Polyanionic framework for specially engineered smart materials

Organisation/Company

Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

Research Field

Chemistry
Technology » Materials technology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

France

Application Deadline

30 May 2024 – 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

2 Sep 2024

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

Complementary to crystallographic study, most of the physical properties of solids need to be collected either on large single crystal or on a high-density pellet prepared from powder sample. The growth of large single-crystal or the densification of pellets are often difficult to achieve. The PhD offer is based on the single crystal growth expertise of the «Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée des Matériaux (LCAM)» in Rabat (Université Mohammed V, Morocco) and physical characterization expertise of «Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB)» (Université de Bordeaux / CNRS / Bordeaux INP, France).

Interestingly all the exciting recent development are related either to low temperature single crystal flux growth or to low temperature sintering approaches leading to promising and sustainable perspectives in terms of both characterization & optimization of multi-functional materials.

Our main research goal is the stabilization of multifunctional solids for which external stimuli such as temperature, pressure, electrical and/or magnetic field allow to switch the dedicated material from ground state to an excited state leading to control physical / chemical properties change.

Funding category: Contrat doctoral
Co-tutelle entre les Universités de Bordeaux et de Rabat
PHD title: Doctorat physico-chimie de la Matière
PHD Country: France

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Actively pursuing a Mater's and/or engineering student in Solid State Chemistry; Materials Chemistry and/or Physics.

PhD Expectations:

Literature review about Polyanionic framework and the available synthesis processes
Stabilization of targeted compositions using Solid State Chemistry root
Structural characterization ( X-Ray diffraction ; Le Bail and Rietveld refinement)
Stabilization of dense pellet using Ceramic engineering if single crystal growth failed
Physical and/or chemical characterization
Written and Oral Report in french and in english of the synthesis and sintering procedures, of the experimental characterizations, scientific results and discussions with respect to the literature

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

Country

France

City

Bordeaux

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Where to apply

Website

https://www.abg.asso.fr/fr/candidatOffres/show/id_offre/120931

Contact

Website

https://www.icmcb-bordeaux.cnrs.fr/groupes/groupe1/

STATUS: EXPIRED