Postdoc – Water and Magnetic Dynamics at Nanostructured Interfaces - QENS and INS

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 – Water and Magnetic Dynamics at Nanostructured Interfaces - QENS and INS . 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, structural and electronic properties of energy materials and nanostructured interfaces employing neutron spectroscopy. Examples of our research interests covered through this position are i) the diffusion dynamics of water and small ligand molecules on the surface of iron oxide nanoparticles as relevant for biomedical application, ii) distinction of coexisting magnetic excitations in iron oxide nanoparticle as observed via QENS and INS, and iii) the binding states and diffusion of adsorbate molecules on catalyst surfaces. Your Job . QENS and INS experiments to investigate the diffusion dynamics of water and ligand molecules on metal oxide nanoparticle surfaces, accompanied by complementary experimental techniques or theoretical simulations. Extending neutron spectroscopy studies to energy materials. Characterization of the magnetic modes in iron oxide nanoparticles using neutron spectroscopy. Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of iron and other metal oxide nanoparticles