PhD Position Developing Magnetic Nanomaterials in the Project "Welding Made Easy"

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• Colloidal chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles (e.g. Mn-Fe ferrite alloys) with tunable switch temperatures
• Post-synthetic and in-situ surface functionalisation to achieve stable dispersion in polymer matrices
• Structural and compositional characterisation (XRD, XPS, TEM, NMR)
• Magnetic characterisation and switch-temperature determination (magneto-thermogravimetric analysis, SQUID, VSM)
• Linking nanoparticle composition and structure to magnetic heating performance (SAR) for use in polymer welding
• Colloidal synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles (e.g. metal oxides, ferrites)
• Nanoparticle surface chemistry and functionalisation
• Structural characterisation techniques (XRD, TEM, XPS)
• Magnetic characterisation (VSM, SQUID) or an interest in learning these methods
• A full-time PhD position at TU Delft in a leading European research environment
• Access to state-of-the-art synthesis and characterisation facilities at TU Delft and TU/e
• Close collaboration with academic and industrial partners across the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, and beyond
• The opportunity to contribute to a programmable materials technology with direct applications in aerospace and defence
• Motivational letter
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