Personal Info
- Country of residence: Jordan
Information
R. Shaltaf Ph.D
r.shaltaf@ju.edu.jo
Current position
Assistant Professor
Department Of Physics
Faculty of Science
University of Jordan
Amman-Jordan
r.shaltaf@ju.edu.jo
Education &
Qualification
Postdoctoral Fellow 2005-2009
European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF)
Unite Physico-Chimie et de Physique des Materiaux (PCPM)
Universite catholique de Louvain Belgium
Ph.D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics 1999-2004
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Thesis title: \Adsorption and Growth on Si(001) Surface"
M.Sc. in Atomic and Molecular Physics 1996-1998
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Thesis title: \Geometry Optimization Of Small Copper Clusters:
Monte Carlo Simulations Study"
B.Sc. in Physics 1991-1995
Yarmouk University, Jordan
List Of
Publications
& Work In
Progress
1. \Electronic and Structural Properties of GeTe(100)
and (110) Surfaces"
R. Shaltaf, E. Durgun, J.-Y. Raty, Ph. Ghosez, and X. Gonze,
in preparation.
2. \Reliability of Plasmon Pole Models within
Many Body Perturbation Theory"
R. Shaltaf, M. Giantomassi, G.-M. Rignanese and X. Gonze,
in preparation.
3. \Electronic properties of interfaces and defects from Many-Body Perturbation
Theory: Recent developments and applications"
M. Stankovski, M. Giantomassi, R. Shaltaf, M. Gruning, F. Bruneval, G.-M.
Rignanese, submitted.
4. \Quasiparticle Corrections on the Band O sets at the HfO2:Si
and ZrO2:Si Interfaces"
M. Gruning, R. Shaltaf, and G.-M. Rignanese,
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Phys. Rev. B.81, 035330 (2010).
5. \ABINIT : rst-principles approach to material and nanosystem properties"
X. Gonze , B. Amadon, P.-M. Anglade, J.-M. Beuken, b, F. Bottin,
P. Boulanger, F. Bruneval, D. Caliste, b, R. Caracas, M. Ct, T. Deutsch,
L. Genoves, Ph. Ghose, h, M. Giantomassi, S. Goedeckerc, D.R. Hamannm,
P. Hermet, F. Jolletd, G. Jomard, S. Leroux, M. Mancini , S. Mazevet,
M.J.T. Oliveira, G. Onida, Y. Pouillon, T. Rangel, G.-M. Rignanese, D. Sangalli,
R. Shaltaf, M. Torrent, M.J. Verstraete, G. Zerah and J.W. Zwanziger
Comp. Phys. Comm.,180, 2582 (2009).
6. \Polarization vortices in germanium tellurite nanoplatelets:
A theoretical study "
E. Durgun, Ph. Ghosez, R. Shaltaf, X. Gonze, and J.-Y. Raty
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 247601 (2009).
7. Electronic Properties of Zircon and Hafnon from Many-Body
Perturbation Theory
R. Shaltaf, T. Rangel, M. Gruning, X. Gonze, G.-M. Rignanese,
and D. R. Hamann
Phys. Rev. B. 79, 195101 (2009).
8. \Structure Prediction and Co Oxidation on Alumina Supported
PdPt Mono- and Bi-Metallic Catalysts"
S. Kaya, E. Erunal, R. Shaltaf, S. Ellialtioglu, and D. Uner,
Turk J Chem 33, 11 (2009).
9. \Lattice Dynamics and Speci c Heat of -GeTe: a theoretical
and experimental study"
R. Shaltaf, X. Gonze, M. Cardona, R. K. Kremer, and G. Siegle,
Phys. Rev. B. 79, 075204, (2009).
10. \Band O sets at the Si/SiO2 Interface from
Many-Body Perturbation Theory"
R. Shaltaf, G.-M. Rignanese, X. Gonze, F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 186401 (2008).
11. \Dynamical, Dielectric, and Elastic Properties of GeTe Investigated
with First-Principles Density Functional Theory"
R. Shaltaf, E. Durgun, J.-Y. Raty, Ph. Ghosez, and X. Gonze,
Phys. Rev. B 78, 205203 (2008).
12. \Hybrid Exchange-Correlation Functional for Accurate
Prediction of The Electronic and Structural Properties of Ferroelectric Oxides"
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D. I. Bilc, R. Orlando, R. Shaltaf, G.-M. Rignanese, Jorge I~niguez and Ph.
Ghosez,
Phys. Rev. B 77, 165107 (2008).
13. \Cs Adsorption on Si(001) (21) Surface : an ab initio study"
R. Shaltaf, E. Mete, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 205415 (2005).
14. \DFT Study of Rb Adsorption on Si(001) (21) Surface"
E. Mete, R. Shaltaf, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Surf. Sci. 583, 119 (2005).
15. \Electronic Structure of a Chain-like Compound: TlSe"
S. Ellialtioglu, E. Mete, R. Shaltaf, K. Allakhverdiev,
F. Gashimzade, M. Nizamettinova, and G. Orudzhev,
Phys. Rev. B 70, 195118 (2004).
16. \Mg Adsorption on Si(001) Surface From First Principles"
R. Shaltaf, E. Mete, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Phys. Rev. B 69 , 125417 (2004).
17. \Ab initio study of the One-Monolayer Sb=Ge(001) Interface"
R. Shaltaf, M. Cakmak, E. Mete, G. P. Srivastava, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Surf. Sci. 566-568, 956 (2004).
18. \Electronic and Structural Properties of a 4d-Perovskite: cubic phase of
SrZrO3"
E. Mete, R. Shaltaf, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Phys. Rev. B 68, 035119 (2003).
19. \Ab initio Study of the One-Monolayer Sb=Si(001) Interface"
M. Cakmak, R. Shaltaf, G. P. Srivastava, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Surf. Sci. 532-535, 661 (2003).
20. \Computer Simulation of Small Copper Clusters"
S. Erkoc and R. Shaltaf,
Phys. Rev. A. 60, 3053 (1999).
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Work &
Research
Experience
Assistant Professor 2009-
Department Of Physics
Faculty of Science
University of Jordan
Amman-Jordan
Postdoctoral Fellow 2005-2009
European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF)
Unite Physico-Chimie et de Physique
des Materiaux (PCPM)
Universite catholique de Louvain Belgium
Physics Instructor 2000-2004
Al Fatih Private School
Ankara, Turkey
Theory
Expertize
Many body perturbation theory
Density functional theory methods
Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation methods
Computer
Expertize
Programming : Fortran, MPI
Member of developing team of ABINIT code since 2005
System : LINUX, UNIX, MS Windows
Invited
Talks
1. \Band O sets Prediction From Many Body Perturbation Theory."
R. Shaltaf,
13th ETSF/Nanoquanta Conference,
Theoretical Spectroscopy and Quantum Transport,
Pugnochiuso, Italy 23-27 September 2008.
2. \ Working with ABINIT."
R. Shaltaf,
Psi-k Training Graduate School,
Bristol, United Kingdom, March 25-31, 2007.
3. \Speeding Up the GW Code: Parallelism + PPMs."
R. Shaltaf, G.-M. Rignanese and X. Gonze,
3rd international ABINIT developer workshop,
Liege Belgium, 29{31 Jan 2007.
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4. \Quasiparticle Calculations of Band O sets of Di erent
Interfaces with Silicon."
R. Shaltaf, G.-M. Rignanese, X. Gonze,
F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
First-Principles Approaches to Optical and Photoelectron Spectra,
Munich Germany, 9{12 March 2006.
5. \Electronic and Dielectric Properties of Group IVB
Transition Metal Oxides and Silicates:
a rst-principles study."
G.-M. Rignanese, R. Shaltaf, X. Gonze, F. Bruneval and L. Reining,
F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
E-MRS spring meeting (E-MRS - IUMRS - ICEM 06),
Nice France, 29 May{2 June 2006.
6. \Electronic and Dielectric Properties of Group IVB
Transition Metal Oxides and Silicates:
a rst-principles study."
G.-M. Rignanese, R. Shaltaf, X. Gonze, F. Bruneval and L. Reining,
F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
International Symposium on Structure-Property Relationships
in Solid State Materials,
Pessac, France, 27-30 June, 2006.
Oral &
Poster
Communications
1. \Lattice Dynamics and Speci c Heat of -GeTe:
a theoretical and experimental study."
R. Shaltaf, X. Gonze, M. Cardona, R. K. Kremer, and G. Siegle,
Poster Presentation,
14th International Workshop on Computational,
Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods,
Trieste, Italy, 7-10 January 2009.
2. \Polarization Patterns in GeTe from Bulk to Ferroelectric Nanoparticles."
E. Durgun, R. Shaltaf, J.-Y. Raty, Ph. Ghosez, and X. Gonze,
Poster Presentation,
IAP General Meeting,
K. U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium , 25 November 2008.
3. \A new Hybrid Exchange-Correlation Functional for Accurate
Prediction of the Electronic and Structural Properties of Ferroelectric
Oxide Bulks and Nanostructures."
D.I. Bilc, R. Shaltaf, J. I~niguez, Ph. Ghosez,
Oral Presentation,
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2008 APS March Meeting,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 10-14, March 2008.
4. \Quasiparticle Calculations of Band O sets of Silicon
with High- Dielectrics."
R. Shaltaf, J. Bouchet, G.-M. Rignanese, X. Gonze,
F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
Poster Presentation,
13th International Workshop on Computational,
Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods,
Trieste, Italy, 11-13 January 2007.
5. \First Principle Calculations of Band O sets of SiO2 and ZrSiO4
with Silicon."
11th Nanoquanta Workshop on Electronic Excitations,
R. Shaltaf, J. Bouchet, G.-M. Rignanese, X. Gonze,
F. Giustino, A. Pasquarello , F. Bruneval and L. Reining,
Oral Presentation,
Hou alize, Belgium, 19-22 September 2006.
6. \Quasiparticle Calculations of Band O sets."
R. Shaltaf, G.-M. Rignanese, X. Gonze, F. Giustino, A. Pasquarello,
F. Bruneval and L. Reining,
Oral Presentation,
Third Nanoquanta Young Researchers Meeting,
Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 2-5 May 2006.
7. \Experimental and Theoretical Studies on CO Oxidation Over
Pt Pd Bimetallic Catalysts."
E. Erunal, S. Kaya , R. Shaltaf, S. Ellialtioglu and D. Uner,
Poster Presentation,
24nd European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-24),
Paris , France, 3-9 September, 2006.
8. \Parallelization in GW Part of ABINIT."
R. Shaltaf,
Oral Presentation,
Parallel workshop of ABINIT,
Louvain La Neuve, Belgium February, 2006.
9. \The File Format of WFK , KSS, SCR Files in ABINIT."
R. Shaltaf,
Oral Presentation,
Nanoquanta IT9 meeting,
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Louvain La Neuve, Belgium November 2005.
10. \Quasiparticle Calculations of High--Material band
O sets with Silicon."
R. Shaltaf, J. Bouchet G.-M. Rignanese,
X. Gonze, F. Giustino and A. Pasquarello,
Poster Presentation,
40 Years of the GW Approximation for the Electronic Self-Energy:
Achievements and Challenges,
Bad Honnef, Germany, 12-15 September 2005.
11. \Activity and Structure Predictions on Mono- and Bimetallic Precious
Metal Catalysts."
E. Erunal, R. Shaltaf, S. Ellialtioglu and D. Uner,
Oral Presentation,
European Congress on Catalysis (EUROPACAT),
Bulgaria, SOFIA, 28 August-1 September 2005.
12. 2nd NANOQUANTA Young Researchers Meeting
Max Blank institute, Berlin Germany 2-5 May 2005
13. \Monte Carlo Simulations of Pd-Pt Catalysts."
E. Erunal, S. Ellialtioglu, R. Shaltaf, and D. Uner,
(oral presentation),
NANO-TR ,ODTU, Ankara 2006.
14. \Bimetalik Pd-Pt Katalizrlerinde Monte Carlo Yontemi ile Yuzey Yapisi Hesapla-
malari."
E. Erunal, S. Ellialtioglu, R. Shaltaf, and D. Uner,
UMMK7,Eskisehir, Universitesi 2006.
15. \Ab initio Study of Mg Adsorption on Si(001) Surface"
R. Shaltaf, E. Mete, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Oral Presentation,
10th Ankara Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics (YMP-10),
Ankara, Turkey, 30 November 2003.
16. \Bir 4d Perovskitin Elektronik ve Yapisalozellikleri :
SrZrO3 in Kubik Fazi."
E. Mete, R. Shaltaf and S. Ellialtioglu,
Oral Presentation,
10th Ankara Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics (YMP-10),
Ankara, Turkey, 30 November 2003.
17. \Ab initio study of the One-Monolayer Sb/Ge(001) Interface."
R. Shaltaf, M. Cakmak, E. Mete, G. P. Srivastava, and S. Ellialtioglu,
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Poster Presentation,
22nd European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-22),
Praha, Czech Republic, 07-12 September 2003.
18. \Ab initio Study of the One-Monolayer Sb/Si(001) Interface."
R. Shaltaf, M. Cakmak, E. Mete, G. P. Srivastava, and S. Ellialtioglu,
Poster Presentation,
21st European Conference On Surface Science (ECOSS-21/NANO-7),
Malmo, Sweden, 24 2-8 June 2002.
19. \Simulation of Amorphous and Crystalline Growth of Tetrahedral
Semiconductors."
R. Shaltaf and S. Ellialtioglu,
Poster Presentation,
20th European Conference On Surface Science (ECOSS-20),
Krakow, Poland, 7-11 September 2001.
Schools &
Workshops
1. Third spectroscopy lectures on TDDFT, GW and Bethe-Salpeter Equation
Paris France, 20{24, March 2006
2. Quantum Computation on the Atomic Scale
Istanbul, Turkey, 1{11 June 2003
3. Computer Simulation of Surfaces and Interfaces
NATO-ASI 2002, Albena, Varna, Bulgaria, 9-20 October 2002
4. The Nuts and Bolts of First Principle Simulation
Durham, United Kingdom, 6-13 December 2001
Referee
of
International
Journals
Physical Review B
Surface Science
Physica B
Grants TUBITAK (The Scienti c and Technical Research Council of Turkey)
Grant No. TBAG-2036 (101T058)
\Structural and electronic properties of low dimensional systems"
EU's Sixth Framework Program through the Nanoquanta Network
of Excellence(NMP4-CT-2004-50019)
Postdoctoral Grant
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