Objective New oxides containing rhodium at high oxidation states (III. IV, V or VI) could exhibit new specific properties (e.g. in heterogeneous catalysis). Successful stabilisation of the mentioned oxidation states can be expected by means of high pressure, especially of high oxygen-pressure The only institution in Europe that has developed good control of this parameter is the ICMCB (the former Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide du CNRS at Bordeaux) The objective of theoxygenated proposal is to correlate the physico-chemical properties of rhodium in oxygenated lattices with the . bonding force of Rhn+4 as a function of the oxidation number n. The proposed programme comprises preparation of new mixed oxides of rhodium with simple crystallographic structures optimization of the reaction conditions, characterization of rhodium (oxidation state, bonding characteristics electronic configuration) and of the oxygenated lattice (crystal structure , magnetic. electronic and optical properties Training content (objective. benefit and expected impact) The preparation and investigation of materials under high pressure is new to the candidate. He will benefit from the high level of knowledge at ICMCB. It is expected. that afterwards he will be able to implement and apply the methods in any other institution. Links with industry / industrial relevance (22) New oxides of rhodium could exhibit enhanced activity in several catalytic applications (e.g. automotive exhaust purification) or new electronic properties. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcrystalsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis Programme(s) FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants TC99 - Other Chemistry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships) Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE Address Avenue du docteur schweizer 87 33608 Pessac France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Not available Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map
