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18 Nov 2023
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- CNRS
- Department
- Institut des matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel
- Research Field
- Physics
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- France
- Application Deadline
- 8 Dec 2023 – 23:59 (UTC)
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 35
- Offer Starting Date
- 1 Mar 2024
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
-Porous coordination polymers or Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials whose adsorption capacities can surpass those of conventional materials such as activated carbons or zeolites. As such, they offer highly promising prospects for strategic energy transition challenges such as CO2 capture or the storage of energy carriers (CH4). However, these high capacities are accompanied by equally significant inhibitory thermal effects (exothermic during adsorption, endothermic during desorption), deriving in particular from their poor thermal conductivity, and leading to significant drops in performance (in capacity, selectivity and charge/discharge kinetics) at the industrial scale.
The aim of this postdoctoral contract is to develop MOF/graphite composites, in which the graphite matrix provides thermal conduction and mechanical strength, and the MOF adsorption properties. In particular, the aim is to:
– implement different synthesis strategies, adapted to MOFs of various composition and structure
– prepare composites combining high storage capacities and decent thermal conductivities
– produce a selection of these composites on a “large” scale (~100g).
The thermal and adsorption properties of the composites will be evaluated by collaborators (see below).
– Synthesis of porous materials in solution and preparation of MOF-graphite composites by various routes
– Structural analysis by X-ray diffraction, physicochemical analysis (IR, ATG, gas adsorption isotherm measurements, etc.), electron microscopy.
The Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel in Nantes (IMN) is a joint research unit (UMR) of the CNRS and the University of Nantes. With over 200 staff, it is one of France’s leading materials research centers (https://www.cnrs-imn.fr/ ). The postdoctoral fellow will work in the ST2E (Electrochemical Energy Storage and Transformation) research team, under the supervision of Thomas DEVIC.
This contract will take place within the framework of the ANR TEM-MOF collaborative project, which involves 3 academic laboratories (IMN Nantes, LTEN Nantes and ICMN Orléans), and aims to improve the management of thermicity phenomena in MOFs.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- Physics
- Years of Research Experience
- None
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
The candidate should have a PhD in materials chemistry, and strong expertise in solution synthesis and characterization using standard techniques (X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, electron microscopy, etc.). Good knowledge of porous materials would be appreciated.
- Website for additional job details
- https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR6502-THODEV-005/Default.aspx
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Institut des matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel
- Country
- France
- City
- NANTES
Where to apply
- Website
- https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR6502-THODEV-005/Candidater.aspx
Contact
- City
- NANTES
- Website
- http://www.cnrs-imn.fr
STATUS: EXPIRED
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