Professor

Ph.D., Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1989.    Synthesis and study of cyclodextrin-based metalloenzyme mimics and fluorescence probes of molecular recognition

Molecular and Supramolecular Synthetic Chemistry and Exploration of Emerging Functions

Fluorescent molecular sensors for ions and neutral molecules. Practical applications for molecular logic gates. Design and study of novel dyes for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Autonomous molecular machines. Novel 3rd generation photodynamic therapy reagents, interactive delivery systems  

 

Selected Recent Publications
- “Thinking Outside the Silicon Box: Molecular AND Logic As an Additional Layer of Selectivity in Singlet Oxygen Generation for Photodynamic Therapy”, Ozlem, S.; Akkaya, E. U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 48-49. (featured in C & EN News, Science and Technology Concentrates, January 19, 2009)

-“Design Strategies for Ratiometric Chemosensors: Modlulation of Excitation Energy Transfer at the Energy Donor Site”, Guliyev, R.; Coskun, A.; Akkaya, E. U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9007-9013.

-“Signal Ratio Amplification via Modulation of Resonance Energy Transfer: Proof of Principle in a Novel Emission Ratiometric Hg(II) Sensor” Coskun, A; Akkaya, E.U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14474-14475.

-“Ion Sensing Coupled to Resonance Energy Transfer:  A Highly Selective and Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescent Chemosensor for Ag(I) by a Modular Approach” Coskun, A.; Akkaya, E. U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10464-10465.

-“Novel Molecular Building Blocks Based on the Boradiazaindacene Chromophore: Applications in Fluorescent Metallosupramolecular Coordination Polymers, Bozdemir, O. A.; Buyukcakir, O.; Akkaya, E. U. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 3830-3838.

-“Effective PET and ICT Switching of Boradiazaindacene Emission: A Unimolecular, Emission Mode Molecular Half-Subtractor with Reconfigurable Logic Gates” Coskun, A.; Deniz, E.; Akkaya, E.U. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5187-5189.

-“Water soluble distyryl-boradiazaindacenes as efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy” Atilgan, S.; Dost, Z.; Dogan, A. L.; Guc, D.; Akkaya, E. U. Chemical Commun. 2006, 4398-4400. (HOT Article in the RSC site)

-“ A panchromatic boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells, Ela-Erten, S.; Yilmaz, M. D.; Icli, B.; Dede, Y.; Icli, S.; Akkaya, E. U. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3299-3301.