dc.contributor.advisor | Demir, Hilmi Volkan | |
dc.contributor.author | Toru, Refik Sina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-08T18:13:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-08T18:13:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11693/15113 | |
dc.description | Ankara : The Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology and the Institute of Engineering and Science of Bilkent University, 2011. | en_US |
dc.description | Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2011. | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references leaves 68-74. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Incorporating nanoparticles into nanocomposite thin-films enables coatings with
multi-functionality depending on the particle type and size, and the film
morphology. These multiple functions may include, for example, combinations
of photocatalysis, hydrophobicity, scratch resistance, and antibacterial property.
Here we proposed and demonstrated a new encapsulation nanocomposite with
controllable refractive index and potentially additional functional properties for
coating photonic devices, for instance, light-emitting diodes (LEDs). To design
and implement this nanocomposite coating with tunable refractive index, we
employed TiO2 nanoparticles of various diameters because of their relatively
high refractive index. We embedded these nanoparticles in our encapsulation
sol-gel material during synthesis. In addition, we incorporated several polymerforming
chemicals during synthesis to control additional functions such as
hydrophobicity and scratch resistance. We used characterization tools of atomic
force microscopy, refractometry, contact angle measurement, and scanning
electron microscopy to study material properties. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Toru, Refik Sina | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 74 leaves, illustrations | en_US |
dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Nanocomposite | en_US |
dc.subject | Refractive index | en_US |
dc.subject | LED | en_US |
dc.subject | Sol-gel | en_US |
dc.subject | Coating | en_US |
dc.subject | Nanoparticle | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | TA418.9.T45 T67 2011 | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Thin films. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Composite materials. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nanostructured materials. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nanoparticles. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Coatings. | en_US |
dc.title | Novel nanocomposite coatings of nanoparticles | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.department | Graduate Program in Materials Science and Nanotechnology | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bilkent University | en_US |
dc.description.degree | M.S. | en_US |
dc.identifier.itemid | B128633 | |