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Article Citation - WoS: 62Citation - Scopus: 69Molecularly Imprinted Biocompatible Magnetic Nanoparticles for Specific Recognition of Ochratoxin a(Elsevier Science Sa, 2016) Turan, Eylem; Sahin, FeratIn this paper, we synthesized highly selective oligo(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA) based molecularly imprinted polymers for carcinogenic mycotoxin Ochratoxin A (OTA) on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles (MIP MNPs) via surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). Functional monomer OEGMA, crosslinker 1,2-ethyleneglycoldimethacrylate (EGDMA), template molecule OTA, initiator 3-bromopropyltrimethoxysilane (BPTS), Cu(I)Br and 2,2'-bipyridyl(2,2'-bpy) were selected for synthesis the MIP layer onto the surface of MNPs. After removing the template, the molecularly imprinted magnetic nanoparticles was used to detect OTA using UV-vis spectrophotometer. According to results, MIP MNPs showed fast adsorption, large adsorption capacity and highly selectivity toward to OTA. Also, the recovery of OTA in the spiked grape juice samples ranged from 97.1% to 97.4% with the relative standard deviation changed from 4.13% to 6.25%. As a result, MIP MNPs demonstrate high affinity to OTA targets have significant potential for clean-up applications in food samples (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Low-Temperature Thermoluminescence in Layered Structured Ga0.75in0.25< Single Crystals(Elsevier Science Sa, 2012) Isik, M.; Bulur, E.; Gasanly, N. M.Defect centers in Ga0.75In0.25Se single crystals have been studied performing the thermoluminescence measurements in the temperature range of 10-300 K. The observed glow curves were analyzed using curve fitting, initial rise, and different heating rate methods to determine the activation energies of the defect centers. Thermal cleaning process has been applied to decompose the overlapped curves. Four defect centers with activation energies of 9, 45,54 and 60 meV have been found as a result of the analysis. The capture cross sections and attempt-to-escape frequencies of the defect centers were also found using the curve fitting method under the light of theoretical predictions. The first order kinetics for the observed glow curve was revealed from the consistency between the theoretical predictions for slow retrapping and experimental results. Another indication of negligible retrapping was the independency of peak position from concentration of carriers trapped in defect levels. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Mixed Conduction and Anisotropic Single Oscillator Parameters in Low Dimensional Tlinse2 Crystals(Elsevier Science Sa, 2013) Qasrawi, A. F.; Gasanly, N. M.Due to the importance of the TlInSe2 crystal as neutron and gamma-ray detectors, its electrical and dispersive optical parameters have been investigated. Particularly, the anisotropic current conduction mechanism in the temperature region of 100-350 K and the room temperature anisotropic dispersive optical properties were studied by means of electrical conductivity and optical reflectance, respectively. It has been shown that the mixed conduction is the most dominant transport mechanism in the TlInSe2 crystals. Particularly, when the electric field is applied perpendicular to the crystal's c-axis, the main dominant current transport mechanism is due to the mixed conduction and the variable range hopping above and below 160 K, respectively. When the electric field is applied parallel to the crystal's c-axis, the electrical conductivity is dominated by the thermionic emission, mixed conduction and variable range hopping at high, moderate and low temperatures, respectively. The optical reflectivity analysis in the wavelength range 210-1500 nm revealed a clear anisotropy effect on the dispersive optical parameters. Particularly, the static refractive index, static dielectric constant, dispersion energy and oscillator energy exhibited values of 2.50, 6.24, 20.72 eV and 3.96 eV, and values of 3.05, 9.33, 39.27 eV and 4.72 eV for light propagation parallel and perpendicular to the crystal's c-axis, respectively. Moreover, the frequency dependence of the dielectric constant, epsilon(omega), reflected strong dielectric anisotropy that exhibit maximum epsilon(omega) value of 38.80 and 11.40 at frequencies of 11.07 x 10(14) Hz for light propagation parallel and perpendicular to the crystal's c-axis, respectively. The anisotropy in the epsilon(omega) makes the TlInSe2 crystals attractive to be used as nonvolatile static memory devices. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 5Growth and Characterization of Pbmo0.75w0.25o4 Single Crystal: a Promising Material for Optical Applications(Elsevier Science Sa, 2023) Isik, M.; Gasanly, N. M.; Darvishov, N. H.; Bagiev, V. E.The present paper reports the structural and optical properties of PbMo0.75W0.25O4 single crystals grown by Czochralski method. XRD pattern of the crystal indicated well-defined two diffraction peaks associated with tetragonal crystalline structure. Raman and infrared spectra of the grown single crystals were presented to get information about the vibrational characteristics. Observed Raman modes were associated with modes of PbMoO4 and PbWO4. Eight bands were revealed in the infrared spectrum. The bands observed in the spectrum were attributed to multiphonon absorption processes. Transmission spectrum was measured in the 375-700 nm spectral region. The analyses of the spectrum resulted in direct band gap energy of 3.12 +/- 0.03 eV. The compositional dependent band gap energy plot was drawn considering the reported band gap energies of PbMoO4, PbWO4 and revealed band gap of PbMo0.75W0.25O4 single crystal. An almost linear behavior of composition-band gap energy was seen for PbMo1-xWxO4 compounds. Urbach energy was also found from the absorption coefficient analysis as 0.082 +/- 0.002 eV.Article Citation - WoS: 29Citation - Scopus: 29A Newly Constructed Photoactive System, Fe(iii)-c/N-bi2< for Efficient Visible Light Photocatalysis(Elsevier Science Sa, 2018) Sudrajat, Hanggara; Park, Jongee; Hartuti, Sri; Park, Jongee; Park, Jongee; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringIn this study, two strategies are simultaneously applied for photocatalytic activity enhancement of Bi2O3. The first strategy is to increase the light absorption via simultaneous carbon and nitrogen doping. The second strategy is to increase the charge carrier separation via Fe grafting. Transmission electron microscopy observation reveals the presence of Fe nanoclusters resided on the Bi2O3 surface. Near edge Xray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) analysis confirms the valence state of the Fe species to be +3, and their coordination to be octahedral. The C K-edge and N K-edge NEXAFS spectra furthermore confirm the incorporation of C and N species in the Bi2O3 structure. This newly constructed photocatalyst, denoted as Fe(III)-C/N-Bi2O3, shows appreciably enhanced photocatalytic performance for the decomposition of 2,4-dichlorophenol under visible light as compared to bare Bi2O3. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 26Citation - Scopus: 28Utilization of Triso Fuel With Reactor Grade Plutonium in Candu Reactors(Elsevier Science Sa, 2010) Sahin, Suemer; Sahin, Haci Mehmet; Acir, AdemLarge quantities of plutonium have been accumulated in the nuclear waste of civilian LWRs and CANDU reactors. Reactor grade plutonium and heavy water moderator can give a good combination with respect to neutron economy. On the other hand. TRISO type fuel can withstand very high fuel burn-up levels. The paper investigates the prospects of utilization of TRISO fuel made of reactor grade plutonium in CANDU reactors. TRISO fuels particles are imbedded body-centered cubic (BCC) in a graphite matrix with a volume fraction of 68%. The fuel compacts conform to the dimensions of CANDU fuel compacts are inserted in rods with zircolay cladding. In the first phase of investigations, five new mixed fuel have been selected for CANDU reactors composed of (1) 4% RG-PuO2+ 96% ThO2; CD 6% RG-PuO2 + 94% ThO2; (3) 10% RG-PuO2+ 90% ThO2; 20% RG-PuO2+ 80% ThO2; (5) 30% RG-PuO2 + 70% ThO2. Initial reactor criticality (k(infinity,0) values) for the modes (1), (2), (3), (4) and are calculated as 1.4294, 1.5035, 1.5678, 1.6249, and 1.6535, respectively. Corresponding operation lifetimes are similar to 0.65, 1.1, 1.9.3.5, and 4.8 years and with burn ups of 30000, 60000, 100000. 200000 and 290000 MW d/tonne, respectively. The higher initial plutonium charge is the higher burn ups can be achieved. In the second phase, a graphical-numerical power flattening procedure has been applied with radially variable mixed fuel composition in the fuel bundle. Mixed fuel fractions leading to quasi-constant power production are found in the 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th row to be as 100% PuO2, 80/20% PuO2/ThO2, 60/40% PuO2/ThO2, and 40/60% PuO2/ThO2, respectively. Higher plutonium amount in the flattened case increases reactor operation lifetime to >8 years and the burn up to 580 000 MW d/tonne. Power flattening in the bundle leads to higher power plant factor and quasi-uniform fuel utilization, reduces thermal and material stresses, and avoids local thermal peaks. Extended burn-up grade implies drastic reduction of the nuclear waste material per unit energy output for final waste disposal. (C) 2010 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 29Citation - Scopus: 29Public Debt and Financial Development: a Theoretical Exploration(Elsevier Science Sa, 2012) Ismihan, Mustafa; Ozkan, F. GulcinIn countries where the government is the major recipient of bank lending, public debt is likely to harm financial development. Moreover, the lower the financial depth, the greater the adverse effects of public borrowing on financial development and macroeconomic outcomes. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 12Electrochemical Synthesis of New Conjugated Polymers Based on Carbazole and Furan Units(Elsevier Science Sa, 2015) Oguzturk, H. Esra; Tirkes, Seha; Onal, Ahmet M.In this study, synthesis of four new monomers; 3,6-di(2-furyl)-9H-carbazole (M1), 3,6-di(2-furyl)-9-ethyl-carbazole (M2), 2,7-di(2-furyl)-9-H-carbazole (M3), 2,7-di(2-furyl)-9-(tridecan-7-yl)-9H-carbazole (M4), was achieved via Stifle cross-coupling reaction. The monomers were electrochemically polymerized, via repetitive cycling in acetonitrile-tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate electrolytic medium. Optical and electrochemical properties of the monomers and their corresponding polymers were investigated and it was found that optical properties show slight variations depending on the connectivity between the carbazole and furan moieties. However, all the monomers synthesized in this work exhibited an irreversible oxidation peak at around 1.0 V. Electrochemically obtained polymer films, on the other hand, exhibited quasi-reversible redox behavior due to doping/dedoping of the polymers which was accompanied by a reversible electrochromic behavior. Their band gap values (E-g) were elucidated utilizing spectroelectrochemical data and it was found that polymers obtained from 2,7-substituted carbazole derivatives have slightly lower band gap values. Furthermore, scanning electron micrographs were used for morphological examinations. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 5Synthesis of a regular polymer containing pseudo-polyether cages(Elsevier Science Sa, 2005) Cihaner, A; Önal, AMA new compound consisting of 2-thienyl units linked by polyether bridge has been synthesized and its electrochemical polymerization was performed via constant potential electrolysis (CPE) in an electrolytic solution containing 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate (TBAPF(6)) dissolved in CH3CN. Chemical polymerization was carried out using FeCl3 as oxidizing agent. It is found that both methods gave the same polymer product without any cleavage of the polyether bridge between thiophene (Th) rings. Although as synthesized polymers exhibited no conductivity, they gain conductivity via chemical doping using 12 vapor exposure. The polymers were characterized using FTIR spectroscopic technique and 12 doping was monitored using in-situ electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. Thermal behavior of electrochemically prepared polymer was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, DSC and thermogravimetric analysis, TGA. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 77Citation - Scopus: 78Electrical Properties of Al/Pcbm:zno Heterojunction for Photodiode Application(Elsevier Science Sa, 2020) Gullu, H. H.; Yildiz, D. E.; Kocyigit, A.; Yildirim, M.In this paper, the electrical characteristics of spin-coated PCBM:ZnO interlayered Al/PCBM:ZnO/Si diode are investigated under the aim of photodiode application. Under dark condition, the diode shows about four orders in magnitude rectification rate and diode illumination results in efficient rectification with increase in intensity. The analysis of current-voltage curve results a non-ideal diode characteristics according to the thermionic emission model due to the existence of parasitic resistances and interface states. The measured current-voltage values are used to extract the barrier height and ideality factor under dark and illumination conditions. Under illumination, photo-generated carriers contribute to the current flow and linear photo-conductivity behavior in photo-current measurements with illumination shows the possible use of hybrid PCBM:ZnO layer in Si-based photodiodes. In addition, change in the series and shunt resistance values under illumination is found to be effective in this light-sensing behavior of the diode. This characteristic is also observed from the typical on/off illumination switching behavior for the photodiodes in transient photo-current, photo-capacitance and photo-conductance measurements with the quick response to the illumination. The deviations from ideality are also discussed by means of distribution of interface states and series resistance depending on the applied frequency and bias voltage. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
