Dr. Sergejus Balčiūnas

Dr. Sergejus Balčiūnas

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Institute of Applied Electrodynamics and Telecommunications (IAET)

Solid state physics, materials science

Senior researcher

Dielectric/impedance spectroscopy, phase transition, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectrics.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergejus-Balciunas

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-2347

1. Anusca I, Balčiūnas S, Gemeiner P, Svirskas Š, Sanlialp M, Lackner G, Fettkenhauer C, Belovickis J, Samulionis V, Ivanov M, Dkhil B. Dielectric response: Answer to many questions in the methylammonium lead halide solar cell absorbers. Advanced Energy Materials. 2017 Oct;7(19):1700600.
2. Simenas M, Balciunas S, Wilson JN, Svirskas S, Kinka M, Garbaras A, Kalendra V, Gagor A, Szewczyk D, Sieradzki A, Maczka M. Suppression of phase transitions and glass phase signatures in mixed cation halide perovskites. Nature communications. 2020 Oct 9;11(1):1-9.
3. Šimėnas M, Balčiu̅nas S, Mączka M, Banys J, Tornau EE. Exploring the antipolar nature of methylammonium lead halides: a Monte Carlo and Pyrocurrent Study. The journal of physical chemistry letters. 2017 Oct 5;8(19):4906-11.
4. Gonzalez-Nelson A, Mula S, Šimėnas M, Balčiu̅nas S, Altenhof AR, Vojvodin CS, Canossa S, Banys J, Schurko RW, Coudert FX, van der Veen MA. Emergence of Coupled Rotor Dynamics in Metal–Organic Frameworks via Tuned Steric Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2021 Jul 29
5. Balčiūnas S, Ivanov M, Grigalaitis R, Banys J, Amorín H, Castro A, Algueró M. Evidence of Kittel type behaviour of the permittivity of a nanostructured high sensitivity piezoelectric. Journal of Applied Physics. 2018 May 28;123(20):204103
6. Balčiu̅nas S, Šimėnas M, Pavlovaitė D, Kinka M, Shieh FK, Wu KC, Banys J, Grigalaitis R. Low-Frequency Dipolar Dynamics and Atmospheric Effects in ZIF-90 Metal–Organic Framework. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2018 Dec 11;123(1):631-6.
7. Balčiūnas S, Pavlovaitė D, Kinka M, Yeh JY, Han PC, Shieh FK, Wu KC, Šimėnas M, Grigalaitis R, Banys J. Dielectric spectroscopy of water dynamics in functionalized UiO-66 metal-organic frameworks. Molecules. 2020 Jan;25(8):1962
8. Svirskas Š, Balčiūnas S, Šimėnas M, Usevičius G, Kinka M, Velička M, Kubicki D, Castillo ME, Karabanov A, Shvartsman VV, de Rosário Soares M. Phase transitions, screening and dielectric response of CsPbBr3. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2020 Jul 21;8(28):14015-22.
9. Simenas M, Balčiu̅nas S, Svirskas S, Kinka M, Ptak M, Kalendra V, Ga̧gor A, Szewczyk D, Sieradzki A, Grigalaitis R, Walsh A. Phase Diagram and Cation Dynamics of Mixed MA1–x FA x PbBr3 Hybrid Perovskites. Chemistry of Materials. 2021 Jul 26;33(15):5926-34

Thermodynamics, electrodynamics.

2021 Vilnius University “Rector Award for scientific work”

2021 “The best dissertation award” (Awarded by Lithuanian President G. Nausėda)

2020 “The best young researcher and PhD student award” (Lithuanian Academy of Sciences)