A new generation of functional nanomaterials: solvent-free synthesis of size-selected nanoparticles, atomic imaging... (full title below)

项目标题：新一代功能纳米材料：尺寸选择的纳米粒子的无溶剂合成、原子成像及其在催化、医学传感、量子光学和能源方面的应用纳米粒子束沉积为催化、生物医学和清洁能源生产、储存和分配等领域的环境友好型纳米粒子的合成开辟了一条全新的途径。这种方法是无溶剂的，因此没有废水，满足了对绿色、可持续制造先进材料的日益增长的需求。位于斯旺西的纳米材料实验室在将这种方法的规模从以前的水平提升到GRAK+水平方面处于世界领先地位，使高科技公司能够进行引起极大兴趣的前沿研发。研究工程师将专注于基础科学和下一代材料的发现，用于选择性催化、生物传感(生物传感)和能源应用(显示器、电池和分子电子燃料的量子光学)。该项目将使用由斯旺西实验室建造的全新尺寸选择的纳米粒子束光源，该光源位于牛津附近哈威尔的钻石同步加速器，能够在现实的反应条件下对沉积的纳米团簇进行光谱和显微测量。该学生由钻石光源有限公司赞助，因此，该项目将涉及大量的实验技能和与合作理论小组的接口。在资源/设施方面，研究工程师将利用斯旺西大学和位于哈威尔的钻石网站的以下资源/设施：斯旺西大学-一套纳米簇束源、高分辨率透射电子显微镜、XPS和SPM-钻石-斯旺西的新尺寸选择的纳米管光束源，用于成像、光谱和分析的先进设施，以及用于催化和能源应用的新型材料的功能测试。

Project Title: A NEW GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS: SOLVENT-FREE SYNTHESIS OF SIZE-SELECTED NANOPARTICLES, ATOMIC IMAGING AND APPLICATIONS IN CATALYSIS, MEDICAL SENSING, QUANTUM OPTICS AND ENERGYNanoparticle beam deposition represents a radical new approach to the environmentally-friendly synthesis of nanoparticles for catalysis, biomedicine and clean energy generation, storage and distribution. The method is solvent- and thus effluent-free, and satisfies the growing demand for green, sustainable manufacturing of advanced materials. The Nanomaterials Lab at Swansea is world leader in the scale up to this approach from the previous level to the gram+ level, enabling frontier R&D of great interest to high tech companies.The Research Engineer will focus on the underlying science and discovery of next generation materials for selective catalysis, biosensing (theranostics) and energy applications (quantum optics for displays, batteries, and molecular electro-fuels). The project will employ a brand-new size-selected Nanoparticle Beam source built by the Swansea Lab to be located at the Diamond Synchrotron at Harwell near Oxford and enable spectroscopic and microscopic measurements of deposited nanoclusters under realistic reaction conditions. The student is sponsored by Diamond Light Source Ltd. and as such, the project will involve considerable experimental skills and interface with collaborating theory groups.In terms of resources/facilities the Research Engineer will utilise the following at Swansea University and Diamond site at Harwell:Swansea University - a set of nanocluster beam sources, high resolution TEM, XPS and SPM.Diamond - Swansea's new size-selected nanocuster beam source, advanced facilities for imaging, spectroscopy and analysis and functional testing of novel materials for catalysis and energy applications.