
- Modeling and X-ray Analysis of Defect Nanoclusters Formation in B4C under Ion Irradiation
- Mirzayev, M.N., Donkov, A.A., Popov, E.A., Trukhanov, A.V., Trukhanov, S.V.
- Published in Nanomaterials, 2022, volume 12(15), article 2644.
- Relative Stability of Boron Planar Clusters in Diatomic Molecular Model
- Chkhartishvili, L.
- Published in Molecules, 2022, volume 27(5), article 1469.
- Carbon and isostructural boron nitride nanomaterials doped with ferromagnetic clusters
- Chkhartishvili, L., Rukhadze, L., Margiev, B., Tsagareishvili, O., Darchiashvili, M.
- Published in Fundamentals and Industrial Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles, 2022, pages 165–233.
- New Low-Temperature Method of Synthesis of Boron Carbide Matrix Ceramics Ultra-Dispersive Powders and their Spark Plasma Sintering
- Chkhartishvili, L., Mikeladze, A., Jalabadze, N., Korkia, T., Chedia, R.
- Published in Solid State Phenomena, 2022, volume 331 SSP, pages 173–184.