A Master internship (6 months) followed by a PhD thesis (3 years) will be funded starting in 2020 by ANR (Agence Nationale pour la Recherche) in the framework of TRAPPER collaborative project on the role of defects in halide perovskites for photovoltaics. The subject of the internship, to be carried out in Grenoble, is graphene encapsulation of hybrid organic inorganic halide perovskites (HOIP). The focus of the thesis, to be based in Saclay (near Paris), will be on the study of defects in halide perovskites using simulations based on Density Functional Theory. The project will benefit from frequent exchanges with experimental teams of the TRAPPER consortium in École Polytechnique (Palaiseau) and CNRS-Orléans.

We are looking for motivated candidates with a robust background in solid state physics, chemistry or materials science, and knowledge of numerical simulations (programming skills are appreciated). Good communication skills (including in English) are also required.

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