Prof Kostya Trachenko

Kostya Trachenko

Professor of Physics
Leadership Team Member

School of Physics and Astronomy
Temporary Building, Mile End
+44 (0)20 7882 6547

www.qmul.ac.uk/spa/people/academics/profiles/ktrachenko.html

Research

Molecular dynamics simulations, Radiation damage, liquids, glasses, disordered materials

Research Interests

I am particularly interested in the physics of liquids, amorphous solids, disordered magnetic systems, liquid-glass transition, as well as effects of radiation damage in materials and its effect on materials use in nuclear and fusion applications. This is discussed on my personal website in more detail.

Publications of specific relevance to Materials Research

Publications

2022

2021

  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2021). The quantum mechanics of viscosity. Physics Today  vol. 74, (12) 66-67. 10.1063/PT.3.4908
  • Cockrell C, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2021). Transition in the supercritical state of matter: Review of experimental evidence. Physics Reports  vol. 941, 1-27. 10.1016/j.physrep.2021.10.002
  • Trachenko K, Monserrat T, Pickard C and Brazhkin V (2021). Speed of sound from fundamental physical constants. American Association For The Advancement of Science  Science Advances 
  • Cockrell C, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2021). Universal interrelation between dynamics and thermodynamics and a dynamically driven “c” transition in fluids. American Physical Society (Aps)  Physical Review E  vol. 104, (3) 034108-034108. 10.1103/physreve.104.034108
  • Baggioli M, Trachenko K and Brazhkin V (2021). Similarity between the kinematic viscosity of quark-gluon plasma and liquids at the viscosity minimum. Scipost  Scipost Physics  10.21468/SciPostPhys.10.5.118
  • Trachenko K, Matteo B, Kamran B and Vadim B (2021). Universal lower bounds on energy and momentum diffusion in liquids. American Physical Society  Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics  vol. 103, 1-7. 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.014311

2020

  • Trachenko K, Monserrat B, Pickard CJ and Brazhkin VV (2020). Speed of sound from fundamental physical constants. Science Advances  vol. 6, (41) 10.1126/sciadv.abc8662
  • Zaccone A and Trachenko K (2020). Explaining the low-frequency shear elasticity of confined liquids. National Academy of Sciences  Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of Usa  vol. 117, (33) 19653-19655. 10.1073/pnas.2010787117
  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2020). Minimal quantum viscosity from fundamental physical constants. American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas)  Science Advances  vol. 6, (17) eaba3747-eaba3747. 10.1126/sciadv.aba3747

2019

2018

  • Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN and Trachenko K (2018). Liquid-like and gas-like features of a simple fluid: An insight from theory and simulation. Physica a: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications  vol. 509, 690-702. 10.1016/j.physa.2018.06.084
  • Yang C, Trachenko K, Hull S, Todorov IT and Dove MT (2018). Emergence of microstructure and oxygen diffusion in yttrium-stabilized cubic zirconia. Physical Review B  vol. 97, (18) 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.184107
  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Proctor JE, Prescher C, Prakapenka VB, Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2018). Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids: Crossover at the Frenkel line. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter  vol. 30, (13) 10.1088/1361-648X/aaaf39

2017

  • TRACHENKO K (2017). Lagrangian formulation and symmetrical description of liquid dynamics. American Physical Society  Physical Review E  vol. 96, 062134(1)-062134(5). 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.062134
  • Wang L, Dove MT, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Brazhkin VV (2017). Supercritical Grüneisen parameter and its universality at the Frenkel line. Physical Review E  vol. 96, 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.012107
  • Andritsos EI, Dove MT, Demmel F and Trachenko K (2017). Short-range dynamics in the solid and liquid phases.
  • TRACHENKO K, Yang C, Dove MT and Brazhkin VV (2017). Emergence and Evolution of the k Gap in Spectra of Liquid and Supercritical States. American Physical Society  Physical Review Letters  vol. 118, 1-5. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.215502
  • Prescher C, Fomin YD, Prakapenka VB, Stefanski J, Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2017). Experimental evidence of the Frenkel line in supercritical neon. Physical Review B  vol. 95, (13) 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.134114
  • Wang L, Yang C, Dove MT, Fomin YD, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2017). Direct links between dynamical, thermodynamic and structural properties of liquids: modelling results. American Physical Society  Physical Review E  10.1103/PhysRevE.95.032116
  • TRACHENKO K (2017). Stable equilibrium point and oscillatory motion of the Universe in a model with variable vacuum energy. American Physical Society  Physical Review D  vol. 95, 043522-043522. 10.1103/PhysRevD.95.043522
  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2017). Crossover of collective modes and positive sound dispersion in supercritical state (vol 28, 43LT01, 2016). Iop Publishing  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter  vol. 29, (5) 10.1088/1361-648X/29/5/059501

2016

  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2016). Crossover of collective modes and positive sound dispersion in supercritical state. Iop Publishing: Hybrid Open Access  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter  vol. 28, (43) 43LT01-43LT01. 10.1088/0953-8984/28/43/43LT01
  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2016). Anomalous vacuum energy and stability of a quantum liquid. Iop Publishing  J Phys Condens Matter  vol. 28, (12) 12LT01-12LT01. 10.1088/0953-8984/28/12/12LT01
  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2016). The Frenkel line and isotope effect. Physica a: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications  vol. 444, 890-896. 10.1016/j.physa.2015.10.099

2015

  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Collective modes and thermodynamics of the liquid state. Reports On Progress in Physics  vol. 79, (1) 10.1088/0034-4885/79/1/016502
  • Zarkadoula E, Duffy DM, Nordlund K, Seaton MA, Todorov IT, Weber WJ and Trachenko K (2015). Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in tungsten. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter  vol. 27, (13) 10.1088/0953-8984/27/13/135401
  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Reply to comment on 'Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants'. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics  vol. 91, (3) 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.036102
  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Reply to Comment on 'Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants'. Physical Review E  vol. 91, (3) 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.036102
  • Yang C, Brazhkin VV, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2015). Frenkel line and solubility maximum in supercritical fluids. American Physical Society  Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics  vol. 91, (1) 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.012112
  • Yang C, Brazhkin VV, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2015). Frenkel line and solubility maximum in supercritical fluids. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys  vol. 91, (1) 012112-012112. 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.012112

2014

  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Dynamic transition in supercritical iron. Scientific Reports  vol. 4, 10.1038/srep07194
  • Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Thermodynamics and Widom lines in supercritical carbon dioxide.
  • Yang C, Zarkadoula E, Dove MT, Todorov IT, Geisler T, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Solid-state diffusion in amorphous zirconolite. Journal of Applied Physics  vol. 116, (18) 10.1063/1.4901326
  • Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Collective excitations and thermodynamics of disordered state: New insights into an old problem. Journal of Physical Chemistry B  vol. 118, (39) 11417-11427. 10.1021/jp503647s
  • Trachenko K (2014). Varying vacuum energy of a self-interacting scalar field. Annals of Physics  vol. 362, 10.1016/j.aop.2015.07.020
  • Widdicombe AT, Ravindrarajah P, Sapelkin A, Phillips AE, Dunstan D, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Measurement of bitumen viscosity in the room-temperature drop experiment: student education, public outreach and modern science in one. Physics Education 49(4), 406 (2014)  10.1088/0031-9120/49/4/406
  • Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2014). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics  vol. 89, (3) 10.1103/PhysRevE.89.032126
  • Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2014). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys  vol. 89, (3) 10.1103/PhysRevE.89.032126
  • Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Tsiok EN (2014). The Frenkel line and supercritical technologies. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B  vol. 8, (8) 1087-1094. 10.1134/S199079311408003X

2013

  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2013). Non-perturbative treatment of strongly-interacting fields: insights from liquid theory. Annals of Physics  vol. 347, 10.1016/j.aop.2014.04.025
  • Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN and Trachenko K (2013). Liquid-gas transition in the supercritical region: fundamental changes in the particle dynamics. American Physical Society  Phys Rev Lett  vol. 111, (14) 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.145901
  • Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2013). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen in gas giants: defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere. Physical Review E  vol. 89, 10.1103/physreve.89.032126
  • Sapelkin AV, Bolmatov D, Karatutlu A, Little W, Trachenko K, Cibin G, Taylor R, Mosselmans F, Dent AJ and Mountjoy G (2013). Structural Origin of Light Emission in Germanium Quantum Dots. 10.1038/srep07372
  • Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2013). Evidence for structural crossover in the supercritical state. J. Chem. Phys.  vol. 139, 10.1063/1.4844135
  • Zarkadoula E, Devanathan R, Weber WJ, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). High-energy radiation damage in zirconia: modeling results. 10.1063/1.4866989
  • Zarkadoula E, Daraszewicz S, Duffy DM, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in iron. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter  vol. 26, 10.1088/0953-8984/26/8/085401
  • Bolmatov D, Musaev ET and Trachenko K (2013). Symmetry breaking gives rise to energy spectra of three states of matter. Sci. Rep.  vol. 3, 10.1038/srep02794
  • Zarkadoula E, Daraszewicz SL, Duffy DM, Seaton MA, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). The nature of high-energy radiation damage in iron. J Phys Condens Matter  vol. 25, (12) 10.1088/0953-8984/25/12/125402
  • Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Thermodynamic behavior of supercritical matter. Nature Communications  vol. 4, 10.1038/ncomms3331
  • Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Helium at elevated pressures: Quantum liquid with non-static shear rigidity. J. Appl. Phys.  vol. 113, 10.1063/1.4795340
  • Andritsos EI, Zarkadoula E, Phillips AE, Dove MT, Walker CJ, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Heat capacity of matter beyond the Dulong-Petit value. J. Phys.: Cond. Matt  vol. 25, 10.1088/0953-8984/25/23/235401
  • Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2013). Duality of liquids. Scientific Reports  vol. 3, 10.1038/srep02188
  • Chappell HF, Dove MT, Trachenko K, McKnight REA, Carpenter MA and Redfern SAT (2013). Structural changes in zirconolite under α-decay. J Phys Condens Matter  vol. 25, (5) 10.1088/0953-8984/25/5/055401

2012

  • Zarkadoula E, Dove MT, Daraszewicz SL, Duffy DM, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K and Trachenko K (2012). The nature of high-energy radiation damage in iron: Modeling results. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter  vol. 25, 10.1088/0953-8984/25/12/125402
  • Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2012). What separates a liquid from a gas? Physics Today  vol. 65, (11) 68-69. 10.1063/PT.3.1796
  • Trachenko K, Zarkadoula E, Todorov IT, Dove MT, Dunstan DJ and Nordlund K (2012). Modeling high-energy radiation damage in nuclear and fusion applications. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms  vol. 277, 6-13. 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.12.058
  • Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2012). Universal crossover of liquid dynamics in supercritical region. Jetp Letters  vol. 95, (3) 164-169. 10.1134/S0021364012030034
  • Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2012). Two liquid states of matter: A dynamic line on a phase diagram. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys  vol. 85, (3-1)
  • Bolmatov D, Brazhkin V and Trachenko K (2012). The phonon theory of liquid thermodynamics. Sci. Rep.  vol. 2, 10.1038/srep00421
  • Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Tsiok EN (2012). Where is the supercritical fluid on the phase diagram? Physics-Uspekhi  vol. 55, (11) 1061-1079. 10.3367/UFNe.0182.201211a.1137

2011

  • Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: Anharmonic theory (vol 84, 054106, 2011). Phys Rev B  vol. 84, (5) 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.059907
  • Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Erratum: Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: Anharmonic theory (Physical Review B (2011) 84 (054106)). Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics  vol. 84, (5) 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.059907
  • Pronin AA, Trachenko K, Kondrin MV, Lyapin AG and Brazhkin VV (2011). Nonlocal dielectric relaxation in glycerol. Phys Rev B  vol. 84, (1) 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.012201
  • Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG and Trachenko K (2011). Atomistic modeling of multiple amorphous-amorphous transitions in SiO2 and GeO2 glasses at megabar pressures. Phys Rev B  vol. 83, (13) 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.132103
  • Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2011). Two liquid states of matter: A new dynamic line on a phase diagram. 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.031203
  • Pronin AA, Trachenko K, Kondrin MV and Brazhkin VV (2011). Observation of non-local dielectric relaxation in glycerol. Physical Review B  vol. 84, 10.1103/physrevb.84.012201
  • Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: anharmonic theory. Phys. Rev. B  vol. 84, 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.054106

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

  • Dove MT, Sullivan LA, Walker AM, Bruin RP, White TOH, Trachenko K, Murray-Rust P, Todorov IT, Tyer RP, Couch PA, van Dam KK and Smith W (2006). Molecular dynamics in a grid computing environment: experiences using DL_POLY_3 within the eMinerals escience project. Mol Simulat  vol. 32, (12-13) 945-952. 10.1080/08927020600883293
  • Trachenko K (2006). A stress relaxation approach to glass transition. J Phys-Condens Mat  vol. 18, (19) L251-L258. 10.1088/0953-8984/18/19/L04
  • Trachenko K, Dove MT, Artacho E, Todorov IT and Smith W (2006). Atomistic simulations of resistance to amorphization by radiation damage. Phys Rev B  vol. 73, (17) 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.174207
  • Todorov IT, Smith W, Trachenko K and Dove MT (2006). DL_POLY_3: new dimensions in molecular dynamics simulations via massive parallelism. J Mater Chem  vol. 16, (20) 1911-1918. 10.1039/b517931a
  • Trachenko K and Turlakov M (2006). Tunneling and interaction effects in two-level systems in glasses studied by atomistic simulations. Phys Rev B  vol. 73, (1) 10.1103/Phys.RevB.73.012203

2005

  • Trachenko K, Pruneda JM, Artacho E and Dove MT (2005). How the nature of the chemical bond governs resistance to amorphization by radiation damage. Phys Rev B  vol. 71, (18) 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.184104
  • Trachenko K, Dove MT, Salje EKH, Todorov I, Smith W, Pruneda M and Artacho E (2005). Radiation damage in the bulk and at the surface. Mol Simulat  vol. 31, (5) 355-359. 10.1080/08927020500066825
  • Pruneda JM, le Polles L, Farnan I, Trachenko K, Dove MT and Artacho E (2005). Calculation of the effect of intrinsic point defects and volume swelling in the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of ZrSiO4. Mol Simulat  vol. 31, (5) 349-354. 10.1080/08927020500066916

2004

2003

2002

2001

  • Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2001). Atomistic modelling of radiation damage in zircon. 2001 International Conference On Computational Nanoscience - Iccn 2001  145-148.
  • Trachenko K, Dove MT and Heine V (2001). Simulation of two-level tunneling states and floppy modes in silica glass. 2001 International Conference On Computational Nanoscience - Iccn 2001  121-124.
  • Trachenko KO, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2001). Atomistic modelling of radiation damage in zircon. J Phys-Condens Mat  vol. 13, (9) 1947-1959. 10.1088/0953-8984/13/9/317

2000

1998

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to Materials Research
Developing DL_POLY Molecular Dynamics Simulation code to tackle challenging problems in science and technology
Trachenko KO
£35,789 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (30-09-2011 - 29-09-2013)
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