Annual Report 2012 - Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts
Annual Report 2012 - Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts
Annual Report 2012 - Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts
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LABORATORY OF SURFACE PHYSICS<br />
Head of Laboratory Dr.habil. phys. J.Maniks<br />
Research Area and Main Problems<br />
The research interests are focused on problems related to structure and micromechanical<br />
and optical properties of surfaces, interfaces and thin films of advanced tribological and<br />
optical materials, and materials for micro/nanotechnologies (e.g. metals and alloys,<br />
oxides, halides, fullerenes and composite systems). Research area includes development<br />
of the methods of surface modification and studies of surface and interface effects in<br />
indentation hardness, plasticity and adhesion. The research is based on methods of<br />
micro- and nanoindentation, AFM, SEM, XRD and optical microscopy.<br />
Main research topics in <strong>2012</strong> were<br />
• Modification processes of structures and micromechanical properties of functional<br />
materials, such as wide band-gap oxides (MgO), halogenides (LiF) and carbon<br />
materials (HOPG and polycrystalline graphite) under irradiation with high energy<br />
(MeV-GeV) ions.<br />
• Micro- and nano-mechanical characterization of surface layers, thin films and<br />
interfaces of advanced materials.<br />
Scientific Staff<br />
1. Dr.habil.phys., emeritus J.Maniks<br />
2. Dr.phys. F.Muktepavela<br />
3. Dr.phys. I.Manika<br />
PhD Students<br />
Mg.phys. R.Zabels<br />
Students<br />
B.sc.R.Grants<br />
L.Brauna<br />
Technical Staff<br />
A.Pētersons<br />
Scientific visits abroad<br />
1. R.Zabels, Warsaw, Poland (7 days).<br />
Visitors from Abroad<br />
1. Dr.A.Dauletbekova, ENU, Astana, Kazakhstan (6 days).<br />
2. Prof.K.Schwartz, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany (6 days).<br />
Cooperation<br />
Latvia<br />
Daugavpils University, Innovative Microscopy Centre (Dr. E.Tamanis).<br />
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia (Dr.A.Shisko).<br />
Germany<br />
GSI, Darmstadt, (Prof. K.Schwartz).<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
L. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Dr.A.Dauletbekova)<br />
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