Postdoctoral position in synthesis of two-dimensional nanoporous materials

The research at LAS deals with the bottom-up and top-down synthesis of novel two-dimensional nanoporous materials for application in membranes and membrane reactors. Our synthesis tools include chemical vapor deposition (CVD), molecular layer deposition (MLD), hydrothermal and solvothermal crystallization as well as physical vapor deposition (PVD). We focus on developing scalable synthetic routes for the fabrication of stable, reproducible membranes. Taking full advance of the state-of-the-art characterization facility at EPFL, we seek to uncover the structure-property relationship of two-dimensional materials and their films, to develop the next generation membranes and membrane reactors.

Current projects in LAS deal with

• Synthesis of atom-thick graphene with tunable nanopores.
• Expanding the library of two-dimensional nanoporous sheets by top-down exfoliation (zeolites, g-C3N4, etc.).
• Molecular layer deposition of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) film.
• Synthesis of stable Pd membranes and reactors for production of pure hydrogen.
• Fabrication of mixed-matrix membranes.
• Hybrid membranes.

In terms of separation, our current focus is

• Hydrogen purification
• Carbon capture
• Hydrocarbons