PhD Studentship in Chemistry – Computational Exploration of Ionic Conduction in Palmierites
Award Summary
100% home tuition fees, and an annual living allowance of £17,668 (UKRI rates).
Overview
Ensuring reliable, clean energy sources is one of the greatest challenges facing society today. Hydrogen fuel cells offer a real solution: the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen produces water and electricity, providing a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Although ceramic fuel cells are highly efficient and do not require ultra-pure hydrogen or expensive electrodes, it is essential to lower their running temperature to below 600 °C to reduce costs and increase reliability and lifetime. To reach this important goal, further fundamental research is urgently needed to discover new oxide ion/proton conductors with high conductivity at temperatures below 600 °C. In this regard, we have been investigating a family of compounds known as palmierites and have shown for the first time that the palmierite compound Sr3V2O8 presents significant oxide ion and proton conductivity. This is an exciting new direction in solid-state chemistry research.
We have a PhD studentship available to further investigate ionically conducting palmierites which is fully funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
The studentship will be based in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University with Dr James A Dawson. The candidate will use state-of-the-art atomistic modelling techniques (e.g., molecular dynamics and density functional theory) on a range of different palmierite materials and their interfaces to rationalise structure-property relationships and enable future materials design.
The student will also work closely with Professor Abbie McLaughlin at the University of Aberdeen who will be focusing on the synthesis of palmierites that exhibit high ionic conductivity at intermediate temperatures.
Number Of Awards
1
Start Date
April or September 2023
Award Duration
3 years
Application Closing Date
16 December 2022
Sponsor
Leverhulme Trust
Supervisors
Dr James A Dawson (Chemistry, Newcastle) and Professor Abbie McLaughlin (Chemistry, Aberdeen)
Eligibility Criteria
You must have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent, in chemistry, materials science, physics or a related subject.
The award is available to UK applicants only.
How To Apply
To apply for a studentship, you must register and apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal
Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.
Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:
You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Questions’ section:
In addition, before you submit your application you will need to upload the following supporting documentation:
You will not be able to submit your application until you have submitted all required documents/information.
Contact Details
Dr James A Dawson (james.dawson@newcastle.ac.uk )
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