Surface science lab

Description

The laboratory hosts various high vacuum thin-film deposition machines with state of-the-art surface characterisation equipment. Thin-films, either continuous or nanostructured, can be formed from metals, semiconductors and dielectrics possessing a variety of properties.
The laboratory also hosts a complete cluster deposition system connected to a glovebox for the development of organic solar cells and light-emitting devices, along with equipment for device performance characterisation. In addition, equipment for microfluidics is available. Thin-film characterisation includes electrical and optical as well as chemical analysis.

Services for companies

• Deposition of metal, organic and hybrid thin-films with a variety of properties useful for device technology, surface coatings, etc.
• Analysis of surface coatings and thin-films with focus on optoelectronic and chemical properties.

Technical specification of equipment

• Glovebox-connected cluster deposition tool with organic evaporation, thermal evaporation and reactive sputtering chambers
• High-vacuum deposition systems, focused on organic small molecules and e-beam evaporation of various compounds
• Solar simulators of different classes
• Climate chambers
• Electrical characterisation tools, e.g. transient electrical tools, standard J-V and PV quantum efficiency tools
• Optical characterisation tools, e.g. photoluminescence, FTIR UV-VIS absorption and optical microscopes
• Tools for microfluidic chip fabrication

Further tools are available, please contact us for more details.