PhD Research Studentships
Development of sustainable lead-free ferroelectric ceramics for solid-state refrigeration
| Supervisors: | Haixue YAN and Huasheng WANG |
| Apply by: | 31 January 2024 |
| Start in: | September (Semester 1) |
Description
The current intensive research on electrocaloric technology materials has been driven by the quest for environmentally friendly clean cooling technologies. The bottleneck for the development of such technologies is that electrocaloric materials is still too small a change in temperature that can be induced by the applied voltage, and current electrocaloric devices have a low coefficient of performance. To date, the best electrocaloric materials are based on lead-containing ferroelectric oxides. However, toxicity and environmental concerns have prompted the search for lead-free alternatives. High-entropy ferroelectrics show tailorable properties and potentially unprecedented performances, including excellent electrocaloric effect. Here, lead-free ferroelectrics are designed according to the high entropy concept in order to improve electrocaloric effect to enable the development of environmentally friendly cooling technologies.
Funding
Funded by: China Scholarship CouncilCandidate will need to secure a CSC scholarship.
Under the scheme, Queen Mary will provide scholarships to cover all tuition fees, whilst the CSC will provide living expenses and one return flight ticket to successful applicants.
Eligibility
- The minimum requirement for this studentship opportunity is a good honours degree (minimum 2(i) honours or equivalent) or MSc/MRes in a relevant discipline.
- If English is not your first language, you will require a valid English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.5+ overall with a minimum score of minimum score of 6.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking).
- Candidates are expected to start in September (Semester 1).
Contact
For informal enquiries about this opportunity, please contact Haixue YAN or Huasheng WANG.
Apply
Start an application for this studentship and for entry onto the PhD Materials Science full-time programme (Semester 1 / September start):
Please be sure to quote the reference "SEMS-PHD-563" to associate your application with this studentship opportunity.
| Related website: | https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.x.yan |
| Keywords: | Ceramics |