PhD in Operando TEM Analysis of Ionotronic Materials and Functional Oxides European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is advertising a PhD thesis project on operando TEM analysis of ionotronic materials, with the thesis subject titled Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Free-standing Functional Oxides . The project is centered on developing a stable, electron-transparent crystalline platform for advanced in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies of functional materials during epitaxial growth and under external stimuli such as electric a...

PhD opportunity at Université Paris Cité in plasmon-driven asymmetric photocatalysis , starting in October 2026 . The project sits at the intersection of plasmonic nanomaterials , photochemistry , asymmetric catalysis , and materials chemistry , with a strong experimental focus on the design of chiral plasmonic resonators for enantioselective photochemical reactions. The PhD researcher will work on the colloidal synthesis of chiral nanomaterials , heterogeneous photo-electrocatalysis , and advan...

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, offers a PhD position focused on in situ neutron diffraction for green steel and functional metal oxides. The successful candidate will join the diffraction group at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), working with powder diffractometers D1B and D20, which are specialized for time-resolved in situ investigations of solids, phase transitions, and chemical reactions. The project centers on elucidating reaction pathways for hydro...

PhD opportunity at Grenoble INP - Institute of Engineering in Grenoble, France, within the SYMMES-associated NextHyBat project on next-generation all-solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries. The doctoral contract is part of a wider collaborative effort supported by UGA’s Labex Materialps. The project investigates how chemistry, structure, functional properties, and durability are connected in innovative solid electrolytes designed for advanced lithium battery applications. The research is...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in mixed-anion thermoelectric materials at CRISMAT – ENSICAEN The CRISMAT laboratory (ENSICAEN – CNRS – University of Caen Normandy) is recruiting a PhD student for a 36-month doctoral project in materials science , solid-state chemistry , solid-state physics , and thermoelectric materials . The project focuses on the synthesis of new mixed-anion thermoelectric materials, crystal structure determination, and detailed characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD/DRX)...