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Текст научной статьи на тему «RESEARCH OF ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS AT INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS OF UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA»

ЭНЕРГОСБЕРЕГАЮЩИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ, СИСТЕМЫ, МАТЕРИАЛЫ И ПРИБОРЫ

ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUMENTS

Статья поступила в редакцию 03.08.12. Ред. рег. № 1385 УДК 539.21

The article has entered in publishing office 03.08.12. Ed. reg. No. 1385

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ МАТЕРИАЛОВ ДЛЯ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ В ЭНЕРГЕТИКЕ В ИНСТИТУТЕ ФИЗИКИ ТВЕРДОГО ТЕЛА ПРИ ЛАТВИЙСКОМ УНИВЕРСИТЕТЕ

А. Штернберге, Л. Гринберга

Институт физики твердого тела при Латвийском университете

Латвия, Рига, LV-1063, ул. Кенгарага, д. 8 Тел.: (+371) 67187816, (+371) 67132778; e-mail: ISSP@cfi.lu.lv

Заключение совета рецензентов: 20.08.12 Заключение совета экспертов: 25.08.12 Принято к публикации: 30.08.12

Материаловедение - одно из приоритетных направлений науки в Латвии. Институт физики твердого тела при Латвийском университете - лидер междисциплинарных исследований и исследований различных материалов в Латвии, имеющий признание и за рубежом. Основная цель исследований - создать базу для исследований материалов и проблем химии и физики твердого тела, делая уклон в область нанотехнологий, что позволило бы развивать высокие технологии уже в производстве страны. Чтобы достичь этой цели, необходимо сохранить и развивать человеческие и материальные ресурсы, включая инструментальную базу, экспериментальные ноу-хау, технологии, уже имеющихся специалистов и обучение молодых. Исследования в ИФТТ включают в себя электронные и ионные процессы в широкозонных полупроводниках с различной степенью упорядоченности; функциональные органические материалы и полимеры для фотоники и электроники; мультифункциональные и гибридные материалы для использования в энергетике: светодиоды, фотоэлектрические элементы и покрытия для солнечных панелей, хранение водорода для топливных элементов, электролиз и процессы в плазме для производства водорода, полимерные ионопроводящие мембраны для топливных элементов и разделения газов; неорганические монокристаллы, керамика, стекла, тонкие пленки и наноструктурированные материалы для применений в оптике, электронике, фотонике и энергетике.

Ключевые слова: материаловедение, нанотехнологии, материалы для энергетики.

RESEARCH OF ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS AT INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS OF UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA

A. Sternbergs, L. Grinberga

Institute of Solid State Physics; University of Latvia 8 Kengaraga Street, Riga, LV-1063, Latvia Tel.: +37167187816, +37167132778; e-mail: ISSP@cfi.lu.lv

Referred: 20.08.12 Expertise: 25.08.12 Accepted: 30.08.12

One of the scientific priorities in Latvia is material science. The ISSP UL is an internationally recognized institution, a leader in the field of materials sciences and cross-disciplinary fields in Latvia. The main research objective of these cooperation projects is to build-up of a domestic research potential in the fields of material and solid state physics and chemistry with an emphasis on nanoscience that is a necessary condition for future high-tech industrial developments in the country. This task will be implemented by maintaining and further developing of both human and material research environment in Latvia, including instrumentation, experimental know-how, technologies, human work force and educational potential. The research of the ISSP includes electron and ion process in wide-gap materials with different degree of ordering; functional organic molecules and polymers for photonics and organic electronics; multifunctional and hybrid materials for energy applications: light emitting diodes, photovoltaic elements and coatings solar batteries, storage of hydrogen for fuel cell devices; electrolysis and plasma technologies for hydrogen production, polymer membranes with ionic conduction for fuel cells and gas separation; inorganic single crystals, ceramics, glasses, thin films, and nano-structured surfaces for application in optics, electronics, photonics and energetics.

Keywords: materials science, nanotechnologies, materials for energy.

International Scientific Journal for Alternative Energy and Ecology № 09 (113) 2012

© Scientific Technical Centre «TATA», 2012

Andris Sternbergs

A. Sternbergs is Director of Institute of Solid State Physics of University of Latvia already 8 years. He is Academician, Dr.hab.phys. (from 1999). Education: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Latvia (1970); Dr.phys. received from Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences (1978), the Theses "The features of phase transitions and electrooptic properties of La-doped Lead Zirconate-Titanate and Lead Scandate-Niobate ferroelectric ceramics". Scientific interests: Ferroelectrics: structure ordering and phase transitions in perovskite compounds; properties and application; Field induced and diffused phase transitions in ordinary ferroelectrics and relaxors (incl. transparent ferroelectric ceramics); Radiation effects on ferroelectric materials; Processing and properties of ferroelectric thin films and heterostructures; Dielectric, electromechanical, optical and electrooptical characteristics; High temperature superconductor ceramics and films; composites high temperature superconductor/ferroelectric. Plasma physics, design of materials for tentative application in the ITER, nanotechnologies, nanomaterials, energy. Over 150 published works in specialized scientific journals and proceedings of conferences.

History

The research in solid state physics at the University of Latvia restarted after World War II. The Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP) of the University of Latvia was established on the basis of Laboratory of Semiconductor Research and Laboratory of Ferro- and Piezoelectric Material Research in 1978. Since 1986 the ISSP has the status of an independent organization of the University and now is the main material science institute in Latvia.

Four laboratories from the Institute of Physics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences joined our Institute in 1995. Twenty scientists of the former Nuclear Research Centre joined the ISSP in 1999 and established Laboratory of Radiation Physics. In 2004 scientists from the Institute of Physical Energetics joined ISSP and established Laboratory of Organic Materials. In mid 90-ties the ISSP has intensified its teaching activities. A number of researchers have been elected as professors of the University of Latvia. Post-graduate and graduate curricula were offered in solid state physics, material physics, chemical physics, physics of condensed matter, semiconductor physics, solid state ion conducting materials and experimental methods and instruments. In 2002 the Chair of Solid State and Material Physics University of Latvia was established at ISSP.

Research and training in optometry and vision science is taking place in the Laboratory of Visual Perception of the ISSP since 1992. Co-located with the Institute, the Optometry Centre has been established in 1995 with facilities for primary eye care and serving as a technological research basis for students and staff.

In December 2000 the ISSP was awarded the Centre of Excellence of the European Commission (Centre of Excellence for Advanced Material Research and Technologies). This honorary recognition with the accompanying financial support of 0,7 million EUR has increased our research activities, particularly extending the list of our research partners and scientists who come to work to our Institute from the leading European research centers.

The highest decision-making body of the ISSP is the Scientific Council of 22 members elected by the employees of the Institute. The International Supervisory Board of ISSP LU was established in 1999. It consists of 17 members representing Europe, Russia, USA and Japan and being selected from distinguished scientists in the field of material sciences.

Nowadays ISSP UL staff includes 105 academic personnel: 78 researchers with Dr. habil., and Dr. degrees, 27 PhD students and 22 bachelor and master students, though the number of students are changing year by year.

Laboratory of Hydrogen energy materials was founded on 2005 as part from Solid state ionic Laboratory. Fast ion transport and intercalation properties in different transition metal oxides were studied from middle of 1970ies in connection with electrochromic phenomena and gas sensing properties.

Structure of ISSP UL Research units:

• Department of crystal and optoelectric materials

- Laboratory of magnetic resonance spectroscopy

- Laboratory of optical spectroscopy

- Laboratory of semiconductor optoelectronics

- Laboratory of wide band gap materials

• Department of photonic materials physics

- Laboratory of solid state radiation physics

- Laboratory of surface physics

- Laboratory of amorphous materials spectroscopy

- Laboratory of organic materials

- Laboratory of optical recording

• Department of ferroelectrics

- Laboratory of synthesis and processing

- Laboratory of physics and application of functional materials

- Laboratory of visual perception

• Department of semiconductor materials

- Laboratory of solid state ionics

- Laboratory of EXAFS spectroscopy

Международный научный журнал «Альтернативная энергетика и экология» № 09 (113) 2012 © Научно-технический центр «TATA», 2012

Энергосберегающие технологии, системы, материалы и приборы

- Laboratory of hydrogen energy materials

• Department of theoretical physics and computer

modeling

- Laboratory of kinetics in self-organizing

systems

- Laboratory of computer modeling of electronic

structure of solids

• Laboratory of radiation physics

• Laboratory of electronic engineering

Available technologies and characterization methods at ISSP UL

Technologies:

- High temperature crystal growth

- Sintering of ferroelectric ceramics

- Pulsed laser deposition (PLD)

- Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)

- Organic thin film deposition

- Chalcogenide films for holographic recording

- Modification of materials by laser radiation in infrared - vacuum ultraviolet range

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