Development of a Deposition Chamber for In-Situ Characterisation of Organic Thin Films using Neutron Scattering
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
The student will use X-rays and neturons to characterise the microstructure of vaccum-deposited OSCs, with a focus on bridging our understanding of thin film microstructure with underlying solar cell device physics. He will carry out his research using our world-class X-ray characterisation facilities in Oxford for ex-situ studies,as well as our new deposition chamber at Diamond Light Source beamline I07 for in-situ X-ray scattering (Co-supervisor Prof Chris Nicklin). This studentship will also exploit techniques available at the new Larmor instrument at ISIS for the characterisation of OSC thin films (Co-supervisor Dr Robert Dalgliesh), including small-angle neutron scattering and spin-precession methods, with the goal of developing a similar deposition chamber for in-situ deposition measurements at Larmor. These unique sample environments will lay the foundation for new, world-leading capabilities for the study of OSCs and other vacuum-deposited advanced functional materials.
This project falls within the EPSRC Physical Sciences research area where Energy and Manufacturing the Future are two of the themes.
This project falls within the EPSRC Physical Sciences research area where Energy and Manufacturing the Future are two of the themes.
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/N509711/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/09/2021 | |||
1948713 | Studentship | EP/N509711/1 | 01/01/2018 | 31/12/2020 | Andreas Lauritzen |