Annual Report 2012 - Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts

• Ion transfer problems related to electro-, photo-, chemo-, thermo-chromic
phenomena in transition metal oxides as well as to solid state reactions at interfaces
electrode – solid electrolyte.
• Application of electrical and electrochemical impedances for characterization of
ionic systems, nanostructured and porous materials, composites.
• Development of nanostructuring methods for functionalization of plate glass and
fiber glass surfaces as well investigation influence of ultrasound on leaching
processes, pores structure and ion exchange of glass fibers.
• Application of thermal analyses (TGA/DTA) and sorptometry for investigation of
porous materials and absorbing capacity of functional species.
• Investigation of stability of materials for electrochemical multi layer systems and
electrochromic coatings as well as intergrain activity in solid electrolyte layers
based on polymer composites.
• Development methods and techniques for functilization
• Thin films preparation by magnetron sputtering techniques.
• Development methods and techniques for quality and reliability testing for lead-free
joints of printed circuit boards.
• Servicing of common research facilities: thin film vacuum coating machines,
TGA/DTA equipment and powerful ultrasound bath-reactor.
• Membranes and membrane/electrode systems for fuel cells and gas filtration.
• The technologies for hydrogen production, storage, transportation, applications in
transport and stationary applications; for energy storage and electricity/heat
generation; synthesis and research of new materials for hydrogen technologies
(electrodes in electrolysers and microbial fuel cells, structured nanomaterials for
photoelectrolysis, hydrogen storage media, polymer membranes and membraneelectrode
assemblies for fuel cells);
• Lithium intercalation materials and their application for thin film rechargeable
battery; the technologies for electricity generation from renewables (solar, wind,
static electricity, water, algae and microorganisms);
• Gas sensors and sensor arrays for gas and odour monitoring; odour removal with
adsorbents and corona discharge technologies;
• X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of functional materials and development of
advanced EXAFS data analysis methodologies, based on Molecular Dynamics and
Reverse Monte Carlo methods.
• Confocal laser spectromicroscopy.
• The use of high performance computing for functional materials simulations.
• The magnetic ions exchange interaction in the antiferromagnetic oxides MeO-MgO
solid solutions were studied using of optical absorption, luminescence, EPR and
Raman spectroscopies: exchange interaction between radiation defects and
transition metals ions in the dielectric crystals doped with the transition metals ions
• EPR , FTIR, Raman and optical spectroscopies study of human blood after
irradiation
• Investigations of tritium release properties of neutron multiplier beryllium materials
for fusion reactor development. Analysis of tritium distribution in plasma-facing
carbon-based components.
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