One-year position funded by CNRS (renewable) - starts in September 2015

Research Project

Recent developments in in-situ liquid TEM opened a new area in the understanding of interface mechanisms during electrochemical cycling of Li-ion batteries such as the kinetics of lithiation, formation of SEI layer, structural accommodation, crystalline transformation and morphological evolution. The goal of this project is to further identify and study phenomena involved in batteries’ efficiency decay, which is mainly related to induced effects of exchange dynamics at electrode/electrolyte interfaces. Thus, the postdoc will focus on the study of the mechanism of formation of the SEI layer during the first EC cycles and on the electrolyte’s evolution with different analytical TEM techniques in liquid medium.

Job profile

We are looking for a PhD in Materials Science with a strong track record in the characterization of materials by transmission electron microscopy and associated techniques such as electron diffraction, HAADF-STEM, EELS and EDX. An experience of electrochemistry and nanomaterials synthesis will be taken into account.

Laboratory

At LRCS (Laboratoire de réactivité et chimie des solides) a world-class laboratory in the field of batteries located in Amiens, France. The postdoc position is funded by CNRS and the French Research network of electrochemical energy Storage (RS2E). More information on RS2E below.

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