One PhD project is available at Liverpool in EITHER of the following areas:
1. On-Surface Genesis of Complex Functional Nanostructures
One of the main challenges in nanoscience and nanotechnology is the creation of complex functioning nanostructures at a surface - this is a crucial step towards nanodevice fabrication. This project will address this objective by directly synthesising complex molecular nanostructures by controlled linking of component molecules at a surface. The research will involve using sophisticated surface science methods to manipulate and directly link individual molecules on surfaces in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), and then probing them using vibrational and electronic spectroscopic methods and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM).
2. Molecule-by-Molecule Assembly of Chiral Surfaces Chiral or ‘handed’ surfaces are increasingly being implicated in major advances in nanoscience e.g. smart sensors that can discriminate between mirror-image molecules, ultra-selective catalysts that promote the creation of just single-handed products, non-linear optical materials and even as potential environments that could have led to the evolution of homochiral living forms on earth! This project will investigate how to create chiral surfaces in which every molecule is organised in the correct position to yield a perfect chiral pattern at a surface. The research will involve using sophisticated surface science methods to assemble chiral surfaces in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), and then probing them using vibrational and electronic spectroscopic methods and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM).
You must meet both the Marie Curie ESR eligibility criteria (normally this requires you to be a non-UK national and have less than four years’ research experience) - see http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/index.htm, and the entry conditions for the University of Liverpool PhD programme. You should have a good Masters degree in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or Materials Science and an English Language qualification equivalent to IELTS 6.5. You will have an interest in nanoscience, spectroscopy, surface science and experimentation. The posts are available for 3 years.
To apply send a full CV and the names of two referees to Professor R Raval (raval@liverpool.ac.uk).
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Fx: +44 151 708 0662
The Surface Science Research Centre
The University of Liverpool,
Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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I am M. Tech Nanotechnology student and i am intereste in Ph.D
The topics mentioned are of my interested i have already mailed u my CV
if needed i will mail my certificates as well
hope to hear u soon ..
manaspradhan@yahoo.com
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