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2D Materials and Devices Group

 

Please contact Prof. Manish Chhowalla or Dr. Yan Wang directly, with a copy of your CV, if you're interested in any projects or positions within the group.

 

PhD


Students interested in 2D materials and devices are welcome to apply for PhD positions via the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy website (https://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/pg-study). Applications are processed via the University of Cambridge Board of Graduate Studies. Funding opportunities for postgraduate students can be found at: https://www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/. A few scholarships secured by our PhD candidates include:

- Cambridge Trust International Scholarship
- National Science Scholarship (Singapore) 
- Faraday Institution Studentship.

 

Post-Doctoral Research


Candidates who have obtained or are close to obtaining a PhD in Materials Science or related subjects are welcome to apply for this Research Assistant/Associate position. Candidates should also have some working experience in 2d materials, nanofabrication and devices and/or electrochemical technologies related to Lithium-ion, Lithium-sulfur, Sodium-sulfur or Sodium-ion batteries. Key responsibilities include conducting research in materials synthesis, characterization and device/battery fabrication, taking part in collaborative work, contributing to seminars, publishing open literature, and liaising with sponsors. Post-doctoral scholarships awarded to previous and current group members include:

- Herchel Smith Fellowship (King's College, Cambridge)
Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
- Faraday Institution Research Fellowship
EPSRC IAA Fellowship.

 

 

Latest Happenings in the 2DMD Sphere

2D TMDs Conference 2025

After the success of the 2D TMDs Conference in Cambridge and Hong Kong, the conference is back in Cambridge next year! The conference will gather leading researchers from academia and industry to present cutting-edge research in the field of atomically thin TMDs and related materials for fields including electronics, photonics, and energy storage. Click https://www.2dtmds2025.com/  to find out more and register!

20th - 24th July 2025

New Paper Alert!

Check out our latest paper "Effect of Substrate on Sulfur Vacancy Defect-Mediated Photoluminescence in Two-Dimensional MoS2" in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C here.

18th April 2025

New Paper Alert!

Check out our latest paper "Mapping Polysulfides in Sodium–Sulfur Batteries" in ACS Nano here.

28th February 2025

Group dinner with Prof. Jieun and Prof. Sakaushi!

The Group enjoyed a lovely dinner at The Old Spring to wrap up the week!

21st February 2025

Seminar by Prof. Sakaushi!

A very interesting talk by Prof. Sakaushi from NIMS, Japan on "Expanding the limit of human’s capability with artificial intelligence for accelerated discovery of advanced electrochemical materials" to end the week!

21st February 2025

Congratulations Dr. Li!

Congratulations to our latest PhD graduate, Dr. Li! We wish you all the best in your next step in life and we will miss you dearly!

21st February 2025

Seminar by Prof. Jieun Yang

It was great to have Prof. Yang, a former post-doc in the group give a talk on "Synthesis of two-dimensional iron sulfides for energy applications"!

19th February 2025