Dr. Arūnas Kadys

Dr. Arūnas Kadys

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Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology (IPN)

Natural/Technology science

Senior Researcher

Various III-nitride alloy (GaN, InN, AlN, BN, InGaN, AlGaN, BGaN, InAlN) epitaxy on sapphire, Si, SiC, rare-earth oxide (heteroepitaxy), and on GaN and AlN, including semipolar and nonpolar, and Van der Waals homoepitaxy. Growth of electronic and photonic InGaN/GaN, AlGaN/GaN quantum structures.

1. K. Badokas, A. Kadys, D. Augulis, J. Mickevičius, I. Ignatjev, M. Skapas, B. Šebeka, G. Juška, and T. Malinauskas, “MOVPE Growth of GaN via Graphene Layers on GaN/Sapphire Templates”, Nanomaterials, Vol. 12, p. 785 (1-10), 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12050785
2. K. Badokas, A. Kadys, J. Mickevičius, I. Ignatjev, M. Skapas, S. Stanionytė, E. Radiunas, G. Juška, and T. Malinauskas, “Remote epitaxy of GaN via graphene on GaN/sapphire templates”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 54, p. 205103 (1-8), 2021 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe500
3. M. Kolenda, D, Kežys, I. Reklaitis, E. Radiunas, R. Ritasalo, A. Kadys, T. Grinys, T. Malinauskas, S. Stanionytė, M. Skapas, R. Petruškevičius, R. Tomašiūnas, „Development of polarity inversion in a GaN waveguide structure for modal phase matching“, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 55, p. 12008-12021, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04831-z
4. Ž. Podlipskas, J. Jurkevičius, A. Kadys, M. Kolenda, V. Kovalevskij, D. Dobrovolskas, R. Aleksiejūnas, G. Tamulaitis, "Extreme radiation resistance in InN", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 789, p. 48-55, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.03.108
5. J. Mickevičius, D. Dobrovolskas, T. Malinauskas, M. Kolenda, A. Kadys, G. Tamulaitis, “Improvement of luminescence properties of InN by optimization of multi-step deposition on sapphire”, Thin Solid Films Vol. 680, p. 89-93, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.04.032
6. Ž. Podlipskas, J. Jurkevičius, A. Kadys, S. Miasojedovas, T. Malinauskas, and R. Aleksiejūnas, "The Detrimental Effect of AlGaN Barrier Quality on Carrier Dynamics in AlGaN/GaN Interface", Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, p. 17346, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53732-y
7. V. Svrcek, M. Kolenda, A. Kadys, I. Reklaitis, D. Dobrovolskas, T. Malinauskas, M. Lozach, D. Mariotti, M. Strassburg, and R. Tomašiunas, “Significant Carrier Extraction Enhancement at the Interface of an InN/p-GaN Heterojunction under Reverse Bias Voltage”, Nanomaterials, Vol. 8, No. 12, p. 1039 (1-12), 2018 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8121039
8. A. Kadys, J. Mickevičius, T. Malinauskas, J. Jurkevičius, M. Kolenda, S. Stanionytė, D. Dobrovolskas and G. Tamulaitis, “Optical and structural properties of BGaN layers grown on different substrates”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 48, p. 465307(6p), 2015 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0022-3727/48/46/465307
9. A. Kadys, T. Malinauskas, T. Grinys, M. Dmukauskas, J. Mickevičius, J. Aleknavičius, R. Tomašiūnas, A. Selskis, R. Kondrotas, S. Stanionytė, H. Lugauer, M. Strassburg, “Growth of InN and In-Rich InGaN Layers on GaN Templates by Pulsed Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition” Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 44, p. 188-193, 2015 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11664-014-3494-6
10. J. Juodkazytė, B. Šebeka, I. Savickaja, A. Kadys, E. Jelmakas, T, Grinys, S. Juodkazis, K. Juodkazis, T. Malinauskas „InxGa1xN performance as a band-gap-tunable photo-electrode in acidic and basic solutions“, Solar energy materials & Solar cells 130, 36-41 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.033

PhD student Mantas Dmukauskas, successfully defended PhD thesis "Development of MOVPE pulsed growth technique for increased efficiency InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well structures" on 2020 05 28

1. Marek Kolenda, master theses, 2017, bachelor thesis 2015.
2. Mantas Dmukauskas, master theses, 2015, bachelor thesis 2013.

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

A member of international committee of "The European Workshop on Metal-Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxy“ (EW-MOVPE)

• 2008 Lithuanian Academy of Sciences award for best science work of young scientist.

• 2009 Vilnius University rector award for best young scientist of the year;

• 2013 Vilnius University rector award for best technologist of the year;