PhD Studentship in Next-generation sulphide perovskite photocatalysts for susta

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PhD Studentship in Next-generation sulphide perovskite photocatalysts for sustainable production of energy-dense fuels and chemicals
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Qualification Type:
PhD
Location:
Oxford
Funding for:
UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount:
£18,622 per annum, for the 2023/24 academic year
Hours:
Full Time
Placed On:
7th June 2023
Closes:
30th June 2023
Supervisor: Prof. Ludmilla Steier
A fully funded 3-year PhD studentship is now available in our group for
national and international students
to join us from October 2023. Be at the forefront of developing next-generation sulphide perovskite photocatalyst materials with atomic layer deposition (ALD) that will help drive green chemistry for a sustainable future.
You will work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural team (currently 6 nationalities) with several opportunities to engage in collaborations with top researchers and research institutions worldwide. We have a modern new lab and a bright spacious office in the Department of Chemistry (in the PTCL building) and are certain you will enjoy a stimulating and friendly environment in our group, the Department and broader at the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. and its Colleges.
Entry requirements for a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry are given here: ****The stipend rate is set by UKRI to £18,622 for the 2023/24 academic year. More info here: ****Project background and description:
We aim at driving key chemical reactions with suitable semiconducting photocatalysts converting sunlight, abundant or waste chemical feedstocks into valuable energy-dense fuels and chemicals. Such semiconducting photocatalysts need to absorb sunlight efficiently and also excel in catalysing challenging multi-electron transfer reactions, such as the reduction of atmospheric CO2
to e.g. methanol, ethylene or ethanol. However, such multi-electron transfer reactions are typically rather slow and hence compete with several (often faster) energy-loss pathways. This recombination is especially critical in commonly used oxide photocatalysts.
Sulphide perovskites (ABS3
) are an emerging relatively unexplored class of materials with a highly promising trajectory. Many compositions in this material class show desirable optoelectronic properties and promising robustness in humid conditions. Most of the suitable sulphide perovskite materials are also entirely made up of non-toxic and earth-abundant elements. However, thus far, their synthesis requires temperatures well beyond 700 °C typically under harsh sulfurisation conditions and hence severely limits their development.
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a
low-temperature
growth technique that gives you the ultimate control in material synthesis due to its layer-by-layer growth mechanism formed by alternating surface reactions in the gas phase. Through varying the number of cycles film thickness and composition can be varied one atomic layer at a time.
Hence project goals will be the development of the first low-temperature ALD process for crystalline perovskite sulphide films and their application in photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation. You will become an expert in ALD and a series of material characterisation methods (electron microscopy, optical characterisation, etc.) and develop a skillset to link material properties to photocatalytic function. The latter will include training in photocatalysis, gas chromatography and operando characterisation techniques. See here
for more details and further reading.
Please send your application (including CV, transcript of records, name and contact details of 2 referees and a statement of purpose (max. 1000 words) directly by 30
th
June
*. Suitable candidates will be invited for interviews shortly after receiving the application package. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
*Please note that submission of a formal DPhil application will be required at a later stage.
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