Postdoc – Neutron Reflectometry for Energy Materials

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Area of research: . Scientific / postdoctoral posts. Job description: Postdoc – Neutron Reflectometry for Energy Materials . Understanding the fundamental physicochemical properties of energy materials is crucial to a sustainable design of our environment. At the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science - Neutron Analytics for Energy Research (JCNS-3), we aim to address the dynamic and structural properties of energy materials and nanostructured interfaces. Research directions of this position on interfaces and reflecometry span i) the swelling behaviour of Nafion films in fuel cells, ii) grazing incidence experiments on anode-free Na-based batteries, and iii) the hydration behaviour of organic ligand layers on metal oxide surfaces. Reflectometry will be amongst the first five instruments at the High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS-I), which will be built at Forschungszentrum Jülich, as well as at the HiCANS platform to which JCNS contributes at ESS Bilbao. Your Job . Characterization of the dynamical and structural properties of energy materials using neutron and X-ray reflectometry supported by complementary experimental techniques or theoretical simulations. Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of energy materials or their model systems, e.g. fuel cells, batteries, organic ligands on metal oxide surfaces. Participation in experiments as well as design and construction of sample