PhD position(s) in spectroscopy and electrochemistry of 2D materials
The PhD candidate(s) will work with Dr. Matěj Velický and Dr. Otakar Frank and their teams on a mutlidisciplinary project exploiting tunable spectroscopy and electrochemistry of two-dimensional (2D) materials. We offer up to three positions in these areas:
1. Development and application of a state-of-the-art in-situ spectroelectrochemical method for characterization, control, and tuning of 2D materials' optical, electronic, and electrochemical properties. We will combine electrolyte gating with Raman/photoluminescence spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and/or electron transport at the micro- and nanoscale. In particular, graphene and semiconducting metal transition dichalcogenides will be studied.
2. Investigation of fundamental physics at the interface between 2D semiconductors and metals. We will use mechanical exfoliation of a range of 2D materials onto metallic surfaces under ambient and ultra-high vacuum conditions. This will allow us to control the surface properties at the atomic scale and to understand the mechanical strain, orbital hybridization, and interface cleanliness. You will also be using a range of techniques including Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy, optical lithography, and advanced preparation techniques with microscale precision.
3. Study of plasmon-exciton interactions in 2D semiconductors, mainly transition metal dichalcogenides, by means of tip-enhanced photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy (TEPL and TERS). The system will be explored primarily in air, then in electrolyte solutions, with the aim to influence and tune these interactions.
Our team is part of a larger collaboration with the groups of Dr. Martin Kalbáč and Prof. Ladislav Kavan, including more than 30 postdocs and PhDs. Our international collaborations include organizations in the UK, US, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, and Finland. We share an extensive range of cutting-edge instrumental facilities, which include Raman spectrometers, TERS, AFM, thin-film deposition and characterization (XPS, UPS, LEED, ARPES), SEM/TEM, fluorescence spectrometer, UV/Vis/NIR spectrometer, ellipsometry, optical lithography, CVD and others.
For more information, visit www.nanocarbon.cz.
Type of contract: Temporary
Job status: Part-time
Offer starting date: September 2022
Requirements:
Experience with at least one of the following: Raman and/or other Vis/IR spectroscopy, 2D materials research, electrochemistry, atomic force microscopy. The applicant will have to apply and be admitted to a full-time postgraduate study program at Charles University in Prague or the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic.
Experience with thin-layer metal deposition, optical lithography, electron transport is also welcome.
Benefits
- 25 days paid leave of absence (holidays) per year + 3 days of paid sick-leave in addition to the statutory
insurance
- Flexible working-time, the possibility of part-time work, work-life balance
- Lunch vouchers
- Subsidy for sport and cultural activities
- Recreation subsidy, recreation subsidy for children
- Possibility of attending children groups of the CAS
- Possibility to use discounts in recreation centers of the CAS
- Sports goods rental, free parking, trade union library
- Language courses
- Accommodation facilities
Eligibility criteria
To apply, please send your CV, list of publications, motivation letter, and two contacts as a reference to recruitment
jh-inst.cas.cz (recruitment[at]jh-inst[dot]cas[dot]cz).
Please, write in the subject line of your email SC2022_06.
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