Assoc. Prof. MUSTAFA KARATOK

Education

2018 - 2023

Post Doctorate

Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, United States Of America

2012 - 2017

Doctorate

Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Faculty Of Scıence, Department Of Chemıstry, Turkey

2010 - 2012

Postgraduate

Ankara University, Fen Fakültesi, Kimya Bölümü, Turkey

2005 - 2010

Undergraduate

Ankara University, Fen Fakültesi, Kimya Bölümü, Turkey

Research Areas

Avesis Research Areas: Material science and engineering, Testing and Control of Materials, Material Characterization, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Fuel Cells, Surface Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry, nanoclusters, Catalysis, Natural Sciences

WoS Research Areas: Natural Sciences (SCI), CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS, MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING, CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR, SPECTROSCOPY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL, CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Scopus Research Areas: General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Areas Based on Academic Activities

Avesis Research Areas

WoS Research Areas

Scopus Research Areas

Academic Positions

2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

Hacettepe University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Nanoteknoloji Ve Nanotıp A.B.D.

2018 - 2023

Researcher

Harvard University, Faculty of Science, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

2013 - 2017

Research Assistant

Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Faculty Of Scıence, Department Of Chemıstry

Articles

2025

1. Atomic-scale surface morphology controls formate stability on Ag-Pd alloys

Karatok M.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE , vol.698, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2023

2. Identifying the Optimal Pd Ensemble Size in Dilute PdAu Alloy Nanomaterials for Benzaldehyde Hydrogenation

Kaiser S. K., Van Der Hoeven J. E. S., Yan G., Lim K. R. G., Ngan H. T., Garg S., et al.

ACS Catalysis , vol.13, no.18, pp.12092-12103, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2023

3. Achieving Ultra-High Selectivity to Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid on Pd-Ag Alloys

Karatok M., Ngan H. T., Jia X., O’Connor C. R., Boscoboinik J. A., Stacchiola D. J., et al.

Journal of the American Chemical Society , vol.145, no.9, pp.5114-5124, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2021

4. Quantifying oxygen induced surface enrichment of a dilute PdAu alloy catalyst

Karatok M., Madix R. J., Van Der Hoeven J. E. S., Aizenberg J., Reece C.

Catalysis Science and Technology , vol.11, no.23, pp.7530-7534, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2021

5. Hydrogen, H2(g), by near-ambient-pressure soft x-ray synchrotron-radiation photoelectron spectroscopy

O’Connor C. R., Boscoboinik J. A., Karatok M., van Spronsen M. A.

Surface Science Spectra , vol.28, no.1, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)

2021

6. Formaldehyde Selectivity in Methanol Partial Oxidation on Silver: Effect of Reactive Oxygen Species, Surface Reconstruction, and Stability of Intermediates

Karatok M., ŞENSOY M. G., Vovk E. I., TOFFOLİ H., Toffoli D., Ozensoy E.

ACS Catalysis , vol.11, no.10, pp.6200-6209, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2021

7. Predicting X-ray Photoelectron Peak Shapes: The Effect of Electronic Structure

O'Connor C. R., Van Spronsen M. A., Karatok M., Boscoboinik J., Friend C. M., Montemore M. M.

Journal of Physical Chemistry C , vol.125, no.19, pp.10685-10692, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2020

8. Oxophilicity Drives Oxygen Transfer at a Palladium-Silver Interface for Increased CO Oxidation Activity

Mehar V., Almithn A., Egle T., Yu M., O'Connor C. R., Karatok M., et al.

ACS Catalysis , vol.10, no.23, pp.13878-13889, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2020

9. Hydrogen migration at restructuring palladium–silver oxide boundaries dramatically enhances reduction rate of silver oxide

O’Connor C. R., van Spronsen M. A., Egle T., Xu F., Kersell H. R., Oliver-Meseguer J., et al.

Nature Communications , vol.11, no.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2020

10. Reduction of Oxidized Pd/Ag(111) Surfaces by H2: Sensitivity to PdO Island Size and Dispersion

Karatok M., Egle T., Mehar V., O'Connor C. R., Yu M., Friend C. M., et al.

ACS Catalysis , vol.10, no.17, pp.10117-10124, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2020

11. Tuning reactivity layer-by-layer: Formic acid activation on Ag/Pd(111)

Karatok M., Duanmu K., O'Connor C. R., Boscoboinik J. A., Sautet P., Madix R. J., et al.

Chemical Science , vol.11, no.25, pp.6492-6499, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2020

12. Carbon monoxide, CO(g), by high-resolution near-ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

O'Connor C. R., Boscoboinik J. A., Karatok M., Van Spronsen M. A.

Surface Science Spectra , vol.27, no.1, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)

2020

13. Growth and auto-oxidation of Pd on single-layer AgO: X/Ag(111)

Mehar V., O'connor C. R., Egle T., Karatok M., Madix R. J., Friend C. M., et al.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , vol.22, no.11, pp.6202-6209, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2017

14. Selective Catalytic Ammonia Oxidation to Nitrogen by Atomic Oxygen Species on Ag(111)

Karatok M., Vovk E. I., Koc A. V., Ozensoy E.

Journal of Physical Chemistry C , vol.121, no.41, pp.22985-22994, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2016

15. Comparative Analysis of Reactant and Product Adsorption Energies in the Selective Oxidative Coupling of Alcohols to Esters on Au(111)

Şenozan S., TOFFOLİ H., Karatok M., Vovk E. I., Shah A. A., Ozensoy E., et al.

Topics in Catalysis , vol.59, no.15-16, pp.1383-1393, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2016

16. Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride (mpg-C3N4) Towards Organic Chromophores Under UV and VIS Light Illumination

Erdogan D. A., SEVİM M., Kısa E., Emiroglu D. B., Karatok M., Vovk E. I., et al.

Topics in Catalysis , vol.59, no.15-16, pp.1305-1318, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2015

17. Acetaldehyde partial oxidation on the Au(111) model catalyst surface: C-C bond activation and formation of methyl acetate as an oxidative coupling product

Karatok M., Vovk E. I., Shah A. A., Turksoy A., Ozensoy E.

Surface Science , vol.641, pp.289-293, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Funded Projects

2023 - 2026