Postdoc - Atomically Precise Metal Cluster Catalysts for Efficient and Durable LOHC Dehydrogenation (within the SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program)
The SNU/FZJ Energy Fellow Program is a prestigious international postdoctoral research program between Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ). The two-year program offers the opportunity to conduct research at both institutions, starting with a one-year employment at FZJ, followed by a second year at Seoul National University in Seoul under a separate one-year employment at SNU (or vice versa).
This position is joint between FZJ’s institute division "Catalytic Materials for Chemical Hydrogen Storage" (IHE-2), led by Prof. Dr. Regina Palkovits and Prof. Jungwon Park from SNU.
The goal of this research topic is to design supported cluster and alloy catalysts with controlled nuclearity and metal–support interfaces that achieve high low-temperature activity, high H₂ selectivity, and long-term stability in LOHC dehydrogenation.
Your Job
- Synthesize size- and composition-controlled Pt clusters and Pt-based alloys on tailored oxide, carbon, and BN supports
- Determine how cluster nuclearity, alloying, and support acidity govern dehydrogenation activity and suppress C–C cleavage and coking for representative LOHCs (e.g., H18-DBT, H12-BT, methylcyclohexane, and butanediol)
- Evaluate stability under dynamic and long-term operation, tracking sintering and regeneration by in situ electron microscopy
- Translate the most promising catalysts into shaped bodies and coatings while preserving their nanoscale structure upon scale-up
Your Profile
- Master's degree with PhD in physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or related disciplines
- Experience in energy science
- Very good command of writt...
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