PROJECTS

Tubitak 3501- 118M340 "Development of Si-based Anode Materials with Piezoelectric Additives for Lithium-Ion Batteries" 2018-2021, Principal Investigator

PUBLICATIONS

13. G. Garner, C.D. Fincher, M.T. Demirkan, T. Karabacak, T. Ozkan, A.A. Polycarpou, “Nanoporous Tungsten for Improved Mechanical Performance and Safety in Nuclear Control Rod Cladding” , Acta Physica Polonica A No. 1 Vol. 134 (2018), 397-400

12. C.D. Fincher, T. Ozkan, H. Kim, M.T. Demirkan, T. Karabacak, A.A. Polycarpou,“Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Si Anodes using a Continuum Mechanical Model”, Acta Physica Polonica A No. 1 Vol. 134 (2018), 401-404

11. M. Taha Demirkan, Mesut Yurukcu, Burcu Dursun, Rezan Demir-Cakan and Tansel Karabacak, "Evaluation of double-layer density modulated Si thin films as Li-ion battery anodes", 2017 Mater. Res. Express https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aa8f88

10. Talgat A. Yakupov, Zhandos N. Utegulov, Taha Demirkan, Tansel Karabacak, Elastic and structural properties of nanometer scale-thick refractory metal films, Materials Today: Proceedings, 4 (2017) 4469–4476

9. Khedir, Khedir; Saifaldeen, Zubayda; Demirkan, Taha; Abulrahman, Rosure; Karabacak, Tansel, “Growth of Zinc Oxide nanorod and nanoflower structures by Facile Treatment of Zinc Thin Films in Boiling De-Ionized Water”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 17, Number 7, July 2017, pp. 4842-4850(9)

8. M.T. Demirkan, L. Trahey , T. Karabacak, “Low-Density Silicon Thin Films for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes”, Thin Solid Films, 600, (2016) 126–130 7. Tanil Ozkan, Taha Demirkan, Kathy Walsh, Tansel Karabacak, Andreas A. Polycarpou, “Density modulated nanoporous tungsten thin films and their nanomechanical properties”, J. of Mat. Res., Volume 31, Issue 14, 2011-2024, 2016

6. A. Yildiz , H. Cansizoglu, M. Turkoz, R. Abdulrahman, Alaa Al-Hilo, M.F. Cansizoglu, T. M. Demirkan, and T. Karabacak, “Glancing angle deposited Al-doped ZnO nanostructures with different structural and optical properties”, Thin Solid Films, 589, 764-769 (2015)

5. E. Citirik, M.T. Demirkan, T. Karabacak, “Stress Modeling of Density Modulated Silicon Thin Films using Finite Element” Journal of Vacuum Science Technology A 33, 021503 (2015); doi:10.1116/1.4902953

4. Khedir R. Khedir, Zubayda S. Saifaldeen, Taha M. Demirkan, Alaa A. Al-Hilo, Matthew P. Brozak and Tansel Karabacak , “Robust Superamphiphobic Nanoscale Copper Sheet Surfaces Produced by a Simple and Environmentally Friendly Technique ", Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 17 Issue7, 982-989 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adem.201400397

3. M.T. Demirkan, L. Trahey, T. Karabacak, “Cycling performance of density modulated Multilayer Silicon thin film anodes in Li-Ion batteries”, Journal of Power Sources, 273 (2015) 52-61

2. Saifaldeen, Z. S., K. R. Khedir, et al. "Superamphiphobic aluminum alloy surfaces with micro and nanoscale hierarchical roughness produced by a simple and environmentally friendly technique." Journal of Materials Science 49(4), 1839-1853, 2014

1. Demirkan, M. T., X. Li, et al. "Density modulated multilayer silicon thin films as li-ion battery anodes." MRS Online Proceedings Library 1440, 2012

PRESENTATIONS

12. M. Taha Demirkan, Mesut Yurukcu, Burcu Dursun, Rezan Demir-Cakan, Tansel Karabacak, Double Layer Density Modulated Si Thin Films for Lithium Ion Batteries, International Eurasian Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology, 22-23 November 2018, Ankara / Turkey

11. Geoffrey Garner, Coleman D. Fincher, Elliott Molnar, M. Taha Demirkan*, Tansel Karabacak and Tanil Ozkan, Density-Modulated Tungsten Thin Films forEnhanced Mechanical Performance and Cost-Efficiency in Nuclear Reactor Cladding Materials, 4th Inernational Symposium on Energy Efficiency and EnergyRelated Materials, April 22-26 2017, Mugla Turkey *Presenter

10. Coleman D. Fincher, Tanil Ozkan, Haejune Kim, M. Taha Demirkan*, Tansel Karabacak and Andreas A. Polycarpou, Scalable-Differential-Effective-Medium-Approach (SDEMA) Based Continuum Model for Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behavior of Nanoporous Si Anodes in Li-Ion Batteries, 4thInernational Symposium on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials, April 22-26 2017, Mugla Turkey *Presenter

9. Tanil Ozkan, Taha Demirkan et al., Tribological Properties of Single and Multilayer Density Modulated Tungsten Thin Films, Society of Tribiologists andLubrication engineers 2015 Annual Meeting, Dallas USA, 17-21 May 2015

8. Talgat Yakupov, T. Demirkan, T. Karabacak, Elastic and Microstructural Properties of Hard Refractory Metal Thin Films Fabricated by DC MagnetronSputtering, International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, United States, 20-24 April 2015

7. Zubayda Saifaldeen, Khedir R Khedir, Mehmet Cansizoglu, Taha Demirkan, Tansel Karabacak, “Superamphiphobic Aluminum Alloy Surfaces with Micro- andNano-Scale Hierarchical Roughness”, MRS 2013 Fall Meeting, December 2013

6. Demirkan M. T. at. al.” Density Modulated Multilayer Silicon Thin Films For Li-Ion Battery Anodes”, 8th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conf NanoTr-8,Ankara Turkey ,June 2012

5. Demirkan M. T. at. Al., MRS Spring 2012 Meeting Poster Presentation , San Francicso, CA, April 2012

4. A. S. Alagoz, W. J. Khudhayer, T. Demirkan, H. Is, M. F. Cansizoglu, and T. Karabacak, “Nanostructures by glancing angle deposition for energy applications”,NanoTR VII: 7th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 27 - July 1, 2011

3. Taha Demirkan , Wisam Khudhayer , Fatih cansizoglu , Tansel Karabacak, "Nanostructured Mg Thin Film Electrodes for Mg-Air Batteries", American PhysicalSociety March Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 21-25, 2011

2. T. Demirkan, R. Dash, S.-H. Yeon, Y.Gogotsi, “Thermodynamic Simulation of Synthesis of Carbide Derived Carbon”, Poster, Drexel Research Day, 2009

1. E. Dreher, R.Dash, T. Demirkan, S. Yachamaneni, R. J. Hamilton, Y.Gogotsi, Nanoporous Carbon as Biological Enterosorbent and Adsorbent forHemoperfusion, Biotech 2008 Innovation Corridor, Philadelphia, PA (November 2008)

PATENT

T. Karabacak, M. T. Demirkan, “Density Modulated Silicon Thin Films for Li-Ion Batteries”, U.S. Application Serial Number 15/010,628, Pending, filed January 2016

Reviewed Journals

Materials Research Express

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Kişinin DersWeb siteleri

• KMB 431 Kimya Mühendisleri için Malzeme Bilimi
• ME 211 Mühendisler için Malzeme Bilimi

Phd Dissertation: “Density Modulated Multilayer Silicon Thin Films for Lithium Ion Batteries” 2014
Advisor: Assc. Prof. Tansel Karabacak, UALR
MSE: “Production and applications of CDC (Carbide derived carbon) materials with controllable pore size” 2010
Advisor: Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel Uni.
Undergraduate Research Project: “X-Ray Applications and Devices” 2005
Advisor: Prof. Pervin Arikan, Gazi University

• Doktora: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Applied Sciences 2010-2014
• Yüksek lisans: Drexel University, Material Science 2008-2010
• Lisans: Gazi Universitesi Fizik Bölümü 2002-2006