Kononov Alexey I.

My current research interests focus, but not limited, on:

• Studying of the structure, photophysical and photochemical properties of ligand-stabilized metal nanoclusters;
• Gaining a deep, detailed insight into photoinduced processes in various supramolecular systems, including DNA- and protein- based structures.

Major Grants:

•  2015-present Luminescent metal nanoclusters in nucleoprotein matrices (RSF)
• 2014-2016 Hybrid structures based on fluorescent metal clusters, DNA and graphene (SPBU Research Grant)

Main publications (since 2010):

R. R. Ramazanov, A. I. Kononov, Excitation Spectra Argue for Threadlike Shape of DNA-Stabilized Silver Fluorescent Clusters, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117 (36), 18681–18687.  [DOI link] ON COVER [Cover]

Volkov I. L., Serdobintsev P. Yu., Kononov A. I., DNA-Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters with High Yield of Dark State, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117 (45), 24079–24083. [DOI link]

R. R. Ramazanov, D. A. Maksimov, A. I. Kononov. Noncanonical Stacking Geometries of Nucleobases as a Preferred Target for Solar Radiation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (36), 11656–11665. [DOI link]

R. R. Ramazanov, T. S. Sych, Z. V. Reveguk, D. A. Maksimov, A. A. Vdovichev, A. I. Kononov, Ag−DNA Emitter: Metal Nanorod or Supramolecular Complex? J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 3560−3566. [DOI link]

I. Volkov, T. Sych, P. Serdobintsev, Z. Reveguk, A. Kononov, Fluorescence saturation spectroscopy in probing electronically excited states of silver nanoclusters, J. Lumin. 2016, 172, 175-179. [DOI link]

R. R. Ramazanov, A. I. Kononov, A. M. Nesterenko, J. R. Shakirova, I. O. Koshevoy, E. V. Grachova, and S. P. Tunik, Luminescence Switching of a Gold–Copper Supramolecular Complex: A Physical Insight, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 25541−25547. [DOI link]

D.A. Maksimov, V.A. Pomogaev, A.I. Kononov, Excitation spectra of Ag3 –DNA bases complexes: a Benchmark Study, Chemical Physics Letters (2017), 673, pp 11-18. [DOI link] ON COVER

I. L. Volkov, A. Smirnova, A. A. Makarova, Z. V. Reveguk, R. R. Ramazanov, D. Yu Usachov, V. K. Adamchuk, A. I. Kononov. DNA with Ionic, Atomic and Clustered Silver: An XPS Study. J. Phys. Chem. B, 121 (11), 2400-2406. [DOI link]

I. L. Volkov, Z. V. Reveguk, P. Yu. Serdobintsev, R. R. Ramazanov, A. I. Kononov. DNA as UV light–harvesting antenna, Nucleic Acids Res., 2018, 46 (7), 3543-3551. [DOI link] ON COVER

Z. Reveguk, R. Lysenko, R. Ramazanov, A. Kononov, Ultrafast fluorescence dynamics of DNA-based silver clusters, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 28205-28210. [DOI link]

T. S. Sych, A. A. Buglak, Z. V. Reveguk, V. A. Pomogaev, R. R. Ramazanov, A. I. Kononov, Which Amino Acids are Capable of Nucleating Fluorescent Silver Clusters in Proteins? J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122 (45), 26275–26280. [DOI link]

T. S. Sych, Z. V. Reveguk, V. A. Pomogaev, A. A. Buglak, A. A. Reveguk, R. R. Ramazanov, N. M. Romanov, E. V. Chikhirzhina, A. M. Polyanichko, A. I. Kononov, Fluorescent Silver Clusters on Protein Templates: Understanding Their Structure, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122 (51), 29549–29558. [DOI link]

A.A. Buglak, A.I. Kononov. Triplet state generation by furocoumarins revisited: a combined QSPR/DFT approach. New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 14424-14432. [DOI link]

A.A.Buglak, T.A.Telegina, E.A.Vorotelyak, A.I.Kononov. Theoretical study of photoreactions between oxidized pterins and molecular oxygen. J Photochem Photobiol, 2019, 372, 254-259. [DOI link]