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NanoteQ
RT Williams Optics Lab

Optics

The RT Williams Optics Lab serves several important functions at NanoteQ. (Access to time domain spectroscopy is through collaboration with NanoteQ members only.) 

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  1. Standardized testing for photovoltaics using NIST and NREL standards. 

  2. Standardized testing of lighting sources, CIE color scaling, power efficiency and quantum efficiency. lifetime, etc.

  3. Time resolved spectroscopy and optically stimulated TOF

  4. Raman Spectroscopy / Microscopy

 

Lab Manager: carroldl@wfu.edu

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Electro-Optic Device Testing

While NanoteQ has a long history of work in organic devices, it has been equally as active in the development of characterization tools to understand how to benchmark such devices against current commercial technologies. An important part of the development of organic platforms is the standardized testing of these devices in conditions that can all be agreed upon by the scientific community. Thus NanoteQ maintains a set of characterization standards that can be traced to common sources such as NREL or NIST.

Lighting and Display

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An important part of NanoteQ's optical metrology capabilities is the characterization of light emitting devices.  The Lab maintains calibrated and certified capabilities in:

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  1. color scaling (CIE, CRI - temperature), 

  2. power and internal conversion efficiencies, 

  3. spectral analysis and contrast for display characteristics, 

  4. lifetime testing, 

  5. illumination patterns for general illumination sources.

Solar Testing

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Laterally mounted AM1.5g standard testing setup allows the researcher to test angular response of a solar collection device from +90 to -90 degrees. Air Mass is adjusted through filters to match changes in spectral content.

 

AM1.5g Class A standard simulator. This “top down” mounted simulator provides he most exact measurement of cell performance conforming to the ASTM E927-05 standard.  The Class A has a Spectral Match (each interval) 0.75 - 1.25, Irradiance Spatial Non-Uniformity 2% and Irradiance Temporal Instability 2%. Temperature control is available with this instrument. Certification / calibration certificates are available. 

 

QE/IPCE Measurement Kit. Used for solar cell QE/IPCE measurements.  Simple, yet flexible software that measures QE with a simple configuration setup. 300 W Xe light sources.  All components from Newport which makes support easy Digital lock-in measurements with a NIST calibrated detectors over the 350 – 1100 nm range. Multiple Solar cell fixtures are available.

Raman Lab

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Raman spectroscopy is an essential part of materials characterization and for low dimensional materials it is used extensively. NanoteQ has a fully outfitted Raman lab with two high resolution Raman mapping microscopes.

Raman systems at NanoteQ include:

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  • Jobin Yvon T6400 research system for high resolution work

  • Thermal Fischer Almiga XL for 2D mapping of larger systems.

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For more information go here: RAMAN

Time Domain Spectroscopy

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  • Transient absorption

  • Pump-probe

  • 4pi confocal with spectroscopic capabilities

  • Floquet system analysis

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Nano-positioning

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The lab supports a Sutter MP-225 Motorized Micromanipulator System mounted onto an Olympus BM60 microscope with digital, spectroscopic imaging and a motorized xy stage.

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For more information go here: NanoManipulator

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