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Advanced Functional Materials Research Group for Energy & Sustainability
Associate professor at Firat University
Elazig, Türkiye
About
We are an academic research group at Fırat University working on the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced functional materials for energy, environmental, and sensing applications.
Our expertise covers polymer nanocomposites, nanocellulose-based biopolymers, graphene- and MXene-based materials, Ni/TiO₂ catalysts for green diesel production, and supercapacitor nanomaterials for energy storage. We focus on understanding structure–property relationships and optimizing performance through advanced experimental design.
We offer strong capabilities in materials synthesis, process optimization, and advanced characterization (XRD, FTIR, SEM, BET, TGA/DSC, electrochemical testing, LC–MS/MS). We actively collaborate with international academic and industrial partners through Horizon Europe and MSCA projects, and we are open to joint research, proposal development, secondments, and technology transfer activities.
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Expertise
Sustainable & Circular Economy Materials
Betül Çiçek Özkan
Associate professor at Firat University
Elazig, Türkiye
Project cooperation
Advanced MIP-based Sensing Solutions for On-site Environmental Monitoring & Security
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Lecturer and Researcher at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Çankaya, Türkiye
Expertise
Nanocomposites & Functional Polymers
Betül Çiçek Özkan
Associate professor at Firat University
Elazig, Türkiye