The Development of Room Temperature High Energy Density Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

This project aims to investigate the sulfur redox reaction mechanism through the combination of cutting-edge in situ experiments and computational investigations. Knowledge outcomes will inform the rational design and optimisation of the electrocatalysts to solve the NaPSs shuttle effect, relieve the sluggish reaction kinetics, and even out the plating and stripping at the Na metal anode to eliminate the formation of Na metal dendrites.

Electrocatalysts will be rationally designed to match dynamic sodium-sulfur bond changes in NaPSs with the appropriate bonding strength, to establish a correlation between the active sites of anisotropy electrocatalysts facets and NaPSs. Descriptors correlating to the electrocatalysts within sulfur redox reactions will be verified to optimise the production of electrocatalysts from composition-, phase-, and site-engineering.

Selection Criteria

Hold a Master’s degree or honours degree on the Chemistry or Materials sciences.

Have electrochemistry measurement experience.

Have the materials characterisations ability (SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman, IR, AFM, XPS, ICP-MS)

Who is eligible?

Applicants can be International or domestic student (either permanent Australian residents or New Zealand citizens). To be eligible for this application, applicants must have completed a UTS recognised degree in

• MSc Research or MSc Coursework with a research thesis of at least 6 months,

• or Bachelor Honours degree with 1st Class, or 2nd Class Division 1, or division 1 honours, or an equivalent or higher qualification,

• or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration.

How to apply

Please submit expressions of interest to Dawei Su, dawei.su@uts.edu.au

Required

Applicants should send their CV and list of publications to contact person’s email address by the closing date. The application process is currently open and will continue to be open until all positions have been filled. We highly encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Shortlisted candidates will be advised with further details.

For further Information on application essentials please visit UTS Graduate Research applications.

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