Scientific Achievements and Impact

Scientists of the Institute are researching micro relief, plasmonic structures, synthesizing nanomaterials, investigating their self-assembly methods, microstructures for solid oxide micro fuel cells, corrosion resistant and anti-fogging coatings, superhydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces, diamond-like carbon and diamond like nanocomposite coatings, 2D nanomaterials, are developing new periodic and holographic relief structure replication methods. Research results were applied for micro and nanodevices and structures, many of which in the area of document anti-counterfeiting solutions. All of these areas are of upmost importance for Lithuanian and EU industry.

PhD Graduates

Year	Name	Title	Field	Supervisor
2024	Nadzeya Khinevich	Two-dimensional structures of nanoparticles for elements of surface-enhanced raman scattering substrates	Natural Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2023	Andrius Žutautas	High diffraction efficiency periodic microstructures for optical wavelength range from modelling to implementation	Technological Sciences	Tomas Tamulevičius
2022	Erika Rajackaitė	Microwave Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition and Quality Studies of Planar and Vertical Graphene Layers	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2022	Fariza Kalyk	Nanostructured Metal Oxides Doped Ceria Ceramics for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Application	Technological Sciences	Brigita Abakevičienė
2021	Mindaugas Juodėnas	Suspended and Arranged Ag Nanoparticles: Self-Assembly and Resonances in Nanophotonics	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2020	Aušrinė Jurkevičiūtė	Laser patterning of nanocomposite diamond-like carbon thin films with metal nanoparticles and investigation of their optical and structural properties	Technological Sciences	Tomas Tamulevičius
2018	Dainius Virganavičius	Fabrication and evaluation of two dimentional regular nanostructures	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2017	Jolita Sakaliūnienė	Materials and Microstructures for Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2015	Andrius Vasiliauskas	Diamond Like Carbon Films and their Nanocomposites: Deposition and Investigation of the Piezo resistive Properties	Technological Sciences	Šarūnas Meškinis
2014	Algirdas Lazauskas	Surface Morphology, Cohesive and Adhesive Properties of Physical Vapour Deposited Chromium and Chromium Composite Thin Films	Technological Sciences	Viktoras Grigaliūnas
2012	Asta Tamulevičienė	Amorphous Carbon Based Nanocomposites for Optical Applications	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2012	Tomas Tamulevičius	Periodic Micro Structures for Refractive Index Sensors and Diffractive Optical Elements	Physical Sciences	Mindaugas Andrulevičius
2012	Gailius Vanagas	Influence of Structural Materials Properties on Functional Parameters of Microelectromechanical Systems	Technological Sciences	Viktoras Grigaliūnas
2012	Eitvydas Gruzdys	Synthesis and Analysis of Protective Coatings Produced by Thermal Spray	Physical Sciences	Šarūnas Meškinis
2011	Marius Mikolajūnas	Formation and Investigation of Silicon Nitride Films for Membrane Applications	Technological Sciences	Viktoras Grigaliūnas
2009	Tomas Grinys	Vacuum Plasma Spray Deposition of YSZ-NiO-Ni Ceramic Coatings	Physical Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2009	Audrius Giedraitis	Kinetics of Growth, Sorption Properties and Applications of Evaporable Barium Getter Films	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2009	Rimantas Gudaitis	The Investigation of Electrical and Optical Properties of the Ion Beam Synthesized Diamond Like Carbon Films	Technological Sciences	Šarūnas Meškinis
2008	Renata Jarimavičiūtė-Žvalionienė	Formation of Optical Silicon Structures by Electrochemical Etching Method	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2008	Brigita Abakevičienė	Processes of Deposition and Testing of Mechanical Properties of Polymers and Metal Coated Polymers	Physical Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2005	Asta Guobienė	Fabrication and Investigation of Periodical Structures in Polymers	Physical Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2004	Rita Kriūkienė	Effect of Temperature and Chemical Environment Conditions on Microstructure and Metrological Characteristics of Thermocouple Alloys	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2004	Judita Puišo	Growth Kinetics and Properties of Lead Sulphide Thin Films Deposited on Crystalline Silicon Using Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction Method	Physical Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2001	Rytis Dargis	Investigation of Parameters of Plasma Spray in Low Vacuum on Fabricated Ni-Al Films Electrophysical Characteristics	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
2001	Arnoldas Užupis	Thermal Modification of Indium Oxide and Tin Alloy Films, Fabricated by Magnetron Sputtering	Physical Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
1993	Kazys Babilius	The Tribological Properties of Titanium Nitride, Fabricated Using Arc Discharge	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius
1990	Juozas Budinavičius	Processes in Metal and Silicon System Thin Films Technology Using Deposition and Simultaneous High Energy Ion Irradiation	Technological Sciences	Sigitas Tamulevičius

Research laureates and awards

Competition Wins and Awards:

In 2022, PhD student Mindaugas Ilickas was awarded a scholarship from the Kazickas Family Foundation.
In 2021 PhD student Mindaugas Ilickas was awarded the Kazys Grinius Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Lithuania (groups of life sciences, health sciences, veterinary sciences, agricultural sciences, sports studies), for the academic year 2021-2022.
In 2019 The Lithuanian science prize in the field of technological sciences was awarded to Rimantas Gudaitis, Šarūnas Meškinis, Sigitas Tamulevičius, Tomas Tamulevičius for the series of works “Micro-/nanostructures and nanomaterials for sensors, photonics and energy generation (2004-2018)”. Provided by Kaunas University of Technology.
Dr. Asta Tamulevičienė in 2019-2020 is dedicated to Lithuanian Academy of Sciences scholarship for young scientists in the fields of physical, biomedical, agricultural and technological sciences for the work “Synthesis of silver nanoderivatives, their modification and application to surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensors”.
The Institute’s team of researchers was awarded for the successful development of the University’s cooperation with external partners in the field of high technology in 2019.
In 2019 dr. Algirdas Lazauskas is the winner of KTU’s most active young scientists competition in the fields of natural or technological sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Materials Science.
In 2019 researchers Rasa Mardosaitė, Agnė Šulčiūtė, Mindaugas Ilickas and Simas Račkauskas participated in the innovation exhibition “Technorama” and presented their work “Paintable sensors and solar cell coatings from multifunctional ZnO nanomaterials”, for which they were awarded a 500-euro prize from the Practica Capital company.
The research work of Tomas Klinavičius, a student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the KTU Institute of Materials Science, “Compilation and testing of a diffraction image synthesis algorithm for optical anti-counterfeiting signs” (supervisor, Chief Researcher, Prof. Dr. Tomas Tamulevičius) LMA Mathematics, Physics and Chemical Sciences department was awarded the LMA prize in 2018. in the competition of research works of high school students.
In 2018 at the end of the year, for joint work with KTU Multimedia Engineering Department researchers, the institute’s team of scientists was awarded for the successfully completed interdisciplinary project “Creation and implementation of hologram diffraction image projection algorithm for smart devices (HoloApp)””financed by the KTU MTEPI Foundation and the results achieved during it.
Researcher dr. Tomas Tamulevičius, Kazickas Family Foundation Award for 2017
The Kaunas Science Prize 2017 was awarded to the director of the institute, prof. Sigitas Tamulevičius. This prize is awarded for many years of active and significant scientific activity, the highest scientific achievements or innovative scientific ideas and their implementation in Kaunas.
Dr. Tomas Tamulevičius LMA competition for young scientists in the fields of physical, biomedical, technological and agricultural science. For 2017-2018 LMA Young Scientists Scholarship.
PhD student Jolita Sakaliūniene. KTU special prize at the exhibition-competition of young scientists “Technorama 2015” for the presentation of the most innovative work (title of the work: Towards solid oxide fuel microelement).
Dr. Algirdas Lazauskas LMA competition for young scientists in physical, biomedical, technological and agricultural science fields. For 2015-2016 LMA Young Scientists Scholarship.
Dr. Tomas Tamulevičius LMA competition for young scientists in the fields of physical, biomedical, technological and agricultural science. For 2013-2014 LMA Young Scientists Scholarship.

Patents and patent applications

Date	Inventors	Title	Registration No
2024-11-05	T. Tamulevicius, M. Juodenas, A. Tamuleviciene, T. Klinavicius, S. Tamulevicius	Optical device with ordered scatterer arrays for secure identity and a method of producing the same	US 12134280 B2
2024-08-28	V. Grigaliunas, S. Tamulevicius, M. Andrulevicius, T. Tamulevicius, E. Fataraite-Urboniene, P. Narmontas, T. Klinavicius, D. Jucius, M. Juodenas	Fabrication method of holographic security label	EP 3896529 B1
2023-12-19	V. Grigaliunas, S. Tamulevicius, M. Andrulevicius, T. Tamulevicius, E. Fataraite-Urboniene, P. Narmontas, T. Klinavicius, D. Jucius, M. Juodenas	Fabrication method of holographic security label	US 11846888 B2
2023-03-14	T. Tamulevicius, M. Juodenas, A. Tamuleviciene, T. Klinavicius, S. Tamulevicius	Optical device formed of aligned scatterer array for safety identification, and method for generating the same	JP 7238226 B2
2022-01-19	V. Grigaliunas, S. Tamulevicius, M. Andrulevicius, T. Tamulevicius, E. Fataraite-Urboniene, P. Narmontas, T. Klinavicius, D. Jucius, M. Juodenas	Fabrication method of holographic security label	JP 7000647 B2
2018-03-12	T. Juknius	Išmanusis pleistras	LT 6502 B
2017-06-12	V. Grigaliūnas, M. Andrulevičius, P. Narmontas, Š. Meškinis, T. Tamulevičius, S.Tamulevičius	Kombinuotas holograminis lipdukas	LT 6393 B
2017-01-25	G. Laukaitis, K. Bočkutė, I. Prosyčevas	Jonams laidi ir katalitiškai aktyvi membrana ir jos formavimo būdas	LT 6354 B
2016-08-10	E. Griškonis, S. Zacharovas, D. Adlienė, P. Narmontas, R. Šeperys, R. Bakanas, N. Vaičiūnaitė	Apsaugančios nuo radiacijos medžiagos kompozicija, radiacinei apsaugai skirtas ekranas ir jo gamybos būdas	LT 6292 B
2024-11-06	S. Meskinis, D. Jucius, A. Vasiliauskas, R. Gudaitis, ... et al	Non-fogging optical scales and scanning reticles coated by hydrophilic diamond-like carbon films	EP 4459237 A1
2024-06-12	V. Grigaliunas, S. Meskinis, D. Jucius, A. Lazauskas, ... et al	Anti-fogging incremental scales for optical encoders and fabrication method thereof	EP 4382870 A1
2023-11-22	Simas Rackauskas	Multifunctional self-cleaning nano coating	EP 4279460 A1
2022-10-05	T. Tamulevicius, M. Juodenas, A. Tamuleviciene, T. Klinavicius, S. Tamulevicius	An optical device with ordered scatterer arrays for secure identity and a method of producing the same	EP 4067102 A1
2017-02-22	V. Jankauskaite, A. Lazauskas, V. Baltrusaitis	Method for fabrication of silver nanoparticles containing aliphatic silicone acrylate based organic-inorganic composite coating with antibacterial activity	EP 3133111 A1
2018-01-04	T. Juknius	Smart patch	WO 2018002817 A1

Events

Events organised by the Institute

Initiator and main organiser of the International Conference-School “Advanced materials and technologies” since 1998.
The event is very popular among PhD students and young researchers in physics, chemistry and materials science. This conference is an excellent opportunity for young scientists to interact and hear about the latest research in physics, chemistry and materials science from the best experts in their field. This event is an excellent training ground for the development of general and specific skills of PhD students and for the development of productive international cooperation.
Organiser of the International Conference “Nanotechnology and Innovation in the Baltic Sea Region” since 2017.
The Institute participates in the European Doctoral Network “Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials” (15 members from 5 European countries).

Scientific publications

Scientific journal “Materials Science – Medžiagotyra”. Chief Editor – Prof. S. Tamulevičius, Referees – Dr. D. Jucius, Dr. Š.Meškinis, Dr. M.Andrulevičius, Dr. V. Grigaliūnas, Dr. R. Gudaitis, Dr. E. Fataraitė-Urbonienė, Dr. T. Tamulevičius, Dr. A. Tamulevičienė, Dr. A. Guobienė, Dr. A. Lazauskas.
Refereeing and editing of the books of abstracts for International Conferences “Advanced Materials and Technologies” and “Nanotechnology and Innovation in the Baltic Sea Region”.
Referees for journals published by Elsevier – Dr. Š. Meškinis, Dr. A. Lazauskas, Prof. S.Tamulevičius, Dr. V. Grigaliūnas, Dr. A. Guobienė, Dr. M. Andrulevičius, Dr. T. Tamulevičius.

Dissemination of Information

Institutes Activities in the Media

Interviews and shows:

Technological solutions

Technological solutions

The Institute of Materials Science enjoys international reputation for world-class research, and is acknowledged for its expertise within the University, the Country and abroad. Research findings are applied for Lithuanian laser, electronics, micro technology, mechatronics, polygraph industry by Vilniaus Ventos Puslaidininkiai, JSC Precizika Metrology, JSC Technology, JSC Teravil, JSC Sebra, JSC Lodvila, and other companies. Research results are used for development of new sensors, THz radiation emitters, protective coatings, as well as document anti-counterfeiting solutions developed within the Institute.

A spin-off enterprise, Holtida, was created in 2014 for commercialising optical document security elements created at the Institute. The license for safety documents and safety document blanc production was acquired, and a patent claim was submitted: No. 2015 051, name of invention “A Combined Holographic Sticker”.

Nanoversa is a start-up company that was established in 2020 to commercialize the outcomes of the nanophotonic related prospective research results obtained at the Kaunas University of Technology in the last decade. It is dedicated to but is not limited to expanding the application horizons of nanophotonics, diffractive optics, nanolaser, etc.

MB “Zinotech” was established in 2021 and offering non-reflective self-cleaning / superhydrophobic coatings for solar cells or other surfaces. The small association was founded in order to commercialize the products developed during the projects carried out at the Kaunas University of Technology.

In cooperation with JSC Precizika Metrology during 2011–2013, a joint MITA high tech development program project called “Nanostructured Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for Novel Optical Metrology Components (NanoDLC)” was carried out (project leader Prof S. Tamulevičius, ca. 73 000 EUR). Results were applied within the company while developing scales for precision laser measurement systems. This product was awarded a gold medal in the national competition Product of the Year 2015.

Researchers and scientists of the Institute are developing technological solutions that are applicable and can be adapted to needs of various manufacturing processes.

Title

Diffraction gratings

Microlens fabrication technology

An Automated Measurement Stand for the Reflection of a Polarized Visible Light from a Diffractive

ChipHeating and Cooling Device of Human Muscles

Nanostructured Diamond-like Carbon Coatings for Advanced Optical Metrology Components

Plasmonic Nanostructures for Reducing Spectral Losses of Solar Cells

Diamond-like Carbon Nanocomposites and Micro/Nanocomposite Structures with Extraordinary Piezoresistance

Technology for Solid Oxide Fuel Microelements

Capillary Deposition Stand for Micro-/Nano-Particles

Technology for Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Transducers

Micromechanical Electrostatic Relay