1973 - graduated from the Physics Department of Rostov State University (RSU),
1974-1977 - postgraduate studies in the Physics Department of RSU,
from 1977 for today – Physics Department and the Physics Research Institute of Southern Federal University (SFedU) (before 2006 - RSU).
Research and educational activities
Research interests:
from 2009 - application of atomic force microscopy methods in the physics of active dielectrics. Main publications are listed below.
Previously – application of the X-ray, Auger, electron spectroscopy methods and first principles calculations to electronic structure of semiconductors and dielectrics.
Development of the higher education standards:
2004-2007 - bachelor's and master's educational programs for “ Chemistry, Physics, Mechanics of Materials" (511700);
2005-2008 – bachelor's educational program “Nanotechnology" (554500);
2010 – 2018 the main developer of the SFedU's own standard of education for the "Applied Physics" (16.03.01) educational program (approved by the SFedU’s Academic Council on April 29, 2011; head of the program - Prof. V.P. Sakhnenko). Master's degree program: 2016.
The head of the program "Applied Physics" (16.03.01) – 2016.
Educational courses for students:
Experimental Researching Methods
Quantum Mechanics
Computational Methods in Physics
Quantum Physics for Chemists,
Workshops on Computational Methods and Programming Methods
Fundamentals of Computer Science and Computer Software
Graduate thesis supervision over the past 8 years:
M.A. Bunin. Maple for Physics Students: A Study Guide. In two parts. Part 1. SFedU Publishing House. 2015. 286 pages. ISBN 978-5-9275-1893-7. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. Maple for Students in Natural Sciences and Engineering [Electronic resource]. Rostov-on-Don: SFedU Publishing House, 2017. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. Maple for Physics Students. Methods for Solving Physics Problems. Assignments. Rostov-on-Don: SFedU Publishing House, 2019. Electronic resource. ISBN 978-5-9275-3260-5. (in Russ.)
M.A.Bunin. Guidelines for the course “Auger spectroscopy and analysis” Part III. Auger analysis methods. Rostov-on-Don. UPL RSU. 1985, 25 p. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin, A.V. Soldatov. Guidelines for the course “Auger spectroscopy and analysis” Part II. Experimental methods of Auger spectroscopy. Rostov-on-Don. UPL RSU. 1984, 24 p. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin, A.V. Soldatov, M.I. Mazuritsky. Guidelines for the course “Auger spectroscopy and analysis” Part I. Physical foundations of Auger spectroscopy. Rostov-on-Don. UPL RSU. 1984, 25 p. (in Russ.)
Textbooks developed under the national project "Education" (2008-2009):
M.A. Bunin. Bond Types in Solids, Intermolecular and Surface Forces in Atomic Force Microscopy. Textbook. 108 pages. Rostov-on-Don, SFedU, 2007. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. Scanning Probe Microscopy Methods. Textbook. 84 pages. Rostov-on-Don, SFedU, 2008. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. Atomic Force Microscopy. Methods of Interpretation and Models. 109 pages. Rostov-on-Don, SFedU, 2008. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. INTRODUCTION TO SOLID-STATE PHYSICS. Part 1. Textbook for students majoring in "Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanics of Materials." 107 pages. Rostov-on-Don, SFedU. 2007. (in Russ.)
M.A. Bunin. INTRODUCTION TO SOLID-STATE PHYSICS. Part 2. Textbook for students majoring in 020900 "Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanics of Materials." 71 pages. Rostov-on-Don, SFedU. 2008. (in Russ.)
Managing the International Activities of Universities:
Bunin M.A., Maslovsky V.I., Mikiporis Yu.A., Pelikhov N.V., Pechorina A.V., Stadnik Yu.N. Institutional Support for the Integrated Transfer of Intellectual Resources. Collection of articles: National Projects in Education and Regional Development Issues. Proceedings of the IV All-Russian Conference and XIV All-Russian School-Seminar "Integration of Russian Universities into the Global Educational and Scientific Space Taking into Account Regional Specifics." Rostov-on-Don. 2006, pp.70-73.(in Russ.)
Antipina I.V., Bunin M.A., Goleva G.A., Kuznetsov V.D., Mikiporis Yu.A., Pasholikov N.L., Reshetnikov M.T., Tereshkov V.V. Evaluation of the International Activities of Universities. Collection of articles. International partnership and institutional interaction in the field of education quality, promotion of mobility and recognition. Proceedings of the 2nd All-Russian Conference and 12th All-Russian School-Seminar "Integration of Russian Universities into the Global Educational and Scientific Space." Rostov-on-Don, 2004, pp. 95-99. (in Russ.)
Methods of Atomic Force Microscopy in Physics of Electrically Active Dielectrics
2024-2025
X-ray diffraction and structural ordering of B-cations in A2B′B′′O6 double Perovskites, Technical Physics Letters, 50, # 10, 33 (2024), DOI: 10.61011/TPL.2024.10.59692.19973 // O.A. Bunina, V.A. Chichkanov, M.A. Bunin
Unstable misfit strain in the sodium niobate thin film,Technical Physics Letters, 51, No. 1, 58-60 (2025) DOI: 10.61011/TPL.2025.01.60140.20026 // M.A. Bunin, I.P. Raevskii.
Study of the GdK2Nb5O15 thin film by scanning probe microscopy and X-ray diffraction methods Journal of Advanced Dielectrics 2550007 (6) (2025) DOI: 10.1142/S2010135X25500079 // M. A. Bunin, S. M. Tarkhanyan, Yu. A Kuprina, Y. Gagou, M. El Marssi, O. A. Bunina, V. Yu. Kochegarova and I. P. Raevski
Electric potential of micro-sized blocks of the NaNbO3 film surface Journal of Technical Physics, 95, 1177 (6) (2025) DOI: 10.61011/JTF.2025.06.60468.436-24 // M.A. Bunin, V.A. Yorshin, K.S. Chumachenko, I.P. Raevsky
2023-2022
Chapter 8 in Advances in Materials Science Research PHASE STATES AND SURFACE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE LOW-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIZED FINE PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 POWDERS., V. 65, рр.208-234 (2023). NOVA PUBLISHER, NY ISBN: 979-8-89113-090-6, ISBN: 979-8-89113-112-5(eBook) // O.A.Bunina, M.A.Bunin, Yu.A. Kuprina, V.G. Smotrakov, V.P.Sakhnenko
Study of Surface Morphology of Anticorrosive Organic Films, In: Parinov et al. (Eds.): Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications, SPM 20, pp. 1–9, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21572-8_19 // E. N. Sidorenko(B), S. P. Shpanko, and M. A. Bunin M. A.
Dissipation of the charge injected into micro-areas at the sodium niobate film surface, Ferroelectrics (2022), 590:1, 190-199 DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2022.2037950 // M. A. Bunin, V. A. Yorshin, M. D. Miruschenko, I. A. Donchenko, A. V. Pavlenko, O. A. Bunina & I. P. Raevski
2021
The surface piezoresponse of tetragonal tungsten bronze oxides with different ordering of cations in A-sublattice, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1967 (2021) 012016 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1967/1/012016 // M A Bunin, O A Bunina and K S Chumachenko
Ordering of A-cations in lead-free oxides with a filled tetragonal tungsten bronze structure doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1967/1/012017, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1967 (2021) 012017 // M A Bunin, O A Bunina and K S Chumachenko
Structure and dielectric properties of thin nanocrystalline ZnFe2O4 films Ferroelectrics 575, 1, 130 (2021), DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2021.1888235 // V. V. Petrov,E. M. Bayan,V. Yu. Storozhenko, M. A. Bunin,Yu. N. Varzarev,A. V. Nesterenko & I. V. Rybalchenko
Low-temperature solid-phase pyrolysis:a new method for the synthesis of nanocrystalline NiFe2O4 thin filmsMaterials Letters, 302, 130385, (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.130385 // E.M. Bayan, V.Yu. Storozhenko, M.A. Bunin
2020-2019
Possibilities of the practical use of a stationary strain gradient in the interelectrode volume of unpolarized ferroceramic plates, Journal of Advanced Dielectrics 10, 2060010 (7) (2020). DOI 10.1142/S2010135X20600103 // Yu. N. Zakharov, V. P. Sakhnenko, I. A. Parinovy, I. P. Raevsky, M. A. Bunin, et.al.
Effect of Li2CO3 modification on formation of ferroelectric properties of PbFe0.5Nb0.5O3 ceramic targets and thin films prepared by RF cathode sputtering,Journal Of Alloys and Compounds, 836, 155371 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155371 // A. А. Pavelko, A. V. Pavlenko, M. A. Bunin, L. A. Shilkina, I. A. Verbenko,
Mechanical stresses and giant piezoelectric response of the surface of textured K2Sr4Nb10O30 ceramics. Technical Physics Letters 45:16,45 (2019), DOI: 10.21883/PJTF.2019.16.48157.17876 // M.A. Bunin, O.A. Bunina, Yu.A. Kuprina, V.P. Zav’yalov (in Russ.)
Chapter 15. THE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF ANTICORROSION ORGANIC FILMS. In: Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications. Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference …129-138 (2020) ISBN: 978-1-53618-255-2 Ed.: I. A. Parinov, et.al. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. // E. N. Sidorenko, S. P. Shpanko, M. A. Bunin and T. I. Debelova
2018 -2012
The local cationic configurations in the K2Sr4Nb10O30 lattice and peculiarities of its surface piezoresponse, Ferroelectrics, 525:1, 18-27, (2018), DOI:10.1080/00150193.2018.1432906 // M. A. Bunin, O. A. Bunina, Yu. A. Kuprina, I. P. Raevski, S. V. Inozemtsev, H.Chen, S. I. Raevskaya & E. I. Sitalo
Studies of the unipolarity arising in the non-poled ferroelectric ceramics with electrodes from different metals on the opposite sides, Ferroelectrics, 525:1, 187-191, (2018) DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2018.1432835 // V. P. Sakhnenko, Yu. N. Zakharov, A. G. Lutokhin, I. A. Parinov, N. S. Filatova, I. P. Raevski, V. A. Chebanenko, E. V. Rozhkov, A. V. Pavlenko, M. A. Bunin & E. S. Rodinin
Piezoresponse force microscopy studies of domains in PbFe1/2Nb1/2O3 ceramics. Ferroelectrics, 508, 87 (2017). doi.org/10.1080/00150193.2017.1288586 // M.A. Bunin, I.P. Raevski, and S.I. Raevskaya.
Frequency dependence of the piezoelectric response of dense piezoceramics in force microscopy and relaxation of external excitation. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Physical Series 80, 1303 (2016) // M.A.Bunin, A.N.Rybyanets, A.E.Fedorovsky, D.I.Sukhomlinov, O.A.Bunina (in Russ.).
Electrical response of unpolarized plates made of hot-pressed ceramics PZT-19 to three-point mechanical loading at normal temperature. Universities News. North Caucasus Region. Natural Sciences. №4, 15-17 (2015) V.A. Akopyan, V.A. Chebanenko, Yu.N. Zakharov, E.V. Rozhkov, A.G. Lutokhin, M.A. Bunin, E.S. Rodinin, V.G. Kuznetsov (in Russ.)
Piezoelectric Response from Porous Ferroelectric Ceramics at Low Drive Voltage. Ferroelectrics, 475:1, 96 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1080/00150193.2015.995531// M. A. Bunin, A. N. Rybyanets, A. A. Naumenko, D. I. Sukhomlinov, A. E. Fedorovskiy .
Electric field-induced phase transition in PMN–PT-based relaxor ceramics, Solid State Physics 55, 288 (2013) // M. V. Talanov, O. A. Bunina , M. A. Bunin , I. N. Zakharchenko, L. A. Reznitchenko (in Russ.)
Electric-Field Induced Domain Switching in the Tetragonal PMN-PT Based Ceramic Relaxor, Ferroelectrics, 440:1, 81 (2012). // O. A. Bunina , M. V. Talanov , M. A. Bunin , I. N. Zakharchenko & L. A. Reznitchenko
Electronic structure of solids (selected papers, 48 in total)
Comment on “Conduction states in oxide perovskites: Three manifestations of Ti3+Jahn-Teller polarons in barium titanate” PHYSICAL REVIEW B 70, 1 (2) (2006). // S. A. Prosandeev, I. P. Raevski, M.A.Bunin
Disorder due to strong correlations of ionic displacements. Ferroelectrics. 299, 185 (2004). // S.A. Prosandeev, A.V. Turik, M.A.Bunin
Electronic structure of an oxygen vacancy in SrTiO3. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Physical Series 64, 1088 (2000)// M.A. Bunin, S.A. Prosandeev (in Russ.)
On the possibility of studying the dispersion of crystal energy bands using resonance X-ray emission spectra, Solid State Physics. 41, 1597 (1999). // M.A.Bunin (in Russ.).
Oxygen vacancy in perovskite oxides: electron structure calculation by the SCF Xa technique. Radiation Effects and Defects In Solids, 134, 75 (195). M.A.Bunin, S.A.Prosandeyev, I.I. Gegusin, I.M.Teneboum
Calculation of optical absorption of LiCl from first principles taking into account the self-interaction energy. Solid State Physics, 36, 1900 (1994) (in Russ.) // M.A.Bunin, I.I.Geguzin (in Russ.)
Study of the electronic structure of the F-center in KCl by the SCW- Хa-SW method. Solid State Physics, 35, 865 (1993). //M.A.Bunin, I.I. Geguzin, S.A. Prosandeev (in Russ.),
Band effects in optical spectra of the LiH crystal, Solid State Physics 31, №12, 15-21, (1989). M.A.Bunin, I.I.Geguzin, V.N. Datsyuk (in Russ.).
Electronic structure of an anion vacancy in indium arsenide. Physics and Technology of Semiconductors, 19, 2018 (1985). М.А.Бунин, Ю.А.Матвеев (in Russ.)
Cluster calculation of the electronic structure of boron impurity in silicon. J. Semiconductor Physics and Engineering. 17, 2025 (1983). // Bunin M.A., Yu.A.Matveev, N.A.Petrov, Yu.V.Sukhetsky. (in Russ.)
Structure of the valence band of tetragonal ZnP2. J. Semiconductor Physics and Engineering. 15, 1617 (1981). Bunin M.A., A.N.Gusatinsky, V.I.Minin, Yu.I.Polygalov, A.S. Poplavnoy, V.E.Tupitsyn (in Russ.)
Calculation of the electronic structure of a monovacancy in silicon. J. Electron. Engineering, Materials. 10, 24 (1981) Bunin M.A., I.I. Geguzin, A.N. Gusatinsky, Yu.A. Matveyev, et al. (in Russ.)
X-ray spectral study of the electronic structure of semiconductor zinc and cadmium phosphides. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Inorganic Materials. vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 565-570, 1981. // A.N. Gusatinsky, M.A. Bunin, I.I. Geguzin, V.P. Sachenko, et al. (in Russ.)
Electronic structure investigation of indium compounds by means of X-ray LI spectra and XPS. Physica Status Solidi (b), 108, 405 (1980) // A.N.Gusatinskii, M.A.Blokhin, P.Schumichen, M.A.Bunin., S.S. Mikhailova,
X-ray spectroscopic investigation of the electronic structure of AIIBIVCV2 - type semiconducting phosphides. Physica Status Solidi (b), 100, 739 (1980). A.N.Gusatinskii, M.A.Bunin , M.A. Blokhin et.al.
Electronic structure investigation of indium compounds by means of X-ray LI spectra and XPS. Physica Status Solidi (b), 108, 405 (1980) // A.N.Gusatinskii, M.A.Blokhin, P.Schumichen, M.A.Bunin., S.S. Mikhailova,
X-ray spectroscopic study of the electronic structure of Cd3P2, Reports of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 234, 575 (1977). // S.I. Radautsan, A.N. Gusatinsky, M.A. Bunin, M.A. Blokhin, et.al. (in Russ.)
X-ray spectroscopic study of changes in the electronic structure of CdCeP2 during in transition from crystalline to glassy state, Reports of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 233, 342, (1977). // A.N.Gusatinsky, M.A.Bunin, M.A.Blokhin. (in Russ.)
X-ray spectroscopic study of the electronic structure of semiconductor phosphides of the АIIIВV and AIIBIVCV2 –type. Physics and Technology Of Semiconductors, 11 37 (1977) //A.N.Gusatinsky, M.A.Bunin, M.A.Blokhin, A.S.Borshchevsky, V.D.Prochukhan (in Russ.).
Investigation of the Electronic Structure of III–V Semiconductor Compounds. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Physical Series. 40, 368 (1976). // A.N.Gusatinskii, I.A.Topol, M.A.Bunin, M.A.Blokhin, V.M.Volkov, S.S.Mikhailova. (in Russ.)