JOB DESCRIPTION

• Within this job position, you will engage a PhD project comprising the following macro tasks:
• Development of silicon based anodes using PECVD technique.
• Deposition of artificial electrochemical interphase using vacuum based deposition processes.
• Post processing of electrodes using wet-chemical and solvent-free routes.
• Physiochemical characterization of developed materials.
• Assembling the processed electrodes in battery and electrochemical characterization.
• Mechanistic investigations of the electrode materials using in situ and postmortem characterization.
  The selected candidate will work at the EWI faculty in the Photovoltaic Material and Devices (PVMD) group of Electrical Sustainable Energy department , and in close collaboration with the storage of electrochemical energy group at the Department of Applied Sciences. The PVMD group focuses on fundamental research and characterization of innovative materials and devices. The PVMD group is part of the Electrical Sustainable Energy department which is inspired by the technical, scientific, and societal challenges originating from the transition towards a more sustainable society.
  About the department

The PVMD group is part of the research in the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy is inspired by the technical, scientific, and societal challenges originating from the transition towards a more sustainable society and focuses on four areas:

• DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S)
• Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (PVMD)
• Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG)
• High Voltage Technologies (HVT)

The Electrical Sustainable Energy Department provides expertise in each of these areas throughout the entire energy system chain. The department owns the large Electrical Sustainable Power (ESP) Laboratory with facilities for materials development, characterization, device fabrication, high voltage testing, DC Grids testing environment, and a large RTDS that is actively used for real-time simulation of future electrical power systems, AC and DC protection, and wide-area monitoring and protection.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Essentials:

• Hold an M.Sc. degree in Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry with specific knowledge in electrochemistry.
• Manage time effectively and be a reliable team worker.
• Excellent academic track record.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills

Desirables:

• General knowledge about working with glove box, and clean room activities.
• Wet-chemical procedures.
• Dry deposition, nano-fabrication and doping procedures (PVD, CVD).
• Experience in battery research.
• Requirement: Excellent English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Minimum requirements apply to all candidates wanting to pursue a PhD at TU Delft (https://www.tudelft.nl/onderwijs/opleidingen/phd/admission).

Please refer the Job description for details