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Article Enhanced Photoluminescence and Stability of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals Through AuCl Doping(Springer, 2026-02) Khorasani, Azam; Mutlugun, EvrenThis study delves into the transformative effects of inorganic gold chloride (AuCl) doping on all-inorganic cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr3) colloidal perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs). Using a precise hot injection synthesis method, AuCl was introduced at concentrations ranging from 0 to 10%, enabling a comprehensive analysis of its impact on the structural, morphological, and optical characteristics of CsPbBr3 PeQDs. We systematically investigated how varying AuCl levels influence photoluminescence (PL), PL quantum yield (PLQY), and the stability of these quantum dots. Advanced characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-Vis absorption, steady-state PL, absolute PL measurement, and time-resolved PL (TRPL), provided a detailed insight into these changes. Our findings indicate that AuCl doping is successfully integrated into CsPbBr3 PeQDs, with 5% identified as the optimal concentration. At this level, the quantum dots show enhanced PLQY, superior crystallinity, and increased stability at 50 degrees C and in ethanol solvent compared to undoped samples. While higher doping levels reduce QY and PL slightly, they still outperform the undoped CsPbBr3 PeQDs. These results demonstrate that AuCl doping can fine-tune the structural and optical properties of CsPbBr3 PeQDs, marking a significant step forward in developing tailored materials for advanced optoelectronic applications.Article Performance Boost in QLEDs Using Octanethiol-Capped Core/Shell Quantum Dots(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2026-01-07) Yazici, Ahmet F.; Yuruc, Adnan M.; Kelestemur, Yusuf; Serin, Ramis Berkay; Kacar, Rifat; Ulku, Alper; Mutlugun, EvrenQuantum dots attract significant attention as one of the most promising colloidal nanocrystals with unique optical properties and potential applications for the next generation of display technology. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of CdZnSeS-based alloyed-shell quantum dots (QDs) for electroluminescence devices upon additional shell growth and ligand exchange. This includes core/shell (C/S) and core/shell/shell (C/S/S) QDs, whose latter includes an additional ZnS shell and octanethiol (OT) ligands. We present detailed characterizations of QDs using transmission electron microscopy, XRD, and various spectroscopic techniques and demonstrate their QD light emitting (QLEDs). We find the photoluminescence quantum yield of C/S/S QDs increased from 68.8% to 88.7% compared to C/S QDs whereas the emission linewidth narrows from 22.2 nm to 20.8 nm. QLEDs fabricated with C/S/S QDs exhibit a higher peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 4.1% and maximum luminance of 85 000 cd m-2, compared to 2.3% EQE and 67 000 cd m-2 for C/S QLEDs. In this respect, the OT-assisted shell growth significantly improves the optical property of QDs and performance of QLEDs, likely attributed to the enhanced charge balance and increased radiative recombination rate.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Osmotic-Pressure Nematic Ordering in Suspensions of Laponite and Carboxy Methyl Cellulose(Amer Chemical Soc, 2020-10-12) Xu, Peicheng; Yazici, Ahmet F.; Erdem, Talha; Lekkerkerker, Henk N. W.; Mutlugun, Evren; Eiser, ErikaLaponite is a synthetic clay that is known to form gels in aqueous suspensions at low concentrations (0.01 g/cm(3)) Although it is expected to form lyotropic liquid crystals, such phases usually do not form, as a consequence of laponite's tendency to form gels at concentrations below the threshold for liquid crystal formation. Here we show that macroscopic, birefringent phases of laponite can be prepared through osmotic compression of a laponite solution by an aqueous solution of carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC). We present polarization imaging studies showing how the initially dilute, isotropic laponite phase shrinks while developing typical birefringence colors between crossed polarizers. Using the MichelLevy interference charts, we were able to extract the refractive index and orientation of the laponite nanodisks in the compressed region. Our observations allow us to propose a tentative state diagram, indicating the concentration regions for which we obtain optically anisotropic gels.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Optimization of High Efficiency Blue Emissive N-, S-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots(Elsevier, 2025-02) Tiras, Kevser Sahin; Soheyli, Ehsan; Sharifirad, Zeynab; Mutlugun, EvrenGraphene quantum dots (GQDs) with bright emission at short wavelengths have attracted much attention due to their importance in various applications such as light-emitting diodes. During or after synthesis, several parameters can significantly improve the optical properties of GQDs. This study presents a facile solvothermal method with low-cost precursors using glutamic acid as the carbon source to realize blue emitting GQDs. The positive effects of urea and 1-octanethiol as nitrogen and sulfur dopants on the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of the prepared GQDs were demonstrated and optimized. The results confirmed the formation of 2.2 nm nanoparticles with a bright emission around 381 nm with a full width at half maximum of 58 nm and a PLQY approaching 70 %. The decay lifetime of the emission also showed a tri-exponential profile with an average lifetime of 2.4 ns. The simplicity of the preparation method without any post-treatment process, together with a high PLQY of 70 % at short wavelengths, nominates the prepared GQDs for optoelectronics and UV light-driven biological purposes.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 14Nanowire-Shaped MoS2@MoO3 Nanocomposites as a Hole Injection Layer for Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes(Amer Chemical Soc, 2022-08-01) Bastami, Nasim; Soheyli, Ehsan; Arslan, Aysenur; Sahraei, Reza; Yazici, Ahmet Faruk; Mutlugun, EvrenMolybdenum disulfides and molybdenum trioxides are structures that possess the potential to work as efficient charge transport layers in optoelectronic devices. In the present study, as opposed to the existing Mo-based nanostructures in flake, sheet, or spherical forms, an extremely simple and low-cost hydrothermal method is used to prepare nanowires (NWs) of MoS2@MoO3 (MSO) composites. The synthesis method includes several advantages including easy handling and processing of inexpensive precursors to reach stable MSO NWs without the need for an oxygen-free medium, which would facilitate the possibility of mass production of these nanostructures. The structural analysis confirmed the formation of MSO nanocomposites with different Mo valence states, as well as NWs of average length and diameter of 70 nm and 5 nm, respectively. In order to demonstrate their potential for optoelectronic applications, MSO NWs were blended into hole injection layers (HILs) in quantum dot-based light emitting diodes (QLEDs). Electroluminescence measurements show a substantial enhancement in both luminance (from 44,330 to 68,630 cd.m-2) and external quantum efficiency (from 1.6 to 2.3%), based on the increase in the ratio of MSO NWs from 3 to 10%. Interestingly, the addition of 10% volume of MSO NWs resulted in a remarkably smoother HIL with improved current efficiency and stability in green-emitting QLEDs. The simplicity and cost-effective features of the synthesis method along with outstanding favorable morphology demonstrated their ability to enhance the QLED performance and mark them as promising agents for optoelectronics.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 11Long-Time Stable Colloidal Zn-Ag Quantum Dots With Tunable Midgap-Involved Emission(AIP Publishing, 2021-02-11) Sabzevari, Zahra; Sahraei, Reza; Jawhar, Nawzad Nadhim; Yazici, Ahmet Faruk; Mutlugun, Evren; Soheyli, EhsanQuaternary Zn-Ag-In-S (ZAIS) quantum dots (QDs) with efficient, tunable, and stable photoluminescence (PL) emission were prepared via a simple, effective, and low-cost reflux method. The structural analysis revealed the dominance of the quantum confinement effect. The calculated PL emission quantum yield was enhanced from 8.2% to 28.7% with experimental parameters indicating their marked influence on the PL emission properties of the final product. Particularly, it was found that by varying the precursors' feeding ratio, tunable emission from green to red was achieved. A set of direct and indirect pieces of evidence such as the broad-band emission spectrum (FWHM>100nm), large Stokes shift more than 120nm, and predominantly a biexponentially long-lived decay profile with an average lifetime of about 366ns were observed, showing the contribution of midgap localized energy levels in the recombination process. These data were obtained independently on the experimental condition used, which confirmed that this is mostly an intrinsic electronic property of quaternary In-based QDs. Finally, to ensure the stability of QDs in terms of colloidal and optical emission, their emission ability was evaluated after 26 months of storage. Colloidal QDs were still luminescent with strong yellowish-orange color with emission efficiency of similar to 20.3% after 26 months. The combination of synthesis simplicity, compositional non-toxicity, PL emission superiority (strong, tunable, stable, and long lifetime emission), and colloidal stabilities confirms that the present ZAIS QDs are promising candidates for a wide range of applications in biomedicine, anticounterfeiting, and optoelectronics.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 13Highly Luminescent ZnCdTeS Nanocrystals With Wide Spectral Tunability for Efficient Color-Conversion White-Light(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2021-09-28) Soheyli, Ehsan; Zargoush, Sirous; Yazici, Ahmet Faruk; Sahraei, Reza; Mutlugun, EvrenCdTe-based semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) with size and composition-dependent efficient bandgap properties are historically mature nanomaterials for colloidal optoelectronic applications. In this work, we present the highly luminescent quaternary ZnCdTeS NCs with tunable emission across a wide visible spectrum from green to red spectral range. Prepared via a direct aqueous-based approach, a second capping agent of trisodium citrate (TSC) was used to enhance the photoluminescence (PL) emission efficiency, the chemical stability, and to spectrally widen the coverage of the emission spectra of ZnCdTeS NCs. Adding TCS created a remarkable blue shift from 572 nm in the absence of TSC, to 548 nm. On the other hand, upon optimization of experimental parameters, superior ZnCdTeS NCs with a narrow PL profile typically less than 50 nm, the high quantum efficiency of 76%, and tunable emission from 515-to-645 nm were synthesized in an aqueous solvent. The keynotes were the superior and reproducible luminescent properties for the core only NCs, without shell and using relatively low reaction temperatures. It was shown that in the suggested synthesis method, the high efficiency emitted color of ZnCdTeS NCs can be easily controlled from 515-to-650 nm with excellent stability against harsh conditions. The biexponential decay profiles of samples prepared at different reaction temperatures demonstrated that the average recombination lifetime is below 40 ns and increases with the growth of the ZnCdTeS NCs. Results reveal that the excitonic energy levels have the main role in the recombination process. Finally, to demonstrate the functional advantages of the prepared NCs in optoelectronics, the NCs were used to fabricate color-conversion white light-emitting diodes. The color coordinate of the device is recorded as (0.4951, 0.3647) with CRI of 91, CCT of 1954 K, and LER of 251 lm W-1 by employing only two distinct emitters for color conversion.Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 18FRET Enabled Light Harvesting within Quantum Dot Loaded Nanofibers(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-01-24) Altintas, Yemliha; Kiremitler, Nuri Burak; Genc, Sinan; Onses, M. Serdar; Mutlugun, EvrenThe spatial control of the nano-emitters in novel light harvesting platforms offers great potential for the manipulation of the excitonic interaction amongst the donor-acceptor pairs of energy transferring agents. In this work, we report colloidal quantum dot loaded electrospun nanofibers as a light harvesting platform to study the excitonic interaction among them. The donor emission lifetime modified from 12.46 ns to 7.45 ns with the change in the ratio of green and red quantum dots in the nanofiber, as a result of confining acceptor quantum dots in close proximity. The spectrally narrow emitter luminescent nanofiber platforms have further been investigated for their potential of white light generation. The hybrid platform of blue LED integrated electrospun nanofibers has been shown to demonstrate a correlated color temperature of 3632.5 K, luminous efficacy of optical radiation value of 307.7 lm/W-opt along with color rendering index value of 60.Article Citation - WoS: 21Citation - Scopus: 21Efficient Forster Resonance Energy Transfer Donors of In(Zn)P/ZnS Quantum Dots(Amer Chemical Soc, 2017-01-26) Altintas, Yemliha; Talpur, Mohammad Younis; Mutlugun, Evren; Altlntas, YemlihaWe demonstrate a detailed investigation of the effect of the type and concentration of zinc precursor on the optical properties of In(Zn)P/ZnS quantum dots. We achieved up to 87% quantum yield along with 54 nm emission bandwidth for the green emitters with changing the concentration of the Zn precursors. Employing efficient green emitters as the donor species, we demonstrated an efficient Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) couple of green and red emitting InP-based quantum dots. With a FRET efficiency level of 70.3% achieved (analyzed from the donor lifetime with and without an acceptor), we further demonstrated the enhancement of the acceptor emission nearly twofold due to the energy transfer. Our results provide new insights toward the understanding of the excitonic interactions among donor and acceptor quantum dots of the III-V family for light harvesting applications.Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 14Effects of Silver Nanowires and Their Surface Modification on Electromagnetic Interference, Transport and Mechanical Properties of an Aerospace Grade Epoxy(Sage Publications Ltd, 2024-03-03) Ozkutlu Demirel, Merve; Ozturkmen, Mahide B.; Savas, Muzeyyen; Mutlugun, Evren; Erdem, Talha; Oz, YahyaThe aerospace industry has progressively grown its use of composites. Electrically conductive nanocomposites are among important modern materials for this sector. We report on a bulk composite containing silver nanowires (AgNW) and an aerospace grade epoxy for use in carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs). AgNWs' surfaces were also modified to enhance their ability to be dispersed in epoxy. Composites were obtained by use of three-roll milling which is of major interest for industrial applications, especially for the aerospace sector, since the process is scalable and works for aerospace grade resins with high curing temperatures. Our main objective is to improve the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance of CFRPs via improving the properties of the resin material. The addition of AgNWs did not considerably alter the flexural strength of the epoxy, however the composite with surface-modified AgNWs has a 46 % higher flexural strength. Adding AgNWs over a low threshold concentration of 0.05 wt% significantly enhanced the electrical conductivity. Conductivities above the percolation threshold lie around 102 S/m. At a concentration of 5 wt% AgNW, the EMI shielding efficiency (SE) of epoxy increased from 3.49 to 12.31 dB. Moreover, the thermal stability of the epoxy was unaffected by AgNWs. As a result, it was discovered that (surface modified) AgNWs improved the (multifunctional) capabilities of the aerospace grade epoxy resin which might be used in CFRPs to further enhance properties of composites parts, demonstrating suitability of AgNWs' as a reinforcement material in aerospace applications.