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Master Thesis Development of Fluorescent Carbon-Dots for Biological Imaging(01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2021) Kavuranpala, Tuğçe; Özçelik, SerdarCarbon dots are called carbon quantum dots or carbon nanoparticles (NPCs), and their use has recently started to increase thanks to their good biocompatibility, unique optical properties, easy synthesis, and low toxicity. Different kinds of carbon sources and amine sources also used as different dopes of chemical create a different emission color of CDs under UV-lamp. In this study, our aim to provide a simple synthesis of carbon dots with high quantum efficiency and low toxicity for use in cell imaging. Nitrogen and sulfur-doped carbon dots were synthesized using citric acid and thiourea, and emission was obtained in the blue-green region. After the synthesized carbon dots were seeded to the A549 cell culture, intracellular viability and cell toxicity results showed that carbon dots did not affect cell viability at certain concentrations. Afterward, the carbon dots are combined with gold nanoparticles and it is aimed to attach the gold to the surface of the carbon dots. Our aim here is to increase the efficiency of carbon dots, which give an emission peak at 550 nm, thanks to gold nanoparticles. As a result of these studies, it was proved by DAPI staining that the carbon dot is directed to the nucleus of the cell. Since it does not create a toxic effect and is transported to the cell nucleus, it allows it to be used in intracellular drug transport and imaging processes in the next stages.Master Thesis Photophysical Characterization of Green and Blue Emitting Quantum Dots and Their Application in Qd-Leds(01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2020) Özgüler, Şahika; Varlıklı, CananQLED device construction and characterization studies were carried out in which QD nanoparticles synthesized within the scope of TÜBİTAK project no 115F616, and were used as emission layer. By examining the photo-physical and morphological properties of films prepared with the use of quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles, quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs) which are one of the fields of molecular electronics, were applied as an emission layer using the spin coating technique from wet coating processes. The photo-physical and morphological characterizations of the solution and film phase of blue and green emitted QD nanoparticles were made. For the QDs, the concentration difference in the solution phase was characterized and its effects on film properties were investigated. It has been determined that the increase in concentration does not have a dramatic effect on photo-physical properties but seriously affects film thickness and surface roughness. In this case, performance of blue and green light emitting quantum dot diodes (QLED) prepared by the spin-coating technique, where each QD film is used as the emission layer, have been investigated.