NANO-ENERGY LABORATORY

Positions available

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION (Ph.D. student preferred)

 

Current research works

· Nanostructure (nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles, etc.) synthesis, thin film depositions

· Thermal and electrical property measurements of nanostructures (nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles, molecules etc.) for thermoelectric and photovoltaic applications : set up equipment (cryogenic equipment, electronics for measurements, etc.)

 

Possible research areas near future

· Design and fabrication of nano/micro-sensors

· Bio-MEMS / MEMS

· Sustainable energy conversion systems

 

Required knowledge (at least one or two)

· Solid state physics

· Materials science and engineering

· Microfabrication (metal deposition, etching, photolithography, etc.)

· Heat transfer, Electronic devices

· Material synthesis (nanowires, thin films) and characterization (AFM, XRD, SEM, TEM)

· Softwares (Labview, Matlab, etc.)

· Cryogenic equipment

· Enthusiasm for research

 

Past research activity

· Measured thermal and thermoelectric properties as a function of temperature in nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, nanofibers, nanowires, and nanobelts and synthesized carbon nanotubes using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method

· Synthesized new nanostructured thermoelectric materials (thin films and bulk materials) using a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and a sintering method for highly efficient energy conversion systems

· Set up equipment for thermal, electrical, thermopower measurements as a function of temperature and at room temperature

· Investigated nanoscale phonon and electron transport in thin films and nanostructured materials

· Analyzed material structures and compositions using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM)

· Analyzed and studied phonon transport in the low-dimensional nanomaterials

· Developed a nanosensor, which consists of a microfabricated device assembled with novel nanomaterials

· Developed a microfludic device for analyzing biological cells

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant

· Juniors or seniors who have strong enthusiasms for research experience in nanomaterials and nanotechnology applications