İbiş, Ö., Ük, N., Nar, I., & Ünlü, C. (2025). Manipulation of defect state emission in Zn chalcogenide quantum dots and their effects on chlorophyll spectral response. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 327, 125348.

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Ünlü, F. Y., & Ünlü, C. (2025). Quantum Dots in Plant Systems. In Plant Nanotechnology Fundamentals and Methodologies (pp. 259-284). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

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Isci, R., Ibis, O., Suna, G., Unlu, C., & Ozturk, T. (2025). Thienothiophene-based quantum dots: calibration of photophysical properties via carbon dot and biomolecular interactions. Nanoscale, 17(22), 13756-13766.

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Ük, N., Ürküt, N., Coşkun, İ. Y., Gamlı, A., Okur, E., & Ünlü, C. (2025). Dopant‐Driven Metal Ion Response in Carbon Dots: The Role of Excitation Wavelength in Selective Sensing and Potential Design of an Eco‐Friendly ATP Sensor. ChemistrySelect, 10(29), e03519.

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Aykut, S., Ük, N., Coşkun, İ. Y., Keskin, S. Ş., Nar, I., Trabzon, L., & Ünlü, C. (2024). Modulating spectral response of raw photosynthetic pigments via ternary cadmium chalcogenide quantum dots: simultaneous enhancement at green spectrum and inhibition at UV region. Photosynthesis Research, 1-16.

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Özçeşmeci, M., Gümrükçü, S., Ünlü, C., Coşkun, İ. Y., Özdemir, S., Yalçın, M. S., ... & Özçeşmeci, İ. (2024). Investigation of advanced biological properties of carbon, carbon‐boron quantum dots, and copper (II) phthalocyanine nanoconjugates. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 38(5), e7423.

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Ük, N., Aykut, S., Jahangiri, H., Nar, I., & Ünlü, C. (2024). Indium-based quantum dots trapped in solid-state matrices: a one-pot synthesis, thermoresponsive properties, and enhanced micropollutant removal. New Journal of Chemistry, 48(22), 10074-10086.

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Ük, N., Ünlü, F. Y., İbiş, Ö., Nar, I., Aydogan, A., & Ünlü, C. (2024). Tailoring fluorescent ZIF-8 nanostructures through calix [4] pyrrole modification: tunable size and enhanced organic micropollutant removal capacity. Chemical Communications, 60(7), 866-869.

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Kestir, S. M., Keskin, S. Ş., Ergüder, Ö., Ük, N., Türker, Y., Nar, I., ... & Ünlü, C. (2023). Ultraprecise control over the photophysical properties of novel amino acid functionalized CdTeS quantum dots and their effect on the emission of yellow-emissive carbon dots. Dalton Transactions, 52(17), 5704-5714.

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Erkan, M., Ük, N., Nar, I., & Ünlü, C. (2023). Adapting two-phase synthesis method to develop cadmium poor quaternary ZnCd-chalcogenide quantum dots. Optical Materials, 138, 113713.

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Hejazi, M. A., Eksik, O., Taşdelen-Yücedağ, Y., Ünlü, C., & Trabzon, L. (2023). Carbon-based nanomaterials in gas sensing applications. Emergent Materials, 6(1), 45-77.

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Ozonder, S., Unlu, C., Guleryuz, C., & Trabzon, L. (2023). Doped graphene quantum dots UV–Vis absorption spectrum: a high-throughput TDDFT study. ACS omega, 8(2), 2112-2118.

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Gümrükçü, S., Katırcı, R., Özçeşmeci, M., Ünlü, C., & Özçeşmeci, İ. (2022). Energy transfer processes in 1, 3-bis (pyridyl) iminoisoindoline based donor–acceptor system–Synthesis, photophysics, and TD-DFT study. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 146, 110215.

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Navidfar, A., Peker, M. I., Budak, E., Unlu, C., & Trabzon, L. (2022). Carbon quantum dots enhanced graphene/carbon nanotubes polyurethane hybrid nanocomposites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 247, 110310.

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Erguder, O., Şahin Keskin, S., Nar, I., Trabzon, L., & Unlu, C. (2022). Aflatoxin B1 Acts as an Effective Energy Donor to Enhance Fluorescence of Yellow Emissive Carbon Dots. ACS omega, 7(33), 29297-29305.

 

Coşkun, Y., Ünlü, F. Y., Yılmaz, T., Türker, Y., Aydogan, A., Kuş, M., & Ünlü, C. (2022). "Development of Highly Luminescent Water-Insoluble Carbon Dots by Using Calix [4] pyrrole as the Carbon Precursor and Their Potential Application in Organic Solar Cells."ACS Omega, 7 (22), 18840-18851.

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Ünlü, C., Budak, E., Kestir, S. M., (2022). "Altering natural photosynthesis through quantum dots: effect of quantum dots on viability, light harvesting capacity and growth of photosynthetic organisms." Functional Plant Biology 49 (6) 444 -451.

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Gencer, O., Çeven, Ö. F., & Ünlü, C. (2022). "Triggering excitation independent fluorescence in zinc (II) incorporated carbon dots: Surface passivation of carbon dots with zinc (II) ions by microwave assisted synthesis methods." Diamond and Related Materials, 123, 108874.

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Eryiğit, Ş., Gelir, A., Budak, E., Ünlü, C., Gömleksiz, A., Özçeşmeci, İ., & Gül, A. (2022). "Effect of heteroatom‐doped carbon quantum dots on the red emission of metal‐conjugated phthalocyanines through hybridization." Luminescence, 37(2), 268-277.

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Demirörs, A. F., Aykut, S., Ganzeboom, S., Meier, Y. A., Hardeman, R., de Graaf, J., ... Ünlü C. & Zenhäusern, D. (2021). "Amphibious Transport of Fluids and Solids by Soft Magnetic Carpets." Advanced Science, 8(21), 2102510.

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Ozukanar, O., Gunduz, H., Unlu, C., & Kumbaraci, V. (2021). "A novel anthracene functionalized dibenzoxanthene fluorophore for copper (II) sensing." Optical Materials, 119, 111370.

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Budak, Esranur, and ÜNLÜ Caner. "Effect of nitrogen precursor on optical properties of hexagonal Boron Nitride quantum dots." Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 8.3 (2021): 969-976.

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GÜLEROĞLU, GÜLHAN, and CANER ÜNLÜ. "Spectroscopic investigation of defect-state emission in CdSe quantum dots." Turkish Journal of Chemistry 45.3 (2021): 520-527.

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Şahin, Sultan, Caner Ünlü, and Levent Trabzon. "Affinity biosensors developed with quantum dots in microfluidic systems." Emergent Materials (2021): 1-23.

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Budak, E., & Ünlü, C. (2021). "Boron regulated dual emission in B, N doped graphene quantum dots." Optical Materials, 111, 110577.

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Budak, E., Erdoğan, D., & Ünlü, C. (2021). "Enhanced fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments through conjugation with carbon quantum dots." Photosynthesis Research, 147(1), 1-10.

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Budak, E., Aykut, S., Paşaoğlu, M. E., & Ünlü, C. (2020). "Microwave assisted synthesis of boron and nitrogen rich graphitic quantum dots to enhance fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments." Materials Today Communications, 24, 100975.

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Ünlü, C. (2019). "Controlling defect state emission in ultra-small sized tellurium doped CdSe nanocrystals via two-phase synthesis method." Optical Materials, 89, 361-367.

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