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Prof. Dr. Hilmi Volkan Demir

Director

UNAM-Ulusal Nanoteknoloji Araştırma Merkezi
Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Enstitüsü Müdürü
Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanı

Contact Details

  • +90 (312) 290 1021
  • +90 (312) 266 4365
  • volkan@bilkent.edu.tr
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  • Biography
  • Google Scholar
  • Demir Research Group – Devices & Sensors Research Laboratory

Academic Tasks

  • Profesör Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü
  • Profesör, Fizik Bölümü,
  • Profesör, Malzeme Bilimi Nanoteknoloji Ana Bilim Dalı
  • Asli Üye, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi

Research Interest

  • Semiconductor nanocrystal optoelectronics, colloidal nanophotonics and light-emitting devices including LEDs, colloidal LEDs and colloidal lasers for lighting, display and sensing applications. 

Education

  • Stanford University, Electrical Engineering, PhD, 2004
    Stanford University, Electrical Engineering, MS, 2000
    Bilkent University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, BS, 1998
    Ankara Fen Lisesi, 1994

     

     

Awards

  • Elevated to IEEE Fellow grade member in the class of 2021 – 2021
  • Elected as Principle Member of Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) – 2020
  • TÜBİTAK Science Award in the field of Engineering Sciences – 2020
  • Elected as Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow Member – 2019
  • National Research Foundation – NRF Investigatorship Award – 2016
  • Nanyang Award for Research Excellence – 2013
  • Elected Associate Member of National Academy of Sciences, Turkey (TUBA) – 2012
  • IEEE Senior Membership – 2012
  • The Rank Prize International Scholar, The Rank Prize Funds, UK – 2011
  • Singapore NRF Fellowship Award – 2009
  • TUBITAK – TESVIK (Young Scientist) Award – 2009
  • Parlar Foundation Young Scientist Award – 2008
  • European Science Foundation European Young Investigator Award (EURYI) – 2007
  • JCI Worldwide Federation of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs TOYP Honoree – 2007
  • TUBA GEBIP – 2006

 

 

Patents

  • Total Patents: 143    

  • International Patents : 123

Representative Publications

SCI Journal publications: >350

 

  • Optical Microfluidic Waveguides and Solution Lasers of Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Wells Advanced Materials 33, 2007131 (2021)
  • Sub-single exciton optical gain threshold in colloidal semiconductor quantum wells with gradient alloy shelling Nature Communications 11, 3305 (2020)
  • Record High External Quantum Efficiency of 19.2% Achieved in Light-Emitting Diodes of Colloidal Quantum Wells Enabled by Hot-Injection Shell Growth Advanced Materials 32, 1905824 (2020)
  • Orientation-controlled nonradiative energy transfer in anisotropic nanocrystals of colloidal quantum wells: Engineering dipole orientation factor Nano Letters 19, 4297 (2019)
  • Near-Field Energy Transfer Using Nanoemitters For Optoelectronics Advanced Functional Materials 28, 8158 (2016) Invited Feature Article
  • Stable and Low Threshold Optical Gain in CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots: All-Colloidal Frequency Up-Converted Laser Advanced Materials 27, 2678 (2015)
  • Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing in Colloidal Nanoplatelets ACS Nano 8, 6599 (2014)

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