Deadline: August the 31st, 2026
Job description
Applications are invited for postdoctoral researcher in the Advanced Materials Group (Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague), to work on the computational materials science topic “Diamond-based photovoltaics for advanced sustainable energy”, under the supervision of associate professor doc. Antonio Cammarata PhD.
The rapid increase in energy demand necessitates the development of highly efficient photovoltaic (PV) generators. Currently, conventional PV materials are constrained by the Shockley-Queisser limit, which can be surpassed by integrating multiple photon-to-current conversion processes. In this context, diamond-based materials emerge as strong candidates for next-generation PV devices. Our objective is to develop novel nanostructured diamond-based materials for advanced PV applications, leveraging the unique properties of the diamond structure. The ultimate goal is to create PV materials capable of generating electric current through multiple physical mechanisms beyond the standard photovoltaic effect, including multiple exciton generation, singlet fission, and thermoelectric conversion. To achieve this goal, doped-diamond systems will be considered. The thermal stability of selected compounds under operating conditions will be assessed by means of molecular dynamics simulations with Machine Learning force field parameterised on-the-fly on ab initio data. Additionally, quantum mechanical calculations will be used to characterize electronic structure, photocurrent generation and transfer in terms of geometric and electronic dopant environment. We will exploit access to High Performance Computing centers to accelerate our computational efforts. The project’s outcomes will serve as a guide for designing diamond-derived PV materials for multiprocess photon-to-current conversion, ultimately contributing to the development of innovative energy harvesting solutions.
Information on how to apply, eligibility criteria, benefits and conditions are found on the web page https://international.cvut.cz/jobs-at-ctu/crop-postdoctoral-fellowship-programme/ . When applying, select “Diamond-based photovoltaics for advanced sustainable energy” among the list of offered topics.
Besides following the procedure described in the web site above, applicants are invited to send the application material to associate professor Antonio Cammarata to the e-mail address cammaant@fel.cvut.cz .