Apostolos Kordatos
Role
Postdoctoral Fellow
Room
A47
Email
Biography
Apostolos is a materials scientist with postgraduate studies in physics for technology applications. He received his Ph.D. from Coventry University, Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing where he performed density functional theory simulations to investigate novel materials for energy applications such as the next generation of Li+-ion batteries and solid oxide fuels cells. As a postdoctoral fellow with Professor Chris-Kriton Skylaris, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Apostolos performed computational modelling to support the in situ and operando spectroscopic analysis methods focusing on catalytic hydrogenation reactions on Pd nanoparticles. This research was undertaken in collaboration with experimental groups from University of Southampton, Queens University Belfast, and University of Glasgow. In 2023, Apostolos joined the group of Professor Elena Besley, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham as a Research Fellow where he performs computational modelling on supported metal nanocatalysts.
Current Research Project
- Atomistic simulations on supported metal nanoclusters for directed catalysis
- Computational modelling of cluster/adsorbate interactions to improve activity and selectivity
- Design of chemical reactions to provide insights on kinetics and thermodynamics
- Collaboration with experimental groups to complement and interpret complex phenomena
List of Publications
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| Structural selectivity of supported Pd nanoparticles: selective ethanol ammoxidation to acetonitrile. Khaled Mohammed, Reza Vakili, Donato Decarolis, Shaojun Xu, Luke Keenan, Apostolos Kordatos, Nikolay Zhelev, Chris K. Skylaris, Marina Carravetta, Emma K. Gibson, Haresh Manyar, Alexandre Goguet and Peter P. Wells EES Catalysis, 2, 987-996, (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00044G |
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| Towards the Operational Window for Nitridic and Carbidic Palladium Nanoparticles for Directed Catalysis. Lucy G Costley-Wood, Khaled Mohammed, Marina Carravetta, Donato Decarolis, Alexandre Goguet, Apostolos Kordatos, Reza Vakili, Haresh Manyar, Erin McPake, Chris-Kriton Skylaris, Paul Thompson, Emma K Gibson, Peter P. Wells ChemCatChem, 15, e202300870, (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202300870 |
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| Atomistic simulations on the carbidisation processes in Pd nanoparticles. Apostolos Kordatos, Khaled Mohammed, Reza Vakili, Alexandre Goguet, Haresh Manyar, Emma Gibson, Marina Carravetta, Peter Wells and Chris - Kriton Skylaris RSC Advances, 13, 569, (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA07462A |
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| 312 MAX Phases: Elastic Properties and Lithiation. P.P. Filippatos, M.A. Hadi, S.-R.G. Christopoulos, A. Kordatos, N. Kelaidis, M.E. Fitzpatrick, M. Vasilopoulou and A. Chroneos Materials, 12, 4098, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244098 |
5.
| Defect Chemistry and Li-ion Diffusion in Li2RuO3. N. Kuganathan, A. Kordatos, and A. Chroneos Scientific Reports, 9, 550, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36865-4 |
6.
| Lithium Mobility and Tetravalent Dopants in the Li3NbO4 Cathode Material. N. Kuganathan, A. Kordatos, N. Kelaidis and A. Chroneos Scientific Reports, 9, 2192, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37466-x |
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| Lithium Doping of ZnO for High Efficiency and Stability Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. Anastasia Soultati, Azhar Fakharuddin, Ermioni Polydorou, Charalampos Drivas, Andreas Kaltzoglou, Muhammad Irfan Haider, Fotis Kournoutas, Mihalis Fakis, Leonidas C. Palilis, Stella Kennou, Dimitris Davazoglou, Polycarpos Falaras, Panagiotis Argitis, Spyros Gardelis, Apostolos Kordatos, Alexander Chroneos, Lukas Schmidt-Mende, Maria Vasilopoulou Applied Energy Materials, 2, 1663, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.8b01658 |
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| Li3SbO4 lithium-ion battery material: Defects, lithium ion diffusion and tetravalent dopants. N. Kuganathan, A. Kordatos, S. Anurakavan, P. Iyngaran and A. Chroneos Materials Chemistry and Physics, 225, 34, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.12.055 |
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| Engineering Transport in Manganites by Tuning Local Non-Stoichiometry in Grain Boundaries. Francesco Chiabrera, Iñigo Garbayo, Lluis López-Conesa, Gemma Martín, Alicia Ruiz-Caridad, Michael Walls, Luisa Ruiz-González, Apostolos Kordatos, Marc Núñez, Alex Morata, Sonia Estradé, Alexander Chroneos, Francesca Peiró, Albert Tarancón Advanced Materials, 31, 1805360, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201805360 |
10.
| Li2SnO3 as a Cathode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries: Defects, Lithium Ion Diffusion and Dopants. N. Kuganathan, A. Kordatos, and A. Chroneos Scientific Reports, 8, 12621, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30554-y |
11.
| A roadmap of strain in doped anatase TiO2. N. Kelaidis, A. Kordatos, S.-R. G. Christopoulos, and A. Chroneos Scientific Reports, 8, 12790, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30747-5 |
12.
| Defects and lithium migration in Li2CuO2. A. Kordatos, N. Kuganathan, Nikolaos Kelaidis, P. Iyngaran and A. Chroneos Scientific Reports, 8, 6754, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25239-5 |
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| Defect process and lithium diffusion in Li2TiO3. N. Kuganathan, A. Kordatos, M. E. Fitzpatrick, R.V. Vovk and A. Chroneos Solid State Ionics, 327, 93, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2018.10.030 |
14.
| Defect pair formation in fluorine and nitrogen codoped TiO2. A. Kordatos, N. Kelaidis and A. Chroneos Journal of Applied Physics, 123, 161510, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000025 |
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| Migration of sodium and lithium interstitials in anatase TiO2. A. Kordatos, N. Kelaidis and A. Chroneos Solid State Ionics, 315, 40, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2017.12.003 |
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| Defect processes in Li2ZrO3: insights from atomistic modelling. A. Kordatos, S.-R.G. Christopoulos, N. Kelaidis and A. Chroneos Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28, 11789, (2017). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6984-5 |
17.
| Diffusion in energy materials: Governing dynamics from atomistic modelling. D. Parfitt, A. Kordatos, P.P. Filippatos and A. Chroneos Applied Physics Reviews, 4, 031305, (2017). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5001276 |
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| Activation volumes of oxygen self-diffusion in fluorite structured oxides. S.-R. G. Christopoulos, A. Kordatos, M. W. D. Cooper, M. E. Fitzpatrick and A. Chroneos Materials Research Express, 3, 105504, (2016). DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/3/10/105504 |
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| AB stacked few layer graphene growth by chemical vapor deposition on single crystal Rh(111) and electronic structure characterization. A. Kordatos, N. Kelaidis, Sigiava Aminalragia Giamini, Jose Marquez-Velasco, Evangelia Xenogiannopoulou, Polychronis Tsipas, George Kordas, Athanasios Dimoulas Applied Surface Science, 369, 251, (2016). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.023 |
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| Magnetic Properties of Textured CoPd Nanocrystalline Thin Films. A. Vlachos, S. D. Pappas, V. Kapaklis, V. Karoutsos, A. Kordatos, F. Wilhelm, A. Rogalev, P. Fumagalli, P. Poulopoulos, M. J. Velgakis, C. Politis Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12, 6240, (2012). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.023 |