Colloidal Nanocrystal Ordered Solids and Halide Perovskites for Solution-Processable Optoelectronics
This project aims to improve solution-processed semiconductors like nanocrystals and halide perovskites for better, cheaper optoelectronic devices through synthesis, characterization, and modeling.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (Application Deadline)
Funding Amounts: $99,200 stipend plus $3,000 travel allowance; relocation and health insurance benefits available. Typical award duration 2-3 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research on solution-processed semiconductors, including colloidal nanocrystal ordered solids and halide perovskites, for advanced optoelectronic device applications.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents with a Ph.D. earned within the last 5 years; research conducted at Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC.
Description
This fellowship opportunity supports research at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) focused on solution-processed semiconductors with the goal of developing inexpensive, high-performance optoelectronic materials. The research targets two main classes of materials:
- Chalcogenide nanocrystals self-assembled into ordered three-dimensional solids.
- Halide perovskite nanocrystals, thin films, and bulk single crystals.
The research involves synthesis of these materials using air-free solution techniques, followed by detailed characterization through electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and visible/infrared spectroscopy. A special emphasis is placed on micro-spectroscopy to study regions of reduced disorder, enabling evaluation of material heterogeneity and its impact on optoelectronic properties.
The ultimate goal is to use experimental data to build predictive models describing these materials' properties and to design and realize novel optoelectronic devices that can be integrated into existing platforms or flexible, lightweight structures.
Key publications related to this research include studies on binary superlattices of nanocrystals, grain boundary effects in halide perovskites, and microscale optical property measurements in perovskite single crystals.
