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    Performance Enhancement of Silicon Photodiodes Through the Integration of Green Synthesized Reduced Graphene Oxide Variants
    (Iop Publishing Ltd, 2024) Yildiz, D. E.; Sürücü, Özge; Surucu, O.; Balaban, H. Mert; Bilici, I; Yildirim, M.; Sürücü, Özge; Electrical-Electronics Engineering; Electrical-Electronics Engineering
    This study examines the potential of enhancing the optoelectronic properties of silicon photodiodes by producing and analyzing heterostructures that incorporate reduced graphene oxide (rGO) synthesized with silicon using different reduction methods. Graphene oxide (GO) was manufactured utilizing an enhanced Hummers' method. Subsequently, reduced graphene oxides (rGOs) were made by chemical and thermal reduction processes, which are considered ecologically friendly. The use of ascorbic acid to produce ascorbic acid-reduced graphene oxide (ArGO) and thermal processing to produce thermally reduced graphene oxide (TrGO) have significantly contributed to the development of high-performance photodiode technology. The electrical properties were carefully assessed under different levels of light, revealing the substantial impact of integrating reduced graphene oxides (rGOs) on the performance of the diodes. Comparing ArGO/Si, TrGO/Si, and GO/Si heterostructures shows that customized rGO has the potential to greatly influence the responsivity and efficiency of Si-based optoelectronic devices, making a significant contribution to photodiode technology.
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    Determining the Hydrogen Production Potential of Conmo6se8 Chevrel Phases
    (Institute of Physics, 2025) Gencer, A.; Surucu, O.; Sahin, M.; Ozel, F.; Surucu, G.
    In this study, the ConMo6Se8 (n = 1, 2, 3, and 4) Chevrel phases are investigated by using Density Functional Theory (DFT) to reveal their potential for photocatalytic hydrogen production. The stability conditions of these phases reveal that CoMo6Se8, Co2Mo6Se8, and Co3Mo6Se8 satisfy the thermodynamic and mechanic stability properties, while Co4Mo6Se8 does not satisfy any of these properties. Furthermore, the formation enthalpy of these phases shows that CoMo6Se8, Co2Mo6Se8, and Co3Mo6Se8 can be synthesized experimentally due to having negative formation enthalpy values. Furthermore, the thermal stabilities of the machine-learning (ML) force fields are investigated by ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations. The electronic properties of these phases are also investigated in detail, and it is found that Co3Mo6Se8 has a suitable band gap for photocatalytic water splitting. Concerning the investigation of the valence band and conduction band levels, it is shown that Co3Mo6Se8 has a conduction band minimum level suitable for producing hydrogen. This study is the first attempt to reveal the hydrogen production performance of the ConMo6Se8 (n = 1, 2, 3, and 4) Chevrel phases as far as the literature is concerned, paving the ground for future investigations in this field. © 2024 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights, including for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, are reserved.