@article {194,
	title = {Chemical and structural changes in polyamide based organic-inorganic hybrid materials upon incorporation of SeS2O2-6 precursor.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {392},
	year = {2017},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2016:1512999(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2017///},
	pages = {634 - 641},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {Composite org.-inorg. functional materials are of significant importance in various applications of science and technol.  In this work, physicochem. characterization of such composite materials obtained after the exposure of polyamide PA 6 to K2SeS2O6 precursor soln. was performed.  Chalcogenized polymer surface was characterized using X-ray diffraction, IR, and UV-vis spectroscopies while their bulk chem. anal. was performed using at. absorption spectroscopy.  Crystallite size was not found to change with the exposure to K2SeS2O6 precursor but PA 6 chain-chain sepn. decreased.  Importantly, IR and X-ray analyses showed chem. bonding taking place between the PA 6 and SeS2O2-6 ions via -NH- functional group.  A distinct change in bandgap, Eg, value was obsd. in UV-vis spectra due to the presence of SeS2O2-6, SeSO2-3 and Se2S2O2-6 ions formed via decompn. of the precursor material in acidic medium.  After extended 4 h halcogenation a distinct absorption due to the elemental selenium was also obsd. as obtained from Tauc plots. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {hybrid, inorg, optical, org, polyamide, potassium selenotrithionate},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Krylova, V. and Dukstiene, N. and Zalenkiene, S. and Baltrusaitis, J.}
}
@article {44,
	title = {Catalytic methyl mercaptan coupling to ethylene in chabazite: DFT study of the first C-C bond formation.},
	journal = {Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental},
	volume = {187},
	year = {2016},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2016:133215(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {195 - 203},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {Me mercaptan, CH3SH, is an industrial waste as well as the reactive product of several H2 and H2S induced catalytic hydrogenation processes of COS and CS2.  Its coupling into value added products is of great importance in monetizing sour natural gas.  The full theor. cycle of catalytic CH3SH coupling to form ethene was studied by d. functional theory (DFT) using chabazite as a model catalyst with emphasis on the first C-C bond formation.  Calcd. thermodn. were compared with those of analogous and well established CH3OH processes to identify the similarities and differences in the reactive pathways.  With few exceptions, CH3SH catalytic transformations are of higher free energy when compared to those of CH3OH.  The trimethylsulfonium ion, TMS, isostructural with that of the trimethyloxonium ion, TMO, is a key reactive intermediate and a thermodynamically stable species leading to ethene formation. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {catalysis methyl mercaptan coupling ethylene chabazite DFT carbon bond},
	isbn = {0926-3373},
	author = {Baltrusaitis, J. and Bucko, T. and Michaels, W. and Makkee, M. and Mul, G.}
}
@article {46,
	title = {Characterization of urea derived polymeric carbon nitride and resultant thermally vacuum deposited amorphous thin films: Structural, chemical and photophysical properties.},
	journal = {Carbon},
	volume = {107},
	year = {2016},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2016:1055602(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {415 - 425},
	publisher = {Elsevier Ltd.},
	abstract = {Polymeric carbon nitride (p-CN) was produced using a two-step thermal treatment process of urea without tailoring the reaction pressure and atm.  A systematic anal. employing XPS, Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, Raman scattering and x-ray diffraction (x-ray diffraction) was performed for structural and chem. characterization of p-CN.  Thermal vacuum deposition of thin films (C3N) from p-CN powder was performed, followed by characterization of corresponding structural, chem. and photophys. properties.  The at. force microscopy anal. of these films revealed sheet-like structural fragments distributed along the surface.  The C3N thin films were amorphous as detd. from x-ray diffraction.  C3N can be used as a functional layer for optoelectronic devices. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {urea polymeric carbon nitride amorphous film photocatalyst optoelectronic device},
	isbn = {0008-6223},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Baltrusaitis, J. and Puodziukynas, L. and Andrulevicius, M. and Bagdziunas, G. and Volyniuk, D. and Meskinis, S. and Niaura, G. and Tamulevicius, T. and Jankauskaite, V.}
}
@article {59,
	title = {Characterization of linear alkyl phosphonate self-assembled on perovskite substrate.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {344},
	year = {2015},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2015:565720(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {159 - 162},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {In recent years, functional material surface functionalization has grown into an expanding area of research due to the development and design of advanced systems and devices for key areas in biotechnol., smart sensing, environmental applications and manufg.  NdNiO3 surface was functionalized with octadecylphosphonic acid (ODP) using liq. phase reaction to attain superhydrophobic properties.  The resulting ODP modified surface exhibited dual-scale roughness with a stable static contact angle of 170 {\textpm} 2{\textdegree}.  Electron microscopy micrographs of ODP crystals formed revealed a nonuniform lateral growth characteristics.  The presence of ODP hydrocarbon chains was confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy with characteristic peaks at 2924 cm-1 and 2851 cm-1. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {linear alkyl phosphonate self assembled perovskite substrate},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Baltrusaitis, J. and Grigaliunas, V. and Prosycevas, I.}
}
