Nanotechnology
Loughborough University
About the Project Harnessing Non-Equilibrium Effects in Nanomagnetic Devices Modern information technologies demand ever-increasing computational power and data storage capabilities. However, these advances come with significant energy costs, as a substantial fraction of the electricity consumed by today's computing hardware is ultimately dissipated as heat.
- Location
- Loughborough, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 14 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Nanotechnology
University of Basel
About the Project Building a quantum computer that can solve real-world problems will require the integration of many highly coherent qubits. Hole-spin qubits in planar germanium quantum wells are among the most promising candidates for this goal, combining fast electrical control, compact device geometry, and excellent performance in a semiconductor platform.
- Location
- Basel, Switzerland, Switzerland
- Deadline
- 31 December 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Nanotechnology
Cardiff University
About the Project Realization of electrically pumped lighting and lasing with colloidal quantum dots will have a revolutionary impact on many disciplines including display, photonics, optical communication, chemical sensing, and medical diagnostics. Due to broadly tunable emission wavelengths and facile particle size-control and viable processability, colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising materials for attaining these goals.
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Nanotechnology
Cardiff University
About the Project Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer a platform that allows the creation of heterostructures with a variety of properties. One- atom-thick crystals now comprise a large family of these materials, collectively covering a comprehensive range of features and numerous intrigue scientific challenges. For instance, the property of CVD synthesised atomically thin 2D materials have strong substrate dependence associated with their epitaxial lattice growth.
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Nanotechnology
Cardiff University
About the Project Recent advances in energy harvesting using photovoltaic and triboelectric effects demonstrate outstanding performances of energy harvesters as power supplies. However, there are still fundamental issues that need to be dealt with, such as power interruption due to intermittence of environmental energy and long-term device stability in air.
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Nanotechnology
Cardiff University
About the Project Project description: Organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites solar cells (PSCs) have gained considerable attention and are recognized as promising third-generation photovoltaic technology due to their excellent photovoltaic performance and high compatibility with cost-effective manufacturing processes.[1,2] Significant progress has been made in increasing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the PSCs in recent years, and they have achieved a PCE of…
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Nanotechnology
University of Nottingham
About the Project The cancer of the bile ducts affects around 3000 people in the UK each year and its incidence and mortality are increasing. We are seeking a Ph.D. student to join our multidisciplinary team developing a radical solution for better detection and treatment that uses ultra-thin snake-like robots and advanced optical imaging techniques.
- Location
- Nottingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Nanotechnology
Cardiff University
About the Project CuInZnS3 quantum dots (CIZS QDs) is a non-toxic and phosphide free material which has a significant potential to be used in wearable PVs and indoor PVs [1,2]. However, due to its emission properties apparently dominated by defects, its carrier dynamics are more complicated than binary metal chalcogenides and are not yet well understood.
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only