The course includes data recording and presentation, sample preparation and cleaning methods. Thin films fabrication techniques. Structural characterization by XRD, SEM, AFM and TEM. Optical properties of materials by using spectrophotometer and extracting important parameters. Low temperature cryogenic system and its applications on scientific research. A detailed report is presented on: scientific background and methods, drawing programs (Excel, Orgin, etc.) and analysis the results, conclusions and references in the form of research.
Main Text Book : 1- Materials Characterization Techniques by Sam Zhang, Lin Li, and Ashok Kumar, 1st Edition, Publisher: CRC Press, 2008, ISBN 10: 1420042947 ISBN 13: 9781420042948. , 2-Thin Film Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications by Jef Poortmans, Vladimir Arkhipov, Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States (2006, ISBN 10: 0470091266 ISBN 13: 9780470091265. , 3-Corazza, M. (2016). Characterization of Organic Solar Cell Devices and their Interfaces under Degradation:Imaging, Electrical and Mechanical Methods. Risø, Roskilde: Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark. , 4-Hultin, O. (2018). Nanostructures for Optoelectronics: Device Fabrication and Characterization Division of Solid State Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. , 5-Electrical Characterization of Organic Electronic Materials and Devices by Professor Peter Stallinga, Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States (2009)ISBN 10: 047075009X ISBN 13: 9780470750094. , 6-NMR Spectroscopy: Basic Principles, Concepts and Applications in Chemistry, 3rd Edition, 2013, Herald Gunther.