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Conference Object Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 21Sol-Gel Applications for Ceramic Membrane Preparation(Amer Inst Physics, 2017) Erdem, I.Ceramic membranes possessing superior properties compared to polymeric membranes are more durable under severe working conditions and therefore their service life is longer. The ceramic membranes are composed of some layers. The support is the layer composed of coarser ceramic structure and responsible for mechanical durability under filtration pressure and it is prepared by consolidation of ceramic powders. The top layer is composed of a finer ceramic micro-structure mainly responsible for the separation of components present in the fluid to be filtered and sol-gel method is a versatile tool to prepare such a tailor-made ceramic filtration structure with finer pores. Depending on the type of filtration (e.g. micro-filtration, ultra-filtration, nano-filtration) aiming separation of components with different sizes, sols with different particulate sizes should be prepared and consolidated with varying precursors and preparation conditions. The coating of sol on the support layer and heat treatment application to have a stable ceramic micro-structure are also important steps determining the final properties of the top layer. Sol-gel method with various controllable parameters (e.g. precursor type, sol formation kinetics, heat treatment conditions) is a practical tool for the preparation of top layers of ceramic composite membranes with desired physicochemical properties.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 11Novel High-Pressure Phase of ZrO2: An ab initio Prediction(Academic Press inc Elsevier Science, 2015-10) Durandurdu, MuratThe high-pressure behavior of the orthorhombic cotunnite type ZrO2 is explored using an ab initio constant pressure technique. For the first time, a novel hexagonal phase (Ni2In type) within P6(3)/mmc symmetry is predicted through the simulation. The Ni2In type crystal is the densest high-pressure phase of ZrO2 proposed so far and has not been observed in other metal dioxides at high pressure before. The phase transformation is accompanied by a small volume drop and likely to occur around 380 GPa in experiment. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 6Modification of Surface Charge Characteristics for Unsupported Nanostructured Titania-Zirconia UF/NF Membrane Top Layers With Calcination Temperature(Springer, 2019-04-18) Erdem, Ilker; Ciftcioglu, MuhsinCeramic membranes are more advantageous alternatives especially for harsh working conditions when compared with the polymeric membranes. The porous multilayer structure of the ceramic membranes (composed of support, intermediate, and top layers) can be prepared via different oxides. Titania and zirconia, having superior properties, are mainly preferred for the top layer formation. The separation properties of the membrane are both dependent on pore morphology and surface charge of the oxide(s) forming the top layer. The effect of surface charge in separation may be very significant in case of filtration of charged species with relatively lower mass as in the ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF). In this study, unsupported membrane top layers were prepared with varying titania/zirconia ratios by sol-gel technique. Their surface charges at different pH conditions after calcination at varying temperatures (400 degrees, 500 degrees, and 600 degrees C) were determined. The surface charge of the pure titania (full Ti) top layer was decreasing with the increasing calcination temperature. The highest magnitudes of zeta potential for both acidic and basic conditions were measured via Zr rich top layer (TiZr2575) at calcination temperatures >= 500 degrees C, which was composed of anatase, rutile (titania), and tetragonal (zirconia) phases after calcination. The tailor-made top layer can be prepared with modifications during membrane preparation.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 10Amorphous Zirconia: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2017-02-23) Durandurdu, MuratWe investigate the short-range order of the liquid and amorphous zirconia using an ab initio molecular dynamics technique. Both forms of zirconia are projected to be structurally close to each other. The amorphous network has predominantly seven-fold coordinated Zr atoms (similar to% 65), and three-fold and four-fold coordinated O atoms (similar to 46%), and hence it resembles locally the monoclinic zirconia phase. Within the known limitations of the DFT-GGA calculation, the liquid state is predicted to be semi-metal, whereas the amorphous form is projected to be semiconductor having a band gap energy of similar to 3.5 eV. We find an asymmetry in localisation of the band tail states. On the basis of this finding, we discuss possible distinctions in n-type and p-type doping in amorphous zirconia.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Amorphous Zirconia at High Pressure(Wiley, 2018-06-08) Durandurdu, MuratWe show, by means of ab initio calculations, that amorphous zirconia progressively transforms to a high-density amorphous phase with the application of pressure. The average coordination number of Zr and O atoms under pressure rises gradually to 8 and 4, respectively. The main building unit of the dense noncrystalline state is the eightfold-coordinated Zr atoms (62.5%). When the coordinated modification of Zr atoms in the zirconia crystal at high pressure and temperature conditions is considered, it can be perceived that amorphous zirconia follows a transformation mechanism similar to the one observed at high temperature but different than the one detected at high pressure. The dense disordered phase is indeed found to be locally comparable with the high-temperature tetragonal crystal. Upon decompression, some high-pressure arrangements are persevered in the model and a transformation into another amorphous state whose structure is intermediate between uncompressed and dense amorphous phases is observed in the simulations. The high-pressure amorphous structures are found to be semiconductors with a band gap smaller than that of the original model.