PUBLICATIONS

2017

Balcı Ö., Prashanth K.G., Scudino S., Somer M., Eckert J. (2017). Powder metallurgy of Al-based composites reinforced with Fe-based glassy particles: Effect of microstructural modification, Particulate Science and Technology, Published Online, 20.07.2017.

Rafieazad M., Balcı Ö., Acar S., Somer M. (2017). Review on magnesium diboride (MgB2) as excellent superconductor: Effects of the production techniques on the superconducting properties, Journal of Boron, 2 (2) 87-96.

İpekçi M., Acar S., Elmadağlı M., Hennicke J., Balcı Ö., Somer M. (2017). Production of TiB2 by SHS and HCl leaching at different temperatures: Characterization and investigation of sintering behavior by SPS, Ceramics International, 43, 2039-2045. Full Text

2016

Book chapter: M. Somer, S. Acar, I. Kokal, “MgB2 Superconducting Wires – Basics and Applications, edited by R.Flükiger, Ch. 4a-Processing of Nanosize Boron Powder, pp. 209-238, ISSN 2424-8533.

W. Qiu, H.Jie, D. Patel, Y. Lu, V. Luzin, A. Devred, M. Somer, M. Shahabuddin, J. H. Kim, Z. Ma, S.X. Dou, Md. Sh. Hossain, Improvement in the transport critical current density and microstructure of isotopic Mg11B2monofilament wires by optimizing the sintering temperature, Nature Scientific Reports, 6, Article number: 36660, 2016. Full Text

Cheng F., Liu Y., Ma Z., Shahriar Al Hossain M., Somer M. (2016). Improved Superconducting properties in the Mg11B2 low activation superconductor prepared by low-temperature sintering, Nature Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 25498. Full Text

Bateni, A.,  Erdem, E., Repp S., Weber S., Somer, M. (2016). Al-doped MgB2 materials studied using electron paramagnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy, Applied Physics Letters (108) 202601.  Full Text

Aydemir U., Kokal İ. , Prots Y., Förster T., Sichelschmidt J., Schappacher F.M., Pöttgen R., Ormeci A., Somer M. (2016). A novel europium (III) nitridoborate Eu3[B3N6]: Synthesis, crystal structure, magnetic properties, and Raman spectra,  Journal of Solid State Chemistry (239) 75–83. Full Text 

2015

Toros, T.E., Yahyaoglu, M., Aydemir, U., Drathen, C., Akselrud, L., Prots, Y., Hoehn, P., Somer, M. (2015). Ca-3[BN2]I-3: The First Halide-Rich Alkaline Earth Nitridoborate with Isolated [BN2](3-) Units, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 641 (11) 2014-2019. Full Text

Barua, S., Al H., Md Shahriar, Ma, Zongqing; Patel, D., Mustapic, M., Somer, M., Acar, S., Kokal, I., Morawski, A., Cetner, T., Gajda, D., Dou, S. X. (2015). Superior critical current density obtained in MgB2 bulks through low-cost carbon-encapsulated boron powder, Scripta Materialia, 104, 37-40. Full Text

Benda, C. B., He, H., Klein, W., Somer, M., Faessler, T. F. (2015). Bisvinylated [R-Ge-9-Ge-9-R](4-) Cluster Dimers, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 641 (6) 1080-1086. Full Text

Bateni, A., Erdem, E., Repp, S., Acar, S., Kokal, I., Haessler, W., Weber, S.; Somer, M. (2015). Electron paramagnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy studies on carbon-doped MgB2 superconductor nanomaterials, Journal of Applied Physics, 117 (15) 153905. Full Text

2014

Bateni, A., Repp, S.J., Thomann, R., Acar, S., Erdem, E., Somer, M. (2014). Defect structure of ultrafine MgB2 nanoparticles, Applied Physics Letters, 105 (20) 202605. Full Text

Somer, M., Schnering, H. G. V., Hochrein, O., Zahn, D. (2014). A profound analysis of Rb-2[PH] and Cs2[PH] and the role of [PH](2-) ions during temperature-induced solid-solid phase transitions, Solid State Communications, 188, 32–35. Full Text

Koz, C., Acar, S., Prots, Y., Hoehn, P., Somer, M. (2014). Na3[ BN2] and Na2K[ BN2]: A Known and a Novel Alkali Metal Dinitridoborate Obtained via Mild Thermal Dehydrogenation, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 640 (2) 279-285. Full Text

2013

Afyon, S., Hagemann, M., Somer, M., Isfort, C. S. (2013). Thermal and hydrothermal stability of flame hydrolytically synthesized SiO2/TiO2 mixed oxides, Solid State Sciences, 18, 91-97. Full Text

2012

Bateni, A.; Scherpe, S.; Acar, S.; Somer, M. (2012). Novel approach for synthesis of Magnesium Borohydride, Mg(BH4)(2), Energy Procedia, 29, 26-33. Full Text

Miko, A., Demirel, A. Levent, Somer, M. (2012). Vertically oriented hexagonal mesoporous zirconia thin films by block copolymer templating, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 9, 3705-3707. Full Text

2011

Ormeci, A., Aydemir, U., Somer, M. (2011). Vibrational Spectra and Quantum Chemical Calculations of the Pure and Mixed Cluster Anions [SixGe4-x](4-) and [GexSn4-x](4-) (x=0-4) in Compounds with Potassium and Cesium, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 637 (7-8) 907-914.

Kokal, I., Somer, M., Akselrud, L., Hoehn, P., Carrillo-Cabrera, W. (2011). Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Mg-2[BN2]Br: A New Magnesium Nitridoborate Halide with Discrete [N-B-N](3-) Groups, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 637 (7-8) 915-918.

Kokal, I, Aydemir,  Akselrud L., Höhn P., Somer M. (2011) Synthesis, crystal structure and vibrational spectra of nitridoborate-halide compounds Sr2[BN2]Br and Eu2[BN2]X, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 226 (8) 633 – 639.

Kokal, I, Somer, M., Notten P.H.L., Hintzen H.T. (2011). Sol-gel synthesis and lithium ion conductivity of Li7La3Zr2O12 with garnet-related type structure, Solid State Ionics, 185 (11) 42-46.

Oksuzomer, F., Vatansever, S., Koc, S. N., Deligoz, Huseyin G., Mehmet A., Somer, M. (2011). Preparation of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia by the Reverse Microemulsion Method and the Effect of Sc and Ce Doping on Microstructure and Ionic Conductivity for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 8 (1) 42–48.

2010

Erdem E., Jakes P., Parashar SKS, Kiraz K., Somer M., Rüdiger A., Eichel R.A. (2010). Defect structure in aliovalently-doped and isovalently-substituted PbTiO3 nano powders, Journal of Physics- Condensed Matter, 22 (34) 345901.

Mikó A., Demirel A. L., Somer M. (2010). Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Zirconium IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 12, 012019-23.

Somer, M., Acar, S., Koz, C., Kokal, I., Hoehn, P., Raul C.G., Aydemir, U., Akselrud, L. (2010). Alpha- and beta-Na-2[BH4][NH2]: Two modifications of a complex hydride in the system NaNH2-NaBH4; syntheses, crystal structures, thermal analyses, mass and vibrational spectra, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 491 (1-2) 98-105.

Erdem, E., Kiraz, K., Somer, M., Eichel, R. (2010). Size effects in Fe3+-doped PbTiO3 nanocrystals-Formation and orientation of (Fe-Ti ‘-V-O(center dot center dot))(center dot) defect-dipoles, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 30 (2) 289-293.

Afyon S., Höhn P., Somer M. (2010).      Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Vibrational Spectra of Novel Azidopalladates of the Alkali Metals Cs2[Pd(N3)4] and Rb2[Pd(N3)4] . 3/2 H2O, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 636, 1301-1306.