
Polina Kuzhir
Professor
Professor in Nanomaterials; MSCA fellow, project 836816 — TURANDOT (2019-2021)
Department of Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
[email protected] | +358 50 566 6624
Polina Kuzhir specializes in terahertz (THz) and biophotonics, with a focus on the material aspects of low-dimensional and nanocarbon-based materials. Her research centers on optical and quantum biosensing using color centers in diamonds, super-resolution fluorescent bioimaging, and the electromagnetics of two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes, aiming to develop advanced THz devices and sensors.
She leads several European projects, including the QuantERA project “Color centers in diamond nanoneedles for intra- and EXTRA-cellular quantum SENSing (EXTRASENS),” which develops quantum biosensors for biomedical applications, and Horizon Europe project “Fluorescent nano-agents for super-resolution bioimaging and sensing (FLORIN),” and contributes to initiatives like the Horizon 2020 project “Micromechanical Bolometer Arrays for THz Hyperspectral Imaging (H-Cube),” which focuses on cutting-edge THz imaging technologies.
Experience (PhD and postdoc) in the field of particle physics.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-0837
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Diamond nanoneedles for biosensing
Quarshie, Mariam M.; Golubewa, Lena; Giraulo, Caterina; Morello, Silvana; Cirillo, Claudia; Sarno, Maria; Xu, Bo; Balasubramanian, Priyadharshini; Mindarava, Yuliya; Tutkus, Marijonas; Obraztsov, Alexander; Jelezko, Fedor; Kuzhir, Polina; Malykhin, Sergei. 2025. Nanotechnology. 36: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Experimental observation of mutual coupling in resonator array on thin-metal-film
Ayyagari, Surya Revanth; Indrišiūnas, Simonas; Basharin, Alexey; Janonis, Vytautas; Pashnev, Daniil; Ducournau, Guillaume; Kuzhir, Polina; Kašalynas, Irmantas. 2025. Journal of applied physics. 137: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Fluorescence dynamics of color centers in diamond needles
Filonenko, Elena; Kuzhir, Polina; Malykhin, Sergei. 2025. Nanotechnology. 36: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Broadband transparency in terahertz free-standing anapole metasurface
Otoo, Isaac Appiah; Basharin, Alexey; Matveev, Grigorii; Fedorov, Georgy; Karvinen, Petri; Ayyagari, Surya Revanth; Pashnev, Daniil; Urbanowicz, Andrzej; Jorudas, Justinas; Kašalynas, Irmantas; Svirko, Yuri; Kuzhir, Polina. 2024. Applied physics letters. 125: . 261701 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Core-shell diamond-graphene needles with silicon-vacancy color centers
Quarshie, Mariam Maku; Malykhin, Sergei; Kuzhir, Polina. 2024. Optical materials express. 14: 965-971 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
High-Q Factor Dual-Layer Anapole Metamaterial
Cojocari, M.; Matveev, G.; Matekovits, L.; Dassano, Gianluca; Kuzhir, P.; Basharin, A.. 2024. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications abstract -
Nano- and micro-crystalline diamond film structuring with electron beam lithography mask
Quarshie, Mariam M; Malykhin, Sergei; Obraztsov, Alexander; Kuzhir, Polina. 2024. Nanotechnology. 35: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Polarization CARS microscopy of diamond needles
Dementjev, Andrej; Karpicz, Renata; Xu, Bo; Malykhin, Sergei; Svirko, Yuri; Kuzhir, Polina. 2024. Applied physics letters. 124: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Research of anapole modes in ring-shaped subwavelength periodic structures fabricated on thin free-standing metal film
Ayyagari, Surya R.; Basharin, Alexey; Indrišiūnas, Simonas; Pashnev, Daniil; Janonis, Vytautas; Kuzhir, Polina; Ducournau, Guillaume; Kašalynas, Irmantas. 2024. abstract -
Segregated Conductive Polymer Composite with Fe3O4-Decorated Graphite Nanoparticles for Microwave Shielding
Matzui, Ludmila Yu; Syvolozhskyi, Oleksii A; Vovchenko, Ludmila L; Yakovenko, Olena S; Len, Tetyana A; Ischenko, Olena V; Vakaliuk, Anna V; Oliynyk, Victor V; Zagorodnii, Volodymyr V; Naumenko, Antonina; Cojocari, Maria; Fedorov, Georgy; Kuzhir, Polina. 2024. Materials. 17: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research