用于薄膜光伏的PhD非晶态透明导电氧化物

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“国际上优秀”，而全国平均水平为43％。选择拉夫堡大学进行研究时，您将与该领域的领导者学者一起工作。您将受益于我们的博士学院的全面支持和指导，包括量身定制的职业建议，可帮助您在研究和未来职业中取得成功。<br>项目详细信息<br>薄膜太阳能电池是一种令人振奋的新型可再生能源技术极大地改变了我们的发电方式。它们成功的关键是顶部触点，该触点必须既导电又光学透明，以便
Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF2014) 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.<br>Project detail<br>Thin film solar cells are an exciting new renewable energy technology poised to dramatically change the way we generate electricity. Key to their success is the top contact, which has to be both electrically conductive and optically transparent so that light can enter the cell and electricity can be extracted. Existing materials contain rare and expensive elements, are susceptible to chemical damage, are brittle, or all three.<br>This project will use sputtering, a physical vapour deposition technique, to identify new amorphous transparent conductive metal oxide alloys containing only Earth-abundant materials. These will be optimised for use in thin film devices being developed at CREST. This project offers the opportunity to engage directly with one of the most exciting and fastest growing areas of technology within the energy sector, and will have a real and lasting impact on electricity generation. CREST is a world-renowned renewable energy research centre, and the successful candidate can expect to work closely with the team in Loughborough as well as other world-leading groups at a range of UK and European universities and companies.