Publications:

1. "Facile Synthesis of Porous Carbonized Humic Acid as a Binder-Free Electrode for High-Capacitance Applications" W. Sun, X. Zhang, M. Ozdogan, X. Hou, N. Oncel, J. X. Zhao, ACS Applied Energy Materials, accepted

2. "Interaction Dynamics of Borrelia Surface Proteins with Fibronectin",  K. M. Hewage, C. Munoz, M. Ozdogan, C. A. Brissette, N. Oncel, under review

3. "Lateral Force Microscopy Studies of the Nanoscale Frictional Properties of Two-Dimensional SnSe and SnSe2 as Solid Lubricants" M. Ozdogan, T. Iken, D. Cakir, N. Oncel, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8, 14713, 2025

https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00122

4. "Thermal properties of SnSe nanoflakes by AFM-based Scanning Thermal Microscopy measurements",  M. Ozdogan, T. Iken, D. Cakir, N. Oncel, Appl. Phys. Lett. 125, 242202, 2024

https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02009

5. "Facile Synthesis of 3D NC-rGO@Ni-foam Nanonetwork as a Binder-free Hybrid Electrode Material for Ultrahigh Capacitance Applications." W. Sun, M. Ozdogan, J. Zhao, N. Oncel, ACS Omega, 10, 16457, 2025

6. "Nanomechanical properties of adhesins of Lyme borrelia", C. Munoz, M. Ozdogan, Y. Tourand, T. Caselli, C. A. Brissette, N. Oncel, J. of Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 57, 115401, 2024

7. "A systematic study to investigate the effects of x-ray exposure on electrical properties of silicon dioxide thin films using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy" C. Munoz, T. Iken, N. Oncel, J. of Chemical Physics, 159, 164706, 2023,

 https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14867

8. "One-Pot Synthesis of Ruthenium-Based Nanocatalyst Using Reduced Graphene Oxide as Matrix for Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia", W.  Sun, N. E. Sahin, D. Sun, X. Wu, C. Munoz, J. Thakare, T. Aulich, J. Zhang, X. Hou, N. Oncel, D. Pierce, J. X. Zhao, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,  15, 1115, 2023

9. "Probing electrical properties of a silicon nanocrystal thin film using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", A. Laudari, S. Pathiranage, S. A. Thomas, R. J. Petersen, K. J. Anderson, T. A. Pringle, E. K. Hobbie, N. Oncel, Rev. Sci. Inst. 93, 083906, 2022, https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14865

10. "Synthesis of Highly Near-Infrared Fluorescent Graphene Quantum Dots Using Biomass-Derived Materials for In Vitro Cell Imaging and Metal Ion Detection" S. Reagen, Y. Wu, X. Liu, R. Shahni, J. Bogenschuetz, X. Wu,  Q. R. Chu, N. Oncel, J. Zhang, Z. Hou,  C. Combs, A. Vasquez, J.  X. Zhao, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,  13, 43952, 2021

11. "In-situ Synthesis of Graphene-coated Silicon Monoxide Anodes from Coal-derived Humic Acid for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery " S. Xu, J. Zhou, J. Wang,  S. Pathirana, N. Oncel, X.  Zhang, Xin, M. Mann, X. Hou,  Adv.  Func. Materials, 31, 2101645, 2021

12. "Star-Shaped Poly(hydroxybutyrate)s from Bio-based Polyol Cores via Zinc Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of β-Butyrolactone " R. Omar, M. Shaik, C. Griggs, J. Jensen, R. Boyd, N. Oncel, D. Webster, G. Du,  European Polymer Journal, 160, 110756, 2021

13. "One-pot synthesis of graphene quantum dots using humic acid and its application for copper (II) ion detection" X. Liu, J. Han, F. Altincicek, N. Oncel, D. Pierce, X. Wu, J. X. Zhao, J. Mater. Sci., 56, 4991, 2021

14. “CrSi2 crystallites on Si(110)” S. Pathirana,  E. M. D. Siriwardane, R. Mohottige, D. Cakir, N. Oncel, Surf. Sci.,  703, 121739, 2021

15. "Structural Evolution of Organic Matter in Deep Shales by Spectroscopy (1H & 13C−NMR, XPS, and FTIR) Analysis " H. Lee, N. Oncel, B. Liu, A. Kukay, F. Altincicek, R. Varma, M. Shokouhimehr, M. Ostadhassan, ACS Energy & Fuels, 34, 2807, 2020

16. "Adsorption of Formic Acid on CH3NH3PbI3 Lead-halide Organic-inorganic Perovskites" M. T. Nayakasinghe, Y. Han, N. Sivapragasam, D. Kilin, N. Oncel, U. Burghaus,  J. Phys. Chem C., 123, 22873, 2019

17. “Silicene Like Domains on IrSi3 crystallites” D. Nicholls, Fatima, D. Cakir, N. Oncel, J. Phys. Chem. C., 123, 7225, 2019, https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.12373

18. "Photoexcited Electron Lifetimes Influenced by Momentum Dispersion in Silicon Nanowires ",  Fatima, Y. Han, D. J. Vogel, T. M. Inerbaev, N. Oncel, E. K. Hobbie, D. Kilin, J. Phys. Chem. C, 123,  7457, 2019

19. “First-Principles Study of Electron Dynamics with Explicit Treatment of Momentum Dispersion on Si Nanowires along Different Directions”, Fatima, J. Vogel, T. Inerbaev, N. Oncel, D. Kilin, Molecular Physics, accepted for publication in Molecular Physics, 117, 2293, 2018

20.  “First-principles study of charge carrier dynamics with an explicit treatment of momentum dispersion on Si nanowires along <211> crystallographic directions” Fatima, J. Vogel, T. Inerbaev, N. Oncel, D. Kilin, accepted for publication in MRS Advances, 3, 3477, 2018

21. “Coulomb blockade at room temperature: Self-assembled Iridium quantum dots on Silicon(110) surface”, R. Mohottige, S. Banerjee, N. Oncel, Surf. Sci. 677, 12, 2018

22. "Study of iridium silicide monolayers using density functional theory" M. D. Popis, S. V. Popis, N. Oncel, M .R. Hoffmann, D. Cakir, J. Appl. Phys. 123, 074301, 2018

23. “Intercalation of Si between MoS2 layers” R van Bremen, Q Yao, S Banerjee, D Cakir, N Oncel, HJW Zandvliet, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 8, 1952, 2017

24. “STM/STS and DFT studies on Self-assembled monolayer of octanoic acid on HOPG”, Fatima, M. Zepeda, N. Oncel, Thin Solid Films, 623, 135, 2017

25. “On the physical and electronic properties of Iridium-silicide nanowires on Si(001) surface” Fatima, I. C. Oguz, D. Çakır, S. Hossain, R. Mohattige, O. Gulseren, N. Oncel, J. Appl. Phys., 120, 095303, 2016 

26. “Iridium–silicide nanowires on Si (110) surface”, R. N. Mohattige, N. Oncel, Surf. Sci. 641, 237, 2015

27. “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Density Functional Theory Study on Zinc(II)-Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonic Acid on Bilayer Epitaxial Graphene on Silicon Carbide(0001)” D. Nicholls, R. R. Li, B. Ware, C. Pansegrau, D. Cakir, M. R. Hoffmann, N. Oncel, J. Phys. Chem. C., 119, 9845, 2015

28.  “Angle-Resolved Synchrotron Photoemission and Density Functional Theory on Iridium Modified Si(111) Surface”, N. Oncel, D. Çakır, J. H. Dil, B. Slomski, G. Landolt, . J. Phys. Cond. Matter, 26, 285501, 2014

29. “Ir modified Si(111) surface” D. Nicholls, N. Oncel. J. Phys. Cond. Matter, 25, 445004, 2013

30. “Electronically Stabilized Nanowire Growth” T. F. Mocking, P. Bampoulis, N. Oncel, B. Poelsema, H. J. W. Zandvliet, Nature Communications, 4, 2387, 2013

31. “Iridium Silicide Nanowires on Si(001) surfaces”, N. Oncel, D. Nicholls, J. Phys.Cond. Matter, 25, 014010, 2013

32. “A Scanning Tunneling Microscopy study on self-assembled Fe(III) meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin chloride chains” D. Nicholls, B. Ware, Z. Zhang, N. Oncel, Thin Solid Films, 534, 308, 2013

33. “Hydrogen bonding vs van der Waals interactions in self-assembled monolayers of substituted isophtalic acids” P. N. Dickerson, A. M. Hibberd, N. Oncel, S. L. Bernasek, Langmuir, 26, 18155, 2010

34. "5-(octadecyloxy) isophthalic acid assisted Copper (II) meso- tetra (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin adsorption on HOPG" D. Nicholls, W. P. McKinzie, N. Oncel, J. Phys. Chem. C., 114, 14983, 2010

35. "Higher-order Complexity through R-group Effects in Self-assembled Tri-peptide Monolayers" D. M. Rampulla, N. Oncel, S. A. Malcolm, S. L. Bernasek, Langmuir, 26, 16287, 2010

36.  “Study of Ni(II) and Vanadyl octaethylporphyrin self-assembled layers formed on bare and 5-octadecycloxy isophthalic acid covered graphite” N. Oncel, S.L. Bernasek, Langmuir, 25, 9290, 2009

37. “Effects of Organic Film Morphology on the Formation of Rb Clusters” D. M. Rampulla, N. Oncel, E. Abelev, S. L. Bernasek, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 041116, 2009

38. “The effect of molecule-molecule and molecule substrate interaction in the formation of Pt-octaethyl porphyrin self-assembled monolayers” N. Oncel, S. L. Bernasek, Applied Physics Letters, 92, 133305, 2008

39. “Peierls instability in Pt chains on Ge(001)” A. van Houselt, T. Gnielka, M. Fischer, J. A. de Brugh, N. Oncel, D. Kockmann, R. Heid, K.-P. Bohnen, B. Poelsema, H. J. W. Zandvliet, Surface Science, 602, 1731, 2008

40. “Atomic chains on surfaces” N. Oncel, (Invited) Topical Review in Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 20, 393001, 2008

41. “Metal Induced Gap States on Pt modified Ge(001) surfaces”, N. Oncel, W. J. van Beek, B. Poelsema, H. J.W. Zandvliet, New Journal of Physics, 9, 449, 2007

42.  “Spatial mapping of the Electronic states of a One-Dimensional System”, A. van Houselt, N. Oncel, B. Poelsema, H. J.W. Zandvliet, Nano Letters, 6, 1439, 2006

43. “Diffusion and binding of CO on Pt nanowires”, N. Oncel, W. J. van Beek, J. Huijben, H. J.W. Zandvliet, B. Poelsema, Surface Science, 600, 4690, 2006

44. “Room Temperature Single Electron Tunneling in Dendrimer Stabilized Au Nanoparticles Anchored at a Molecular Printboard” C. Nijhuis, N. Oncel, J. Huskens, H. J.W. Zandvliet, B. J. Ravoo, B. Poelsema, D. N. Reinhoudt, Small 2 (12), 1422-1426, 2006

45. “Quantum Confinement between Self-organized Pt nanowires on Ge(001)”, N. Oncel, A. van Houselt, J. Huijben, A.-S. Hallbäck, O. Gurlu, H. J.W. Zandvliet and B. Poelsema, Physical Review Letters, 95, 116801, 2005. (Accepted as the cover of the 9th September issue)

46. “Coulomb blockade of small Pd clusters”, N. Oncel, A.-Sophi Hallbäck, H. J. W. Zandvliet, E. A. Speets, B. J. Ravoo, D. N. Reinhoudt, B. Poelsema, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 044703, 2005

47. “Noble Metal Particles deposited on Self-Assembled Monolayers by Pulsed Laser Deposition show Coulomb blockade at room temperature”, E. A. Speets, B. Dordi, B. J. Ravoo, N. Oncel, A.-S. Hallbäck, H. J. W. Zandvliet, B. Poelsema, G. Rijnders, D. H. A. Blank, D. N. Reinhodt, Small 1 (4), 395-398, 2005

48. “Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy on Decanethiol at elevated Temperatures”, Ann- Sophie Hallbäck, N. Oncel, J. Huskens, H. J. W. Zandvliet, B. Poelsema Nano Letters 4 (12), 2393-2395, 2004

Non-Refereed :

1. “Art and Science of the Digital”, North Dakota Quarterly, 79.1, Feb. 2014

2. “Quantum Confinement between Self organized Pt nanowires on Ge(001)”, N. Oncel, A. van Houselt, J. Huijben, A.-S. Hallbäck, O. Gurlu, H. J.W. Zandvliet and B. Poelsema, Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 12(12), 2005 (Selected by Editors)

3. “The effect of molecule-molecule and molecule substrate interaction in the formation of Pt-octaethyl porphyrin self-assembled monolayers” N. Oncel, S. L. Bernasek, Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 17, (15), 2008 (Selected By Editors)