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Background to the Post
Professor Nicolosi leads the Characterisation & Processing of Advanced Materials Group (https://chemistry.tcd.ie/cpam/) within the School of Chemistry. The group is devoted to the processing and electron microscopy structural characterization of low-dimensional nanostructures. Dispersibility, processability and manipulation of these objects are important objectives of the group, with applications in the space of supercapacitors, batteries and composite devices. The group works on a range of low-dimensional nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, inorganic nanowires, graphene and other inorganic two-dimensional nanosheets.
Standard Duties and Responsibilities of the Post
The post holder will be responsible for the development of electrolyte chemistries and will be a highly experienced electrochemist.
The post holder will be responsible for the development of printing methods for the use of nanomaterials inks as Na-ion and K-ion battery electrodes and their full electrochemical characterization. A key aspect of this project will be the close collaboration within the team (especially regarding nanomaterials processing and electron microscopy characterisation in order to gain a better understanding of the materials’ chemical and physical behaviour and the structure and morphology of starting materials and electrode composites.
S/he will be expected to take on the day-to-day running of the part of the research programme under the direction of Professor Valeria Nicolosi.
The core tasks are as follows:
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Fabrication and electrochemical testing of electrodes by conventional slurry casting & by 3D printing. This phase of the project will focus on the investigation of different arrangements and electrode deposition techniques, such as spraying vs vacuum filtration, printing, slurry-casting and different electrolytes.
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Characterization techniques required will be: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), galvanostatic charging/discharging, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), etc.
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Coin-cell assembly.
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Writing papers and giving presentations on the research conducted.
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Helping with the day to day running of the research group, training and supervising students, procuring orders, managing the laboratories.
Person Specification - Qualifications
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A PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related discipline. (Essential).
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Minimum English level required C1. (Essential)
Essential Knowledge and/or Experience
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Significant practical experience, good knowledge of battery theory
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Demonstrable expertise in Electrochemical characterization: impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charging/discharging
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Demonstrable expertise in both half-cell and full-cell testing, with both coin-cell and pouch-cell assembly.
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Proven knowledge of chemistry and electrochemistry.
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Well-organised and self-motivated with the ability to manage the day-to-day running of a research project, to identify research objectives and to carry out appropriate research activities within a given timescale.
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Excellent oral and communication skills, including the proven ability to write in English at a suitable standard for the preparation of written reports, publications and presentations of the work at generalist and specialist levels, including discussions with engineers and scientists in different fields.
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Willingness to travel to collaborators across Europe and worldwide and to conferences to disseminate results.
