The EMAT research group at the Faculty of Science (University of Antwerp) is seeking to fill 1 postdoctoral position in the area of “Quantitative in situ electron microscopy of metal halide perovskite materials” under the supervision of Prof Sara Bals, Prof Van Aert and Prof Verbeeck.

Light detection and emission are crucial for displays, medical and security scanners. Given the societal relevance, there is an emerging need for novel opto-electronic materials with higher conversion efficiency and lower production cost. Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are promising high- performance semiconductors due to their strong absorption and emission in a broad spectral range and their ease of manufacturing. So far, integration in opto-electronic devices was hampered by inherent stability issues such as the degradation from the optically active “black” phase into an inactive phase. In this project, we explore a fundamentally new route to stabilize the black phase under ambient conditions. The role of the applicant is to develop and apply novel low-dose electron microscopy techniques and perform a quantitative analysis of the obtained data. The specific job description can be found below.

Research group

EMAT is one of the leading electron microscopy centers in the world and has a vast expertise in both fundamental and applied electron microscopy. EMAT has several state of the art electron microscopes including two aberration corrected, high end FEI-Titan instruments, a dual beam FIB, an environmental SEM.

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