Imaging the Activity of Plasmonic Electrocatalysts
Academic Research OpportunityA scientific internship imaging chemical activity in plasmonic electrocatalysts. Plasmonic nanoparticles exhibit diverse effects under light exposure, such as enhancing electric fields and forming short-lived charged species, with applications in nanomedicine and photocatalysis. The intern investigates plasmonic nanoparticles for next-generation electrocatalytic reactors by using scanning electrochemical microscopy, a new type of scanning probe microscopy that helps understand the working mechanism in plasmonic chemistry.
Program
Organizer: AMOLF
Host: AMOLF
Timeframe: At least 5 months, longer preferable
Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam
Study Areas: Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics
Application
Criteria: Currently enrolled in a Master's program in physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related field; nationality of an EU-member state and/or a student at a university in the Netherlands; internship must be a mandatory part of the curriculum; availability for at least 5 months (longer preferable). Application includes motivation letter, resume, and list of followed courses plus grades; online screening may be part of the selection.
Required Degree: No Degree
Target Degree: Master's
Costs & Contact
Contact: prof. dr. Esther Alarcón Lladó or dr. Tom Veeken