Applied Materials Science

Research 

Over the past decade, the department of Applied Materials Science (AMS) concentrated on creating high-efficiency thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells and Epitaxial Lift-Off (ELO) technology. AMS is a world leader in this area, and obtained multiple solar cells with world record efficiencies. Current research also includes the development of sustainable semi-conductor device interconnect technologies to address the problem of E-waste The group works in close cooperation with industrial partners to facilitate the utilization of their research findings in actual  applications. To this aim AMS has also forwarded multiple spin-off companies in solar cell analyses, production and applications: Rera Solutions, tf2-devices, Soluxa.  

Publications

Facilities

The Applied Materials Science department houses Semiconductor Growth and Processing Facilities with all the necessary equipment for the development of devices based on advanced semiconductors and related materials. In addition the department houses Solar Energy Calibration Facilities to aid the utilisation of the group’s research findings and support industrial research partners with the development of innovative solar energy harvesting systems.

Internships

Would you like to do your internship at Applied Materials Science? Please get in touch for more information. A few examples of relevant subjects are:

• Etch studies for the development of rough mirrors to confine externally incident light in ultra-thin GaAs solar cells
• Material deposition studies for increased LED performance by perimeter passivation
• Nano-structuring and alloying of Cu layers as a new approach to semiconductor dye attachment  

Vacancies

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