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    Controlling the photoconductivity: graphene oxide and polyaniline self assembled intercalation
    (American Institute of Physics Inc., 2015) Vempati S.; Ozcan, S.; Uyar, Tamer
    We report on controlling the optoelectronic properties of self-assembled intercalating compound of graphene oxide (GO) and HCl doped polyaniline (PANI). Optical emission and X-ray diffraction studies revealed a secondary doping phenomenon of PANI with -OH and -COOH groups of GO, which essentially arbitrate the intercalation. A control on the polarity and the magnitude of the photoresponse (PR) is harnessed by manipulating the weight ratios of PANI to GO (viz., 1:1.5 and 1:2.2 are abbreviated as PG1.5 and PG2.2, respectively), where ±PR = 100(RDark - RUV-Vis)/RDark and R corresponds to the resistance of the device in dark or UV-Vis illumination. To be precise, the PR from GO, PANI, PG1.5, and PG2.2 are +34%, -111%, -51%, and +58%, respectively.
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    Modulating emission properties in a host–guest colloidal quantum well superlattice
    (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2021-12-19) Yu, J.; Sharma, Manoj; Wang, Y.; Delikanlı, S.; Baruj, Hamed Dehghanpour; Sharma, A.; Demir, Hilmi Volkan
    Self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals into ordered superlattices is a powerful approach to enable novel collective properties which are not available in individual colloids. However, to date, it remains a major challenge to develop a practical route to modulate such collective properties for potential photonic applications. Herein, it is shown that the collective emission properties in colloidal quantum well (CQW) superlattices, including emission color and anisotropy, can be effectively modulated in a binary host–guest architecture. The experimental and theoretical results reveal that excitons of the host (i.e., the undoped CQWs) generated by photoexcitation can be controllably harvested by the guest (i.e., the Cu-doped CQWs) for light emission, owing to an exciton hopping assisted exciton trapping process. Such a nano-building block with tunable collective optical properties may enlighten novel colloidal material-based photonic applications, including optical anti-counterfeiting, next-generation liquid crystal displays, and multifunctional biological markers.
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    Modulation in InAs quantum dot waveguides
    (Optical Society of America, 2007) Akca, B. Imran; Dana, Aykutlu; Aydınlı, Atilla; Rossetti, M.; Li L.; Fiore, A.; Dagli, N.
    Modulation in molecular beam epitaxy grown self-assembled InAs quantum dot waveguides have been studied at 1500 nm as a function of wavelength and voltage. Enhanced electro-optic coefficients compared to bulk GaAs were observed. © 2007 Optical Society of America.
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    Modulation of multilayer InAs quantum dot waveguides under applied electric field
    (Optical Society of America, 2007) Akça, Imran B.; Dana, Aykutlu; Aydınlı, Atilla; Rossetti, M.; Li L.; Fiore, A.; Dagli, N.
    Electric field dependence of optical modulation in self assembled InAs quantum dot waveguides have been studied at 1300 and 1500 nm. Electro-absorption and electro-optic coefficients of these waveguides have been obtained at both wavelengths. © 2007 Optical Society of America.
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    Self-assembled one-dimensional soft nanostructures
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2010) Toksoz, S.; Acar, H.; Güler, Mustafa O.
    The self-assembly process is a bottom-up approach and is the spontaneous aggregation of many different subunits into well-defined functional structures with varying properties. Self-assembly is an attractive method to develop one-dimensional nanostructures and is controlled by many factors including temperature, pH and electrolyte addition. Novel self-assembled one-dimensional nanostructures are finding applications in regenerative medicine and electronics as well as in fabrication of nanoscale electronic, mechanic, magnetic, optical, and combinatorial devices. Their utility comes from their high ratio of surface area to volume, and their quantum-confinement effects. This paper reviews one-dimensional self-assembled organic nanostructures classified according to the noncovalent forces acting on their formation.
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    Self-assembled template-directed synthesis of one-dimensional silica and titania nanostructures
    (2011) Acar H.; Garifullin, R.; Güler, Mustafa O.
    Mineralized biological materials such as shells, skeleton, and teeth experience biomineralization. Biomimetic materials exploit the biomineralization process to form functional organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructures. In this work, we mimicked the biomineralization process by the de novo design of an amyloid-like peptide that self-assembles into nanofibers. Chemically active groups enhancing the affinity for metal ions were used to accumulate silicon and titanium precursors on the organic template. The self-assembly process and template effect were characterized by CD, FT-IR, UV-vis, fluorescence, rheology, TGA, SEM, and TEM. The self-assembled organic nanostructures were exploited as a template to form high-aspect-ratio 1-D silica and titania nanostructures by the addition of appropriate precursors. Herein, a new bottom-up approach was demonstrated to form silica and titania nanostructures that can yield wide opportunities to produce high-aspect-ratio inorganic nanostructures with high surface areas. The materials developed in this work have vast potential in the fields of catalysis and electronic materials. © 2011 American Chemical Society.