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.
Publications
Warren P
(2019)
Tuning the ambipolar behaviour of organic field effect transistors via band engineering
in AIP Advances
Sturdza B
(2022)
Improving performance of fully scalable, flexible transparent conductive films made from carbon nanotubes and ethylene-vinyl acetate
in Energy Reports
Warren R
(2019)
Controlling energy levels and Fermi level en route to fully tailored energetics in organic semiconductors.
in Nature communications
Derrien T
(2022)
Interfacial rearrangements and strain evolution in the thin film growth of ZnPc on glass
in Physical Review Materials
Derrien T
(2020)
In Situ Observations of the Growth Mode of Vacuum-Deposited a-Sexithiophene
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/N509711/1 | 30/09/2016 | 29/09/2021 | |||
1948713 | Studentship | EP/N509711/1 | 01/01/2018 | 31/12/2020 | Andreas Lauritzen |