I am honored to be hosted by Prof. Dr. Mangir Murshed and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Gesing for a month-long research visit (10th June to 9th July 2025) at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Crystallography, University of Bremen. The project was to analyze the temperature dependent Raman and XRPD measurements for the oxidized MXene phase. During a one-month period, I was able to obtain extensive temperature-dependent scheme of in-situ Raman as well as ex-situ Raman measurements. I also obtained and analyzed XRPD data and PDF plots under the supervision of Prof. Gesing. Moreover, I verified the morphology and elemental composition of my samples through SEM imaging and elemental mapping. These methods were effective in studying how heat treatment influences the phase and structural characteristics of my MXene samples.
I am very thankful to Prof. Murshed for their time, guidance and support throughout, from the start of the MAPEX-CF application, during my research stay in Bremen, while taking measurements as well as in the extensive analysis of the data obtained. He provided me maximum time during my stay and trained me on the LabSpec software to analyze and extract the maximum information from the Raman data. I am also extremely thankful to Prof. Thorsten Gesing for his insightful long discussions on the structural analysis (XRPD), his useful suggestions and comments, and his always welcoming approach towards my queries. I am also incredibly thankful to Dr. Lars Robben for giving me time and training me on the GSAS software through extensive discussions and demonstrations. Moreover, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Iffat Mitu and Sawsan Banjak for providing me home-like friendly space in and outside the office. Finally, I would like to express my deep appreciation to Gabriele and Dr. Wilken Seemann for his continuous guidance in the administrative matters of the research grant, to MAPEX-CF and the University of Bremen for funding my research visit. Their support enabled me to access state-of-the-art analytical facilities. Additionally, the university provided all the essential resources, which played a key role in ensuring the success of this research visit.
I am honored to receive the MAPEX-CF incoming PhD research grant and thrilled by how it will significantly contribute to the successful completion of my doctoral thesis.
