• M.S., 1961, Politechnical University, Russia
• Ph.D., 1962, Ioffe Institute, Russia
• Degree of Doctor of Science, 1972, Ioffe Institute, Russia

Research Interests:

Professor Efros's research interests include the following topics of theoretical physics: theory of disordered systems with interacting electrons, theory of the insulator-metal transition, theory of electron glass, theory of hopping conduction, percolation theory, electrodynamics of photonic crystals,  theory of left-handed materials, and sociology.

Selected Recent Publications

• A. L. Efros, The problem of subwavelength imaging by Veselago lens, Solid St. Com.146, 198-201 (2008)
• A. L. Efros, “The Problem of a Perfect Lens Made from a Slab With Negative Refraction” in  “Future trends of microelectronics” ed by S. Luryi, J. Xu, A. Zaslavsky. Willey, 2007, p. 61.
• N. A. Kuhta, V.A. Podolskiy, A. L. Efros, “Far field imaging by a planar       lens: Diffraction versus superresolution”, PRB,76,205102 (2007).
• C. Y. Li, J. M. Holt, and A. L. Efros, “Imaging by  Veselago lens based upon two-dimensional photonic crystal with triangular lattice” Journal Optical Society of America B.  23, 963-968, 2006
• C. Y. Li, J. M. Holt, and A. L. Efros, “Far-field imaging by  Veselago lens made of photonic       crystal” , Journal Optical Society of America B. Focus issue. 23, 490-497,2006
• A. L. Efros, P. Desesquelles, “Instability of Human Societies as a Result of Conformity”, Int. J. of Modern Phys. 16, 1577 (2005).
• A. L. Pokrovsky, V. Kamaev, C. Y. Li, Z. V. Vardeny, A. L. Efros, D. A. Kurdyukov, and V. G. Golubev "Theoretical and experimental studies of metal-infiltrated opals"  Phys. Rev. B 71, 165114 (2005)
• A.L. Efros, A. L. Pokrovsky, “Electrodynamics of left-handed media” in “Future trends of microelectronics” ed by S. Luryi, J. Xu, A. Zaslavsky. Willey, 2004, p. 148.
• A. L. Efros, A. L Pokrovsky , Dielectric photonic crystal as medium with negative electric permittivity and magnetic permeability. Solid State Commun. 129/10, pp 643-647 (2004)
• D. N. Tsigankov, E. Pazy, B.D. Laikhtman, A. L. Efros, Long-time relaxation of interacting electrons in the regime of hopping conduction. Phys. Rev. B 68, 184205 (2003).
• D. N. Tsigankov and A. L. Efros,“Variable range hopping in two-dimensional systems of interacting electrons," PRL 88, 176602 (2002).
• V.L Pokrovsky, A.L Efros, "Electrodynamics of photonic crystals and problem of left-handed materials," PRL 89, 093901 (2002).