Inta MUZIKANTE
(8.01.1951 - 15.02.2012)
Born: January 8, 1951, Valmiera, Latvia
Family status: married
Interests:
- Organic Solid State Physics
- Organic Electronics
- Organic Molecular Materials Science
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian (fluently), German (working level)
Education
- 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
Abroad:
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
Professional Activities
- 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
Honors and Awards
Author of ~150 scientific publications.
Recent/Representative Publications (1995-2006)
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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Research Projects
- 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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