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Serap Hayat Soytaş

Ph.D. in Polymer Science

Education

PhD, Polymer Science, University of Akron, 2003-2009

BS, Chemistry, Bogazici University, 1997-2002

Work Experience

Senior Research Scientist, Setex Technologies (formerly nanoGriptech. Inc), PA, USA (2009-2011)

Research Assistant, University of Akron, OH, USA (2003-2009)

Research Interests

  • Anode materials for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
  • Nanofiber/carbon nanofiber based nanomaterials
  • Electrospinning
  • Nanoparticle synthesis and functionalization
  • Controlled/sustained release systems
  • Polymer synthesis and characterization

Last 5 Publications

Demirel, O.; Kolgesiz, S.; Yuce, S.; Hayat Soytas, S.; Koseoglu-Imer, D. Y.; Unal, H. (2022). Photothermal Electrospun Nanofibers Containing Polydopamine-Coated Halloysite Nanotubes as Antibacterial Air Filters. ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 5(12), 18127-18137. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c04026

Ansari Hamedani, A.; Ow-Yang, C. W.; Hayat Soytas, S.(2022). Silicon nanocrystals-embedded carbon nanofibers from hybrid polyacrylonitrile – TEOS precursor as high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes. J. Alloys Compd., 909, no. 164734. 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164734

Ansari Hamedani, A.; Ow-Yang, C. W.; Hayat Soytas, S. (2021). Mechanisms of Si Nanoparticle Formation by Molten Salt Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes. ChemElectroChem., 8, 3181-3191. 10.1002/celc.202100683

Abbasnezhad, A.; Asgarzadeh, H.; Ansari Hamedani, A.; Hayat Soytas, S. (2020). One-pot synthesis of tin chalcogenide-reduced graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposite as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Dalton Trans. 49, 5890-5897. 10.1039/D0DT00857E

Demir, E.; Hayat Soytas, S.; Demir-Çakan, R. (2019). Bismuth oxide nanoparticles embedded carbon nanofibers as self-standing anode material for Na-ion batteries. Solid State Ionics, 342, 115066. 10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115066

Patents

Ozcan, S. B.; Erdem Simsek, A.; Yuksel, A.; Hirel Aslan, C. S. M.; Hayat Soytas, S.; Aksener, A. E. (Inventors) (2023, October 02). UV Curable Base Coat. Turkish Patent No. 2023/012264

Memberships

Materials Research Society (MRS) 2022 - Present

Awards

BİDEB 2218 – National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 2012 - 2014