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Article Citation Count: 10Alkaline Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanostructures: The Effect of Initial TiO2 Phase(Amer Scientific Publishers, 2019) Park, Jongee; Park, Jongee; Choi, Woohyuk; Kim, Soo Young; Ozturk, Abdullah; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringOne-dimensional (1D) titanate nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal route, using commercially available TiO2 (P25) and anatase powders as precursor materials and strong NaOH solution as catalyzer. The prepared titanates were calcined, followed by protonation to produce TiO2 nanostructures having enhanced photocatalytic and photovoltaic properties. The synthesized TiO2 1D nanostructures were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscope, high-resolution electron microscope, X-ray diffraction analysis, and UV-Vis photospectroscopy to understand the effect of initial TiO2 phase on morphological and crystallographic features, and bandgap. Methylene blue degradation test was applied to evaluate the photoactivity of the products obtained after different stages of the process. The findings indicate that 1D TiO2 nanostructures form by different mechanisms from dissolved aggregates during hydrothermal process, depending on the crystal structure of the initial precursor used. Photocatalytic test results reveal that protonated titanates have considerable adsorption capability, while photocatalytic degradation depends on TiO2 transformation.Article Citation Count: 13Control of the Crystal Growth Shape in CH3NH3PbBr3 Perovskite Materials(Amer Scientific Publishers, 2017) Park, Jongee; Shin, Jong Wook; Jung, Jin-Hee; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, Abdullah; Kim, Soo Young; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringCH3NH3PbBr3 (MAPbBr(3)) materials with perovskite structure were grown by a two-step process using Pb(CH3COO)(2). 3H(2)O and methyl amine bromide (MABr). By changing the concentration of MABr in isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solvent and the annealing temperature, the shape of CH3NH3PbBr3 materials can be controlled to afford nanocubes, nanowires, nanorods, and wrinkled structures. MAPbBr3 with single cubic structure was obtained at a MABr concentration of 3 mg/mL in IPA, and a nanorod array of MAPbBr3 was realized at a MABr concentration of 9 mg/mL in IPA at room temperature. Uniformly wrinkled shapes were formed after the synthesis temperature was increased to 60 and 90 degrees C. The X-ray diffraction patterns, Fourier transform infrared spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectra of CH3NH3PbBr3 nanorods confirmed that the pure perovskite phase was obtained by dipping Pb(CH3COO)(2). 3H(2)O in MABr/IPA solution. The optical bandgap of the CH3NH3PbBr3 nanorods was estimated from the Tauc plot as 2.2 eV. The evolution of perovskite shapes is expected to lead to improvements in the electrical properties and surface contact, which are important factors for realizing high-performance devices.Article Citation Count: 0Effects of Graphene Transfer and Thermal Annealing on Anticorrosive Properties of Stainless Steel(Amer Scientific Publishers, 2017) Park, Jongee; Han, Sangmok; Kim, Tae-Yoon; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, Abdullah; Kim, Soo Young; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringStainless steel (STS) films were annealed in a thermal quartz tube and covered with graphene to improve their anticorrosive properties. Graphene was synthesized via the chemical vapor deposition method and transferred onto the surface of the STS film by the layer-by-layer approach. The structure of the STS film changed from alpha-Fe to gamma-Fe after annealing at 700 C for 1 h, resulting in an increase of 82.72% in the inhibition efficiency. However, one-layer graphene acted as a conductive pathway and therefore deteriorated the anticorrosive properties of the STS film. To overcome this problem, graphene was transferred layer by layer onto the STS film. It was found that transfer of three layers of graphene onto the STS film resulted in a 91.57% increase in the inhibition efficiency. Therefore, thermal annealing and transfer of multilayer graphene are considered to be effective in enhancing the anticorrosive properties of STS films.Article Citation Count: 21Facile synthesis of CsPbBr3/PbSe composite clusters(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) Park, Jongee; Ozturk, Abdullah; Park, Jongee; Sohn, Woonbae; Tae Hyung Lee; Jang, Ho Won; Kim, Soo Young; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringIn this work, CsPbBr3 and PbSe nanocomposites were synthesized to protect perovskite material from self-enlargement during reaction. UV absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectra indicate that the addition of Se into CsPbBr3 quantum dots modified the electronic structure of CsPbBr3, increasing the band gap from 2.38 to 2.48 eV as the Cs:Se ratio increased to 1:3. Thus, the emission color of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots was modified from green to blue by increasing the Se ratio in composites. According to X-ray diffraction patterns, the structure of CsPbBr3 quantum dots changed from cubic to orthorhombic due to the introduction of PbSe at the surface. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy confirmed that the atomic distribution in CsPbBr3/PbSe composite clusters is uniform and the composite materials were well formed. The PL intensity of a CsPbBr3/PbSe sample with a 1:1 Cs: Se ratio maintained 50% of its initial intensity after keeping the sample for 81 h in air, while the PL intensity of CsPbBr3 reduced to 20% of its initial intensity. Therefore, it is considered that low amounts of Se could improve the stability of CsPbBr3 quantum dots.Article Citation Count: 39MoS2-nanosheet/graphene-oxide composite hole injection layer in organic light-emitting diodes(Korean inst Metals Materials, 2017) Park, Jongee; Thang Phan Nguyen; Choi, Kyoung Soon; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, Abdullah; Kim, Soo Young; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringIn this work, composite layers comprising two-dimensional MoS2 and graphene oxide (GO) were employed as hole injection layers (HILs) in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). MoS2 was fabricated by the butyllithium (BuLi) intercalation method, while GO was synthesized by a modified Hummers method. The X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the intensity of the MoS2 (002) peak at 14.15A degrees decreased with increase in GO content; the GO (001) peak was observed at 10.07A degrees. In the C 1s synchrotron radiation photoemission spectra, the contributions of the C-O, C=O, and O-C=O components increased with increase in GO content. These results indicated that GO was well mixed with MoS2. The lateral size of MoS2 spanned from a few hundreds of nanometers to 1 mu m, while the size of GO was between 400 nm and a few micrometers. Thus, the coverage of the MoS2-GO composite on the ITO surface improved as the GO content increased, owing to the large particle size of GO. Notably, GO with large size could fully cover the indium tin oxide film surface, thus, lowering the roughness. The highest maximum power efficiency (PEmax) was exhibited by the OLED with MoS2-GO 6:4 composite HIL, indicating that similar contents of MoS2 and GO in MoS2-GO composites provide the best results. The OLED with GO HIL showed very high PEmax (4.94 lm W-1) because of very high surface coverage and high work function of GO. These results indicate that the MoS2-GO composites can be used to fabricate HILs in OLEDs.Article Citation Count: 23Production and properties of tooth-colored yttria stabilized zirconia ceramics for dental applications(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2018) Park, Jongee; Park, Jongee; Kim, Soo Young; Ozturk, Abdullah; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDense zirconia stabilized with 3 mol% yttria ceramics were produced in disc shape by first cold isostatically pressing at 100 MPa and then sintering at 1450 degrees C at ambient laboratory conditions. Coloring was accomplished by immersion the discs in NiCl2, MoCl3, and NiCl2 + MoCl3 solutions for 5, 30, and 60 s. Different concentrations (0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 wt%) were applied to get the color of natural tooth. The density, color, microhardness, fracture toughness, compressive strength, and wear rate of the discs were measured to evaluate the suitability of the colored discs for dental applications. Color assessments were made by measuring CIE Lab L*, a*, b, and Delta E* values. Low temperature degradation of the samples was evaluated by aging sensitivity tests in autoclave for 2, 4, and 6 h. Results have shown that color produced depends on the kind and concentration of the colorant solution while time of immersion has no significant effect on coloring process. Coloring solutions containing 0.1 and 0.25 wt% MoCl3 provided clinically acceptable color with the Delta E* value ranging from 5.16 to 6.42 for dental applications.Article Citation Count: 17Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped triphasic TiO2 nanoparticles(Elsevier Science Sa, 2019) Park, Jongee; Bouziani, Asmae; Park, Jongee; Micusik, Matej; Kim, Soo Young; Majkova, Eva; Ozturk, Abdullah; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringTiO2 nanoparticles of the single anatase phase, binary anatase-brookite phases, and ternary anatase-brookite-rutile phases were synthesized using an HNO3-catalyzed hydrothermal process. The types and amounts of phases varied depending on the hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The results revealed that N dissolves in different amounts and chemical states, depending on the phases present and their proportions in the nano particles. Brookite and rutile nanoparticles oriented through one direction were found to be crystallized by the surface transformation from anatase. Photocatalytic activity tests, evaluated by degradation of methylene blue (MB) under ultraviolet (UV) and visible light illumination, revealed that the N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles containing a ternary-phase mixture had the best photocatalytic activity. The MB degradation of the visible light-active nanoparticles was three times better than that of a commercially available well-known TiO2 powder, P25 under UV illumination. The enhanced photoactivity was attributed to the following: i) a high surface area, ii) suppression of the recombination of electron-hole pairs with ternary-phase mixture crystallized in heterojunctions, iii) larger anatase phase content, and iv) narrower band gap and facilitation of charge separation by dissolved N atoms.