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Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 24Optimization and Energy Analysis of a Novel Geothermal Heat Exchanger for Photovoltaic Panel Cooling(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2021) Jafari, Rahim; Jafari, Rahim; Jafari, Rahim; Automotive Engineering; Automotive EngineeringElectrical energy and conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are measured under standard test conditions in some microseconds at the room temperature (25 degrees C). It also is seen that the actual working conditions, on the other hand, with higher ambient temperature and continuous generated heat in the PV cells can lead to reduction in reduce their electricity generation and long-term sustainability. In the current work, the coolant (water + ethylene glycol) circulates between two heat exchangers; the minichannel heat exchanger is bounded to the PV cells and geothermal heat exchanger is buried underground, and it is set to remove the heat from PV cells to the ground. Six control factors of the geothermal cooling system are considered for the purpose of optimization using Taguchi design and main effect analysis. These parameters are pipe length, soil thermal conductivity, coolant flow rate, adjacent coil distance, pipe inner diameter and pipe thickness. The experimental results show that the average net electricity generation of the cooled PV panel is improved 9.8% compared to the PV panel without cooling system. However, with the same geothermal heat exchanger it drops to 6.2% as the cooled panel number is doubled. The simulation results reveal that the optimum configuration of the geothermal cooling system is capable of enhancing the net electricity generation of the twin cooled panels up to 11.6%. The LCOE of the optimized geothermal cooling system was calculated 0.089 euro/kWh versus the reference panel of 0.102 euro/kWh for the case study of 30 kW PV solar plant.Article Citation - WoS: 42Citation - Scopus: 42Sol-Gel Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of B and Zr Co-Doped Tio2(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2013) Kapusuz, Derya; Park, Jongee; Ozturk, AbdullahEffects of boron (B) and/or zirconium (Zr) doping on photocatalytic activity of sol-gel derived titania (TiO2) powders were investigated. A conventional, non-hydrous sol-gel technique was applied to synthesize the B, Zr doped/co-doped TiO2 powders. Doping was made at molar ratios of Ti/B=1 and Ti/Zr=10. Sol-gel derived xero-gels were calcined at 500 degrees C for 3 h. The crystal chemistry and the morphology of the undoped and B, Zr doped/co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope. Nano-scale (9-46 nm) TiO2 crystallites were obtained after calcination. Doping and co-doping decreased the crystallite size. Photocatalytic activity was measured through the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under 1 h UV-irradiation using a UV-vis spectrophotometer. Results revealed that B doping into anatase caused the formation of oxygen vacancies, whereas Zr addition caused Ti substitution. Both B and Zr ions had a profound effect on the particle morphology and photocatalytic activity of TiO2. The photocatalytic activity of B and Zr doped TiO2 particles increased from 27% to 77% and 57%, respectively. The best activity (88.5%) was achieved by co-doping. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 8Validation and Correlates of the Vicarious Embarrassment Scale(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2014) Uysal, Ahmet; Akbas, Gulcin; Helvaci, Elif; Metin, IremVicarious embarrassment can be defined as embarrassment resulting from witnessing embarrassing behaviors of strangers. We developed a scale to measure individual differences in the tendency to experience vicarious embarrassment, and examined its association with related constructs. In Study 1, we found that vicarious embarrassment is associated positively with susceptibility to embarrassment, empathy, perspective-taking, and fear of negative evaluation, while it is associated negatively with self-esteem. In Study 2, we found that vicarious embarrassment is uniquely associated with embarrassment in response to a poor performance of a stranger on a TV show, independent of susceptibility to embarrassment, empathy, perspective-taking, and fear of negative evaluation. Although the limited literature on this topic focused on the role of empathy in this type of embarrassment, these findings suggest that there is more to vicarious embarrassment than empathy or perspective-taking. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 28Citation - Scopus: 10Electrical Conductivity and Hall Mobility in P-Type Tlgase2 Crystals(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2004) Qasrawi, AF; Qasrawı, Atef Fayez Hasan; Gasanly, NM; Qasrawı, Atef Fayez Hasan; Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering; Department of Electrical & Electronics EngineeringSystematic dark electrical conductivity and Hall mobility measurements have been carried out in the temperature range of 200-350 K on p-type TlGaSe2 crystals. The analysis of the temperature-dependent electrical conductivity and carrier concentration reveals the extrinsic type of conduction with an acceptor impurity level located at 0.33 eV, and donor and acceptor concentrations of 9.0 x 10(15) and 1.3 x 10(16) cm(-3), respectively. A hole and electron effective masses of 0.520m(0) and 0.325m(0), respectively, with a donor to acceptor compensating ratio of 0.69 are also being identified. The Hall mobility is found to be limited by the hole-phonon short-range interactions scattering with a hole-phonon coupling constant of 0.17. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Determination of Trapping Parameters of Thermoluminescent Glow Peaks of Semiconducting Tl2ga2< Crystals(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2015) Isik, M.; Yildirim, T.; Gasanly, N. M.Thermoluminescence (TL) properties of Tl2Ga2S3Se layered single crystals were researched in the temperature range of 290-770 K. U glow curve exhibited two peaks with maximum temperatures of similar to 373 and 478 K. Curve fitting, initial rise and peak shape methods were used to determine the activation energies of the trapping centers associated with these peaks. Applied methods were in good agreement with the energies of 780 and 950 meV. Capture cross sections and attempt-to-escape frequencies of the trapping centers were reported. An energy level diagram showing transitions in the band gap of the crystal was plotted under the light of the results of the present work and previously reported papers on photoluminescence, thermoluminescence and thermally stimulated current measurements carried out below room temperature. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Trapping Centers and Their Distribution in Tl2ga2< Layered Single Crystals(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2009) Isik, M.; Gasanly, N. M.Thermally stimulated current (TSC) measurements with current flowing perpendicular to the layers were carried out on Tl2Ga2Se3S layered single crystals in the temperature range of 10-260K. The experimental data were analyzed by using different methods, such as curve fitting, initial rise and isothermal decay methods. The analysis revealed that there were three trapping centers with activation energies of 12, 76 and 177 meV. It was concluded that retrapping in these centers was negligible, which was confirmed by the good agreement between the experimental results and the theoretical predictions of the model that assumes slow retrapping. The capture cross section and the concentration of the traps have been also determined. An exponential distribution of electron traps was revealed from the analysis of the TSC data obtained at different light illumination temperatures. This experimental technique provided values of 10 and 88 meV/decade for the traps distribution related to two different trapping centers. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 24Citation - Scopus: 24Identifying the Potentials for Charge Transport Layers Free N-P Homojunction-Based Perovskite Solar Cells(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2022) Khan, Danish; Sajid, Sajid; Khan, Suliman; Park, Jongee; Ullah, IhsanPerovskite solar cells (PSCs) with no charge transport layers (CTLs) could be one of the major device architectures for the production of simple and low-cost devices. However, CTLs-free PSCs based on n-p homojunction have yet to show high power conversion efficiency (PCE), which is most likely due to inadequate light-and charge-management in the p-type perovskite. The device operation is examined using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS)-software, and a novel n-p homojunction design is proposed to attempt efficient CTLs-free PSCs. Several aspects of p-type layer that can affect device performance, such as acceptor density, photon harvesting capability, defects density, and resistances to the transport of charge-carriers are scrutinized and adjusted. Furthermore, the effects of different work-functions of metal electrodes are examined. A suitable acceptor concentration is required for oriented charge transport. It is determined that a p-type perovskite with a thickness of 0.3 mu m is advantageous for high performance. A metal electrode with a high work-function is essential for efficient device. Consequently, a PCE of 15.60% is obtained with an optimal defect density of E15 cm(-3), indicating that n-p homojunction-based CTLs-free PSCs are promising since they simplify the device design and fabrication process while retaining an acceptable PCE.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Transient and Steady State Photoelectronic Analysis in Tlinse2 Crystals(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2011) Qasrawi, A. F.; Gasanly, N. M.The temperature and illumination effects on the transient and steady state photoconductivities of TlInSe2 crystals have been studied. Namely, two recombination centres located at 234 and at 94 meV and one trap center located at 173 meV were determined from the temperature-dependent steady state and transient photoconductivities, respectively. The illumination dependence of photoconductivity indicated the domination of sublinear and supralinear recombination mechanisms above and below 160 K, respectively. The change in the recombination mechanism is attributed to the exchange of roles between the linear recombination at the surface and trapping centres in the crystal, which become dominant as temperature decreases. The transient photoconductivity measurement allowed the determination of the capture coefficient of traps for holes as 3.11 x 10(-22) cm(-2). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 12Novel Global Robust Stability Criterion for Neural Networks With Delay(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2009) Singh, Vimal; Sıngh, Vımal; Sıngh, Vımal; Department of Mechatronics Engineering; Department of Mechatronics EngineeringA novel criterion for the global robust stability of Hopfield-type interval neural networks with delay is presented. An example illustrating the improvement of the present criterion over several recently reported criteria is given. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 19Electrochemistry of nickel(II) complexes with N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)polymethylenediamines(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2005) Özalp-Yaman, S; Kasumov, VT; Önal, AMThe electrochemical oxidation of several N,N'-polymethylenebis(3,5-di-tert- butylsalicylaldiminato)nickel(II) complexes, Ni(L-x), has been studied by cyclic voltammetry and in situ UV-Vis spectroscopy in DMF Cyclic voltammograms of Ni(L-x) (x = 1-4) complexes displayed two-step oxidation processes under nitrogen gas atmosphere. The first oxidation peak potentials of all the Ni(II) complexes corresponds to the reversible one-electron oxidation process of the metal center, yielding Ni(III) species. EPR spectrum of the electrolysis solution was recorded after one electron transfer at liquid nitrogen temperature also confirms the formation of [Ni-III (L-3)](+) species (g(x) > g(y) > g(z)) with a (2)A(1)(d(z)(2))(1) ground state. Upon addition of pyridine to one electron oxidised solutions a new penta coordinated species, [Ni-III(L-3)Py](+) (g(perpendicular to) > g(parallel to), a(parallel to)(N-14) = 8 G), was produced. The second oxidation peak of the complexes was assigned as the ligand based oxidation, generating a coordinated phenoxy radical species. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
