Project description
Shedding light on the role of magnetic fields in materials degradation
Many societally important applications utilise materials that must withstand extremely harsh conditions to ensure our safety, ranging from medical applications to those in the chemical, nuclear and power industries. While studies of the effects of temperature and chemicals on corrosion are ubiquitous, investigations of the effects of magnetic fields on corrosion and electrochemical surface processes are rare. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the MagniFiCor project is synthesising and characterising new materials using a test rig custom-built for this purpose. A combination of in situ and ‘postmortem’ investigations together with multiscale modelling will support the design of advanced materials for extended lifetimes and enhanced safety.
Objective
The proposed research program will focus on characterisation of electrochemical behaviour of structural materials with emphasis on phenomena of aqueous corrosion in the presence of cyclic temperature changes, strong magnetic field and flowing electrolytes. The topic is of paramount importance for chemical, nuclear and power industries, where the extension of lifetime and ever-increasing safety standards force the use of new solutions eliminating the risks of failure or premature closure of the installation. The influence of the magnetic field on the process of corrosion and electrochemical surface modification is an unusual variable, with relatively limited data in the literature, important from a fundamental and technological point of view. The researcher will participate in a collaborative activity, involving the host organization, National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ – Poland), Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT – Finland) and the Institut des NanoSciences de Paris (INSP - France). The researcher will be integrated into a newly established Centre of Excellence (CoE) – NOMATEN in Poland, which is devoted to develop advanced multifunctional materials for industrial and medical applications. The program will be built on the basis of in-house capability to synthesize and characterize new materials. The methodology for characterization of materials properties includes in situ observation by means of newly constructed MagniFiCor test rig, which is an integral part of the project and by “post-mortem” analysis of exposed samples to various environmental conditions. In parallel, multiscale computational modelling of the interaction between magnetic fields, electrochemical behavior and physico-chemical properties of the material will be developed in collaboration with scientific partners. The researcher will hold a position of a Research Group Leader (RGL) of the CoE, providing an excellent opportunity for career development.
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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05 400 Otwock
Poland
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