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Reference Number EP/X030245/1
Title National Facility for High Resolution CL Analysis of Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices
Status Started
Energy Categories Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 25%;
Not Energy Related 75%;
Research Types Equipment 100%
Science and Technology Fields PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 25%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 75%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Professor J Walls
No email address given
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Loughborough University
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 31 January 2023
End Date 30 January 2026
Duration 36 months
Total Grant Value £2,668,403
Industrial Sectors Energy
Region East Midlands
Programme NC : Infrastructure
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Professor J Walls , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University (99.994%)
  Other Investigator Dr J Bowers , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University (0.001%)
Dr P Panchmatia , Chemistry, Loughborough University (0.001%)
Dr M Jepson , Inst of Polymer Tech and Materials Eng, Loughborough University (0.001%)
Dr Z Zhou , Inst of Polymer Tech and Materials Eng, Loughborough University (0.001%)
Dr K Morrison , Physics, Loughborough University (0.001%)
Professor K Barth , CRES, Loughborough University (0.001%)
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , University of Oxford (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Edinburgh (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Bristol (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Liverpool (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Southampton (0.000%)
Project Contact , Swansea University (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Cambridge (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Sheffield (0.000%)
Project Contact , First Solar Inc, USA (0.000%)
Project Contact , National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA (0.000%)
Project Contact , Nanoco Technologies Ltd (0.000%)
Project Contact , Durham University (0.000%)
Project Contact , University of Surrey (0.000%)
Project Contact , IQE Plc (0.000%)
Project Contact , NSG Group (UK) (0.000%)
Project Contact , Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (0.000%)
Project Contact , CTF Solar GmbH (0.000%)
Project Contact , Swift Solar (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract To establish a National Facility for High Resolution Cathodoluminescence (CL) analysis of photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. The facility will enable university and industrial researchers to correlate luminescence with defects, microstructure and composition down to the nanoscale. The facility will comprise:1. CL on a dual beam Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with a Xenon plasma Focused Ion Beam (FIB). The Xe FIB will be used to extract lamellae from features detected in the SEM-CL for high resolution Transmission Electron Microscope analysis.2. CL on a dedicated Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) for nanoscale analysis.The facility will be unique world-wide and help maintain the UK's position as a research leader in photovoltaic and optoelectronic device development.
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