Edgars Butanovs

Edgars Butanovs serves as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Technology and Leading Researcher at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia. His primary research focuses on semiconductor thin films and nanomaterials with applications in optoelectronics devices. He currently leads the Thin Films Laboratory (2017-2025) and has historical association with the EXAFS Laboratory (1982-2018).

With a PhD in Physics, Dr. Butanovs has published 42 scientific papers accumulating 7,417 reads and 349 citations. His expertise spans multiple nanomaterials disciplines including:

• Nanomaterials Synthesis
• Material Characterization
• Chemical Vapor Deposition
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Thin Film Deposition
• X-ray Diffraction

His research interests center on semiconductor nanomaterials, particularly core-shell nanowire heterostructures, transition metal dichalcogenides for optoelectronic applications, and gallium oxide variants. Recent work demonstrates consistent exploration of novel synthesis methods for complex nanomaterials with practical applications in photodetectors, nanoscale X-ray sensors, and conductive networks for flexible electronics.

Dr. Butanovs' publication record shows strong collaboration with researchers at the University of Latvia, particularly Boris Polyakov, Alexei Kuzmin, and Sergei Vlassov. His work bridges fundamental materials science with practical device applications, demonstrating how nanoscale structural control enables enhanced material properties for next-generation optoelectronic devices.