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Tansel Karabacak
Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).
◆ ARA Academy
High Impact
Antibacterial Materials and Battery Technologies
Also affiliated: Argonne National Laboratory (2012); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2000–2008); University of Arkansas System (2009–2017)
37 h-index
193 pubs
3,987 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Tansel Karabacak's research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructures, particularly metal oxides and nanorod arrays. His work investigates how deposition methods, such as oblique-angle sputter deposition and hot water treatment, influence the physical properties and morphology of these nanomaterials. Publications detail the growth dynamics, including shadowing and re-emission effects, and the formation of specific phases like β-tungsten nanorods.
His research also explores the functional properties of these nanostructures, including their behavior at low temperatures and their potential applications. Karabacak has published extensively on nanotechnology, with a h-index of 37 and over 3,980 citations across 193 publications. He is a member of the ARA Academy and recognized as a highly cited researcher. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and maintains an active lab website, indicating ongoing research activities and collaborations with colleagues such as Nawzat S. Saadi, Shanzida Haque, Laylan B. Hassan, and Quinshell Smith.
Metrics
- h-index: 37
- Publications: 193
- Citations: 3,987
Positions
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Antibacterial Materials and Battery Technologies publications 2006–2026University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Photo-Induced Hot Water Treatment for the Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures (2026)
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Size-tunable tellurium quantum dots by glancing angle deposition (2026)
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Copper oxide nanostructures developed directly on copper foam via hot water treatment as a binder-free electrode in supercapacitors (2026)
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Antibacterial efficacy and adaptive proteomic strategies of antibiotic-resistant pathogens on nanostructured copper surfaces (2026)
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Fabrication of robust and durable superamphiphobic aluminum alloy and zinc surfaces via dual sandblasting and steam treatment (2025)
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Scalable and durable superhydrophobic-superoleophilic nanostructured zinc-coated steel wool for efficient oil-water separation (2025)
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Glancing Angle Deposited Nanostructured Tellurium Layer Against Dendrite Formation and Side Reactions in Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery Anode (2025)
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Enhanced dropwise condensation using superhydrophobic surfaces with hierarchical roughness: A scalable and eco-friendly approach (2025)
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Hierarchically rough superhydrophobic metal surfaces fabricated by a sandblasting and hot water treatment process (2025)
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Novel core–shell CuO nanostructures grown on Cu powder particles by hot water treatment for binder-free supercapacitor electrodes (2025)
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Growth of zinc oxide nanowires by a hot water deposition method (2024)
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Influence of Substrate Location and Temperature Variation on the Growth of ZnO Nanorods Synthesized by Hot Water Treatment (2024)
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Durability of metal oxide nanostructures synthesized by hot water treatment (2024)
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Effect of sandblasting and acid surface pretreatment on the specific capacitance of CuO nanostructures grown by hot water treatment for supercapacitor electrode applications (2024)
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Cyclic voltammetry and specific capacitance studies of copper oxide nanostructures grown by hot water treatment (2023)
ARA Academy 2017 ARA Fellow
Dr. Karabacak specializes in nanostructured and thin film materials. His pioneering innovations include glancing angle deposited (GLAD) nanostructures, conformal physical vapor deposition, high pressure sputtering, and metal oxide nanostructures. Applications span alternative energy (fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, hydrogen storage) and emerging areas including superhydrophobic coatings, oil-water separation, atmospheric water generation, and photodetectors.
Policy Impact
Developing nanostructured materials for alternative energy, atmospheric water generation, and solar applications with direct commercialization potential for Arkansas industries.
Growth Areas
['Materials Engineering Applications']
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Mehmet F. Cansizoglu
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
25 shared publications
- High Optical Absorption of Indium Sulfide Nanorod Arrays Formed by Glancing Angle Deposition
- Superamphiphobic aluminum alloy surfaces with micro and nanoscale hierarchical roughness produced by a simple and environmentally friendly technique
- Glancing angle deposited Al-doped ZnO nanostructures with different structural and optical properties
- Enhanced Photocurrent and Dynamic Response in Vertically Aligned In2S3/Ag Core/Shell Nanorod Array Photoconductive Devices
- Optical Absorption Properties of Semiconducting Nanostructures with Different Shapes
Showing 5 of 25 shared publications
Wisam J. Khudhayer
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
20 shared publications
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity of Glancing Angle Deposited Platinum Nanorod Arrays
- GLAD Pt–Ni Alloy Nanorods for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- Hydrophobic metallic nanorods with Teflon nanopatches
- Compact nanostructure integrated pool boiler for microscale cooling applications
- GLAD Cr Nanorods Coated with SAD Pt Thin Film for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Hilal Cansizoglu
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
18 shared publications
- Glancing angle deposited Al-doped ZnO nanostructures with different structural and optical properties
- Effect of grain size and strain on the bandgap of glancing angle deposited AZO nanostructures
- Enhanced Photocurrent and Dynamic Response in Vertically Aligned In2S3/Ag Core/Shell Nanorod Array Photoconductive Devices
- Optical Absorption Properties of Semiconducting Nanostructures with Different Shapes
- Investigation of physical vapor deposition techniques of conformal shell coating for core/shell structures by Monte Carlo simulations
Showing 5 of 18 shared publications
Nawzat S. Saadi
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
17 shared publications
In database
- Metal oxide nanostructures by a simple hot water treatment
- Boiling heat transfer performance enhancement using micro and nano structured surfaces for high heat flux electronics cooling systems
- Hierarchically rough superhydrophobic copper sheets fabricated by a sandblasting and hot water treatment process
- Optical and Photoconductive Response of CuO Nanostructures Grown by a Simple Hot-Water Treatment Method
- Enhancing the antibacterial efficacy of aluminum foil by nanostructuring its surface using hot water treatment *
Showing 5 of 17 shared publications
Nancy N. Kariuki
Argonne National Laboratory (US)
13 shared publications
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity of Glancing Angle Deposited Platinum Nanorod Arrays
- GLAD Pt–Ni Alloy Nanorods for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- GLAD Cr Nanorods Coated with SAD Pt Thin Film for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- SAD–GLAD Pt–Ni@Ni Nanorods as Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts
- Pt-Ni/WC Alloy Nanorods Arrays as ORR Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Deborah J. Myers
Argonne National Laboratory (US)
13 shared publications
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity of Glancing Angle Deposited Platinum Nanorod Arrays
- GLAD Pt–Ni Alloy Nanorods for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- GLAD Cr Nanorods Coated with SAD Pt Thin Film for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
- SAD–GLAD Pt–Ni@Ni Nanorods as Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts
- Pt-Ni/WC Alloy Nanorods Arrays as ORR Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Mesut Yurukcu
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
12 shared publications
- Investigation of physical vapor deposition techniques of conformal shell coating for core/shell structures by Monte Carlo simulations
- SAD–GLAD Pt–Ni@Ni Nanorods as Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts
- Stacked and Core–Shell Pt:Ni/WC Nanorod Array Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
- Evaluation of double-layer density modulated Si thin films as Li-ion battery anodes
- Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalytic activity of tilted pt nanorod arrays fabricated by glancing angle deposition
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Ali Koşar
Sabancı Üniversitesi (TR)
12 shared publications
- Effect of silicon nanorod length on horizontal nanostructured plates in pool boiling heat transfer with water
- Boiling heat transfer performance enhancement using micro and nano structured surfaces for high heat flux electronics cooling systems
- Subcooled Flow Boiling Over Microstructured Plates In Rectangular Minichannels
- Compact nanostructure integrated pool boiler for microscale cooling applications
- Submerged jet impingement cooling using nanostructured plates
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Fumiya Watanabe
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
12 shared publications
In database
- Enhanced Photocurrent and Dynamic Response in Vertically Aligned In2S3/Ag Core/Shell Nanorod Array Photoconductive Devices
- Optical and Photoconductive Response of CuO Nanostructures Grown by a Simple Hot-Water Treatment Method
- Enhancing the antibacterial efficacy of aluminum foil by nanostructuring its surface using hot water treatment *
- Enhanced oxidation resistance of magnesium nanorods grown by glancing angle deposition
- Stacked and Core–Shell Pt:Ni/WC Nanorod Array Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Mahbuba Begum
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
11 shared publications
- SAD–GLAD Pt–Ni@Ni Nanorods as Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts
- Stacked and Core–Shell Pt:Ni/WC Nanorod Array Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
- Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalytic activity of tilted pt nanorod arrays fabricated by glancing angle deposition
- Pt-Ni/WC Alloy Nanorods Arrays as ORR Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Platinum Thin Films with Different Densities
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Arif Sinan Alagöz
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
10 shared publications
- Effect of silicon nanorod length on horizontal nanostructured plates in pool boiling heat transfer with water
- Frictional anisotropy of tilted molybdenum nanorods fabricated by glancing angle deposition
- Study of the anisotropic frictional and deformation behavior of surfaces textured with silver nanorods
- Residual Stress Reduction in Sputter Deposited Thin Films by Density Modulation
- Enhanced Light Trapping in Periodic Aluminum Nanorod Arrays as Cavity Resonator
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Laylan B. Hassan
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
10 shared publications
In database
- Metal oxide nanostructures by a simple hot water treatment
- Hierarchically rough superhydrophobic copper sheets fabricated by a sandblasting and hot water treatment process
- Enhancing the antibacterial efficacy of aluminum foil by nanostructuring its surface using hot water treatment *
- Hierarchically rough superhydrophobic metal surfaces fabricated by a sandblasting and hot water treatment process
- Special wettable nanostructured copper mesh achieved by a facile hot water treatment process
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Busra Ergul
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
10 shared publications
In database
- Pt-Ni/WC Alloy Nanorods Arrays as ORR Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Platinum Thin Films with Different Densities
- Effect of sandblasting and acid surface pretreatment on the specific capacitance of CuO nanostructures grown by hot water treatment for supercapacitor electrode applications
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Platinum Thin Films with Different Densities
- Platinum Nanorod Arrays As ORR Electrocatalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Ranjitha K. Hariharalakshmanan
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
10 shared publications
In database
- Cyclic voltammetry and specific capacitance studies of copper oxide nanostructures grown by hot water treatment
- In Situ Growth and UV Photocatalytic Effect of ZnO Nanostructures on a Zn Plate Immersed in Methylene Blue
- Suspension of ZnO Nanostructures Synthesized by Hot Water Treatment for Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment
- Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Synthesized by a Simple Hot Water Treatment Method for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water
- Durability of metal oxide nanostructures synthesized by hot water treatment
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Emad Badradeen
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
9 shared publications
In database
- Optical and Photoconductive Response of CuO Nanostructures Grown by a Simple Hot-Water Treatment Method
- High performance flexible copper indium gallium selenide core–shell nanorod array photodetectors
- Enhanced hydrogen storage by a variable temperature process
- Hydrogen storage properties of magnesium nanotrees investigated by a quartz crystal microbalance system
- Enhancing antibacterial property of aluminum foil by nanostructuring its surface through a steam treatment
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
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