Ongoing research on such topics as: 

1. corrosion and and thermodynamics of alloys containing iron; 
2. processes of formation and evolution of structural defects in minerals, resins, polymers, amorphous materials, metal alloys, and organic compounds; 
3. phenomena of superconductivity and magnetism in solid materials and nanoparticles; 
4. sodium-ion batteries;  
5. properties of ferroelectric and ferroelastic crystals, with a particular regard to structural phase transitions. 

Used techniques and research methods: 

1. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). 
2. Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS, TMS). Probe ⁵⁷Fe, temperature range 77 K – 1300 K.
3. Measurement of electrical permeability as a function of temperature, in the presence of an external electric field and under mechanical stress, and ferroelectric hysteresis measurements. 
4. Measurement of optical birefringence and other optical parameters using light deflection, and spectroscopic measurements showing phase transformations in crystals (mainly using IR spectroscopy). 
5. Structural studies of dielectric materials using X-ray diffraction. 
6. Phase transition studies based on dilatometric measurements in temperatures of 1.8 – 300 K and fields with induction of up to 9 T. 
7. Measurement of magnetisation and magnetic susceptibility of materials using VSM in temperatures of 1.8 – 1000 K, fields with induction of up to 9 T, and pressure up to 1.3 GPa.
8. Studies of changes in specific heat, Seebeck effect and thermal conductivity in temperatures of 1.8 – 400 K and fields with induction of up to 9 T.
9. Measurement of electrical resistivity, electron transport, and Hall effect in temperatures of 1.8 – 300 K and fields with induction of up to 9 T. Resistivity in pressures of up to 3 GPa.

Production and preparation of test materials: 

1. Arc furnaces. 
2. Resistance furnaces. 
3. Planetary ball mills. 
4. Vertical hardening machine. 
5. Hydraulic press. 
6. Rolling machines. 
7. Low-pressure metal hydrogenation equipment. 
8. Laboratory for growing crystals from aqueous solutions. 
9. Induction furnace.
10. Glovebox.