表面工程多晶材料的PhD热建模

拉夫堡大学在研究强度（REF2014）方面是英格兰排名前十的大学，并且有资格提交给REF的拉夫堡学术人员中有66％的杰出工作被评为“世界领先”。 ™或“国际一流”，而全国平均水平为43％。超硬材料由于其耐用性和高耐磨性能而被广泛用于汽车零件的机械加工。当前的工业挑战之一是设计出微结构不同的材料以适合特定的应用，这导致了耗时的设计/制造过程。因此，重要的是探索提高制造效率的解决方案。拟议中的博士学位是多学科项目的一部分，该项目将导致为汽车行业开发新技术，新材料和新工艺，并造福于英国经济。<br>通过热力学模
Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF, 2014) and an outstanding 66% of the work of Loughborough's academic staff who were eligible to be submitted to the REF was judged as ‘world-leading' or ‘internationally excellent', compared to a national average figure of 43%. In choosing Loughborough for your research, you'll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive support and guidance from our Doctoral College, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career. Find out more. Thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) is the most important thin film photovoltaic technology with annual module production now approaching 8 GW. Manufacturing of CdTe solar modules is a comparatively simple and a relatively quick process resulting in lower costs of production. Module efficiency can now be greater than 19% and this exceeds the efficiency of polycrystalline silicon solar panels. Currently, the champion conversion efficiency achieved from a CdTe solar cell in a research environment is 22.1%. However, the theoretical maximum efficiency according to the Shockley-Queisser limit is 30% and this discrepancy is often attributed to the nature of the polycrystalline absorber. This PhD project is an interdisciplinary project which will use advanced materials modelling techniques to guide an associated experimental programme with the intention of increasing the efficiency of CdTe solar cells from its current optimum value of 21%.