PhD student in Experimental Soft Matter Physics: materials for greener electronics

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium

Updated: 3 months ago
Deadline: 2025-06-30T00:00:00Z

For more information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/281356


We are seeking a motivated PhD student to join our team in a collaborative project focused on enhancing the performance of materials for greener electronics.


One of the obstacles still limiting the development of a sustainable organic electronics is the  understanding of its operational and environmental stabilities. While the reactivity of ambient species like oxygen and water is of course to take into account, other factors are still out of control. 


Growing evidence shows that the properties of organic materials and, consequently, the performance of greener electronic devices, evolve upon time. Such kinetics are the manifestation of equilibration mechanisms: in their operational conditions, conjugated molecules/polymers explore various conformations in an attempt to reach thermodynamic states of lower energy.


Bringing together the expertise of two labs at ULB (https://chimpoly.ulb.be and http://dynamics.ulb.be), this project will investigate the impact of molecular rearrengements on the performance, shelf lifetime and stability of electronics. Our goal is to define a physical framework capable to predict relevant timescales.


The successful candidate will conduct experimental research focused on characterizing the chemical and physical properties of interfaces between organic layers and conductive or dielectric media.Previous publications from the host laboratories related to the project themes can be found here:


https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm7154

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.248101

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201801874

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.202303701


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