Tuning Carbon Nanotube Properties Using Ferrocene Based Catalysts

Overview:

This studentship is co-sponsored by Innospec Inc., a global speciality chemical company, and based at Loughborough University within the School of Science. The Chemistry Department has an active current portfolio of research projects.

Loughborough University has seen 94% of our research impact rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, underlining the wide-ranging positive impacts that our research has on the world (REF, 2021).

In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive support and guidance from our Doctoral College, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career.

Project detail:

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a unique class of materials with a wide range of applications such as clean energy technologies. Organometallic compounds, those embracing both an organic group and, for example, a transition metal, are particularly important in this field.

This exciting project will aim to answer the questions of why industrially important iron based organometallic compounds are effective for CNT formation and what are the mechanistic pathway(s) by which this transformation operates.

You will be supported by the Principal and Industrial Investigators to pursue this research programme. This project will involve extensive synthesis (target organometallic compounds/CNTs) and materials characteristion techniques and analyses.

Entry requirements:

A 2:1 honours or master's degree (or equivalent) in chemistry or a related materials science subject.

English language requirements:

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/international/applicants/english/).

Funding information:

The studentship is for 3 years and provides a tax-free stipend of £15,609 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK rate. Due to funding restrictions, this is only available to those who are eligible to pay UK fees. In order to qualify for a full award, all applicants must meet the EPSRC eligibility criteria including the minimum UK residency requirement.

How to apply:

All applications should be made online (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research). Under programme name, select Chemistry. Please quote the advertised reference number MS/CM/2022 in your application.