Development of a Deposition Chamber for In-Situ Characterisation of Organic Thin Films using Neutron Scattering

学生将使用X射线和neturon来表征真空沉积的OSCs的微结构，重点是将我们对薄膜微结构的理解与潜在的太阳能电池器件物理联系起来。他将使用我们位于牛津的世界级X射线表征设备进行非原位研究，以及我们位于钻石光源光束线i07的新沉淀室进行原位X射线散射(联席主管Chris Nicklin教授)。这个项目还将利用ISIS新的Larmor仪器可用的技术来表征OSC薄膜(联席主管Robert Dalgliesh博士)，包括小角中子散射和自旋进动方法，目标是开发一个类似的沉淀室，用于Larmor的原位沉积测量。这些独特的样品环境将为OSCs和其他真空沉积先进功能材料的研究奠定世界领先的新能力。该项目属于EPSRC物理科学研究领域，其中能源和制造未来是两个主题。

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.