Inta MUZIKANTE

Dr.habil.phys. Inta MUZIKANTE Head of the Laboratory of Organic Solid State Physics and Molecular Electronics Institute of Physical Energetics Latvian Academy of Sciences Aizkraukles iela 21 Riga, LV 1006 Latvia Phone: +371 7260787; +371 928 4647 Fax: +371 7132778;    +371 755 0839(institute) e-mail: intam@edi.lv

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 -

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

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2006
• 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

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