Postdoctoral Position : Hydrogen Fuel Generation Using Perovskite Electrodes As Photoanodes

8 Sep 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company

Artois University

Department

Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du solide

Research Field

Physics » Chemical physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

France

Application Deadline

25 Oct 2023 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

1 Nov 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The recruited person will be integrated into the U nité de C atalyse et C himie du S olide (UCCS, CNRS UMR 8181) located at the Jean Perrin Faculty of Sciences in Lens. The laboratory has expertise in the development of nanomaterials for the energy field. The recruitment is carried out as part of obtaining funding from the GREEEN project (Hydrogen Fuel Generation using Perovskite Electrodes as Photoanodes) within the framework of the CPER MANIFEST project and in partnership with the L aboratoire de P hysique de la M atière C ondensée (LPMC) in Amiens. This project falls within the research theme of materials for converting light energy into chemical energy through hydrogen production. The feasibility of this technology has been widely demonstrated using semiconductors such as TiO2 combined with noble metals (Au, Pt, Ag) to produce green hydrogen through the water splitting process. However, most catalysts suffer from their intrinsic limitation of light absorption, where only a portion of the absorbed energy can be used to catalyze the hydrogen production reaction. The main objective is the development of new photoanodes based on ferroelectric perovskites, which will benefit from both their ability to create electron- hole pairs at appropriate energy levels and their spontaneous polarization due to their ferroelectric properties to increase production efficiency.

Requirements

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Solid-state chemistry and physics: synthesis of oxide materials through solid-state and sol-gel methods. Skills in thin film deposition using pulsed laser ablation would be appreciated. Characterization through X-ray diffraction, Raman and infrared spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

Electrical measurements: photo-electrochemical measurements (I-V curves, Mott-Schottky plots), impedance measurements.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

ChemistryPhysics

Additional Information Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du solide UMR CNRS 8181

Country

France

City

Lens

Postal Code

62300

Street

Rue Jean Souvraz

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https: // careers.flatchr.io/vacancy/gjqbwprwlk1dardl-post-doctorant-projet- cper-…

Contact

State/Province

France

City

Lens

Website

https:// www. uccs.univ-artois.fr/

Street

Rue Jean Souvraz

Postal Code

62300

E-Mail

[email protected]

[email protected]

Phone

+33(0)321791767

STATUS: EXPIRED