Steady State Absorption Spectroscopy

• Used as a characterisation tool for thin films or solutions.
• Provides information about the wavelength and amount of light being absorbed or reflected by a material.

 Steady State Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

• Used as a characterisation tool for thin films or solutions.
• Measures the light emitted from a sample after a monochromatic excitation.
• Useful for measuring the amount of exciton quenching in two-component systems.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spesctroscopy

• Used as a characterisation tool for understanding the composition and chemistry of electronic materials 
• Measures the response of spin active nuclei to a magnetic field
• Useful for identifying degredation products, the presence of interactions and the oxidation states of compounds. 
• A combination of ¹H, ¹³C, ⁷Li, ¹¹⁹Sn and ¹³F techniques are avaliable.

Attenuated-total-reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

• Vibrational spectroscopy technique allows for better understanding of structure, composition and interactions.
• Can measure either solid state powders, films or liquid samples. 

 Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

• Used as characterisation tool typically on blends or bilayers of thin films.
• Measures the time-resolved absorption of polarons.
• Useful for providing information about the efficiency of charge generation and also recombination processes.

Ultrafast Transient Photoluminescence Spectrosopy

• This provides a time resolved photoluminescence measurement of solutions or thin films.
• Has a resolution of ~120 femtoseconds.

 Solar Cell Characterisation

• 4 solar cell testing rigs.
• 1 completely automated device testing rig.
• Can measure device efficiency and also ICPE.

 Transient Photocurrent and Photovoltage Measurements

• Pulse generator with fast response LED generates a voltage / current.
• Measure the time for the voltage / current to decay.
• Provides insights on carrier dynamics.

Wet Lab

• Lab wet lab facility containing a wide range of equipment for chemical susnthesis and thin film preparation.
• Nitrogen glove box for sample annealing and storage in a nitrogen atmosphere.
• Schlenk line for oxygen and water free syntheses.
• Spin coater for fabrication of thin films for optical characterisation or devices.
• Other equipments such as a centrifuge, a rotary evaporator and weighing balances etc.

 Cleanroom

• Cleanroom facility for device fabrication and testing.
• Glovebox containing a solar sim and spin coater and evaporator.
• Profilometer used to measure film thickness and roughness to an accuracy of 3 nm.
• Clean wet lab for sample preparation
• Other equipment such as oxygen plasma treatment and wire bar coaters.