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Item Open Access CdSe/CdSe1-xTex core/crown heteronanoplatelets: tuning the excitonic properties without changing the thickness(American Chemical Society, 2017) Kelestemur Y.; Guzelturk, B.; Erdem, O.; Olutas M.; Erdem, T.; Usanmaz, C. F.; Gungor K.; Demir, Hilmi VolkanHere we designed and synthesized CdSe/CdSe1-xTex core/crown nanoplatelets (NPLs) with controlled crown compositions by using the core-seeded-growth approach. We confirmed the uniform growth of the crown regions with well-defined shape and compositions by employing transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. By precisely tuning the composition of the CdSe1-xTex crown region from pure CdTe (x = 1.00) to almost pure CdSe doped with several Te atoms (x = 0.02), we achieved tunable excitonic properties without changing the thickness of the NPLs and demonstrated the evolution of type-II electronic structure. Upon increasing the Te concentration in the crown region, we obtained continuously tunable photoluminescence peaks within the range of ∼570 nm (for CdSe1-xTex crown with x = 0.02) and ∼660 nm (for CdSe1-xTex crown with x = 1.00). Furthermore, with the formation of the CdSe1-xTex crown region, we observed substantially improved photoluminescence quantum yields (up to ∼95%) owing to the suppression of nonradiative hole trap sites. Also, we found significantly increased fluorescence lifetimes from ∼49 up to ∼326 ns with increasing Te content in the crown, suggesting the transition from quasi-type-II to type-II electronic structure. With their tunable excitonic properties, this novel material presented here will find ubiquitous use in various efficient light-emitting and -harvesting applications.Item Open Access Highly efficient nonradiative energy transfer using charged CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals for light-harvesting in solution(American Institute of Physics, 2009-07-20) Mutlugün, E.; Nizamoğlu, S.; Demir, Hilmi VolkanWe propose and demonstrate highly efficient nonradiative Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) facilitated by the use of positively charged CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanocrystals (NCs) for light-harvesting in solution. With rhodamine B dye molecules used as the acceptors, our time-resolved photoluminescence measurements show substantial lifetime modifications of these amine-functionalized NC donors from 18.16 to 1.88 ns with FRET efficiencies >90% in solution. These strong modifications allow for light-harvesting beyond the absorption spectral range of the acceptor dye molecules.Item Open Access Non-radiative resonance energy transfer in bi-polymer nanoparticles of fluorescent conjugated polymers(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2010) Ozel I.O.; Ozel, T.; Demir, Hilmi Volkan; Tuncel, D.This work demonstrates the comparative studies of non-radiative resonance energy transfer in bi-polymer nanoparticles based on fluorescent conjugated polymers. For this purpose, poly[(9,9-dihexylfluorene) (PF) as a donor (D) and poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) as an acceptor (A) have been utilized, from which four different bi-polymer nanoparticle systems are designed and synthesized. Both, steady-state fluorescence spectra and time-resolved fluorescence measurements indicate varying energy transfer efficiencies from the host polymer PF to the acceptor polymer MEH-PPV depending on the D-A distances and structural properties of the nanoparticles. The first approach involves the preparation of PF and MEH-PPV nanoparticles separately and mixing them at a certain ratio. In the second approach, first PF and MEH-PPV solutions are mixed prior to nanoparticle formation and then nanoparticles are prepared from the mixture. Third and fourth approaches involve the sequential nanoparticle preparation. In the former, nanoparticles are prepared to have PF as a core and MEH-PPV as a shell. The latter is the reverse of the third in which the core is MEH-PPV and the shell is PF. The highest energy transfer efficiency recorded to be 35% is obtained from the last system, in which a PF layer is sequentially formed on MEH-PPV NPs. © 2010 Optical Society of America.Item Open Access Peptide-mediated constructs of quantum dot nanocomposites for enzymatic control of nonradiative energy transfer(American Chemical Society, 2011) Seker U.O.S.; Ozel, T.; Demir, Hilmi VolkanA bottom-up approach for constructing colloidal semiconductor quantum dot (QDot) nanocomposites that facilitate nonradiative Förster-type resonance energy transfer (FRET) using polyelectrolyte peptides was proposed and realized. The electrostatic interaction of these polypeptides with altering chain lengths was probed for thermodynamic, structural, and morphological aspects. The resulting nanocomposite film was successfully cut with the protease by digesting the biomimetic peptide layer upon which the QDot assembly was constructed. The ability to control photoluminescence decay lifetime was demonstrated by proteolytic enzyme activity, opening up new possibilities for biosensor applications.Item Open Access Plasmon-Exciton Resonant Energy Transfer: Across Scales Hybrid Systems(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016) El Kabbash, M.; Rashed, A. R.; Sreekanth, K. V.; De Luca, A.; Infusino, M.; Strangi, G.The presence of an excitonic element in close proximity of a plasmonic nanostructure, under certain conditions, may lead to a nonradiative resonant energy transfer known as Exciton Plasmon Resonant Energy Transfer (EPRET) process. The exciton-plasmon coupling and dynamics have been intensely studied in the last decade; still many relevant aspects need more in-depth studies. Understanding such phenomenon is not only important from fundamental viewpoint, but also essential to unlock many promising applications. In this review we investigate the plasmon-exciton resonant energy transfer in different hybrid systems at the nano- and mesoscales, in order to gain further understanding of such processes across scales and pave the way towards active plasmonic devices.Item Open Access White light generating nonradiative energy transfer directly from epitaxial quantum wells to colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots(Optical Society of America, 2009) Nizamoğlu, Sedat; Sarı, Emre; Baek J.-H.; Lee I.-H.; Demir, Hilmi VolkanWe present white light generating nonradiative Förster resonance energy transfer at a rate of (2ns)-1 directly from epitaxial InGaN/GaN quantum wells to CdSe/ZnS heteronanocrystals in their close proximity at chromaticity-coordinates (x,y)=(0.42,0.39) and correlated-color-temperature CCT=3135K. ©2009 Optical Society of America.