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    Citation - WoS: 21
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    Synthesis and Properties of a Novel Redox Driven Chemiluminescent Material Built on a Terthienyl System
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2009) Atilgan, Nurdan; Algi, Fatih; Onal, Ahmet M.; Cihaner, Atilla
    A novel redox driven chemiluminescent material built on a terthienyl system, namely 5,7-di-ethylenedioxythiophen-2-yl-2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4-d]pyridazine-1,4-dione (ETE-Lum), which is soluble in both organic media and basic aqueous solution was synthesized and characterized. Furthermore, its polymer, PETE-Lum, which is one of the most rare examples of chemiluminescent polymeric materials bearing a pyridazine unit, was obtained successfully by electrochemical means. Both of the materials give chemiluminescence either by treatment with oxidants (H2O2 and/or KMnO4) or by the application of a potential pulse. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 94
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    A New Conducting Polymer Bearing 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (bodipy) Subunit: Synthesis and Characterization
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2008) Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    A new monomer system based on thiophene, pyrrole and 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene dye (SNS-BODIPY) was synthesized and its corresponding polymer (PSNS-BODIPY) was obtained via repetitive cycling or constant potential electrolysis in 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate dissolved in dichloromethane. The PSNS-BODIPY film has very stable and well-defined reversible redox couples during p-doping process. Multi-electrochromic polymer film has a band gap of 2.9 eV with two absorption bands in its neutral state at 351 and 525 nm, attributed to the polymer backbone and BODIPY subunits, respectively. The percentage transmittance changes between both states (neutral and oxidized) were found as 12.1% for 351 nm and 17.7% for 525 nm in the visible region as well as 46.2% for 1050 nm in the near-infrared region. Beyond the robustness, the PSNS-BODIPY film has high redox stability (retaining 53.3% of its electroactivity at 351 nm after 2000 switching) with a low response time of 1.0 s. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 25
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    A New Processable and Fluorescent Polydithienylpyrrole Electrochrome With Pyrene Appendages
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2013) Tirkes, Seha; Mersini, Jetmire; Oztas, Zahide; Algi, Melek Pamuk; Algi, Fatih; Cihaner, Atilla
    A new hybrid compound, namely 1-(pyren-3-yl)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole (SNS-P), was polymerized via both chemical and electrochemical methods. Chemically obtained soluble polydithienylpyrrole (c-PSNS-P) bearing pyrene appendages is a homogeneous and uniform polymer with a number averaged molecular weight of 15,200 g/mol. The polymer exhibits both multi-electrochromic and fluorescent properties. Upon oxidation, the color of electrochemically obtained polymer (e-PSNS-P) changes from yellowish orange to greenish yellow and to green/blue and finally to blue. In addition, the polymer induces yellowish orange (564 nm) and bright orange emission (613 nm) in solution and solid states, respectively. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 45
    Citation - Scopus: 47
    An Electroactive Polymeric Material and Its Voltammetric Response Towards Alkali Metal Cations in Neat Water
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2008) Algi, Fatih; Cihaner, Atilla
    The syntheses and characterization of a unique system based on thiophene, pyrrole and benzo-15-crown-5 (SNS-Crown) and its corresponding polymer (PSNS-Crown) are reported. Furthermore, selective, clear and reversible voltammetric responses of the conjugated polymer (PSNS-Crown) film towards the alkali series Li+, Na+ and K+ in both neat water and organic media (ethanol) are described. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 19
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    Design and Synthesis of New 4,4′-Difluoro Based Electrochromic Polymers
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2013) Algi, Melek Pamuk; Tirkes, Seha; Ertan, Salih; Ergun, Emine Gul Cansu; Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    Design, synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of two novel 4,4'-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) based donor-acceptor compounds, 1 and 2, are reported in order to elucidate the structure-property relationships in BODIPY based materials. Importantly, these compounds provide opportunity to be used as crosslinkers, since they have three electroactive donor sides. Furthermore, these compounds are polymerized successfully via electrochemical polymerization. The corresponding polymers (P1 and P2) are also characterized by using electrochemical and optical methods in monomer-free electrolyte solutions. It is found that both polymers P1 and P2 exhibit reversible oxidation peaks with half wave potentials of 0.70 V and 0.98 V vs. Ag/AgCl, respectively, and they have low optical band gaps (1.88 eV for P1 and 1.72 eV for P2). It is also noted that the polymers exhibit multielectrochromic properties upon doping: P1 can be switched from pink color in the neutral state to blue color in the oxidized state and P2 can be switched from transmissive pink color when neutralized to transmissive blue color when oxidized. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 7
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    Design, Synthesis, Photochromism and Electrochemistry of a Novel Material With Pendant Photochromic Units
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2014) Algi, Melek Pamuk; Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    In the present work, the synthesis, photochromism and electrochemistry of a novel material 1, 1-(4-[3,4-bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)cyclopent-3-en-1-yl]phenyl)-2,5-di-2-thienyl-1H-pyrrole, with pendant dithienylethene (DTE) photochromic units are described. It should be noted that the system I can be reversibly and efficiently switched between open (1o) and closed (1c) states by light in both solution and in the solid poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix. It is also noteworthy that the two isomers (1o and 1c) of this novel system 1 can be smoothly polymerized on ITO by electrochemical means. Surprisingly, the DTE unit in I does not retain its photochemical switching properties after immobilization onto ITO. The morphology of the polymer film was investigated by AFM analysis. Furthermore, it was found that the polymer exhibited remarkable electrochromic features that can be switched from green in the neutral state to violet state under applied external potentials without disturbing the photochromic units. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 56
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    Processable Electrochromic and Fluorescent Polymers Based on n-substituted Thienylpyrrole
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2008) Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    A new series of processable conducting polymers based on thienylpyrrole was synthesized by electrochemical polymerization of 1-(1-naphthyl)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole, 1-(2-naphthyl)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole, 1-(9H-fluoren-2-yl)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole and 1-(benzo-15-crown-5)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole. The corresponding polymers have very well-defined and reversible redox processes in both organic and aqueous solutions. Furthermore, they exhibit multielectrochromic behavior: yellow in the neutral state, green and blue in the intermediate state and violet in the oxidized state. The polymer products are soluble in organic solvents and all of them are fluorescent. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 43
    Citation - Scopus: 45
    Electrochemical and Optical Properties of New Soluble Dithienylpyrroles Based on Azo Dyes
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2009) Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    Two dithienylpyrroles based on azo dyes, namely 2,5'-dimethyl-[4-(2,5-di-thiophen-2-yl-pyrrol-1-yl)-phenyl]azobenzene (SNS-AB2) and 2,5'- dimethyloxy-[4-(2,5-di-thiophen-2-yl-pyrrol-1-yl)phenyl]azobenzene (SNS-AB3), were synthesized and their corresponding polymers (PSNS-AB2 and PSNS-AB3) were successfully obtained via electropolymerization. The monomers have lower oxidation potentials (0.75 V and 0.80V vs. Ag/AgCl for SNS-AB2 and SNS-AB3, respectively) when compared to their analogous. Both monomers exhibited photoisomerism properties under irradiation at 360 nm. During the irradiation process, for example, the color of SNS-AB3 changes from yellow to greenish yellow. The electroactive polymer films have well defined and reversible redox couples with a good cycle stability in both aqueous and organic solutions. The polymer films also exhibited electrochromic behaviors; color changes from yellowish green to dark green for the PSNS-AB2 (lambda(max) = 435 nm and E-g = 2.31 eV) and from mustard color to green for PSNS-AB3 (lambda(max) = 430nm and E-g = 2.34 eV). Furthermore, the soluble polymers demonstrated different hues of yellow and green colors. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 96
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    A Processable Rainbow Mimic Fluorescent Polymer and Its Unprecedented Coloration Efficiency in Electrochromic Device
    (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2008) Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    A processable rainbow mimic fluorescent polymer (PSNSF) based on 1-(9H-fluoren-2-yl)-2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole (SNSF) was synthesized via electrochemical polymerization in a mixture of ethanol and CH2Cl2 solution containing 0.1 M LiClO4. Characterization was carried out using cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis and F-FAR spectroscopic techniques. Also, an electrochromic device based on PSNSF was studied, which exhibits high coloration efficiency (CE), high redox stability (retaining 98.6% of its optical activity after 4000th switch) and very low response time (less than 0.5 s). (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.