Faculty Profile
Dr. Kadri AYDINOL
Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Eng.
D-Block, Room 103
(+90)312 210 2523 (room)
(+90)312 210 5846 (lab)
(+90)312 210 2518 (fax)
E-mail: kadri@metu.edu.tr
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Research Interests:
  • Atomistic Computer Modelling of Materials:
    Ab Initio Methods, Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  • Energy Storage Materials:
    Lithium Batteries, Hydrogen Storage
  • Corrosion
  • Titanium Alloys
Journal Articles and Publications:
  1. M. K. Aydinol, J.V. Mantese and S.P. Alpay, "A Comparative ab initio Study of the Ferroelectric Behaviour in KNO3 and CaCO3", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 19, 496210 (2007).
  2. A. Kinaci and M. K. Aydinol, "Ab Initio Investigation of FeTi-H system", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32, 2466 (2007).
  3. G.H. Aydogdu and M. K. Aydinol, "Determination of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion and Electrochemical Reactivation Behaviour of AISI 316L Type Stainless Steels", Corrosion Science, 48, 3565 (2006).
  4. S. Buta, D. Morgan, A. Van der Ven, M. K. Aydinol and G. Ceder, "Phase Separation Tendencies of Aluminum-Doped Transition-Metaloxides (LiAl1-xMxO2) in the α-NaFeO2 Crystal Structure" J. Electrochem. Soc., 146, 4335 (1999).
  5. G. Ceder, A. Van der Ven and M. K. Aydinol, "Li-intercalation Oxides for Rechargeable Batteries: First Principles Calculations Elucidate the Role of Structure and Chemistry" Journal of Minerals, Metals and Materials, 50, 35 (1998).
  6. A. Van der Ven, M. K. Aydinol, G. Ceder, G. Kresse and J. Hafner, "First Principles Investigation of Phase Stability in LixCoO2", Physical Review B, 58, 2975 (1998).
  7. A. Van der Ven, M. K. Aydinol and G. Ceder, "First Principles Evidence for Stage Ordering in LixCoO2", J. Electrochem. Soc., 145, 2149 (1998).
  8. G. Ceder, Y-M. Chiang, D. R. Sadoway, M. K. Aydinol, Y-I. Jang and B. Huang, "Identification of Cathode Materials for Lithium Batteries Guided by First-Principles Calculations", Nature, 392, 694 (1998).
  9. G. Ceder, A. F. Kohan, M. K. Aydinol, P. D. Tepesch and A. Van der Ven, "The Thermodynamics of Oxides with Substitutional Disorder: A Microscopic Model and Evaluation of Important Energy Contributions", J. Am. Cer. Soc., 81, 517 (1998).
  10. G. Ceder and M. K. Aydinol, "The Electrochemical Stability of Lithium-Metal-Oxides Against Metal Reduction", Solid State Ionics, 109, 151 (1998).
  11. M. K. Aydinol and G. Ceder, "First Principles Prediction of Intercalation Voltages in Li-Mn Oxides for Secondary Li Batteries", J. Electrochem. Soc., 144, 3832 (1997).
  12. M. K. Aydinol, A. F. Kohan, G. Ceder, K. Cho and J. Joannopoulos, "Ab-Initio Study of Lithium Intercalation in Metal-Dichalcogenides", Physical Review B, 56, 1354 (1997).
  13. G. Ceder, M. K. Aydinol and A. F. Kohan, "Application of First-principles Calculations to the Design of Rechargeable Li-Batteries", Comput. Mater. Sci., 8, 161 (1997).
  14. M. K. Aydinol, A. F. Kohan and G. Ceder, "Ab-Initio Calculation of the Intercalation Voltage of Lithium-Transition Metal Oxide Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries", J. Power Sources, 68, 664 (1997).
  15. M. K. Aydinol and A. S. Bor, "Coherency Strain Effects on TEM Images of Composite Precipitates in Al-Li-Zr Alloys", J. Mat. Sci., 31, 4883 (1996).
  16. M. K. Aydinol and A. S. Bor, "Transmission Electron Microscopy Image Analysis of Composite Precipitates in Al-Li-Zr Alloys", J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 14, 1147 (1995).
  17. T. Akbay, M. K. Aydinol and A. S. Bor, "Simulation of Electron Diffraction Patterns of Alloys with Oriented Precipitates", J. Appl. Cryst., 27, 379 (1994).
  18. M. K. Aydinol and A. S. Bor, "Coarsening of δ’ (Al3Li) and Composite Precipitates in an Al-2.5%Li-0.15%Zr Alloy", J. Mat. Sci., 29, 15 (1994).