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Anodization processes of pure aluminum for tuning optical properties
The “Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures Laboratory“ at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Research (Empa) in Thun, Switzerland, is looking for highly motivated master student with qualification in physics, materials science, mechanics or microengineering.
Research is conducted in an international environment and in cooperation with several industrial partners and is mainly funded by long-term European projects. Empa in Thun offers an ideal working environment and is situated in a beautiful area in the German speaking part of Switzerland.
The project: Self-ordered anodic alumina templates are strongly demanded from a variety of application field to prepare orderly fashioned porous surfaces. The anodization process is standing out due to their simplicity, low cost, high throughput production, and notable quality of the obtained nanostructures.
The aim of the project is to study the optical properties of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates performed by a two-step anodization process. Different morphological parameters of the templates will be tunable as pore diameter, interpore distance, and thickness. The project includes the development of an anodization process of aluminum. The morphology and the optical properties of the AAO nanostructure will be studied by SEM and spectrophotometer techniques.
Requirements: For this project, we are searching for a highly motivated master student with a recent degree in physics and/or (electro) chemistry, or materials science.
The project duration is from 6 months to 1 year. Start of the project is possible between May and June 2016 upon mutual agreement.Good knowledge of English (oral and written) is important and knowledge of German or French would be an advantage.
Research is conducted in an international environment and in cooperation with several industrial partners and is mainly funded by long-term European projects. Empa in Thun offers an ideal working environment and is situated in a beautiful area in the German speaking part of Switzerland. The project: Self-ordered anodic alumina templates are strongly demanded from a variety of application field to prepare orderly fashioned porous surfaces. The anodization process is standing out due to their simplicity, low cost, high throughput production, and notable quality of the obtained nanostructures. The aim of the project is to study the optical properties of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates performed by a two-step anodization process. Different morphological parameters of the templates will be tunable as pore diameter, interpore distance, and thickness. The project includes the development of an anodization process of aluminum. The morphology and the optical properties of the AAO nanostructure will be studied by SEM and spectrophotometer techniques. Requirements: For this project, we are searching for a highly motivated master student with a recent degree in physics and/or (electro) chemistry, or materials science. The project duration is from 6 months to 1 year. Start of the project is possible between May and June 2016 upon mutual agreement.Good knowledge of English (oral and written) is important and knowledge of German or French would be an advantage.
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Interested candidates should send a motivation letter and CV to Dr. Cristina Vicente, Post-doctoral researcher, Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Empa, cristina.vicente@empa.ch
Interested candidates should send a motivation letter and CV to Dr. Cristina Vicente, Post-doctoral researcher, Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Empa, cristina.vicente@empa.ch