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Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 18Computing Optical Properties of Ultra-Thin Crystals(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Şahin, Hasan; Torun, Engin; Bacaksız, Cihan; Horzum, Şeyda; Kang, J.; Senger, Ramazan Tuğrul; Peeters, François M.An overview is given of recent advances in experimental and theoretical understanding of optical properties of ultra-thin crystal structures (graphene, phosphorene, silicene, MoS2 , MoSe2 , WS2 , WSe2 , h-AlN, h-BN, fluorographene, and graphane). Ultra-thin crystals are atomically thick-layered crystals that have unique properties which differ from their 3D counterpart. Because of the difficulties in the synthesis of few-atom-thick crystal structures, which are thought to be the main building blocks of future nanotechnology, reliable theoretical predictions of their electronic, vibrational, and optical properties are of great importance. Recent studies revealed the reliable predictive power of existing theoretical approaches based on density functional theory.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 11Separate Einstein-Eddington Spaces and the Cosmological Constant(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Azri, HemzaBased on Eddington affine variational principle on a locally product manifold, we derive the separate Einstein space described by its Ricci tensor. The derived field equations split into two field equations of motion that describe two maximally symmetric spaces with two cosmological constants. We argue that the invariance of the bi-field equations under projections on the separate spaces, may render one of the cosmological constants to zero. We also formulate the model in the presence of a scalar field. The resulted separate Einstein-Eddington spaces maybe considered as two states that describe the universe before and after inflation. A possibly interesting affine action for a general perfect fluid is also proposed. It turns out that the condition which leads to zero cosmological constant in the vacuum case, eliminates here the effects of the gravitational mass density of the perfect fluid, and the dynamic of the universe in its final state is governed by only the inertial mass density of the fluid.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Growth and Characterization of Cdte Absorbers on Gaas by Mbe for High Concentration Pv Solar Cells(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015) Arı, Ozan; Polat, Mustafa; Karakaya, Merve; Selamet, YusufCdTe based II-VI absorbers are promising candidates for high concentration PV solar cells with an ideal band gap for AM1.5 solar radiation. In this study, we propose single crystal CdTe absorbers grown on GaAs substrates with a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) which is a clean deposition technology. We show that high quality CdTe absorber layers can be grown with full width half maximum of X-ray diffraction rocking curves (XRD RC) as low as 227 arc-seconds with 0.5% thickness uniformity that a 2 μm layer is capable of absorbing 99% of AM1.5 solar radiation. Bandgap of the CdTe absorber is found as 1.483 eV from spetroscopic ellipsometry (SE) measurements. Also, high absorption coefficient is calculated from the results, which is ∼5 x 105cm-1 in solar radiation spectrum.Article Citation - WoS: 26Citation - Scopus: 26Theory of Optical Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Özfidan, Işıl; Güçlü, Alev Devrim; Korkusinski, Marek; Hawrylak, PawelWe present here a theory of the optical properties of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with tunable band gaps by lateral size confinement, from UV to THz. Starting from the Hartree-Fock ground state, we construct the correlated many-body ground and excited states of GQDs as a linear combination of a finite number of electron-hole pair excitations. We discuss the evolution of the band gap with size and its renormalization by self-energy and excitonic effects. We calculate and analyze the dipole moments of graphene quantum dots that possess a degenerate valence and conduction band edge, and construct a characteristic exciton and biexciton spectrum. We find an exciton band consisting of a pair of robust, spin singlet bright exciton states and a band of dark, spin singlet and spin triplet, exciton states at lower energies. We predict a characteristic band of biexciton levels at the band edge, discuss the Auger processes and identify a biexciton-exciton cascade. Our theoretical results are compared with experimental linear absorption and non-linear transient absorption spectra of colloidal GQDs. We next discuss the optical properties of triangular GQDs with zigzag edges whose magnetic moment can be controlled by gates. The control over the magnetic moment through carrier density manipulation results in optical spin blockade and gate tunable optical properties over a wide range of photon energies.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Sublattice Engineering and Voltage Control of Magnetism in Triangular Single and Bi-Layer Graphene Quantum Dots(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Güçlü, Alev Devrim; Potasz, P.; Hawrylak, PawelWhen a Dirac electron is confined to a triangular graphene quantum dot with zigzag edges, its low-energy spectrum collapses to a shell of degenerate states at the Fermi level leading to a magnetized edge. The shell degeneracy and the total magnetization are proportional to the edge size and can be made macroscopic. In this review, we start with a general discussion of magnetic properties of graphene structures and its relation to broken sublattice symmetry. Then, we discuss single electronic properties of single and bilayer triangular graphene quantum dots, focusing on the nature of edge states. Finally, we investigate the role of electronic correlations in determining the nature of ground state and excitation spectra of triangular graphene quantum dots as a function of dot size and filling fraction of the shell of zero-energy states. The interactions are treated by a combination of tight-binding, Hartree-Fock and configuration interaction methods. We show that the spin polarization of the triangular graphene quantum dots can be controlled through gating, i.e., by adding or removing electrons. In bilayer graphene dots, the relative filling of edge states in each layer and the magnetization can be tuned down to single localized spin using an external vertical electrical field.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 14Quantum-Transport Characteristics of a P–n Junction on Single-Layer Tis3(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) İyikanat, Fadıl; Senger, Ramazan Tuğrul; Peeters, François M.; Şahin, HasanBy using density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green′s function-based methods, we investigated the electronic and transport properties of a TiS3 monolayer p–n junction. We constructed a lateral p–n junction on a TiS3 monolayer using Li and F adatoms. An applied bias voltage caused significant variability in the electronic and transport properties of the TiS3 p–n junction. In addition, the spin-dependent current–voltage characteristics of the constructed TiS3 p–n junction were analyzed. Important device characteristics were found, such as negative differential resistance and rectifying diode behaviors for spin-polarized currents in the TiS3 p–n junction. These prominent conduction properties of the TiS3 p–n junction offer remarkable opportunities for the design of nanoelectronic devices based on a recently synthesized single-layered material.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 14Formation and Diffusion Characteristics of Pt Clusters on Graphene, 1h-Mos2 and 1t-Tas2(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2014) Özaydın, H. Duygu; Şahin, Hasan; Şenger, Ramazan Tuğrul; Peeters, François M.Many experiments have revealed that the surfaces of graphene and graphene-like structures can play an active role as a host surface for clusterization of transition metal atoms. Motivated by these observations, we investigate theoretically the adsorption, diffusion and magnetic properties of Pt clusters on three different two-dimensional atomic crystals using first principles density functional theory. We found that monolayers of graphene, molybdenum disulfide (1H-MoS2) and tantalum disulfide (1T-TaS2) provide different nucleation characteristics for Pt cluster formation. At low temperatures, while the bridge site is the most favorable site where the growth of a Pt cluster starts on graphene, top-Mo and top-Ta sites are preferred on 1H-MoS2 and 1T-TaS2, respectively. Ground state structures and magnetic properties of Ptn clusters (n = 2,3,4) on three different monolayer crystal structures are obtained. We found that the formation of Pt2 dimer and a triangle-shaped Pt3 cluster perpendicular to the surface are favored over the three different surfaces. While bent rhombus shaped Pt4 is formed on graphene, the formation of tetrahedral shaped clusters are more favorable on 1H-MoS2 and 1T-TaS2. Our study of the formation of Ptn clusters on three different monolayers provides a gateway for further exploration of nanocluster formations on various surfaces.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 11Conformal Transformations in Metric-Affine Gravity and Ghosts(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2012) Karahan, Canan Nurhan; Doğangün, Oktay; Demir, Durmuş AliConformal transformations play a widespread role in gravity theories in regard to their cosmological and other implications. In the pure metric theory of gravity, conformal transformations change the frame to a new one wherein one obtains a conformal-invariant scalar-tensor theory such that the scalar field, deriving from the conformal factor, is a ghost. In this work, conformal transformations and ghosts will be analyzed in the framework of the metric-affine theory of gravity. Within this framework, metric and connection are independent variables, and, hence, transform independently under conformal transformations. It will be shown that, if affine connection is invariant under conformal transformations, then the scalar field of concern is a non-ghost, non-dynamical field. It is an auxiliary field at the classical level, and might develop a kinetic term at the quantum level. Alternatively, if connection transforms additively with a structure similar to yet more general than that of the Levi-Civita connection, the resulting action describes the gravitational dynamics correctly, and, more importantly, the scalar field becomes a dynamical non-ghost field. The equations of motion, for generic geometrical and matter-sector variables, do not reduce connection to the Levi-Civita connection, and, hence, independence of connection from metric is maintained. Therefore, metric-affine gravity provides an arena in which ghosts arising from the conformal factor are avoided thanks to the independence of connection from the metric.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 32The Short-Period Low-Mass Binary System Cc Com Revisited(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2011) Köse, O; Kalomeni, Belinda; Keskin, Varol; Ulaş, Burak; Yakut, KadriIn this study we determined precise orbital and physical parameters of the very short-period low-mass contact binary system CC Com. The parameters are obtained by analysis of new CCD data combined with archival spectroscopic data. The physical parameters of the cool and hot components are derived as Mc = 0.717(14) M⊙, Mh = 0.378(8) M⊙, Rc = 0.708(12) R⊙, Rh = 0.530(10) R⊙, Lc = 0.138(12) L⊙, and Lh = 0.085(7) L⊙, respectively, and the distance of the system is estimated as 64(4) pc. The times of minima obtained in this study and with those published before enable us to calculate the mass transfer rate between the components which is 1.6 × 10-8 M⊙ yr-1. Finally, we discuss the possible evolutionary scenario of CC Com.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Synthesis and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of a New Self-Assembly Monolayer Material 4-[n Acid for Organic Light-Emitting Devices(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2011) Kurt, Mustafa; Okur, Salih; Demiç, Şerafettin; Karpagam, J.; Sundaraganesan, N.We have synthesized 4-[N-phenyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)-amino]-benzoic acid (4-[PBA]) and investigated its molecular vibrations by infrared and Raman spectroscopies as well as by calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) approach. The Fourier transform (FT) Raman, dispersive Raman and FT-IR spectra of 4-[PBA] were recorded in the solid phase. We analyzed the optimized geometric structure and energies of 4-[PBA] in the ground state. Stability of the molecule arising from hyperconjugative interactions and charge delocalization was studied using natural bond orbital analysis. The results show that change in electron density in the δ* and π* antibonding orbitals and E 2 energies confirm the occurrence of intramolecular charge transfer within the molecule. Theoretical calculations were performed at the DFT level using the Gaussian 09 program. Selected experimental bands were assigned and characterized on the basis of the scaled theoretical wavenumbers by their total energy distribution. The good agreement between the experimental and theoretical spectra allowed positive assignment of the observed vibrational absorption bands. Finally, the calculation results were applied to simulate the Raman and IR spectra of the title compound, which show agreement with the observed spectra.