A postdoc position is available at Berkeley lab to develop tools to probe phase change dynamics using X-Ray spectroscopy and scattering coupled to Raman spectroscopy and IR nano-imaging. In this role, you will contribute to the development of a multimodal-in situ experimental platform for controlling the latent heat in phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage. You will leverage the potential of metal organic compounds with hydrogen and coordination bonds to modulate phase transitions through inter and intramolecular interactions. By employing an advanced, multimodal characterization platform, that includes in situ/multimodal Raman spectroscopy, X-ray scattering, ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy & synchrotron based Infrared Nano-spectroscopy at the Advanced Light Source, your work will provide molecular-level mechanistic insights into PCMs across various length and time scales. Description of methods to be employed can be found in these publications.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP04375K;
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100988;
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1FD00123J;
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1400502111.
Full information can be found here:
http://phxc1b.rfer.us/LBL0qG6q7
and applications should be submitted directly through the website.
Informal enquiries can be directed to mahmed@lbl.gov
GEFAM 