92722: Physicist, materials scientist or similar (f/m/x) - Entropy engineering and interface optimization in materials for highly effective thermoelectric energy conversion

4 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Research Field

Technology
Engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

6 Sep 2024 - 07:40 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Other

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

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts,Sonstiges

Job description:

The position is part of the binational DFG project "Entropy engineering and interface optimisation in materials for highly effective thermoelectric energy conversion", which is being carried out in cooperation between the DLR Institute of Materials Research, the AGH Krakow and the University of Duisburg-Essen. The aim of the project is to develop highly effective thermoelectric materials and components based on environmentally friendly and readily available starting materials. In particular, the aim is to characterise and control micro- and nanoscale interface properties, both within the thermoelectric material and between the thermoelectric material and contact metals.

The tasks include, among other things

• synthesis of thermoelectric semiconductor materials (e.g. Mg2 Si-based) using melting or powder metallurgical processes
• coating/contacting of thermoelectric materials
• characterisation of thermoelectric samples with regard to microstructure (SEM, EDX, XRD), composition and electrical and thermal transport properties
• Evaluation of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning Kelvin microscopy measurements (carried out at the University of Duisburg-Essen)
• development of local and integral transport models taking into account the electronic band structure on the basis of the measurement results
• processing of the results and publication in the form of conference papers and scientific publications
• pupervision of master's theses, support for doctoral theses

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.

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Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10596/1003_read-53139/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Country

Germany

City

Köln

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10596/1003_read-53139/

Contact

City

Köln

Website

https://www.dlr.de/en/

Street

Linder Höhe[Porz-Wahnheide]

Postal Code

51147

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+49 2203 601-0

Fax

+49 2203 673-10

STATUS: EXPIRED