Biography
He graduated from METU Department of Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering. He completed his MS at Ohio State University and his PhD at Case Western Reserve
University in Materials Science and Engineering. After completion of his
PhD, he has worked as a scientist in semiconductor industry in US. He
has also served as a faculty at Frostburg State University (eight years) -Maryland and as a research scientist at University of Delaware. His
research interests include nanoelectronics,
nanophotonics, III-V compound semiconductor devices (HBT, HEMT,
MOSFET, photodetectors), nano- microfabrication (MOCVD, MBE, PVD etc.),
semiconductor nanowire device fabrication, and nanowire-based sensors. He is the founder of the Advanced Micro- and Nano-Devices Laboratory.
Research Areas
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Semiconducting Materials and Devices, Material science and engineering, Engineering and Technology
Academic Titles / Tasks
2020 - Continues
2020 - ContinuesProfessor
Marmara University, Faculty of Engineering, Metallurgical And Material Engineering
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020Professor
Istanbul Sehir University, Faculty Of Engıneerıng And Natural Scıences, Department Of Electrıcal And Electronıcs Engıneerıng
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016Associate Professor
Istanbul Sehir University, Faculty Of Engıneerıng And Natural Scıences
2011 - 2014
2011 - 2014Associate Professor
Frostburg State University, Physics and Engineering
2005 - 2011
2005 - 2011Assistant Professor
Frostburg State University, Physics and Engineering
2003 - 2005
2003 - 2005Researcher
University of Delaware, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2001 - 2003
2001 - 2003Engineer
International Quantum Epitaxy (IQE), Inc.
Articles Published in Journals That Entered SCI, SSCI and AHCI Indexes
2021
2021Self-powered fine-pattern flexible SiC single nanowire ultraviolet photodetector
YILDIRIM M. A. , TEKER K.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, vol.868, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2021
2021High-responsivity flexible ultraviolet photodetector via single aluminum nitride nanowire
Ozdemir Y. B. , TEKER K. , YILDIRIM M. A.
OPTICAL ENGINEERING, vol.60, no.5, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2021
2021Transport Characteristics of Gallium Nitride Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor (GaN-NWFET) for High Temperature Electronics
Yildirim M. A. , TEKER K.
Nano, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded)
2021
2021Improving detectivity of self-powered GaN ultraviolet photodetector by nickel nanoparticles
Teker K. , Hocaoglu A., Yildirim M. A.
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS, vol.127, no.1, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2021
2021Effect of pH on transport characteristics of silicon carbide nanowire field-effect transistor (SiCNW-FET)
Awais M., Mousa H., TEKER K.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2020
2020Impact of gold nanoparticles on low-voltage operating GaN ultraviolet photodetector
TEKER K. , Alkhaldi A.
OPTICAL ENGINEERING, vol.59, no.12, 2020 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2020
2020Low-Power-Operating 3C-SiC Ultraviolet Photodetector forElevated Temperature Applications
Teker K. , Mousa H.
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, vol.49, no.6, pp.3813-3818, 2020 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019Performance enhancement of 3C-SiC thin film UV photodetector via gold nanoparticles
Mousa H., Yildirim M. A. , Teker K.
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.34, no.9, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019UV-induced photosensing characteristics of SiC and GaN nanowires
Teker K. , Ali Y. A. , Uzun A.
SENSOR REVIEW, vol.39, no.4, pp.488-494, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019Fabrication of ultraviolet photodetector with aluminum nitride nanowire networks via direct transfer method
Ali Y. A. , Teker K.
MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, vol.211, pp.26-28, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019Impact of channel scaling on performance of single SiC nanowire UV photodetector
Uzun A., Teker K.
JOURNAL OF NANOPHOTONICS, vol.13, no.2, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019Silicon carbide nanowire field effect transistors with high on/off current ratio
Uzun A., Teker K.
MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, vol.205, pp.59-62, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2019
2019Dielectrophoretic Assembly of Aluminum Nitride (AlN) Single Nanowire Deep Ultraviolet Photodetector
Teker K.
JOURNAL OF NANO RESEARCH, vol.60, pp.86-93, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2018
2018An Ultra-Sensitive Optical Ring-Based Micro-Resonator Model towards Nanoparticle and Protein Detection
Ahmeti F., Teker K.
JOURNAL OF NANO RESEARCH, vol.55, pp.57-65, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2016
2016Photoresponse characteristics of silicon carbide nanowires
Teker K.
MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, vol.162, pp.79-81, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2016
2016Single source fabrication of SiC nanowires and FTIR spectroscopy
Teker K. , Abdurazik D.
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, vol.18, pp.510-514, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2015
2015Aluminium nitride nanowire array films for nanomanufacturing applications
Teker K.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.31, no.15, pp.1832-1836, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2014
2014Gallium nitride nanowire devices and photoelectric properties
Teker K.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, vol.216, pp.142-146, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2013
2013Density and morphology adjustments of gallium nitride nanowires
Teker K.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, vol.283, pp.1065-1070, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2008
2008Bioconjugated carbon nanotubes for targeting cancer biomarkers
Teker K.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS, vol.153, pp.83-87, 2008 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2006
2006Biomolecular tuning of electronic transport properties of carbon nanotubes via antibody functionalization
Teker K. , Wickstrom E., Panchapakesan B.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, vol.6, no.6, pp.1422-1428, 2006 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2003
2003Selective epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC on patterned Si using hexamethyldisilane by APCVD
Teker K.
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, vol.257, pp.245-254, 2003 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
2000
2000Epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC on Si(001) using hexamethyldisilane and comparison with growth on Si(111)
Teker K. , Jacob C., Chung J., Hong M.
THIN SOLID FILMS, vol.371, pp.53-60, 2000 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2008
2008Confocal Microscopy of Bioconjugated Carbon Nanotubes for Biosensor Applications
Teker K.
Sensors & Transducers Journal, vol.88, no.2, pp.1-8, 2008 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)
2005
2005Single-wall carbon nanotubes with adsorbed antibodies detect live breast cancer cells
Teker K.
Nanobiotechnology, vol.1, no.4, pp.353-360, 2005 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)
2005
2005Single-wall carbon nanotube nanobomb agents for killing breast cancer cells
Teker K.
Nanobiotechnology, vol.1, no.2, pp.133-139, 2005 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)
2005
2005Applications of carbon nanotubes for cancer research
Teker K.
Nanobiotechnology, vol.1, no.2, pp.171-182, 2005 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)
2001
2001Epitaxial growth of SiC on AlN/Sapphire using hexamethyldisilane by MOVPE
Teker K. , Lee K. H. , Pirouz P., Jacob C., Nishino S.
Materials Research Society Symposium-Proceedings, vol.640, 2001 (Refereed Journals of Other Institutions)
Refereed Congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings
2017
2017A model for an Optical Ring Micro resonator towards Nanoparticle Detection
Ahmeti F., Teker K.
11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2017 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, United States Of America, 14 - 17 May 2017, vol.3, pp.254-257
2017
2017Indium nitride nanowire growth by chemical vapor deposition and electrical characterization
Teker K. , Ali Y. A. , Otto J.
11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2017 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, United States Of America, 14 - 17 May 2017, vol.4, pp.198-201
2016
2016Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of silicon carbide nanowires
Teker K. , Abdurazik D.
10th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 19th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2016 National SBIR/STTR Conference, Washington, United States Of America, 22 - 25 May 2016, vol.4, pp.51-54
2013
2013Photoconductivity of GaN nanowires
Teker K. , Otto J., Siemann A.
Nanotechnology 2013: Electronics, Devices, Fabrication, MEMS, Fluidics and Computational - 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013, Washington, United States Of America, 12 - 16 May 2013, vol.2, pp.60-63
2013
2013Photoconductivity of Catalyst-Free Grown Aluminum Nitride Nanowires
Teker K. , Otto J., Siemann A.
Conference on Nanotechnology VI, Grenoble, France, 24 - 25 April 2013, vol.8766
2012
2012Morphology variations of GaN nanowires and devices
Teker K. , Otto J.
Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Of America, 7 - 11 October 2012, vol.1, pp.371-377
2011
2011Manipulating 3C-SiC nanowire morphology through gas flow dynamics
Teker K. , Otto J. M.
2011 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, United States Of America, 28 November - 02 December 2011, vol.1396, pp.237-242
2011
2011Comparison of aluminum nitride nanowire growth with and without catalysts via chemical vapor deposition
Teker K. , Oxenham J. A.
2011 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States Of America, 25 - 29 April 2011, vol.1324, pp.17-22
2010
2010The impact of hands-on experience in undergraduate nanotechnology education
Oxenham J. A. , Teker K.
2010 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, United States Of America, 29 November - 03 December 2010, vol.1320, pp.42-47
2011
2011Growth of ultra-high density 3C-SiC nanowires via single source CVD
Teker K. , Oxenham J. A.
2011 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States Of America, 25 - 29 April 2011, vol.1350, pp.63-68
2010
2010Transition from microscale-faceted structures to ultra-dense GaN nanowires
Teker K. , Oxenham J. A.
2010 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, United States Of America, 29 November - 03 December 2010, vol.1302, pp.31-36
2008
2008A scheme for blocking non-specific antibody binding on single wall carbon nanotubes
Teker K.
2008 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States Of America, 24 - 28 March 2008, vol.1092, pp.8-13
2006
2006Detection of live breast cancer cells using carbon nanotube devices
Teker K. , Cesarone G., Wickstrom E., Panchapakesan B.
2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings, Boston, MA, United States Of America, 7 - 11 May 2006, vol.2, pp.33-36
2005
2005Electronic sensing of antibodies using carbon nanotube devices
Teker K. , Sivakumar K., Wickstro E., Panchapakesan B.
2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005, Anaheim, CA, United States Of America, 8 - 12 May 2005, pp.43-46
2005
2005Single wall carbon nanotubes with adsorbed monoclonal antibodies detect breast cancer cells.
Panchapakesan B., Cesarone G., Teker K. , Wickstrom E.
AACR/NCI/EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Pennsylvania, United States Of America, 14 - 18 November 2005, vol.11
2004
2004Antibody functionalization of carbon nanotubes for breast cancer applications
Teker K. , Sirdeshmukh R., Panchapakesan B.
IEEE Sensors 2004, Vienna, Austria, 24 - 27 October 2004, vol.2, pp.814-817
2004
2004Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with antibodies for breast cancer detection applications
Sirdeshmukh R., Teker K. , Panchapakesan B.
Proceedings - 2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, ICMENS 2004, Banff, Canada, 25 - 27 August 2004, pp.47-52
2004
2004Biological functionalization of carbon nanotubes
Sirdeshmukh R., Teker K. , Panchapakesan B.
Biological and Bioinspired Materials and Devices, San Francisco, CA, United States Of America, 13 - 16 April 2004, vol.823, pp.133-138
2003
2003Production of next generation InP-HBT epiwafers by MBE
Lubyshev D., Malis O., Teker K. , Wu Y., Fastenau J., Fang X., et al.
2003 International Conference Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, Santa Barbara, CA, United States Of America, 12 - 16 May 2003, pp.385-388
2000
2000Effect of TMG addition on the epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC on Si(100) and Si(111) using hexamethyldisilane
Lee K., Teker K. , Zhang M., Chung J., Pirouz P.
Silicon Carbide- Materials, Processing and Devices, Boston, MA, United States Of America, 27 - 29 November 2000, vol.640
2000
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