Inta MUZIKANTE

(8.01.1951 - 15.02.2012)

Dr.habil.phys. Inta MUZIKANTE Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia Institute of Physical Energetics Kengaraga iela 8 Riga, LV-1063 Latvija

Born: January 8, 1951, Valmiera, Latvia

Family status: married

• Organic Solid State Physics
• Organic Electronics
• Organic Molecular Materials Science

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian (fluently), German (working level)

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Physics), Riga, 1974
• Postgraduate, Institute of Physical Energetics, 1979-1982
• Dr.Phys. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1983
• Dr.habil.phys., University of Latvia, 1998

Experience

• Junior Researcher, Researcher, Leading Researcher, Head of the Laboratory of Organic Solid State Physics and Molecular Electronics, Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1982 -
• Head of the Laboratory of Organic Materials, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 2002 -2012

Researcher and Visiting Scientist:

• Potsdam University, Germany, 1992- 1993; 1998; 1999, 2000
• Zentrum für Makromolekulare Chemie, Berlin-Adlershof,Germany, 1993
• South Bank University London, United Kingdom, 1996; 1997
• Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chemie Industrielles, Paris, France, 1996, 1998
• University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 1997
• Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academica Sinica, Taipei, 2002
• University P.M.Curie, Paris, France, 2003-2004
• University Angers, France, 2003-2004

• Member, Latvian Society of Physics
• Expert for the evaluation of proposals in connection with specific research programmes of European Commission, 1998
• Guest Editor of Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals A, vol.355, 2001; of Ferroelectrics, vol.25, vol.258, 2001; of Proceedings SPIE, vol.5122, 2003

• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2008
• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2006-2008
• E.Silinsh's Award, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1999

Author of ~150 scientific publications.

• I.Muzikante, E.A.Silinsh. Investigation of Local Trapping States in Organic Molecular Crystals by Method of Thermally Modulated Space-Charge Limited Current. - Acta Physica Polonica A, 1995, vol.88, No.2, pp.389-399.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, E.Silinsh. Charge Carrier Trapping States in Thin Evaporated and Langmuir-Blodgett Organic Films. - Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1996, vol. 6, No 5/6, pp. 283-287.
• G.Matisova, E.Markava, I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, M.Gerca. Photosensitivity and Electrical properties of some Azobenzene Derivatives in Langmuir-Blodgett Films. - Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1996, vol. 6, No.5/6, pp. 279-282.
• E.Markava, D.Gustina, G.Matisova, I.Kaula, I.Muzikante, M.Rutkis, L.Gerca. Reversible Trans/cis Photoisomerization in Langmuir-Blodgett Multilayers from Polyfunctional Azobenzenes. - Supramolecular Science, 1997, vol.4, No3/4, pp.369-374.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, E.A.Silinsh, B.Yang, F.Ciuchi, B.Dubini, D.Hönig. Structural and Electrical Characterization of Betaine-type, Organic, Molecular, Thin Evaporated Films and LB Multilayers. - Supramolecular Science, 1997, vol.4, No.3/4, pp.399-406.
• M.Vélez, S.Mukhopadhyay, I.Muzikante, G.Matisova, S.Vieira. Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Photoisomerization of Azobenzene Derivative on Langmuir-Bodgett Monolayers. - Langmuir, 1997, vol.13, no.4, pp.870-873.
• O.Neilands, V.Tglika, I.Sudmale, I.Grigorjeva, A.Edzina, E.Fonavs, I.Muzikante. Dioxo- and Aminooxopyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes: p -Electron Donors for Design of Conducting Materials Containing Intermolecular Hydrogenes Bonds of Nucleic Acid Base Pair Type. - Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1997, vol.7, No.1, pp.39-43.
• I.Muzikante, E.A.Silinsh, L.Taure, O.Neilands. Physical Properties of Thin Evaporated Films of N-(Indan-1,3-dion-2-yl) Pyridinium Betaine and its Derivatives. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1998, No.4, pp.10-27.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, E.Silinsh, C.Fretigny, M.Bouvet, J.Simon, S.Spirkovitch. Charge Carrier Transport Properties of Thin Films of an Intrinsic Molecular Semiconductor: Lutetium Bisphthalocyanine. - Mol. Materials, 1998, vol.9, No.4, pp.301-331.
• B.Stiller, Th.Köpnick, I.Muzikante, O.Neilands, M.Utinans, O.Dubrovich, P.Karageorgiev, L.Brehmer. Optically Induced Switching Effect of Polymer Containing Indandione-1,3 Pyridinium Betaine Side Chains. - Europhysics Conference Abstracts, vol.23H, pp.59-60.
• B.Stiller, G.Knochenhauer, E.Markava, D.Gustina, I.Muzikante, P.Karageorgiev, L.Brehmer. Self-Assembled Monolayers of Novel Azobenzenes for Optical Induced Switching. -Materials Science and Engineering C, 1999, vol.C8/C9, pp.385-389
• D.Gustina, E.Markava, I.Muzikante, B.Stiller, L.Brehmer. Phtoisomerization Process of Self-assembled Monolayers of Some Novel Azobenzenes. - Advanced Materials Optics and Electronics, 1999, vol.9, pp.245-251
• M.Utinans, O.Dubrovich, O.Neilands, V.Zauls, I.Muzikante. NLO Polymers Containing as Active Chromophore Indandionylpyridinium Betaine Units: Synthesis, Modelling and Characterization. In: Multiphoton and Light Driven Multielectron Processes in Organics: New Phenomena, Materials, Applications (eds. F.Kazjar, M.V.Agranovich), NATO ASI Science Series, 3. High Technology, 2000, vol. 79, pp.475-482.
• V.Capek, I.Muzikante. Electronic States in Organic Molecular Crystals. – In: Molecular Electronic Materials (eds. R.Farchioni, G.Grosso), Springer Series in Materials Science, Springer-Verlag, 2001, vol.41, pp.241-282.
• E.Markava, D.Gustina, I.Muzikante, L.Gerca, M.Rutkis, E.Fonavs. Photochromism of Some Azobenzene Derivatives in Thin Films as a Function of the Chemical Properties of the Molecule. - Mol.Cryst.Liq.Cryst, 2001, vol. 355.
• S.Jursenas, V.Kovalevskij, V.Gulbinas, A.Gruodis, G.Kodis, I.Muzikante, T.Gustavsson, J.-C. Mialocq, L.Valkunas. Excitation Dynamics in Solutions, Films and Crystal of Indandione-1,3 Pyridinium Betaine. - Mol.Cryst.Liq.Cryst., 2001, vol. 355.
• I.Muzikante, L.Gerca, E.Fonavs, M.Rutkis, D.Gustina, E.Markava, B.Stiller, L.Brehmer, G.Knochenhauer. Self-assembled monolayers of Azobenzene-functionalized 1,3,5-Triazine-4,6-Dithiols. – Material Science and Engineering C, 2002, vol.22, No.2, pp.339-341.
• I.Muzikante, O.Neilands, E.Markava. Optically induced electrical properties of new advanced organic materials. – SPIE Proceedings, Advanced Optical Materials, 2003, vol.5122, pp.182-191.
• O.Neilands, I.Kirichenko, I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, L.Gerca, S.Jursenas, R.Valiokas, R.Karpicz, L.Valkunas. Detection of blue light by self-assembled monolayer of dipolar molecules. – In: UV Solid-State Light Emitters and Detectors. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Workshop, NATO Science Series II, vol.144, Kluwer Acad. Publish., 2004, pp.261-269.
• R.Dobulans, D.Cepite, E.Fonavs, I.Muzikante, A.Tokmakov, D.Erts, B.Plakov. Studies of host-quest thin films of corona poled betaine type polar molecules by Kelvin probe technique and atomic force microscopy. – Macromolecular Symposia, 2004, vol.212, pp.421-426.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, A.Tokmakov, D.Cepite, B.Stiller, L.Brehmer, O.Neilands. Optical and electrical properties of oriented thin films of oligomer containing betaine type moiety in side chain. -Physica Status Solidi (b), 2005, Vol. 242, N 4, pp. 815-818.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, L.Gerca, B.Stiller, L.Brehmer, E.Markava, D.Gustina. Optically induced switching of dicyclohexylamino substituted azobenzene derivatives in thin ordered films. - SPIE Proceedings, 2005, vol. 5946, pp. 179-185.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs, B.Stiller, L.Brehmer. Photoinduced phenomena in organised polar organic films. - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2005,   vol. 116, N 1/3, pp. 133-141.
• I.Muzikante, E.Fonavs,  L.Brehmer, B.Stiller. Photoinduced switching of electrical properties in films of polar indandione type organic molecules. - SPIE Proceedings, 2006, vol. 6192, 6192W

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• I.Muzikante (Head of Project) Design and Research of the Electro- and Photophysical Properties of Photoactive and Highly Polar Organic Molecular Electrets. Latvian Council of Science (2001-2004)
• I.Muzikante (Head of Project). Investigation of Physical Properties of Polar and Photoactive Supramolecular Systems for Photonics. Latvian Council of Science (2005- ).
• I.Muzikante (Co-ordinator of the Joint Scientific Project) Intelligent Materials and Structures for Microelectronics and Photonics; Photoactive Molecular Crystals and Polymers for Microelectronics and Photonics. Latvian Council of Science (2001-2004)
• I.Muzikante (Co-ordinator of the Joint Latvian-German Scientific Project LVA 02/001) Nanostrukturierte organische Schlichten: Design und Anwendungen fur (2002-2004).
• I.Muzikante (Co-ordinator of the Joint Latvia-Lithuania-Taiwan Project). Charge Separation and Transfer in Molecular Systems: Comparative Study of Solutions, Aggregates and Solid States (2001-2004)
• I.Muzikante (Co-ordinator of the Joint France-Latvian Project). Electrical Properties of Molecular Materials – based Devices and their Use as Pollutant Gas Sensors. 2003, 2004
• I.Muzikante (Co-ordinator of the Joint France-Latvian Project). Polarisation induite optiquement de molecules organiques dans les films minces de polymers pour doublage de frequence, 2003, 2004

Last update 15.08.2012