CURRICULUM VITAE
Name Surname: Donats Erts
Identification No: 221154-11801
Date and place of birth: 1954, Preily region, LATVIA
Address: Mailing address: University of Latvia, 19 Rainis Blvd, Riga LV-1586,
LATVIA; FAX: +371-7820113; Visiting addresses: Institute of Chemical
Physics, University of Latvia, Kronvalda blvd. 4, 139. Room, tel. +3717323306
Education
1980-1983 - Ph.D. studies, the the Latvian State University.
1972-1978 - M.S.+B.S. studies, Dept. of Chemistry, the Latvian State
University.
Pedagogic/ Scientific Qualifications:
1994 Leading Researcher, University of Latvia
1992 Doctor in Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Adademie of
Science of Latvia
1985 Candidate of Sciences in Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry,
Adademie of Science of Latvia
Academic and Professional Experience and Administrative Positions
1994 - at present - Leading Researcher, Institute of Chemical Physics
University of Latvia.
1988 - 93 - Senior Researcher, Dept. of Chemical Physics of Condensed
Matter, University of Latvia
1985 - 1988 Senior researcher Dep. of Chemistry, the Latvian State
University.
1978-1980 Engineer, researcher; Dep. of Chemistry, the Latvian State
University.
2002-at present – Director Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Latvia
1992-2006 visiting researcher 4-6 months per year in Chalmers University of
Technology, Sweden, Bristol University, UK, Tartu University, Estonia,
Cork University College, Ireland.
Organization and Management Activities
2004-at present: Latvia government representative in EU 6th and 7th
Framework NMP 16 Program Committee
1989 - at present, Member of Union of Latvian Scientists
Scientific projects:
EU 6th Framework STREP Project Desygn-IT
EU 6th Framework CA Project IPMMAN
COST Project MOLSIMU
ERAF project
Latvian State Program
3 Latvian Council of Science projects
Project of University of Latvia
Research interests
Investigations of structure, properties and application of nanowires,
nanotubes, its architectures, DNA molecules. Development of
instrumentation for investigation of nanostructures (Scanning probe
microscopes compatible with electron microscopes)
Publications: Number of papers in SCI Journals: 56
Main publications in last 5 years:
1. Z. Li, J. Andzane, D. Erts, J. M. Tobin, K. Wang, M.A. Morris, G. Attard, J.D. Holmes. A New
Supercritical Fluid Method for Growing Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Materials, in press.
2. D. Erts, U. Malinovskis, I. Muiznieks, E. Tuite. Mechanical and Electroconductive
Properties of Spatialy Distributed Double Stranded DNA Arrays on Au (111). Thin Solid
Films, in press
3. D. Erts, A. Lohmus, J. D. Holmes, H. Olin. Probing of nanocontacts inside a transmission electron
microscope. (In “Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale”, Springer (2007)).
4. B. Daly, D. C. Arnold, J. S. Kulkarni, O. Kazakova, M.T. Shaw, S. Nikitenko, D. Erts, M.A.
Morris, J. D. Holmes. Synthesis and Characterisation of Highly Ordered Cobalt-Magnetite
Nanocable Arrays, Small, 2, Nr 11, 1299-1307 (2006)
5. H.T.A. Brenning, S.E. Kubatkin, D. Erts, S.G. Kafanov, T.Bauch, P.Delsing. A single electron
transistor combined with an atomic force microscope probe. Nano Letters, 6, 937 (2006) (research
highlight in Science, 312, 500 (2006))
6. B. Polyakov, B. Daly, J. Prikulis, V. Lisauskas, B. Vengalis, J. D. Holmes, and D. Erts. HighDensity Arrays of Germanium Nanowire Photoresistors. Advanced Materials, 18, 1812-1816 (2006).
7. D. Erts, B. Polyakov, B. Daly, M. A. Morris, S. Ellingboe, J. Boland, J. D. Holmes. High Density
Germanium Nanowire Assemblies: Contact Challenges and Electrical Characterisation. Journal of
Physical Chemistry B, 110, 820-826 (2006).
8. L.T. Ngo, D. Almecija, J.E. Sader, B. Daly, N. Petkov, J.D. Holmes, D. Erts, J.J. Boland. Ultimate
Strength of Germanium Nanowires, Nano Letters, 6, 2964-2968 (2006) (research highlight in
Nature 444,522 (2006)).
9. B. Polyakov, J. Prikulis, L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, B. Daly, J.D. Holmes, D. Erts.
Photoconductivity of Germanium Nanowire Arrays Incorporated in Anodic Aluminum Oxide. J.
Phys.: Inst. Conf. Series, in press
10. J.S. Kulkarni, O. Kazakova, D. Erts, M.A. Morris, M.T. Shaw, J.D. Holmes. Structural and
Magnetic Characterization of Ge0.99Mn0.01 Nanowire Arrays. Chemistry of Materials, 17, 3615-3619
(2005)
11. T.Crowley, B.Daly, M.Morris, D.Erts, O.Kazakova, J.Boland, B.Wu, J.Holmes. Probing the
Magnetic Properties of Cobalt-Germanium Nanocable Arrays. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15,
2408-2413 (2005). (Reported in Chemistry World)
12. O. Kazakova, D. Erts, T.A. Crowley, J.S. Kulkarni, J.D. Holmes. Temperature dependence of
magnetization reversal in Co and Fe3O4 nanowire arrays. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, 286, 171-176 (2005)
13. K.Ziegler, D.Lyons, J.Holmes, D.Erts, B.Polyakov, H.Olin, K.Svensson, E. Olsson. Bistable
nanoelectromechanical devices. Appied Physics Letters, 84, 4074-4076 (2004) (Selected for
publication in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, issue of May 17, 2004)
14. K.Ziegler, K.Ryan, T. Crowley, D.Erts, H.Olin, J.Patterson, T.Spalding, J.Holmes, M. Moris. The
synthesis of matrices of embedded semiconducting nanowires. Faraday Discussions, 125, 311-326
(2004)
15. K.Ziegler, B.Polyakov, K.Kulkarni, T.Crowley, K.Ryan, M.Moris, D.Erts, J.Holmes. Conductive
films of ordered nanowire arrays. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14, 585 - 589 (2004)
16. R.Dobulans, D.Cepite, E.Fonavs, I.Muzikante, A.Tokmakov, D. Erts, B. Polakov, Studies of hostguest thin films of corona poled betaine type polar molecules by Kelvin probe technique and atomic
force microscopy. Macromolar Symposia, 212, 421-426 (2004)
17. A.V. Pokropivny, D. Erts, V.V. Pokropivny, A. Lohmus, R. Lohmus, H.Olin. Study of Nanoscale
Contacts with the Help of Combined TEM-AFM Technique and Theoretical MD-TM Calculations:
In situ Transformations of Gold Nanowires. Physics of Low-Dimensional Structures, 1/2, 83-90
(2004).
18. K. Ryan, D. Erts, H. Olin, M.A. Morris, J.D. Holmes. Three dimensional architectures of ultrahigh density semiconducting nanowires deposited on chip. Journal of the American Chemical
Society, 125, 6284-6288 (2003)
19. T. Crowley, K. Ziegler, D. Lyons, D. Erts, H. Olin, M.M. Morris, J.G. Holmes. Synthesis of
Metal and Metal Oxide Nanowire and Nanotube Arrays within a Mesoporous Silica Template.
Chemistry of Materials, 15, 3518-3522 (2003)
20. D.Erts, B.Polyakov, H.Olin, E.Tuite. Spatial and mechanical properties of dilute DNA
monolayers on gold imaged by AFM. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107, N15, 3591-3597 (2003).
21. B. Polyakov, D. Erts, U. Malinovskis, I.Muiznieks, E.Tuite. SPM studies of DNA architectures
on Au(111) and mica surfaces. Physics of Low-Dimensional Structures, 3/4, 269-277 (2003)
22. D. Erts, A. Lõhmus, R. Lõhmus, H. Olin, A.V. Pokropivny, L. Ryen, K. Svensson. Force
interactions and adhesion of gold contacts using a combined atomic force microscope and
transmission electron microscope. Applied Surface Science 188, 460-466 (2002)
23. O.Yu. Kolesnychenko, D. Erts, O.I. Shklyarevskii, H. Olin, and H. van Kempen. Large Magnetic
nanoparticles between electrodes of tunnel junction: anomalous tunnel conductance. Physica B, 315,
171-178 (2002)
24. M. Knite, V. Teteris, B. Polyakov, D. Erts. Electric and elastic properties of conductive
polymeric nanocomposites on macro- and nanoscales. Materials Science & Engeniering C 19: (1-2),
15-19, (2002).
25. Yu.A. Boikov, D. Erts, T. Claeson, A.Yu. Boikov, Dielectric Response of Ba0.75Sr0.25TiO3
Epitaxial Films to Electric Field and Temperature, Physics Solid State, 44, N.11, 2157-2164 (2002).
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