SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
(38 listed: 28 papers, 8 proceedings and 2 theses; Total # of citations as of January 2011: 343 h-index: 11)

Publications in Review

  1. M. Hnilova, C. R. So, E. E. Oren, B. R. Wilson, T. Kacar, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya.“Targeted Co-Assembly of Quantum Dots and Fluorophores on Patterned Substrates using Material-Specific Peptides” ACS Nano, in review (2010).
  2. O. Akyildiz, E. E. Oren and T. O. Ogurtani. “Mesoscopic nonequilibrium thermodynamics treatment of the grain boundary thermal grooving induced by the anisotropic surface drift diffusion” Journal of Materials Science, in review (2011).
  3. T. O. Ogurtani, O. Akyildiz and E. E. Oren. “Mesoscopic irreversible thermodynamics of morphological evolution of strained thin solid films on deformable substrates” Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, in review (2011).

    4. Publications

  4. T. O. Ogurtani, A. Celik and E. E. Oren. “Generic role of the anisotropic surface free energy on the morphological evolution in a strained-heteroepitaxial solid droplet on rigid substrates” Journal of Applied Physics, 108 103515 (2010).
  5. R. Notman, E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler, M. Sarikaya, R. Samudrala and T. R. Walsh. “Solution studies of strong and weak quartz-binding peptides using replica exchange molecular dynamics” Biomacromolecules, 11 3266-3274 (2010).
  6. T. O. Ogurtani, A. Celik and E. E. Oren. “Morphological evolution in a strained-heteroepitaxial solid droplet on a rigid substrate: Dynamical simulations” Journal of Applied Physics, 108, 063527 (2010). (Chosen to appear in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology September 27, 2010.)
  7. E. E. Oren, R. Notman, I. W. Kim, J. S. Evans, T. R. Walsh, R. Samudrala, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Probing the molecular mechanisms of quartz-binding peptides” Langmuir, 26, 11003-11009 (2010).
  8. A. Dezieck, O. Acton, K. Leong, E. E. Oren, H. Ma, C. Tamerler, M. Sarikaya and A. K .-Y. Jen. “Threshold voltage control in organic thin film transistors with dielectric layer modified by a genetically engineered polypeptide” Applied Physics Letters, 97, 013307 (2010).
  9. C. Tamerler, D. Khatayevich, M. Gungormus, T. Kacar, E. E. Oren, M. Hnilova and M. Sarikaya. “Molecular biomimetics: Gepi-based biological routes to technology” Biopolymers: Peptide Science, 94, 78-94 (2010).
  10. C. R. So, J. L. Kulp, E. E. Oren, H. Zareie, C. Tamerler, J. S. Evans and M. Sarikaya. “Molecular recognition and supramolecular self-assembly of a genetically engineered gold binding peptide on Au{111}” ACS Nano, 3, 1525-1531 (2009).
  11. T. Kacar, J. Ray, M. Gungormus, E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Quartz binding peptides used as linkers for making multi-(bio)functional micro-patterned systems” Advanced Materials, 21, 295-299 (2009).
  12. M. Hnilova, E. E. Oren, U. O. S. Seker, B. Wilson, S. Collino, J. S. Evans, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Effect of molecular conformations on adsorption behavior of gold binding peptides” Langmuir, 24, 12440-12445 (2008).
  13. T. O. Ogurtani, O. Akyildiz and E. E. Oren. “Morphological evolution of tilted grain-boundary thermal grooving by surface diffusion in bicrystal thin solid films having strong anisotropic surface Gibbs free energy” Journal of Applied Physics, 104, 013518 (2008).
  14. J. S. Evans, R. Samudrala, T. Walsh, E. E. Oren and C. Tamerler. “The molecular design of inorganic-binding polypeptides” MRS Bulletin, 33, (5) 514-518 (2008). (Cover designed by EEO)
  15. D. Sahin, H. Kahraman, E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Peptide (GEPI)-protein molecular hybrid construction for materials and medical applications – ‘GEPI-based tag application” FEBS Journal, 275, 371-371 (2008).
  16. A. Sert, N. G. Karaguler, D. Sahin, E. E. Oren, M. Sarikaya and C. Tamerler. “Construction and expression of a bi-functional peptide by using genetic engineering methods for bionanotechnologies” FEBS Journal, 275, 372-372 (2008).
  17. R. Samudrala, E. E. Oren, C. Cheng, J. Horst, B. Bernard, M. Gungormus, M. Hnilova, H. Fong, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Knowledge-based design of inorganic-binding peptides” The FNANO08 Conference Proceedings, 75-80 (2008).
  18. E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler, D. Sahin, M. Hnilova, U. O. S. Seker, M. Sarikaya and R. Samudrala. “A novel knowledge-based approach to design inorganic-binding peptides” Bioinformatics, 23, (21), 2816-2822 (2007).
  19. T. O. Ogurtani, A. Celik and E. E. Oren. “Morphological evolution of edge-hillocks on single crystal films having anisotropic drift-diffusion under the capillary and electromigration forces” Thin Solid Films, 515 (5), 2974-2983 (2007).
  20. U. O. S. Seker, B. Wilson, S. Dincer, I. W. Kim, E. E. Oren, J. S. Evans, C. Tamerler, and M. Sarikaya. “Adsorption behavior of linear and cyclic genetically engineered platinum binding peptides” Langmuir, 23, 7895-7900 (2007).
  21. C. Tamerler, M. Duman, E. E. Oren, M. Gungormus, X. Xiong, B. A. Parviz and M. Sarikaya. “Materials specificity and directed assembly of a gold binding peptide” Small, 2 (11), 1372-1378 (2006).
  22. C. Tamerler, E. E. Oren, M. Duman, E. Venkatasubramanian and M. Sarikaya. “Adsorption kinetics of an engineered gold binding peptide by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and a quartz crystal microbalance” Langmuir, 22, 7712-7718 (2006).
  23. E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya. “Metal recognition of septapeptides via polypod molecular architecture” Nano Letters, 5 (3), 415-419 (2005).
  24. T. O. Ogurtani and E. E. Oren. “Irreversible thermodynamics of triple junctions during the intergranular void motion under the electromigration forces” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 42 (13), 3918-3952 (2005).
  25. T. O. Ogurtani and E. E. Oren. “Electromigration-induced void grain-boundary interactions: the mean time to failure for copper interconnects with bamboo and near-bamboo structures” Journal of Applied Physics, 96 (12), 7246-7253 (2004).
  26. A. Kalkanli and E. E. Oren. “Effect of spraying rate on microstructure of spray deposited Al-Fe-V-Si alloy” Powder Metallurgy, 46 (4), 324-328 (2003).
  27. T. O. Ogurtani, M. R. Gungor and E. E. Oren. “Interactive computer simulation of dislocation damping spectra associated with the coupled motion of geometric kinks and point defects subjected to the bulk segregation phenomenon” Solid State Phenomena, 89, 141-190 (2003).
  28. E. E. Oren. “Computer simulation of electromigration induced void – grain boundary interactions with a special reference to the prediction of cathode failure times in bamboo structures” Ph. D. Thesis, Middle East Technical University, January 2003.
  29. E. E. Oren and T. O. Ogurtani. “Void intergranular motion under the action of electromigration forces in thin film interconnects with bamboo structure” MRS Symp. Proc., 695, 209-215 (2002).
  30. T. O. Ogurtani, M. R. Gungor and E. E. Oren. “Simulation of dislocation damping spectra associated with the collective motion of point defects and kink chain subjected to the bulk segregation” Journal of Applied Physics, 91 (4), 1860-1870 (2002).
  31. T. O. Ogurtani and E. E. Oren. “Computer simulation of void growth dynamics under the action of electromigration and capillary forces in narrow thin interconnects” Journal of Applied Physics, 90 (3), 1564-1572 (2001).
  32. E. E. Oren and T. O. Ogurtani. “The effect of initial void configuration on the morphological evolution under the action of normalized electron wind forces” MRS Symp. Proc., 714E, L9.2.1-L9.2.6 (2001).
  33. E. E. Oren. “Electromigration – induced transgranular void motion in interconnects with special reference to computer simulation” M. Sc. Thesis, Middle East Technical University, September 2000.
  34. T. O. Ogurtani and E. E. Oren, “A computer simulation of void dynamics under the action of electromigration and capillary forces in narrow thin interconnects” Advanced Metallization Conference, 16, 483-487 (2000).
  35. E. E. Oren and A. C. Tas. “Hydrothermal synthesis of pure and Dy doped BaTiO3 powders at 90 °C” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 30, 1089-1093 (1999).
  36. E. E. Oren and A. C. Tas. “Hydrothermal synthesis of pure and Dy:BaTiO3 powders at 90°C, the sintering behavior and microstructures of Dy:BaTiO3 powders heated on Ti-strips” Dielectric Ceramic Materials: Ceramic Transactions (Wiley-Am. Ceram. Soc.), 100, 95-104 (1999).
  37. E. E. Oren and A. C. Tas. “Preparation of piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3) powders by homogeneous precipitation and calcinations” Dielectric Ceramic Materials: Ceramic Transactions (Wiley-Am. Ceram. Soc.), 100, 105-114 (1999).
  38. E. E. Oren, E. Taspinar and A. C. Tas. “Preparation of lead zirconate (PbZrO3) by homogeneous precipitation and calcinations” Journal of American Ceramic Society, 80 (10), 2714-2716 (1997).