Chiral Bodipy dyes & photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and dye-sensitized solar cells

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buir.advisorAkkaya, Engin U.
dc.contributor.authorÇakmak, Yusuf
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:03:45Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:03:45Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentGraduate Program in Materials Science and Nanotechnologyen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : Materials Science and Nanotechnology Program of the Graduate School of Engineering and Science of Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph. D.) -- Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 142-153.en_US
dc.description.abstractBodipy is a molecule with many superior properties. After its discovery in 1968, most of the features were not recognized until mid 1990s. Thereafter, many research papers and patents have been produced and the number of publications and citations is still on the rise today. An important fraction of the research done with this fluorophore is in chemosensing field to probe various analytes including anions, cations and even biomolecules. However, in this research we have focused on different areas of subjects and tried to find novel applications for these dyes. First, we designed orthogonal bodipy dimers for efficient triplet photosensitization without heavy atoms in contrast to most other sensitizers and efficient singlet oxygen generation was achieved (Φ∆=0.51). In the second project, calix[4]arene molecules were designed and synthesized as carriers for photodynamic therapy, potentially behaving as a molecular basket carrying the agents to the tumor tissues. Later, we focused on obtaining axial chiral molecules by using solely bodipy dyes, and we were able to obtain enantiopure fragments were separated by using chiral HPLC. These rare molecules are desirable for modern biological labeling and advanced optoelectronic devices. Finally, we designed bodipy dyes for dye sensitized solar cells by adapting relevant functional groups, and following synthesis work, we constructed cells to assess the design parameters via measuring the electrical output results.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityÇakmak, Yusufen_US
dc.format.extentxv, 181 leaves, graphicsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/16943
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPhotodynamic therapyen_US
dc.subjecttriplet photosensitizationen_US
dc.subjectaxial chiralityen_US
dc.subjectdye sensitized solar cellen_US
dc.subjectsinglet oxygenen_US
dc.subject.lccQZ267 .C452 2013en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhotochemotherapy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhotosensitizing Agents--therapeutic use.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNanostructured materials.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhototherapy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSolar cells--Materials.en_US
dc.titleChiral Bodipy dyes & photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and dye-sensitized solar cellsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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