Hybrid perovskite solar cells, organic electronics, photoswitchable organic field effect transistors, organic memory devices, photochromic materials, alternative energy sources, direct alchogol fuel cells, electrocatalysis.

Silver medal for the development of "Catalytic electrode for alcohol fuel cells" Frolova L. A., Dobrovolsky Yu. A., Ukshe A.E.  18-th Moscow salon of inventions and innovation technologies "Archimedes" Moscow, Ecocenter Sokolniki, 2 - 5 April 2015.

Silver medal for the development of "Method of manufacturing a metal-oxide catalytic electrode for low temperature fuel cells" Frolova L. A., Dobrovolsky Yu. A. 18-th Moscow salon of inventions and innovation technologies "Archimedes" Moscow, Ecocenter Sokolniki, 2 - 5 April 2015.

Selected publications

1. Andrey N. Usoltsev, Sergey A. Adonin, Lyubov A. Frolova, Moneim Elshobaki, Tatiyana Derzhavskaya, Pavel A. Abramov, Ilya V. Korolkov, Keith J. Stevenson, Maxim N. Sokolov, Vladimir P. Fedin, Pavel A. Troshin. : Polymeric iodobismuthates [Bi₃I₁₀] and [BiI₄] with N-heterocyclic cations: promising perovskite-like photoactive materials for electronic devices.  J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c8ta09204d
2. Lyubov A. Frolova, Azat F. Akbulatov, Sergey Yu. Luchkin,  Nadezhda N. Dremova, Keith J. Stevenson and Pavel A. Troshin. Efficient and Stable All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Nonstoichiometric Cs_xPbI₂Br_x (x>1) Alloys, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, in press
3. S. A. Adonin, L.A. Frolova, M. N. Sokolov,G. V. Shilov,. D. V. Korchagin, V. P. Fedin, S. M. Aldoshin, K. J. Stevenson, P. A. Troshin, Antimony (V) complex halides: lead-free perovskite-like materials for hybrid solar cells. Adv. Energ. Mater. 2018, 1701140
4. L. A. Frolova, D. V. Anokhin, A. A. Piryazev, S. Yu. Luchkin, N. N. Dremova, P. A. Troshin, Exploring the Photovoltaic Performance of All-Inorganic Ag₂PbI₄/PbI₂ Blends. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 1651−1656
5. L. A. Frolova, D. V. Anokhin, A. A. Piryazev, S. Yu. Luchkin, N. N. Dremova, K. J. Stevenson and P. A. Troshin. Highly efficient all inorganic planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells produced by thermal co-evaporation of CsI and PbI₂. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 67−72.
6. A. F. Akbulatov, L. A. Frolova, M. P. Griffin, I. R Gearba,  A. Dolocan, D. A. Vanden Bout, S. Tsarev, E. A. Katz, A. F. Shestakov, K. J. Stevenson, P. A. Troshin. Effect of electron-transport material on light-induced degradation of inverted planar junction perovskite solar cells. Adv. Energ. Mater. 2017, 7, 1700476
7. A. F. Akbulatov, S. Luchkin, L. A. Frolova, N. N. Dremova, K. J. Stevenson, P. A. Troshin. Probing the intrinsic thermal and photochemical stability of the hybrid and inorganic lead halide based perovskites. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 1211–1218
8. S. Yu. Luchkin, A. F. Akbulatov, L. A. Frolova, P.A. Troshin, K. J. Stevenson, Spatially-resolved Nanoscale Measurements of the Grain Boundary Enhanced Photocurrent in the Inorganic CsPbBr3 Perovskite Films. Sol. Energ. Mater. Sol. Cells. 2017, 171, 205-21
9. S.Yu. Luchkin, A. F. Akbulatov, L. A. Frolova, M. P. Griffin, A. Dolocan, I. R Gearba, D. A. Vanden Bout, P. A. Troshin, K. J. Stevenson, Reversible and Irreversible Electric Field Induced Morphological and Interfacial Transformations of Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskites. ACS App. Mater. Interfaces.  2017, 9, 33478–33483
10. А. F. Akbulatov, L. A. Frolova, D. V. Anokhin, K.. L. Gerasimov, N. N. Dremova, P. A. Troshin. Hydrazinium-loaded perovskite solar cells with enhanced performance and stability. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2016, 4, 18378–18382
11. L. A. Frolova, D. V. Anokhin, K. L. Gerasimov, N. N. Dremova, and P. A. Troshin. Exploring the Effects of the Pb2+ Substitution in MAPbI3 on the Photovoltaic Performance of the Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7 (21), 4353–4357.
12. L. I. Leshanskaya, I. V. Klimovich, L. F. Frolova, E. S. Ershova, V. A. Sergeeva, V. Yu. Tabakov, S. V. Kostyuk and P. A. Troshin. Dibenzoindigo: a nature-inspired biocompatible semiconductor material for organic electronics. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2017, 5, 1601033
13. L. A. Frolova, N. N. Dremova, P. A. Troshin. Chemical origin of the p-type and n-type doping effects in the hybrid methylammonium - lead iodide (MAPbI₃) perovskite solar cells. Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 14917-14920
14. L. A. Frolova, A. A. Rezvanova, B. S. Lukyanov, N. A. Sanina, P. A. Troshin, S. M. Aldoshin. Rewritable and read-only non-volatile optical memory elements using photochromic spiropyran-based salts as light-sensitive materials. J. Mater. Chem. C., 2015, 3, 11675-11680
15. L. A. Frolova, P. A. Troshin, D. K. Susarova, A. V. Kulikov, N. A. Sanina, S. M. Aldoshin. Photoswitchable organic field-effect transistors and memory elements comprising an interfacial photochromic layer. Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6130-6132.
16. D.K. Susarova, N.P. Piven, A.V. Akkuratov, L.A. Frolova, S.A. Ponomarenko, S.D. Babenko, P.A. Troshin. ESR spectroscopy as a powerful tool for probing the quality of conjugated polymers designed for photovoltaic applications. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2239-2241
17. L.A. Frolova, N. P. Piven, D. K. Susarova, A.V. Akkuratov, S.D. Babenko, P.A. Troshin. Dark ESR spectroscopy for monitoring photochemical and thermal degradation of conjugated polymers used as electron donor materials in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells. Chem. Comm., 2015, 51, 2242—2244
18. L.A. Frolova, A. A. Rezvanova, V. Z. Shirinian, A. G. Lvov, A. V. Kulikov, M. M. Krayushkin, P. A. Troshin. OFET-based memory devices operating via optically and electrically modulated charge separation between the semiconductor and 1,2-bis(hetaryl)ethane dielectric layers. Adv. Elec. Mater., 2016, 2, 1500219
19. A. A. Rezvanova, L. A. Frolova and P. A. Troshin. Design of optical memory elements based on n-type organic field-effect transistors comprising a light-sensitive spirooxazine layer. Mendeleev Commun., 2016, 26, 26–28
20. A.V. Akkuratov, D.K. Susarova, A. Kozlov, D.V. Novikov, Y.L. Moskvin, L.A. Frolova, M.S. Pchenitchnikov, P.A. Troshin. Design of (X-DADAD)n type copolymers with improved optoelectronic properties for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 2013-2021.
21. A.S. Zyubin, T.S. Zyubina, Yu.A. Dobrovol'skii, L.A. Frolova, V.M. Volokhov. Platinum nanoparticles on the antimony-doped tin dioxide surface: Quantum-chemical modeling.  Russ. J Inorg Chem. 2013, Vol. 58, Is. 12, P. 1489-1495
22. L. Frolova, Yu. Dobrovolsky, N. Lyskov. Nanostructured Pt/SnO₂-SbO_x-RuO₂ electrocatalysts for direct alcohol fuel cells. Solid State Ionics. 2012. V. 225. P. 92–98

Monographs / book chapters:

Yu. A. Dobrovolskii, L.A. Frolova, A.V. Arsatov, J. Zhao. Catalysts for low temperature fuel cells. in  "Organic and Hybrid Nanomaterials", V.F. Razumov, M.V. Klyuyev Eds. Ivanovo, 2009, pp. 226-272.

L.A. Frolova, E.V. Gerasimov, Y.A. Dobrovolsky. "Electrocatalysis in electrochemical power sources." Ed. Yu. A. Dobrovolski, Chernogolovka, 2011, 60 pp.

Y.A. Dobrovolsky, V.E. Guterman, N.V. Smirnov, N.V. Lyskov, L.A. Frolova, A.B. Kuriganova. Textbook for students “Electrochemical energy storage and energy conversion devices”, Novocherkassk, 2012. 76 pp.

Patents

Russian patent application No. 2014111100 from 25.03.2014 “Photoswitchable and electroswitchable organic field-effect transistor, method of its fabrication and its use as memory element”, L. A. Frolova, N. A. Sanina, P. A. Troshin, S. M. Aldoshin.

Russian patent No. 2507640 from 02.07.2012 “A catalytic electrode for alcohol fuel cells”, L. A. Frolova, Y.A. Dobrovolsky, A.E. Ukshe.

Russian patent No. 2504051 from 15.11.2012 “Supports for electrocatalysts for low temperature alcohol fuel cells», L. A. Frolova, Y.A. Dobrovolsky, A.E. Ukshe.

Russian patent No. 2522979 from 14.11.2012 «A metal oxide catalyst electrode for a low-temperature fuel cells and method of its fabrication», L. A. Frolova, Y.A. Dobrovolsky