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Towards mechanochemical generation of singlet oxygen
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)Singlet oxygen is a short-lived reactive species which is involved a number of biochemical processes and implicated as the primary photo-generated cytotoxic agent in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Precise chemical ... -
Targeted photosensitizers and controlled singlet oxygen generation for therapeutic applications
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)Photodynamic therapy of cancer plays a pivotal role due to its many superior features and potential. Considering the pathways for improving the practice of PDT of cancer is gradually increasing, enhancing the selectivity ... -
X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy for chemical and electrical characterization of devices extended to liquid/solid interfaces
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)Understanding of electrical and electrochemical devices in operating conditions is vital for development of new technologies. Many important characteristics that determine the performance of such devices lie on their ... -
Inorganic / polymeric assemblies as catalysts for water splitting
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)Splitting water with sunlight is an attractive and promising research topic over the last two decades since it produces a non-carbon-based resource, hydrogen, which is a suitable energy carrier due to its high energy ... -
Chemical and mechanical control of liesegang patterns in polyacrylamide hydrogels
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)Self-assembly of molecular components have attracted attention of scientific community in the past decades because of their great potential in designing functional devices in material science. Formed by simultaneous diffusion ... -
Electrochemical investigations of ion transport in unconventional environments
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)Ion transport is a critical process that occurs routinely in all electrochemical devices. Especially the new generation batteries extensively utilized in portable devices, Li-Ion batteries, operate simply through Li+ ... -
Synthesis and characterization of silver phosphate from lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophase template as a photocatalyst
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)Increasing energy demands and environmental problems are the driving forces of the current literature. Over the years, many new compounds have been synthesized and also morphological control of the well-known compounds ... -
Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous lithium metal phosphates (LiMPO4) (M= Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)
(Bilkent University, 2018-03)Synthesis of mesoporous lithium metal phosphates have been studied extensively in past after the emerge of lithium iron phosphate as a cathode material in the lithium ion batteries. These materials are proved to be modifiable ... -
Quantum dot functionalized Titania systems for photocatalytic oxidative NOx storage
(Bilkent University, 2018-03)Increasing activities of industrial combustion systems, volcanic eruptions, agriculture activities and utilization of stationary and mobile fossil and biomass combustion systems are known to be the major causes of toxic ... -
Lignin as an antistatic additive for common polymers
(Bilkent University, 2018-01)Static electricity is a common phenomenon that can causes million-dollar loses in industries such as polymer, air and space, and drug manufacture due to the detrimental effects of electrostatic discharge of the accumulated ... -
Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous cadmium titanate thin films
(Bilkent University, 2018-01)This thesis work focuses on the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous CdTiO3 thin films by using a salt-surfactant assembly, which is defined as molten salt assisted self-assembly (MASA) method. The MASA method is ... -
Mechanochemical radical formation in cellulose ball milling and production of cellulose-metal nanoparticles composites
(Bilkent University, 2017-12)Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in nature, which contains linear chains of repeating D-glucose molecules connected by 𝛽-1,4-glycosidic linkages. Over the past decades, due to growing interest in sustainability ... -
Nature of oxygen species on Au(111) and Ag(111) model catalysts and their role in O-H, C-H, C-C, N-H bond activation
(Bilkent University, 2017-11)Metal-catalyzed heterogeneous oxidation reactions have high importance for the large-scale production of the commodity chemicals vastly used in the chemical industry. Controlling the selectivity in such processes to ... -
Investigation of electrocatalytic performance of prussian blue analogues for water splitting
(Bilkent University, 2017-10)Research on H2 production has recently been directed to the development of cost-efficient and robust heterogeneous catalysts for splitting of water. While several Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) have been investigated as ... -
Molten salt assisted self-assembly process: synthesis of mesoporous transition metal oxide thin films and CdSe sensitized TiO2 photoanodes
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Fabrication of mesoporous transition metal oxide thin films are important for the development of many energy related technologies. Molten salt-assisted-self-assembly (MASA) method, that has simple stages such as preparation ... -
Trimetalic heterogeneous catalyst for dehydrogenation of formic acid with enhanced CO tolerance
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Hydrogen energy is considered to be a promising alternative for the sustainable and environmentally friendly solution of the global energy problem. One of the major obstacles of hydrogen energy applications is to maintain ... -
Impedance based modeling of battery parameters and behavior
(Bilkent University, 2017-08)Modeling battery performance under arbitrary load has gained importance in recent years with the increasing demand on batteries in various fields from automotive industry to consumer electronic devices. Due to numerous ... -
Enhanced photocatalytic NOx oxidation-storage over titania-metal oxide physical mixtures under UV and visible light
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)Developing new technologies for the abatement of gaseous nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2, etc.) will still be one of the popular research fields; because fossil fuels (mainly coal and natural gas) will remain as the main energy ... -
One-pot, benzylic amination reactions of azine N-oxides
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)Nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles, found in many biologically active natural products and pharmaceutical drugs, constitute a highly important class of compounds in organic chemistry. In this context, areas such as ... -
Energy transfer, photosensitization and sensing with novel bodipy compounds and their supramolecular assemblies
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)Fluorescent dyes have been used for decades in many applications due to their versatility, sensitivity and many other useful properties. Since their discovery in 1968, BODIPY dyes have come forward and have been used in ...
