Laboratory of Semiconductor Material Science for energy application

The laboratory focuses on the synthesis of semiconductor materials of various types (two-, three-, four-component, doped materials, solid solutions) with special attention to process control during synthesis, annealing, pressing, etc.

Directions:

  • synthesis and characterization of semiconductor materials of various types (two-, three-, four-component, doped materials, solid solutions);
  • PVD deposition of semiconductor thin films (deposition under vacuum thermal evaporation);
  • measurement of thermoelectric parameters of materials (Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, carrier concentration)

Equipments

  • Hi Cube Pfeiffer vacuum post;
  • Muffle furnace Nabertherm L 15 / 13;
  • Auto pellet press 25 ton;
  • Circular cutting machine Cutting Micracut 201 and Special stand with rotation for circular cutting machine;
  • Planetary ball mills, Pulverisette 6;
  • Analytical sieving machine and a set of sieve
    s for a ball mill model AS 200
  • Smart2pure water purification system;
  • Hardness meter NEXUS 412A
  • Vacuum post (VUP-5, UA) – deposition under vacuum thermal evaporation
  • Vacuum post (VUP-5M, UA) – deposition under magnetron sputtering
  • Devices for measuring thermoelectric parameters of materials – our own patented development (Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, Hall mobility)

Contact:     lyubomyr.nykyruy@pnu.edu.ua