Browsing by Author "Sen, Unal"
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Anhydrous proton conducting poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/ poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS)/1,2,4-triazole composite membrane
Erkartal, Mustafa; Aslan, Ayse; Erkilic, Ufuk; Dadi, Seyma; Yazaydin, Ozgur; Usta, Hakan; Sen, Unal (Elsevier Ltd, 2016)The design and fabrication of anhydrous proton exchange membranes are critically important for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) operating between 100 and 200 °C. Herein, we demonstrate a novel ... -
Boronic Acid Moiety as Functional Defect in UiO-66 and Its Effect on Hydrogen Uptake Capacity and Selective CO2 Adsorption: A Comparative Study
Erkartal, Mustafa; Sen, Unal (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA, 2018)Herein, we use linker fragmentation approach to introduce boronic acid moieties as functional defects into Zr-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs, UiO-66). Our findings show that the amount of permanently incorporated ... -
Design, synthesis, and characterization of alpha,omega-disubstituted indeno[1,2-b]fluorene-6,12-dione-thiophene molecular semiconductors. Enhancement of ambipolar charge transport through synthetic tailoring of alkyl substituents
Ozdemir, Mehmet; Choi, Donghee; Kwon, Guhyun; Zorlu, Yunus; Kim, Hyekyoung; Kim, Myung-Gil; Seo, SungYong; Sen, Unal; Citir, Murat; Kim, Choongik; Usta, Hakan (ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND, 2016)A series of indeno[1,2-b]fluorene-6,12-dione-thiophene derivatives with hydrocarbon substituents at alpha,omega-positions as side groups have been designed and synthesized. The new compounds were fully characterized by ... -
Development of highly transparent Pd-coated Ag nanowire electrode for display and catalysis applications
Canlier, Ali; Ucak, Umit Volkan; Usta, Hakan; Cho, Changsoon; Lee, Jung-Yong; Sen, Unal; Citir, Murat (ELSEVIER, 2015)Ag nanowire transparent electrode has excellent transmittance (90%) and sheet resistance (20 Omega/sq), yet there are slight drawbacks such as optical haze and chemical instability against aerial oxidation. Chemical stability ... -
Enhancement of Anhydrous Proton Conductivity of Poly(vinylphosphonic acid)-Poly(2,5-benzimidazole) Membranes via In Situ Polymerization
Sen, Unal; Usta, Hakan; Acar, Oktay; Citir, Murat; Canlier, Ali; Bozkurt, Ayhan; Ata, Ali (WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, 2015)Polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) are synthesized via in situ polymerization of vinylphosphonic acid (VPA) within a poly(2,5-benzimidazole) (ABPBI) matrix. The characterization of the membranes is carried out by using ... -
Enhancing the Properties of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Composites with Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-Derived Nanocarbons
Cakan, Niyaz; Issa, Abduselam Abubeker; Alsalman, Hamza; Aliyev, Emin; Duden, Enes Ibrahim; Gurcan Bayrak, Kubra; Caglar, Mujdat; Turan, Servet; Erkartal, Mustafa; Sen, Unal (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2023)Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) reinforced with nanocarbon have attracted significant interest due to their potential to enhance mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Although the investigation of carbon-based ... -
From 2-methylimidazole to 1,2,3-triazole: a topological transformation of ZIF-8 and ZIF-67 by post-synthetic modification
Erkartal, Mustafa; Erkilic, Ufuk; Tam, Benjamin; Yazaydin, Ozgur; Hupp, Joseph T.; Farha, Omar K.; Sen, Unal (ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND, 2017)Bridging ligand replacement in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, ZIF-8 and ZIF-67, by 1,2,3-triazole was investigated. A complete substitution of 2-methylimidazole by 1,2,3-triazole resulted in a topological transformation ... -
Mesoscale Morphologies of Nafion-Based Blend Membranes by Dissipative Particle Dynamics
Sen, Unal; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Erkartal, Mustafa; Kaya, Alaattin Metin; Manda, Abdullah A.; Oveisi, Ali Reza; Ali Aboudzadeh, M.; Tokumasu, Takashi (MDPIST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2021)Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) composed of polymer or polymer blend is a vital element in PEM fuel cell that allows proton transport and serves as a barrier between fuel and oxygen. Understanding the microscopic phase ... -
Micro-/Nanostructured Highly Crystalline Organic Semiconductor Films for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Applications
Yilmaz, Mehmet; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Erdogan, Hakan; Tamer, Ugur; Sen, Unal; Facchetti, Antonio; Usta, Hakan; Demirel, Gokhan (WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, 2015)The utilization of inorganic semiconductors for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has attracted enormous interest. However, despite the technological relevance of organic semiconductors for enabling inexpensive, ... -
Poly(lauryl methacrylate)-Grafted Amino-Functionalized Zirconium-Terephthalate Metal-Organic Framework: Efficient Adsorbent for Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Water Samples
Tabatabaii, Maryam; Khajeh, Mostafa; Oveisi, Ali Reza; Erkartal, Mustafa; Sen, Unal (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA, 2020)In this study, a novel porous hybrid material, poly(lauryl methacrylate) polymer-grafted UiO-66-NH2 (UiO = University of Oslo), was synthesized for efficient extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from aqueous ... -
Proton conducting poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS)/zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) ternary composite membrane
Erkartal, Mustafa; Usta, Hakan; Citir, Murat; Sen, Unal (ELSEVIERRADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2016)The design, synthesis and characterization of novel proton exchange membranes (PEMs) are of significant scientific and technological importance for the realization of fuel cells, actuators, and sensors. Here, we demonstrate ... -
Proton Conducting Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Framework/Polyelectrolyte Hollow Hybrid Nanostructures
Sen, Unal; Erkartal, Mustafa; Kung, Chung-Wei; Ramani, Vijay; Hupp, Joseph T; Farha, Omar K. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036, 2016)Herein, a room temperature chemical process to synthesize functional, hollow nanostructures from zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) and poly(vinylphosphonic acid) (PVPA) is reported. Syntheses are initiated by ... -
Proton-conducting blend membranes of Nafion/poly(vinylphosphonic acid) for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Acar, Oktay; Celik, Sevim Unugur; Bozkurt, Ayhan; Ata, Ali; Tokumasu, Takashi; Miyamoto, Akira; Sen, Unal (SPRINGER, 2013)Nafion/poly(vinylphosphonic acid) blends were synthesized and characterized in this work. Poly(vinylphosphonic acid), PVPA, was synthesized by the free-radical polymerization of vinylphosphonic acid. Then Nafion/PVPA ... -
Synthesis of benzotriazole functionalized ZIF-8 by postsynthetic modification for enhanced CH4 and CO2 uptakes
Erkartal, Mustafa; Incekara, Kaan; Sen, Unal (ELSEVIER, 2022)In this work, a series of functionalized ZIF-8 were synthesized via incorporation of benzotriazole ligands into the framework with a post-synthetic method. The crystal structure and porosity were preserved for all ... -
Thin films of inert metal nanowires for display applications
Citir, Murat; Sen, Unal; Usta, Hakan; Canlier, Ali (TANGER LTD, 2015)Ag nanowire transparent electrode has excellent transmittance (90%) and sheet resistance (20 Ohm/sq), yet there are slight drawbacks such as optical haze and chemical instability against aerial oxidation. Chemical stability ... -
Three-Dimensional Au-Coated Electrosprayed Nanostructured BODIPY Films on Aluminum Foil as Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Platforms and Their Catalytic Applications
Yilmaz, Mehme; Erkartal, Mustafa; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Sen, Unal; Usta, Hakan; Demirel, Gokhan (AMER CHEMICAL SOC1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036, 2017)The design and development of three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performances have attracted considerable attention in the fields of chemistry, biology, and materials ... -
Trans-cis isomerization assisted synthesis of solution-processable yellow fluorescent maleic anhydrides for white-light generation
Ozdemir, Mehmet; Genc, Sinan; Ozdemir, Resul; Altintas, Yemliha; Citir, Murat; Sen, Unal; Mutlugun, Evren; Usta, Hakan (ELSEVIER, 2015)Heterocyclic maleic anhydride derivatives have been extensively studied in natural products chemistry over the past few decades. However, their incorporation into optoelectronic devices has lagged behind that of other ... -
Ultralow bandgap molecular semiconductors for ambient-stable and solution-processable ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters By
Ozdemir, Resul; Choi, Donghee; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Kwon, Guhyun; Kim, Hyekyoung; Sen, Unal; Kim, Choongik; Usta, Hakan (ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND, 2017)The design and development of novel ambipolar semiconductors is very crucial to advance various optoelectronic technologies including organic complementary (CMOS) integrated circuits. Although numerous high-performance ...