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The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.
You ‘d like to contribute as a researcher? Join our Materials Research and Technology department
Through its research into advanced materials and processes, the “Materials Research and Technology” (MRT) department, with its 200 researchers and engineers, contributes to the emergence of enabling technologies that underpin the innovation processes of local and international industry. MRT’s activities hinge on four thematic pillars: nanomaterials and nanotechnology, scientific instrumentation and process technology, structural composites, and functional polymers.
The department also includes four high-tech platforms, focusing on composites, prototyping, characterization and testing. These platforms serve both LIST research staff, and other stakeholders in Luxembourg.
Responsibilities
How will you contribute?
The Advanced Instrumentation for Nano-Analytics (AINA) group within the MRT department at LIST is launching the OPINCHARGE project funded by the Horizon Europe program. The project is coordinated by LIST and brings together 10 world-leading research and technology organizations across Europe. The project aims to develop advanced characterization methods and tools to investigate solid-state interfaces in Li-ion batteries under operando or in-situ conditions at unprecedented level of detail. In this context, the AINA group is looking for a highly motivated and talented candidate to perform their doctoral research within the framework of the OPINCHARGE project. The successful PhD student will be trained by experienced scientists & engineers and be granted access to state-of-the-art infrastructure to perform cutting-edge research.
The PhD student will use ion and electron beam-based prototype nanoanalytical instruments developed in-house for performing operando and in-situ analysis of battery interfaces. Nanoscale chemical imaging of lithium and other elements will be performed primarily using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) imaging technique. A suitable prototype sample holder for operando or in-situ SIMS imaging will be developed. Novel high-speed sparse image acquisition algorithms developed by the project partners will be implemented in one of the prototype SIMS instruments in the AINA group. The PhD student will work towards demonstrating the proof of concept of the new SIMS image acquisition modalities in operando conditions using model battery materials. In consultation with the project leader, the PhD student will design and perform relevant experiments, analyze, and interpret the results, write scientific articles and disseminate the results in international conferences.