Technical Skills
Synthesis & Processing:
MAX and MXene Synthesis - High Temperature Tube furnace, Bridgman furnace-crystal growth, High Energy Ball Mills ( includes 2 Jar/4 jar - planetary ball milling), Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), Vacuum sealing system, Glove Box, Low to High temperature solid state reactions through the use of various muffle and vacuum furnaces to synthesis thermoelectric materials.
Physical Measurement:
ZEM-3 (Electrical Resistivity and Seebeck measurement system), High temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS), Laser diffusivity apparatus (LDA), Laser Raman spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, FT-IR etc.
Structural Characterization:
X-Ray diffraction (XRD), X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), Field Emission-Scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Personal Skills
Excellent research skills, Able to plan research and organize tasks effectively, Ability to actively contribute to the research projects goals as well as a proven publication track record and a good standard of written English