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Dr C Castleton
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
About the Project
Metal oxides play key roles in several of the technologies needed for green energy and materials technologies, such as electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells and environmental gas sensors, as well as in numerous catalytic processes, such as those used to clean exhaust gases from vehicles, or those used to produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
Many of these applications involve both ionic conductivity, (in which charged point defects migrate through the material), and electrical conduction, which in some key cases takes the form of hopping conductivity of self-trapped polarons. Ion and polaron transport along and across interfaces between different materials and/or grains can be the key limiting step, so in this project we will examine various conduction processes at interfaces involving metal oxides such as cerium dioxide, titanium oxide and zirconium oxide. This will be done using “Density Functional Theory (DFT)”, which is an atomic scale quantum mechanical simulation method. (Note: This project will not involve significant programming.)
Entry requirement
A first class or upper second class UK BSc (Hons) degree (or equivalent) or Masters degree in physics or chemical physics. Applicants with degrees in chemistry that contained significant quantum and solid state chemistry components also considered.
Eligibility
Applications can be accepted from UK/EU and also International students. The minimum English language proficiency requirement for candidates who have not undertaken a higher degree at a UK HE institution is IELTS 6.5 (with no element to be below 6.0).
Applying
For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact [Email Address Removed].
For an application form, please email the NTU Graduate School [Email Address Removed] or alternatively download a copy.
Please return the completed application form, with copies of academic and English proficiency (if applicable) certificates, to: – [Email Address Removed]
Many of these applications involve both ionic conductivity, (in which charged point defects migrate through the material), and electrical conduction, which in some key cases takes the form of hopping conductivity of self-trapped polarons. Ion and polaron transport along and across interfaces between different materials and/or grains can be the key limiting step, so in this project we will examine various conduction processes at interfaces involving metal oxides such as cerium dioxide, titanium oxide and zirconium oxide. This will be done using “Density Functional Theory (DFT)”, which is an atomic scale quantum mechanical simulation method. (Note: This project will not involve significant programming.)
Entry requirement
A first class or upper second class UK BSc (Hons) degree (or equivalent) or Masters degree in physics or chemical physics. Applicants with degrees in chemistry that contained significant quantum and solid state chemistry components also considered.
Eligibility
Applications can be accepted from UK/EU and also International students. The minimum English language proficiency requirement for candidates who have not undertaken a higher degree at a UK HE institution is IELTS 6.5 (with no element to be below 6.0).
Applying
For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact [Email Address Removed].
For an application form, please email the NTU Graduate School [Email Address Removed] or alternatively download a copy.
Please return the completed application form, with copies of academic and English proficiency (if applicable) certificates, to: – [Email Address Removed]
Funding Notes
Full-time PhD registration is for a minimum of three years and a maximum of four years.
Home/EU tuition fees: £3,828 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
International tuition fees: £11,300 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
Bench fee (annual): £4,000
If a student has not submitted his/her thesis by the end of year 3, he/she is required to enrol for a fourth year and pay the Completion Year Fee to enable him/her to complete and submit the thesis. The Continuation Fee is currently £365 (increases every year). No Bench fee is payable in year 4.
Home/EU tuition fees: £3,828 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
International tuition fees: £11,300 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
Bench fee (annual): £4,000
If a student has not submitted his/her thesis by the end of year 3, he/she is required to enrol for a fourth year and pay the Completion Year Fee to enable him/her to complete and submit the thesis. The Continuation Fee is currently £365 (increases every year). No Bench fee is payable in year 4.
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