Applied Materials Science

Department

The Applied Materials Science (AMS) department (part of Institute for Molecules and Materials) conducts research on high-performance III-V compound semiconductors. Research of the AMS group focuses on achieving maximum device functionality with minimal material use for devices like solar cells and light emitting diodes to mitigate the issues associated with increasing E-waste. 

Highlights

Fatin Battal

Why is it so difficult to recycle electronic devices?

Electronic products are often treated as disposable items. This needs to become much more circular. And that is precisely what John Schermer and Fatin Battal from uu77 are working on within the Circular Circuits project.

chips

Testing a more durable connection between components in chips

At uu77, researchers are investigating a more robust connection method between components in chips.

Solar cells are not a waste of energy

Solar cells are not a waste of energy

Do solar panels provide more energy than is put into them? Solar cell researcher John Schermer from uu77: 'If solar cells were not so promising, then there would not be as much global research into them.’

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 . 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: , , .  

Inside the clean rooms

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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Academic staff

Group leader of the department Applied Materials Science is Dr. John Schermer
 

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Contact information

Visiting address
Heyendaalseweg 135
6525AJ Nijmegen
024-3653353
Postal address
Postbus 9010
6500GL NIJMEGEN
Contact person
A.L.A.M. Hendriks (Ine)