Ultrafast Laser Synthesis of Zeolites S. Galioglu, M. Hagverdiyev, M. M. Doğan, Ö. Yavuz, Ü. S. Nizam, G. Makey, A. Şura, M. Laçin, B. A. Kurç, P. Elahi, F. Ö. Ilday, S. Ilday
Adv. Mater. 2415562 (2025).

Dynamic evolution of hyperuniformity in a driven dissipative colloidal system Ü. S. Nizam, G. Makey, M. Barbier, S. S. Kahraman, E. Demir, S. Galioglu, D. Vahabli, S. Hüsnügil, M. H. Güneş, E. Yelesti, S. Ilday
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33, 304002 (Emerging Leaders 2020 Special Issue) (2021) (invited).

Universality of dissipative self-assembly from quantum dots to human cells G. Makey, S. Galioglu, R. Ghaffari, E. D. Engin, G. Yıldırım, Ö. Yavuz, O. Bektaş, Ü. S. Nizam, Ö. Akbulut, Ö. Şahin, K. Güngör, D. Dede, H. V. Demir, F. Ö. Ilday, S. Ilday
Nature Phys. 16, 795-801 (2020).

• Highlighted in the feature article “15 years of Nature Physics“.
• Featured in the news & views piece “Dissipate your way to self-assembly“.
• Highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics‘ October issue “Sweet Fifteen“.
• Listed in Wikipedia’s “2020 in science“ selection (April section; 20 April).
• Critiqued in anarticle written by Dr. Michael Engel in the Inference: International Review of Science “Complexity Far from Equilibrium“ (DOI: 10.37282/991819.21.5).
  • A response letter is written by Dr. Tanja Schilling “Universality in Self-Assembly Processes“ (DOI: 10.37282/991819.21.50).
  • Our response letter titled “Mapping Uncharted Territory“ is also published (DOI: 10.37282/991819.22.10).
• In the media: “Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly” ERC News & Views, Phys.Org, Nanowerk, Science Bulletin, Heritage Daily; “Desvelan los principios matemáticos universales del ensamblaje de átomos y células” ABC Spain, ABC de Sevilla, La Voz de Cádiz; “Universal Self-Assembly and a Curious Distribution Model” Steemit; “Wissenschaftler decken Prinzipien der universellen Selbstorganisation auf” Tekk; “باحث سوري يشارك بكشف أسرار البناء الذاتي للخلايا الحية” Al Jazeera; “Effect of Basic Principles of Self-Assembly Process on Quantum Dots” Azo Quantum; “Türk bilim insanlarından Kovid-19 araştırmalarına katkı verecek yeni keşif” Anadolu Ajansı, TRT Haber, CNN Türk, NTV.

Breaking crosstalk limits to dynamic holography using orthogonality of high-dimensional random vectors G. Makey, Ö. Yavuz, D. K. Kesim, A. Turnalı, P. Elahi, S. Ilday, O. Tokel, F. Ö. Ilday
Nature Photon. 13, 251-256 (2019).

• Highlighted on the cover.
• In the media: “Physicists create Star Trek-style holograms” Phys.Org; “Gli ologrammi di Star Trek sono più vicini” la Repubblica; “Physicists Create Star Wars Style Holograms” Scienmag; “A real step towards the virtual holodeck” The Engineer; “Bilkentli akademisyenlerden ‘Uzay Yolu’ hologramı” Hürriyet.

Improved dental implant drill durability and performance using heat and wear resistant protective coatings N. Er, A. Alkan, S. Ilday, E. Bengu
J. Oral Implantol. 44, 168-175 (2018).

Strongly scale-dependent charge transport from interconnections of silicon quantum dots and nanowires S. Ilday
MRS Commun. 7, 621-625 (2017) (invited).

In-chip microstructures and photonic devices fabricated by nonlinear laser lithography deep inside silicon O. Tokel, A. Turnali, G. Makey, P. Elahi, T. Colakoglu, E. Ergeçen, Ö. Yavuz, R. Hübner, M. Zolfaghari, I. Pavlov, A. Bek, R. Turan, D. K. Kesim, S. Tozburun, S. Ilday, F. Ö. Ilday
Nature Photon. 11, 639–645 (2017).

Rich complex behavior of self-assembled nanoparticles far from equilibrium S. Ilday, G. Makey, G. B. Akgüç, Ö. Yavuz, O. Tokel, I. Pavlov, O. Gülseren, F. Ö. Ilday
Nature Commun. 8:14942 (2017).

Multiscale self-assembly of silicon quantum dots into an anisotropic three-dimensional random network S. Ilday, F. Ö. Ilday, R. Hübner, T. J. Prosa, I. Martin, G. Nogay, I. Kabacelik, Z. Mics, M. Bonn, D. Turchinovich, H. Toffoli, D. Toffoli, D. Friedrich, B. Schmidt, K.-H. Heinig, R. Turan
Nano Lett. 16, 1942-1948 (2016).

Nano patterning of AISI 316L stainless steel with nonlinear laser lithography: Sliding under dry and oil-lubricated conditions I. Gnilitskyi, F. Rotundo, C. Martini, I. Pavlov, S. Ilday, E. Vovk, F. Ö. Ilday, L. Orazi
Tribol. Int. 99, 67-76 (2016).

Nonlinear laser lithography to control surface properties of stainless steel L. Orazi, I. Gnilitskyi, I. Pavlov, A.P. Serro, S. Ilday, F. Ö. Ilday
CIRP Ann. Manuf. Techn. 64, 193-196 (2015).

Structural peculiarities and aging effect in hydrogeneted a-Si prepared by inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition system (ICP-CVD) G. Nogay, E. Ozkol, S. Ilday, R. Turan
Vacuum 110, 114-120 (2014).

Influence of Ge content and annealing conditions on the PL properties of nc-Si_1-xGe_x embedded in SiO₂ matrix in weak quantum confined regime N.A.P. Mogaddam, S. Ilday, R. Turan, T. G. Finstad
J. Lumin. 155, 170-179 (2014).

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous media by using cokes obtained from lignite pyrolysis S. Ilday, Z. Mısırlıoğlu, M. Canel, A. Sınağ
Energ. Source. Part A 36, 2183–2193 (2014).

Spectroscopic ellipsometry study of a magnetron-sputtered nc-Si/SiO_x system: Modeling and optical characterization S. Ilday, G. Nogay, R. Turan
Appl. Surf. Sci. 318, 256-261 (2014).

Nonlinear laser lithography for indefinitely large area nanostructuring with femtosecond pulses B. Öktem, I. Pavlov, S. Ilday, H. Kalaycıoğlu, A.S. Rybak, S. Yavaş, M. Erdoğan, F. Ö. Ilday
Nature Photon. 7, 897-901 (2013).

An experimental and theoretical examination of the effect of sulfur on the pyrolytically grown carbon nanotubes from sucrose-based solid state precursors G. Kucukayan, R. Ovali, S. Ilday, B. Baykal, H. Yurdakul, S. Turan, O. Gulseren, E. Bengu
Carbon 49:2, 508-517 (2011).

Use of saccharides as solid-state precursors for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes G. Kucukayan, S. Kayacan, B. Baykal, E. Bengu
Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1081E, 1081-P05-14 (2008).

• In the media: “In chip devices enable truly 3D silicon photonics” Laser Focus World; “New laser technique promises photonic devices inside of silicon” IEEE Spectrum; “From on-chip to in-chip” Optics&Photonics News; “Silicon is liberated from Abbot’s Flatland” Nanowerk; “Researchers fabricate 3-D silicon structures with a focused infrared laser” Phys.Org; “Nanotechnologists discover how to carve tunnels beneath the surface of silicon chips” MIT Technology Review.
  • Featured in the “Supramolecular Chemistry” collection of Nature Communications.
  • Featured in the book titled “Parallel Minds: Discovering the Intelligence of Materials” by Laura Tripaldi.
  • In the media: “No, complex is not complicated — it is rather simple!” ScienceDaily; “Identifying the minimum requirements for the emergence of complexity” Phys.Org.

BOOK CHAPTERS

The universality of self-organisation – a path to an atom printer?
Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring: The Pursuit of Extreme Scales
S. Ilday & F. Ö. Ilday