Materials Science and Engineering / Malzeme Bilimi ve Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4A Facile Method for Boosting the Graphitic Carbon Nitride's Photocatalytic Activity Based on 0d/2d S-Scheme Heterojunction Nanocomposite Architecture(Elsevier, 2024) Kahraman, Zeynep; Kartal, Uğur; Gent, Aziz; Alp, EmreGraphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) has received significant interest as a metal -free photocatalyst. The S -scheme photocatalytic system has great potential to improve the charge separation in semiconductor photocatalysts. In this study, we have fabricated non-toxic and low-cost photocatalytic nanocomposites of 0D/2D S -scheme heterojunction composed of iron oxide and graphitic carbon nitride by a facile method. The developed facile method provides a sustainable way with a high atom economy to further enhance the photocatalytic performance of exfoliated g-C 3 N 4 . The 0D -iron oxide/2D-C 3 N 4 exhibited nearly 10 times better than bulk g-C 3 N 4 and almost 60 % better than exfoliated g-C 3 N 4 under simulated solar light irradiation. The experimental results demonstrated that the effective charge -carrier mechanism led to an improved generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs), resulting in an impressive photocatalytic performance. A serial photocatalytic test was also conducted to understand photocatalytic reaction mechanisms with various scavengers.Review Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 14A Review on Characterization and Recyclability of Pharmaceutical Blisters(Elsevier, 2023) Capkin, Irem Yaren; Gokelma, MertolPackaging is one of the biggest sectors in the world and the use of aluminium is widespread in the packaging industry. Pharmaceutical blister packages generate a significant amount of solid waste, typically containing plastics and aluminium as thin layers. Since these packages have a complex structure with multiple layers, they are hard to recycle. A separation process of the plastic and aluminium is needed prior to recycling. Hydrometallurgical or thermal processes can be used for the separation. This work reviews the characterization of different types of blisters and the different reagents used in the separation process of the blister layers. Parameters and results of separation processes by using hydrochloric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, organic solvents, and phosphoric acid were discussed as well as the thermal degradation.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Cold Sintering Assisted Two-Step Sintering of Potassium Sodium Niobate (knn) Ceramics(Elsevier, 2023) Karacasulu, Levent; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfPotassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramics were densified using a multiple-stage sintering process in which initially applied cold sintering process (CSP) was followed by the solid-state sintering between 1100 and 1120 °C. Comparative assessments demonstrated that multi-step sintered samples yielded better properties than conventionally sintering ones. The highest relative density (94.7%) and the best electrical properties were obtained from the sample subjected to cold sintering at 120 °C/1 h using 5 wt% deionized water subsequently heat-treated at 1120 °C/2 h, resulting in a monolithic KNN ceramic having a piezoelectric coefficient of 120 pC/N. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.Article Citation - WoS: 20Citation - Scopus: 22Fabrication and Properties of Novel Porous Ceramic Membrane Supports From the (sig) Diatomite and Alumina Mixtures(Elsevier, 2022) Aouadja, Faycal; Bouzerara, Ferhat; Güvenç, Çetin Meriç; Demir, Mustafa M.In this paper, the manufacturing of macro-porous tubular ceramic supports for membranes is described. The novel supports are fabricated from natural diatomite and alumina raw materials using the extrusion method. The structure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and mercury porosimetry techniques; the presence of possible defects was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The permeability has been measured from water flux in standard experiments. Experimental results show that the open porosity, the average pore size (APS), the pore size distribution, the strength, and the permeability of sintered supports, have been found to depend, mainly on the concentration of alumina (Al2O3) additive. Supports prepared with the addition of 10 wt.% of alumina and sintered at 1200 degrees C, can be considered as the most optimized; they have a porosity ratio of about 46%, an APS is around 7.7 mu m, a flexural strength value of about 28 MPa, and water permeability of around 15 m(3)h(-1) m(-2) bar(-1). Such materials could be of great interest in the supports fabrication for membrane application, for instance, water filtration. (C) 2021 SECV. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.Article Citation - WoS: 28Citation - Scopus: 33Cold Sintering as a Promising Isru Technique: a Case Study of Mars Regolith Simulant(Elsevier, 2023) Karacasulu, Levent; Karl, David; Gurlo, Aleksander; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfMars regolith simulant (MGS-1) was densified for the first time via a cold sintering process (CSP) as a novel in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) concept. The technique comprises the utilization of NaOH solution as a liquid media during the densification of simulant powder with <100 μm particle size. In as short as 30 min, with the increase in the NaOH concentration (from 3 M to 10 M) and processing temperature (from 150 °C to 250 °C), the relative densities of the regolith compacts and the mechanical properties were enhanced. The artifacts produced with Mars regolith simulant powder at 250 °C using 10 M NaOH solution yielded a relative density of around 88% and compressive strength reaching ∼45 MPa.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 5Experimental Modeling of Antimony Sulfides-Rich Geothermal Deposits and Their Solubility in the Presence of Polymeric Antiscalants(Elsevier, 2022) Karaburun, Emre; Sözen, Yiğit; Çiftçi, Celal; Şahin, Hasan; Baba, Alper; Akbey, Ümit; Yeşilnacar, Mehmet İrfan; Erdim, Eray; Regenspurg, Simona; Demir, Mustafa MuammerAntimony (Sb)-rich geothermal deposits have been observed in many geothermal power plants worldwide. They occur as red-colored, sulfidic precipitates disturbing energy-harvesting by clogging the geothermal installations. In order to prevent the formation of this scale, information on its physicochemical features is needed. For this purpose, Sb-rich sulfide-based deposits were synthesized at controlled conditions in a pressurized glass reactor at geothermal conditions (135 °C and 3.5 bar). Various polymeric antiscalants with different functional groups, such as acrylic acid, sulphonic acid, and phosphonic acid groups were tested for their effect on Sb sulfide solubility. An additional computational study was performed to determine the binding energy of Sb and S atoms to these groups. The results suggest that sulfonic acid groups are the most affective. Therefore, it was concluded that these macromolecule containing sulfonic acid groups and poly (vinyl sulfonic acid) derivatives could potentially act as antiscalants for the formation of antimony sulfide.Article Citation - WoS: 30Energy Harvesting Nanogenerators: Electrospun Β-Pvdf Nanofibers Accompanying Zno Nps and Zno@ag Nps(Elsevier, 2021) Zeyrek Ongun, Merve; Oğuzlar, Sibel; Kartal, Uğur; Yurddaşkal, Metin; Cihanbeğendi, Özge; Zeyrek Ongun, Merve; Oğuzlar, Sibel; Kartal, Uğur; Yurddaşkal, Metin; Cihanbeğendi, ÖzgeThis paper aims to demonstrate that synthesized nano-scale zinc oxide (ZnO) and different concentrations (1, 3 and 5 wt%) of silver-doped zinc oxide (ZnO@Ag) nanoparticles (NPs), which were employed to enhance the piezoelectric content of the electrospun β-phase poly (vinylidene fluoride) PVDF nanofibers, may be an alternative for usual semiconductor dopant. The structural and morphological properties of all the synthesized materials were investigated. The impedance and the capacitance values of the manufactured nanogenerators were also investigated at room temperature. The peak-to-peak amplitude output voltage data of ZnO NPs and ZnO@Ag NPs doped PVDF-based electrospun nanomats were measured using digital oscilloscope while a finger-tapping action at a frequency of ∼1 Hz was conducted. The electrical output of 5 wt% Ag-doped ZnO-based β-PVDF nanofibers increased from 0.5 to 1.5 V compared to undoped β-PVDF samples. These findings have a wide range of auspicious applications, including energy harvesting devices, portable electronic systems, and self-powered electrical gadgets that can be worn.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 5Plasmon-Induced Spectral Tunability of Perovskite Nanowires(Elsevier, 2021) Gökbulut, Belkıs; Topçu, Gökhan; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; İnci, Mehmet NaciIn this paper, plasmon-assisted spectral tunability in random media, composed of Perovskite (CsPbBr3) nanowires surrounded by Au nanoparticle clusters in polystyrene matrix, is achieved. The interaction between the surface plasmons and the quantum sources is observed to generate photoluminescence from the higher excited state energy levels of the excited semiconductor nanowires, which results in a blueshifted fluorescence emission of 50 nm. The localized surface plasmon properties are also determined to be tuned by plasmonic pumping of the quantum sources at different resonant frequencies. Thus, the first observation of the tunable blueshifted fluorescence emission of the semiconductor nanocrystals surrounded by plasmonic nanoparticle aggregates is achieved. The dramatic changes in the spectral profiles of the fluorescent nanowires are attributed to be due to the fast dynamics surface enhanced fluorescence mechanism.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 16Bodipy-Based Organic Color Conversion Layers for Wleds(Elsevier, 2020) Yüce, Hürriyet; Güner, Tuğrul; Dartar, Suay; Kaya, Beraat Umur; Emrullahoğlu, Mustafa; Demir, Mustafa MuammerThe usage of organic dyes in phosphor conversion layer of WLED is an attractive approach since they have high molar extinction coefficient and photostability. Various types of organic pigments have been employed for this purpose such as BODIPY, perylene diimide, Rhodamine B, pyrene, Nile red, etc. Among those, BODIPY-based organic dyes appear to be promising candidate for white light generation. In this work, for the first time, red and green emitting BODIPY-based organic molecules have been used as colour conversion layer. These molecules were associated with PMMA in DMF solution and the resulting solution was subjected to electrospinning. Colorful electrospun mats were embedded into PDMS matrix and their free-standing PDMS composite films were used as color conversion layers over blue LED to produce white light such that CRI of 95 and CCT of 4200 K was achieved. These values show that BODIPY-based organic molecules containing fiber composites are promising candidates to be used as color conversion layers for white light applications.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 12Orthorhombic Cspbi3 Perovskites: Thickness-Dependent Structural, Optical and Vibrational Properties(Elsevier, 2020) Özen, Sercan; İyikanat, Fadıl; Özcan, Mehmet; Tekneci, Gülsüm Efsun; Eren, İsmail; Sözen, Yiğit; Şahin, HasanCesium lead halide perovskites have been subject to intense investigation, mostly because of their potential to be used in optoelectronic device applications. However, regarding the need for nanoscale materials in forthcoming nanotechnology applications, understanding of how the characteristic properties of these perovskite crystals are modified through dimensional crossover is essential. In this study, thickness-dependence of the structural, electronic and vibrational properties of orthorhombic CsPbI3, which is one of the most stable phase at room temperature, is investigated by means of state-of-the-art first-principles calculations. Our results show that (i) bilayers and monolayers of CsPbI3 can be stabilized in orthorhombic crystal symmetry, (ii) among; the possible ultra-thin perovskites only structures with CsI-terminated surface are dynamically stable (iii) electronic band gap increases with decrease in perovskite thickness due to quantum size effect and (iv) reflectivity and transmissivity of the orthorhombic CsPbI3 can be tuned by varying the thickness that modifies the electron confinement. (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.