Habil dr. Gintautas Tamulaitis

Habil dr. prof. Gintautas Tamulaitis

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Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology (IPN)

Semiconductor physics; Spectroscopy; Nonlinear optics; Scintillators; Radiation detectors; Nanomaterials

Professor, Chief researcher

Nonlinear optics; Scintillators; Radiation detectors; Nanomaterials; wide band gap semiconductors; light emitting diodes

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2913-9634

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/G-Tamulaitis

1. G. Tamulaitis, S. Nargelas, M. Korjik, V. Mechinsky, Y. Talochka, A. Vaitkevicius, A. Vasil’ev, Transient optical absorption as a powerful tool for engineering of lead tungstate scintillators towards faster response, J. Materials Chemistry C, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/d2tc01450e
2. K. Nomeika, Ž. Podlipskas, M. Nikitina, S. Nargelas, G. Tamulaitis, R. Aleksiejunas, Impact of carrier diffusion on the internal quantum efficiency of InGaN quantum well structures, J. Materials Chemistry C, 10, 1735-1745 (2022)
3. G. Tamulaitis, E. Auffray, A. Gola, M. Korzhik, A. Mazzi, V. Mechinski, S. Nargelas, Y. Talochka, A. Vaitkevičius, A. Vasil'ev, Improvement of the timing properties of Ce-doped oxyorthosilicate LYSO scintillating crystals, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 139, 109356 (2020).
4. M. Korzhik, G. Tamulaitis, A. Vasil'ev, Physics of Fast Processes in Scintillators, Springer, 262 pages, 2020, ISBN-13: 978-3-030-21965-9, ISBN-10: 3030219658.
5. G. Tamulaitis, Influence of carrier localization on efficiency droop and stimulated emission in AlGaN quantum wells, in Handbook of Solid-State Lighting and LEDs (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics), 722 pages, Zhen Chuan Feng, edt., 1st edition, CRS Press, 2017, p. 243-284. ISBN-10: 149874141X, ISBN-13: 978-1498741415.
6. J. Mickevičius, G. Tamulaitis, M. Shur, M. Shatalov, J. Yang, and R. Gaska, Internal quantum efficiency in AlGaN with strong carrier localization, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 211902 (2012).
7. A. Katelnikovas, P. Vitta, P. Pobedinskas, G. Tamulaitis, A. Žukauskas, J.-E. Jørgensen, A. Kareiva, Photoluminescence in sol-gel derived YAG:Ce phosphors, J. Cryst. Growth, 304, 361-368 (2007).
8. G. Tamulaitis, P. Duchovskis, Z. Bliznikas, K. Breivė, R. Ulinskaitė, A. Brazaitytė, A. Novičkovas, and A. Žukauskas, High-power light-emitting diode based facility for plant cultivation, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 38, 3182-3187 (2005).
9. K. Kazlauskas, G. Tamulaitis, A. Žukauskas, M. A. Khan, J. W. Yang, J. Zhang, G. Simin, M. S. Shur, R. Gaska, Double-scaled potential profile in a group-III nitride alloy revealed by Monte Carlo simulation of exciton hopping, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3722-3724 (2003).
10. M. Asif Khan, J. W. Yang, G. Simin, R. Gaska, M. S. Shur, H. zur Loye, G. Tamulaitis, A. Zukauskas, D. J. Smith, D. Chandrasekhar, and R. Bicknell-Tassius, Lattice and energy band engineering in AlInGaN/GaN heterostructures, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 1161-1163 (2000).

1. Lithuanian Research Council, project Nr. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-01-0041 Neutron flux detection system with optical readout, 2018-2022 m., 529 447 Eur.
2. Lithuanian Research Council, project Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0013 “Fast scintillators for radiation detectors”, 2018-2022 m., 591 144 Eur.
3. Horizon 2020 programme RIA project „Advancement and Innovation for Detectors at Accelerators“, AIDAinnova (101004761) ; VU team leader, 2021 – 2025.
4. Horizon 2020 programme ATTRACT project „Development of radiation-hard and cost-effective inorganic scintillators for calorimetric detectors based on binary glass compositions doped with cerium“ SCINTIGLASS; VU team leader, 2019-2020 m.
5. H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 project no. 654168, Advanced European Infrastructures for Detectors at Accelerators (AIDA-2020); VU team leader, 2015-2019.
6. H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 project no. 654168, Advanced European Infrastructures for Detectors at Accelerators (AIDA-2020); 2015-2019; leader of the team in WP 14 at Vilnius University.
7. National Research Programme „Towards future technologies “ project „Nitride Semiconductors for radiation-hard infrared detectors“, no. LAT-16022, 2015–2018, 299 995 Eur.
8. Global Grant project „ Improvement of light emission in III-nitrides by boron introduction to increase lattice matching” VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-02-014, 2012-2015, 1,32 mln. LTL.

G. Tamulaitis, S. Nargelas, A. Vaitkevičius, Y. Talochka, A. Vasil‘ev, V. Mechinsky, M. Korjik, E. Auffray, Transient Optical Absorption Technique as a Tool for Routine and In-depth Characterization of Fast Scintillators, 16th Int. Conference on Scintillating Materials & their Applications, September 19-23, 2022, Santa Fe, USA

G. Tamulaitis, E. Auffray, M. Korjik, S. Nargelas, A. Vaitkevičius, Response time as the key functional property of future scintillation materials, Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies, November 23-26, 2020, Vilnius, Lithuania.

PhD students: S. Pakalnis (defended in 1993), I. Yilmaz (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, co-supervision with prof. M. Shur, 2006), K.Liu (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, co-supervision with prof. M. Shur, 2009), J. Mickevičius (2009). D. Dobrovolskas (2013) , D. Ševčenko (2014), J. Jurkevičius (2016), A. Vaitkevičius (2021 m.), O. Kravcov (2022 m.), Y. Talochka (started in 2021).

Materials Characterization Techniques, Energy Saving Semiconductor Technologies, Markets in Electronics and Photonics, Scientific Concept of the World (for non-science students)

Approximately 1 supervision per year

Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.

Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, chairman of Physics section;former Member of the Vilnius University Senate for 4 terms, Head of Senate Committee for 2 terms; Member of the Council of the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania; Former member of the councils of the Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Institute of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy. Former member of the Lithuanian Research Council, 2008-2010

Member and head of several work groups at the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science. Former head of the Executive Group of the National Science Programme “Future Energy”, member of the Council of the Programme “Advanced Technologies” at the Lithuanian Research and Study Foundation, head of the working group for the Lithuanian Smart Specialization priority field “Novel Processes, Materials, and Technologies for Industry” Referee for journals of Elsevier, IOP, AIP and other publishers Evaluator of projects for many programmes of the Research Council of Lithuania, funding agencies of Check Republic, Poland and Finland, Horizon projects. Former member and head of several assessment groups of the Research Council of Lithuania, the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, and the Lithuanian Ministry Education and Science. Was involved in various evaluation and assessment activities, while working as a member of the Research Council of Lithuania, 2008-2010.

Lithuanian National Science Award in 2002 and 2008 Lithuanian Highest-Degree State Fellowship 2004-2005

Science popularization book G. Tamulaitis, Mokslas su prieskoniais, Tyto alba, Vilnius, 2015, ISBN 978-609-466-078-8. Approximately one popularization paper or interview and one lecture for school students and teachers.

https://www.ff.vu.lt/en/ipn/research-groups/semiconductor-optoelectronics-group