Annual Report 2012 - Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts

LABORATORY OF ORGANIC MATERIALS
Head of laboratory Dr. phys. M.Rutkis
Scientific Staff:
Students:
Mārtiņš Rutkis
Lilita Gerca
Oskars Vilītis
Aivars Vembris
Andrejs Tokmakovs
Jurģis Sīpols
Andrejs Jurģis
Jānis Bussenbergs
Dr.phys.
Dr.chem.
Dr.phys.
Dr.phys.
MSc.
MSc.
Kaspars Pudžs
Raitis Gržibovskis
Eduards Titavs
Mārtiņš Narels
Santa Popova
Zane Kalniņa
Igors Mihailovs
Rolands Usāns
Arturs Bundulis
BSc
BSc
BSc
PhD students:
Elīna Laizāne
Jānis Latvels
Edgars Nitišs
MSc.
MSc.
MSc.
Research aim
The fundamental and applied research of organic molecules, materials and their
structures are conducted by the laboratory. In most cases the objects of investigations are
original organic compounds synthesized by Latvian chemists. The main research goal of
laboratory is to develop knowledge about the structure - properties relationship of
organic materials for next generation electronics and photonics. Based on concepts
derived from these studies, new materials with improved properties are designed in close
cooperation with the Latvian chemists. Assessment and demonstration of possible
applications of the novel developed materials is an important task of the laboratory.
Trained human resources, generated knowledge and technology within the laboratory are
a base for development of organic electronics and photonics in Latvia.
Research topics
• Quantum chemical investigation of structure and properties of chromophores;
• Design of thin films;
• Energy structure of thin films;
• Electrical and photoelectrical properties;
• Nonlinear optical phenomena;
• Stimulated emission;
• Electroluminescence in thin films;
• Optically induced switching;
Research methodology within a laboratory
• Quantum chemical modelling by Gaussian 09, GaussView 5.0 and HyperChem
8.0 software packages;
• Deposition of organic thin films by thermal evaporation in vacuum, spin coating,
blade casting, Langmuir– Blodgett technology, self-assembled monolayers;
• Space charge limited current, time of flight and carrier extraction by linearly
increasing voltage methods are used for acquiring electrical properties of thin
films;
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