The group is focused on the modelling, design, production and characterization of materials for supercapacitors and secondary batteries based on Lead-Acid Ni–MH, Ag-Zn, Metal-air and Li–ion batteries and catalysts for OER/HER.

Methodological Approaches and Equipment

Modelling: VASP code

Equipment: Workstations

Materials Synthesis: Solid state, Hydrothermal, Solvothermal, Sol-gel, Sono-chemical, etc.

Equipment: Induction melting system, furnaces (open and atmosphere controlled), ball mills, hydrothermal reactors, microwave reactors, ultrasonicators, centrifuge, freeze dryer, ovens and filtration systems

Electrode and Battery Making:

Equipment: Slurry coater, calender, drying oven, glovebox, test cells

Electrochemical Characterization: GCPL, CV, EIS, PITT, GITT, DCA, DCS, RDE, RRDE

Equipment: Multichannel potentiostats, rotating electrode

• 2022    MS      Fırat Tekmanlı, “Optimization of Nickel, Cobalt and Lithium Recovery Processes from Spent Li-ion Batteries”
• 2022    MS      Mustafa Alp Yıldırım,”Ni Rich LiNixMnyCozMvO2 (x>0.6) Cathode Material Development for Li-ion Batteries”
• 2022    MS      Doruk Bahtiyar, “Development of Borides/Borates for Energy Storage Devices”
• 2022    PhD     Cansu Savaş Uygur, “Development and Characterizationof Sulfide Based Active Materials for Electrochemical Applications”
• 2022    MS      Erdem Erkin Erdoğan, “Development of Cathode Materials for Li-ion Batteries by Sputter Deposition”
• 2021    PhD     Burcu Arslan Hamat, “Development and Characterization of Catalyst Materials of Zinc-Air Batteries”
• 2019    MS      Vahit Kurt ,“Optimization of Graphene Synthesis by Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite”
• 2018    PhD     Berke Pişkin, “Development and Characterization of New Layered Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries”
• 2018    MS      Emre Yılmaz, “Development and Characterization of Tin Based Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries”
• 2017    Ph.D.   Burcu Miser, “Production and Characterization of Carbon-Silicon Nanocomposite Anode Materials for Secondary Lithium Batteries”
• 2017    MS      Kadir Özgün Köse “Investigation of Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Biomass Based Activated Carbon Materials for Energy Storage Applications”
• 2017    MS      Cansu Savaş “ Ultrasonic Sound Assisted Propcessing and Characterization of Li(Ni-Co-Al) Oxide as cathode Active Material for Li-ion Batteries”
• 2016    MS      Burçin Kaygusuz “Development and Characterization of Tungstates and Molybdates for Li-ion Batteries”
• 2015    Ph.D    Şafak Doğu, “Development and Characterization of High Power Density Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries”
• 2014    MS      Esin Camcı, “Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of LiMnPO4 for Secondary Lithium Batteries”
• 2013    PhD     Atıl Büyükburç, “Development and Characterization of High Energy Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries”
• 2013    MS      Özüm Öyküm Yurtseven, “Production and Characterization of Nano Silver Oxide for Silver-Zinc Batteries”
• 2012    MS      Berke Öksüz, “Production and  Characterization of CaNi5-XMX Compounds for Metal  Hydride Batteries”
• 2012    MS      Orkun Muğan, “Ab-Initio Development of CaNi5-XMX Compounds for Metal  Hydride Batteries”
• 2010    MS      Şafak Halıcı, “Development of Lead Alloys for Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries”
• 2009    MS      Afshin Izanlou, “An Ab Initio Surface Study of FeTi for Hydrogen Storage Applications”
• 2008    MS      Deniz Keçik, “Ab Initio Design of Novel Magnesium Alloys for Hydrogen Storage”
• 2007    MS      Alper Kınacı, “First Principles Investigation of Hydrogen Storage in Intermetallic Systems”
• 2006    MS      Fatih Gürçağ Şen,”Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics of Electromigration in Aluminum and Its Alloys”
• 2006    MS      Melih Topçuoğlu, “Microstructural and Electrochemical Characterization of Ti-6Al-4V ELI Alloy”
• 2004    MS      Gülgün Hamide Aydoğdu, “Determination of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion in AISI 304L and 316L Type Stainless Steels by Electrochemical Reactivation Method”
• 2003    Ph.D    Alper Davutoğlu, “Molecular Dynamics Studies of Diffusion Behaviour in Aluminum-Copper Metals and Alloys”
• 2001    MS      Hatice Burcu Altınoluk, “Prediction of Glass Forming Ability in Tm Based Binary Alloys”
• 2001    MS      Beril Dilsizoğlu, “Prediction of Glass Forming Ability in Zr Based Binary Alloys”