PhD Projects

The main aim of this PhD project is to fabricate AZO thin films by means of magnetron sputtering, for a better growth mechanism understanding and to use them in solar cells applications. The hypothesis of this project is if we can tune the target-plasma-substrate sputtering system to obtain an AZO thin film layer that could replace ITO in optoelectronic devices.

This PhD project will investigate phosphosulfide compounds, with the aim to be used as a top absorber of two-junction (tandem) solar cell. The optoelectronic properties of a representative set of these materials will be predicted by density functional theory (DFT).

The aim of this project is to find the best material for the application as a top absorber of a two-junction (tandem) solar cell from the promising and versatile group of phosphosulfides. The materials will be deposited as thin-film combinatorial libraries by techniques including reactive sputtering, evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and reactive annealing.