PhD project: Synthesis of Novel Materials at Extreme Conditions
Project description
The fascination with extreme conditions is also fuelled by the possibility of producing potentially important industrial materials with properties unprecedented in materials produced under ambient conditions. Further, large numbers of modern materials are used in hostile environments that place stringent limits on the performance of mechanical, chemical or biological properties. Extreme conditions provide a different dimension to the synthesis of new materials, acting as an initiator and catalyst for chemical processes that would not happen otherwise. High-pressure synthesis offers a general route to extremely hard materials by bringing the atoms closer together and forcing the short bonds to participate in chemical reaction forming very dense structures. In this project, you will use diamond anvil cells combined with the laser heating, optical spectroscopy (CSEC) and x-ray diffraction (ESRF, France; Diamond, UK) to synthesise and characterise novel materials.
Project supervisor
- Professor Eugene Gregoryanz (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
The project supervisor welcomes informal enquiries about this project.
Find out more about this research area
The links below summarise our research in the area(s) relevant to this project:
- Find out more about Extreme Conditions.
- Find out more about the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems.
What next?
- Find out how to apply for our PhD degrees.
- Find out about fees and funding and studentship opportunities.
- View and complete the application form (on the main University website).
- Find out how to contact us for more information.