Aalborg PhD in Glass Electrolytes

PhD Stipend/Integrated PhD Stipend in Glass Electrolytes

A PhD stipend or Integrated PhD stipend at Aalborg University is available in the area of glassy electrolytes for solid-state batteries. Development of safe lithium batteries with high energy density and long cycle life is critically needed for sustainable energy storage. The use of solid instead of liquid electrolytes offers a key step forward, but slow ion transport is the Archilles’ heel of solid electrolytes. The proposed project aims at addressing this problem by developing metal-organic framework (MOF) glass electrolytes, as these feature a nano-porous structure without grain boundaries.

The prospective PhD student should have an interest in working in a multidisciplinary team and perform both experimental and computational materials science. The PhD project is part of the Independent Research Fund Denmark project “Designing Metal-Organic Framework Glasses for Solid-State Batteries,” which is headed by Professor Morten M. Smedskjær. The prospective PhD student will collaborate with other PhD students and Postdocs in the research group, who are working on related projects.

Further details here.