PhD Positions in Solid-State Materials Chemistry, Layered Oxides, and Functional Oxide Thin Films at ETH Zürich ETH Zürich in Switzerland

Doctoral Position in topochemical tuning of layered oxides at ETH Zurich The newly established Solid-State Materials Chemistry Group in the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB), ETH Zurich is recruiting a motivated doctoral researcher. The project sits at the intersection of inorganic chemistry, materials science, and condensed matter physics, with a strong experimental focus on layered perovskite oxides, soft-chemistry, and post-synthetic t...

Doctoral Position in Topochemical Tuning of Layered Oxides at ETH Zurich , in the newly established Solid-State Materials Chemistry Group within the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB). This PhD project focuses on topochemical transformations in layered perovskite oxides and related complex inorganic solids. The research explores how crystal chemistry, structure, and dimensionality can be used to control functionality, with emphasis on thin...

ETH Zurich’s Optical Materials Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) is recruiting a doctoral candidate for a project on the theoretical modeling of semiconductor nanocrystal growth. The research focuses on understanding how different growth modes emerge in semiconductor nanocrystals, including CdSe nanoplatelets, magic-sized nanocrystals, and conventional quantum dots, with extension to other materials such as InP. The project combines density f...

Empa, a leading research institution within the ETH Domain, is offering a fully funded PhD position in its Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion. The project centers on the investigation of lithium- and sodium-based solid-state batteries using advanced muon-based bulk and interface characterization techniques. The primary goal is to achieve a mechanistic understanding of electrochemical performance, focusing on ion distribution, transport, and degradation processes during battery operation....

Empa is offering a PhD position on all-solid-state batteries within its Laboratory Materials for Energy Conversion. The project is embedded in Empa’s research environment in Dübendorf, Switzerland, and the candidate will also be enrolled in the doctoral program in Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich. The research focuses on lithium- and sodium-based solid-state batteries, with a strong emphasis on understanding electrochemical performance at the microscopic level. The project uses muon-based bu...