| FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES

Selmiye Alkan GürselFaculty of Engineering and Natural SciencesVice Dean(216) 483 9573selmiye@sabanciuniv.edu

Personal Web

http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/selmiye/

Jobs

Vice Dean

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Middle East Technical University (METU), 2002 M.Sc. in Chemistry, METU, 1997 B.Sc. in Chemisry Education, METU, 1994

Areas of Interest

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lithium-Air Batteries, All Solid State Batteries, Graphene for Energy Applications, Radiation-Induced Graft Polymerization, Electroactive & Conducting Polymers

Memberships

Hydrogen Europe Research (HER) BATTERIES EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP (BEPA) Electrochemical Society (ECS) American Chemical Society (ACS) Polymer Group of Switzerland (PGS) Kimya Derneği Karbon Derneği

Bulut Köpüklü, Buse and Esen, Ekin and Gomez-Martin, Aurora and Winter, Martin and Placke, Tobias and Schmuch, Richard and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2022) "Practical implementation of magnetite-based conversion-type negative electrodes via electrochemical prelithiation", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol.14, No.30, 34665-34677 (SCI)

Iskandarani, Bilal and Rajabalizadeh Mojarrad, Naeimeh and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm (2022) "Electrospun nanofiber electrodes for boosted performance and durability at lower humidity operation of PEM fuel cells", Energy and Fuels, Vol.36, No.16, 9282-9294 (SCI)

Hanghmoradi, Navid and Sarı, Zahide Tuğba and Öztürk, Emre Utku and Peri, Siddhartha and Abdolhosseinzadeh, Sina and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2022) "Pulsed-UV illumination on graphene oxide: a new strategy in photocatalytic synthesis of electrocatalysts to control the structural and electrochemical properties", International Journal of Energy Research, Vol.46, No.4, 5200-5214 (SCI)

Jamil, Esaam and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Sadhu, Veera and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2022) "Arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptide-modified graphene as efficient support material for Pt electrocatalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells", International Journal of Energy Research, Vol.46, No.4, 4712-4725 (SCI)

Yigen, Burak and Ali, Mariamu Kassim and Karatas, Betul and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Karatas, Yunus (2022) "Synthesis and characterization of poly(m-tolyloxy-co-4-pyridinoxy phosphazene)s and their application as proton exchange membranes", ChemistrySelect, Vol.7, No.3 (SCI)

Charkhesht, Vahid and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm (2021) "Titania-based freestanding electronically conductive electrospun anodes with enhanced performance for Li-Ion batteries", ACS Applied Energy Materials, Vol.4, No.12, 13922-13931 (SCI)

Boz, Emre Burak and Taşdemir, Adnan and Biçer, Emre and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2021) "Emergent hierarchical porosity by ZIF-8/GO nanocomposite increases oxygen electroreduction activity of Pt nanoparticles", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.65, 32858-32870 (SCI)

Bulut Köpüklü, Buse and Gomez-Martin, Aurora and Winter, Martin and Placke, Tobias and Schmuch, Richard and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2021) "Improved lithium-ion transport within the LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 secondary cathode particles through a template-assisted synthesis route", ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Vol.9, No.37, 12560-12574 (SCI)

Daş, Elif and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yurtcan, Ayşe Bayrakçeken (2021) "Simultaneously deposited Pt-alloy nanoparticles over graphene nanoplatelets via supercritical carbon dioxide deposition for PEM fuel cells", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol.874 (SCI)

Salimkhani, Hamed and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2021) "A glance at the influence of different dopant elements on Li7La3Zr2O12 garnets", Ionics, Vol.27, No.9, 3673-3698 (SCI)

Taşdemir, Adnan and Iskandarani, Bilal and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm (2021) "CeO2 nanorod decorated NrGO additives for boosting PEMFC performance", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.63, 32250-32260 (SCI)

Salimkhani, Hamed and Erdem, Emre and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2021) "Unveiling the presence of mixed oxidation states of Europium in Li7+δEuxLa3−δZr2−δO12−δ garnet and its impact on the Li-ion conductivity", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.104, No.8, 4257-4271 (SCI)

Sevim, Melike and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Metin, Önder (2021) "Corrigendum to "Binary CuPt alloy nanoparticles assembled on reduced graphene oxide-carbon black hybrid as efficient and cost-effective electrocatalyst for PEMFC" [Int J Hydrogen Energy 44 (2019) 14184–14192] (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2019) 44(27) (14184–14192), (S0360319918338953), (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.228))", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.53, 27243-27243 (SCI)

Bulut Köpüklü, Buse and Taşdemir, Adnan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2021) "High stability graphene oxide aerogel supported ultrafine Fe3O4 particles with superior performance as a Li-ion battery anode", Carbon, Vol.174, 158-172 (SCI)

Rajabalizadeh Mojarrad, Naeimeh and Iskandarani, Bilal and Taşdemir, Adnan and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm (2021) "Nanofiber based hybrid sulfonated silica/P(VDF-TrFE) membranes for PEM fuel cells", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.25, 13583-13593 (SCI, CPCI-S)

Taşdemir, Adnan and Bulut Köpüklü, Buse and Kırlıoğlu, Ahmet Can and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2021) "The influence of nitrogen doping on reduced graphene oxide as highly cyclable Li-ion battery anode with enhanced performance", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.21, 11865-11877 (SCI)

Jamil, Muhammad Faisal and Biçer, Emre and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2021) "One-step fabrication of new generation graphene-based electrodes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells by a novel electrophoretic deposition", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.46, No.7, 5653-5663 (SCI)

Rajabalizadeh Mojarrad, Naeimeh and Sadeghi, Sahl and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Güler, Enver and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2020) "Metal-salt enhanced grafting of vinylpyridine and vinylimidazole monomer combinations in radiation grafted membranes for high-temperature PEM fuel cells", ACS Applied Energy Materials, Vol.3, No.1, 532-540 (SCI)

Daş, Elif and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Bayrakçeken Yurtcan, Ayşe (2019) "Graphene nanoplatelets-carbon black hybrids as an efficient catalyst support for Pt nanoparticles for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells", Renewable Energy, Vol.139, 1099-1110 (SCI)

Azeemi, Rehman Yousuf and Erğun, Rıdvan and Taşdemir, Adnan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2019) "A simple spray assisted method to fabricate high performance layered graphene/silicon hybrid anodes for lithium-ion batteries", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.44, No.36, 20267-20277 (SCI)

Arıcı, Ece and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Mert, Ahmet Musap and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Kınayyiğit, Şölen (2019) "An effective electrocatalyst based on platinum nanoparticles supported with graphene nanoplatelets and carbon black hybrid for PEM fuel cells", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.44, No.27, 14175-14183 (SCI)

Yılmaz, Melike Sevim and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Metin, Önder (2019) "Binary CuPt alloy nanoparticles assembled on reduced graphene oxide-carbon black hybrid as efficient and cost-effective electrocatalyst for PEMFC", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.44, No.27, 14184-14192 (SCI)

Abdolhosseinzadeh, Sina and Mousavi, Mirsajjad and Haghmoradi, Navid and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2019) "A continuous-flow photocatalytic reactor for the precisely controlled deposition of metallic nanoparticles", Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), Vol.146 (SCI)

Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Haghmoradi, Navid and Biçer, Emre and Merino, Cesar and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "High performance electrocatalysts supported on graphene based hybrids for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.43, No.52, 23221-23230 (SCI)

Mehraeen, Shayan and Sadeghi, Sahl and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Papila, Melih and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Polyvinylidene ﬂuoride grafted poly(styrene sulfonic acid) as ionic polymer-metal composite actuator", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.279, 157-167 (SCI)

Yılmaz, Melike Sevim and Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Metin, Önder and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "A facile synthesis and assembly of ultrasmall Pt nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide‑carbon black hybrid for enhanced performance in PEMFC", Materials & Design, Vol.151, 29-36 (SCI)

Mehraeen, Shayan and Taşdemir, Adnan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2018) "Homogeneous growth of TiO2-based nanotubes on nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide and its enhanced performance as a Li-ion battery anode", Nanotechnology, Vol.29, No.25 (SCI)

Güler, Enver and Sadeghi, Sahl and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Characterization and fuel cell performance of divinylbenzene crosslinked phosphoric acid doped membranes based on 4-vinylpyridine grafting onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.43, No.16, 8088-8099 (SCI)

Abdolhosseinzadeh, Sina and Sadighikia, Sina and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Scalable synthesis of sub-nanosized platinum-reduced graphene oxide composite by an ultraprecise photocatalytic method", ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Vol.6, No.3, 3773-3782 (SCI)

Karahan, Özlem and Biçer, Emre and Taşdemir, Adnan and Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Development of efficient copper-based MOF-derived catalysts for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds", European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.9, 1073-1079 (SCI)

Sadeghi, Sahl and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Güler, Enver and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Enhancing proton conductivity via sub-micron structures in proton conducting membranes originating from sulfonated PVDF powder by radiation-induced grafting", Solid State Ionics, Vol.314, 66-73 (SCI)

Ghobadi, Sajjad and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Bakhtiari, Rokhsareh and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2017) "Green composite papers via use of natural binders and graphene for PEM fuel cell electrodes", ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Vol.5, No.9, 8407-8415 (SCI)

Mehraeen, Shayan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak (2017) "Investigation of electrochemical actuation by polyaniline nanoﬁbers", Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.26, No.9 (SCI)

Daş, Elif and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Bayrakçeken Yurtcan, Ayşe (2017) "Thermodynamically controlled Pt deposition over graphene nanoplatelets: effect of Pt loading on PEM fuel cell performance", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.42, No.30, 19246-19256 (SCI)

Bakhtiari, Rokhsareh and Ghobadi, Sajjad and Gullüoğlu, Esma N. and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Özden Yenigün, Elif (2017) "Macroscopic assembly of flexible and strong green graphene fibres", RSC Advances, Vol.7, No.43, 26735-26744 (SCI)

Yarar Kaplan, Begüm and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2017) "Flexible carbon–cellulose fiber-based composite gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells", Journal of Materials Science, Vol.52, No.9, 4968-4976 (SCI)

Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Yarar, Begüm and Bayram, Vildan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2017) "Electrosprayed catalyst layers based on graphene-carbon black hybrids for the next-generation fuel cell electrodes", Journal of Materials Science, Vol.52, No.4, 2091-2102 (SCI)

Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Bayram, Vildan and Ghobadi, Sajjad and Düzen, Nilay and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2017) "Engineered catalyst layer design with graphene-carbon black hybrid supports for enhanced platinum utilization in PEM fuel cell", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.42, No.2, 1085-1092 (SCI)

Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Karabelli, Duygu and Güven, Olgun (2016) "Radiation-grafted materials for energy conversion and energy storage applications", Progress in Polymer Science, Vol.63, 1-41 (SCI)

Yarali, Miad and Biçer, Emre and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2016) "Expansion of titanate nanotubes by the use of a surfactant and its improved performance as an anode in Li-ion batteries", Electrochimica Acta, Vol.220, 453-464 (SCI)

Ghobadi, Sajjad and Mehraeen, Shayan and Bakhtiari, Rokhsareh and Shamloo, Bahar and Sadhu, Veera Bhadraiah and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2016) "PVA/PANI/rGO ternary electrospun mats as metal-free anti-bacterial substrates", RSC Advances, Vol.6, No.95, 92434-92442 (SCI)

Daş, Elif and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Bayrakçeken Yurtcan, Ayşe (2016) "Comparison of two different catalyst preparation methods for graphene nanoplatelets supported platinum catalysts", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.41, No.23, 9755-9761 (SCI)

Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Bayram, Vildan and Yarar, Begüm and Ghobadi, Sajjad and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2016) "Development of graphene supported platinum nanoparticles for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Effect of support type and impregnation-reduction methods", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.41, No.5, 3414-3427 (SCI)

Yarali, Miad and Biçer, Emre and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Alp (2015) "The effect of pH on the interlayer distances of elongated titanate nanotubes and their use as a Li-ion battery anode", Nanotechnology, Vol.27, No.1 (SCI)

Ghobadi, Sajjad and Sadighikia, Sina and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2015) "Graphene-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun fibers as building blocks for high performance nanocomposites", RSC Advances, Vol.5, No.103, 85009-85018 (SCI)

Quesnel, Etienne and Roux, Frédéric and Emieux, Fabrice and Faucherand, Pascal and Kymakis, Emmanuel and Volonakis, George and Giustino, Feliciano and Martín-García, Beatriz and Moreels, Iwan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Bayrakçeken Yurtcan, Ayşe and Di Noto, Vito and Talyzin, Alexandr and Baburin, Igor and Tranca, Diana and Seifert, Gotthard and Crema, Luigi and Speranza, Giorgio and Tozzini, Valentina and Bondavalli, Paolo and Pognon, Grégory and Botas, Cristina and Carriazo, Daniel and Singh, Gurpreet and Rojo, Teófilo and Kim, Gunwoo and Yu, Wanjing and Grey, Clare P. and Pellegrini, Vittorio (2015) "Graphene-based technologies for energy applications, challenges and perspectives", 2D Materials, Vol.2, No.3 (SCI)

Yürüm, Alp and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Saner Okan, Burcu and Taralp, Alpay and Bakan, Feray and Letofsky-Papst, Ilse and Yürüm, Yuda (2015) "Size and dispersion control of Pt nanoparticles grown upon graphite-derived nanosheets", Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol.202, No.12, 1645-1656 (SCI)

Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Taş, Sinem and Yürüm, Yuda and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2014) "Water free operated phosphoric acid doped radiation-grafted proton conducting membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells", Fuel Cells, Vol.14, No.6, 914-925 (SCI)

Saner Okan, Burcu and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Yuda (2013) "Layer-by-layer polypyrrole coated graphite oxide and graphene nanosheets as catalyst support materials for fuel cells", Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Vol.21, No.3, 233-247 (SCI)

Saner Okan, Burcu and Yürüm, Alp and Görgülü, Neylan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Yürüm, Yuda (2011) "Polypyrrole coated thermally exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets and the effect of oxygen surface groups on the interaction of platinum catalysts with graphene-based nanocomposites", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.50, No.22, 12562-12571 (SCI)

Çilingir Doğan, Halime Didem and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2011) "Preparation and characterisation of novel composites based on a radiation grafted membrane for fuel cells", Fuel Cells, Vol.11, No.3, 361-371 (SCI)

Çilingir, Halime Didem and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2011) "Preparation and characterization of novel composites based on a radiation grafted membrane for fuel cells", Fuel Cells, Vol.11, No.3, 361-371 (SCI)

Işıkel Şanlı, Lale and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2011) "Synthesis and characterization of novel graft copolymers by radiation induced grafting", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.120, No.4, 2313-2323 (SCI)

Ben youcef, Hicham and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Buisson, Anne and Gubler, Lorenz and Wokaun, Alexander and Scherer, Günther G. (2010) "Influence of radiation-induced grafting process on mechanical properties of ETFE-based membranes for fuel cells", Fuel Cells, Vol.10, No.3, 401-410 (SCI)

Ben youcef, Hicham and Gubler, Lorenz and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Henkensmeier, Dirk and Wokaun, Alexander and Scherer, Günther G. (2009) "Novel ETFE based radiation grafted poly(styrene sulfonic acid-co-methacrylonitrile) proton conducting membranes with increased stability", Electrochemistry Communications, Vol.11, No.5, 941-944 (SCI)

Ben Youcef, Hicham and Gubler, Lorenz and Yamaki, Tetsuya and Sawada, Shinichi and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Wokaun, Alexander and Scherer, Günther G. (2009) "Cross-linker effect in ETFE-based radiation-grafted proton-conducting membranes II. Extended fuel cell operation and degradation analysis", Journal of Electrochemical Society, Vol.156, No.4, B532-B539 (SCI)

Selected Publications S. Alkan Gürsel, Z. Yang, B. Choudhury, M. Roelofs, G. G. Scherer ‘Radiation grafted membranes using a trifluorostyrene derivative’ J. Electrochem. Soc. 153(10), A1964 (2006) L. Gubler, S. Alkan Gürsel, G. G. Scherer ‘Radiation grafted membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells’ Review Article, Fuel Cells 5(3), 317 (2005) H. P. Brack, C. Padeste, M. Slaski, S. Alkan, H. H. Solak ‘Preparation of micro- and nanopatterns of polymer chains grafted onto flexible polymer substrates’ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 1004 (2004) S. Alkan, C. A. Cutler, J. R. Reynolds, ‘High quality electrochromic polythiophenes via BF3.Et2O electropolymerization’ Adv. Funct. Mater. 13(4), 331 (2003) S. Alkan, L. Toppare, U. Bakır, Y. Yağcı ‘Immobilization of urease in conducting thiophene-capped poly (methyl methacrylate)/ pyrrole matrices’ Synth. Met. 123, 95 (2001) S. Alkan, L. Toppare, Y. Hepuzer, Y. Yağcı ‘Block copolymers of thiophene-capped poly(methyl methacrylate) with pyrrole’ J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 37, 4218 (1999)