Contact Information

Research Interests

• Physical Chemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Photochemistry
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Plasma Chemistry
• Surface Modification of Materials

Selected Publications

G. A. Takacs and C. J. Howard, “Temperature Dependence of the Reaction

      HO₂ + HO₂ at Low Pressures”, J. Phys. Chem. 90, 687 (1986).

 V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, E. A. Matuszak*, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, and

      R. S. Horwath, “Polyimide Etching and Passivation Downstream of an

      O₂-CF₄-Ar Microwave Plasma”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A4, 698 (1986).

 T. J. Sears, G. A. Takacs, C. J. Howard, R. L. Crownover, P. Helminger and

      F. DeLucia, “Rotational Spectroscopy of DO₂ by FIR LMR and Millimeter-Wave

      Absorption”, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 118,103(1986).

 V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, , F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, and

      R. S. Horwath, “Plasma Etching of Organic Materials.  II.  Polyimide

      Etching and Passivation Downstream of an O₂-CF₄-Ar Microwave Plasma”,

      J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B6(1), 66-71 (1988).

  L. J. Matienzo, F. Emmi, F. D. Egitto, D. C. VanHart, V. Vukanovic and

G. A. Takacs, “Surface Composition and Distribution of Fluorine in Plasma-Fluorinated Polyimide”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A6(3), 950-953 (1988).

  M. P. Turberg*, D. M. Giolando*, C. Tilt*, T. Soper*, S. Mason*, M.Davies*,

      P. Klingensmith*, and G. A. Takacs, “Atmospheric Photochemistry

      of Alkyl Nitrates”, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A:Chem. 51, 281 (1990).

 G. A. Takacs, V. Vukanovic, D. Tracy*, J. X. Chen*, F. D. Egitto,
      L. J. Matienzo and F. Emmi, “Phnotoetching and Modification of Organic

      Polymer Surfaces With Vacuum UV Radiation”, Polym. Degrad. & Stabil.

      40, 73-81 (1993).

 M. Croston*, J. Langston*, G. Takacs, T. C. Morrill, M. Miri, K. S. V.

      Santhanam, and P. Ajayan, “Conversion of Aniline to Azobenzene at

      Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: A Possible Case of a Nanodimensional

      Reaction”, International Journal of Nanoscience 1, 285-293 (2002).

 J. X. Chen*, D. Tracy*, S. Zheng*, L. Xiaolu*, S. Brown*,

      W. VanDerveer, A. Entenberg, V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, F. D. Egitto,

L. J. Matienzo, and F. Emmi, “Photoetching and Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) Polymer Surfaces with Vacuum UV Radiation”, Polym. Degrad. & Stabil. 79, 399-404 (2003).

 S. Zheng*, A. Entenberg, G. A. Takacs, F. D. Egitto, and L. J. Matienzo,

      “Adhesion of Copper to Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Surfaces Modified with

       Vacuum UV Radiation from Helium Arc Plasma”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol.

       17, 1801-1813(2003).

 W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Adhesion

      of Copper to Teflon Surfaces Modified by Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation

      Downstream from Ar Microwave Plasma, Polymeric Materials Science and

      Engineering 90, 833(2004).

 W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Adhesion

      of Copper to Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP)

      Surfaces Modified by Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation Downstream from Ar

      Microwave Plasma”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 18, 1465-81(2004).

 U. Sener*, B. Parekh*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, “Surface

    Modification of Poly(biphenyl dianhydride-para-phenylene diamine)

    (BPDA- PDA) Polyimide with UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci.

    Technol. 20(4), 319-334(2006).

 W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, “Surface

       Modification of Teflon PFA with Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion

       Sci. Technol. 20(5), 437-455 (2006).

 B.Parekh*, T. Debies, P. Knight*, K. S. V.Santhanam and G. A. Takacs,

   “Surface Functionalization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with UV and

    Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 20(16), 1833-1846

    (2006).

D. Abreu*, W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Chemistry at the Cu-fluoropolymer Interface: Relevance to Adhesion , in: Adhesion Aspects of Thin Films, K. L. Mittal (Ed.), Vol. 3, pp. 263-276, VSP, Utrecht (2007).

B. Parekh*, S. Zheng*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs, Surface Modification of FEP with Vacuum UV Radiation from Rotating He DC Arc Plasmas, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 21(10), 983-998 (2007).

M. Krysak*, B. Parekh*, T. Debies, R. A. DiLeo*, B. J. Landi, R. P. Raffaelle and G. A. Takacs, Gas-Phase Surface Functionalization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation, J. Adhesion Sci.Technol., 21(10), 999-1007 (2007).

R. Press, K. S. V. Santhanam, M. Miri, A. Bailey and G. A. Takacs, Introduction to Hydrogen Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey (2008).

M. Krysak*, A. Jayasekar*, B. Parekh*, L. Oliveria*,T. Debies, K. S. V. Santhanam, R. A. DiLeo*, B. J. Landi, R. P. Raffaelle and G. A. Takacs, Gas-Phase Surface Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes With UV Photo-oxidation, in: Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion, K.L. Mittal(Ed.),Vol. 5, pp.125-137 VSP/Brill, Leiden (2009).

L. Oliveira*, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Surface Oxidation of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Oxygen Atoms, in: Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanobelts and Nanocoils-Promise, Expectations and Status, P. Bandaru, S. Grego and I. Kinloch (Eds.) Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., 1142-JJ10-01-06, Warrendale, PA (2009).

M. Razdan*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies, B. Parekh*, P. Rai* and G. A.Takacs, Surface Modification of Poly(biphenyl dianhydride-para-phenylene diamine) (BPDA-PDA) and Poly(pyromellitic dianhydride-oxydianiline)(PMDA-ODA) Polyimides with UV Photo-oxidation, J. Adhesion Sci.Technol. 24, 1153-1166 (2010).

A. Bailey, F. Lu*, A. Khot*, S. Hussain*, K. Rugg*, G. J. Leong*, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Surface Characterization of Poly(acrylic acid) Grafted to Photo-oxidized Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membrane Used in Fuel Cells, Polymer Materials and Membranes for Energy Devices, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., Vol. 1269E,1269-FF05-04, Warrendale, PA (2010).

L. Oliveira*, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Surface Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Gaseous Oxygen and Chlorine Atoms, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 26, 221-230 (2012).

A. Khot*, M. Razdan*, B. Parekh*, T. Debies and  G. A. Takacs, Surface Characterization of UV Photo-oxidized Colorless Polyimides, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., DOI:10.1163/156856111X62309625 (2012).

 A. Khot*, A. Bailey, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, XPS Studies of Poly(acrylic acid) Grafted onto UV Photo-oxidized Polystyrene Surfaces, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., DOI:10.1080/01694243.2012.691037 (2012).

A. Khot*, F. Lu*, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs,   Surface Activation of Perfluorosulfonic Acid   Membrane used in Fuel Cells with Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., DOI:10.1080/01694243.2012.705525 (2012).

 F. Lu*, J. Alvarenga*, B. Landi, R. Raffaelle, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Surface Oxidation of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Paper with Oxygen Atoms,  J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. DOI:10.1080/01694243.2012.705093 (2012).

A. Naujokas*, D. G. Abreu*, G. A. Takacs, T. Debies, M. Mehan and A. Entenberg, “Fluoride Ions at the Cu-fluoropolymer Interface”, Surface and Interface Analysis 45(6), 1056-1062 (2013).

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* RIT Students