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Events at the Henry Royce Institute
And from around the Materials Community
06 March 2024 - 08 March 2024
All Day
This course will introduce thin-film deposition and analytical techniques for characterising thin films. The content explores physical vapour deposition techniques, and will cover deposition parameters, structural characterisation and the electrical behaviour of a simple device. Practical training will cover basic lab skills for working with the ultra-high-vacuum environments needed for high quality thin film growth. Through use of the Royce Deposition System participants will gain hands-on experience of, sputtering, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Each participant will grow and characterise their own samples, including taking measurements of film thickness and surface morphology. The course will also include a short session on cleanroom fabrication to make a microscale wire from a thin film.
Event Type: Training
Lead Partner:University of Leeds
Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building
08 March 2024 - 17 March 2024
All Day
The Henry Royce Institute is taking part in British Science Week for the second year in a row with an exciting program of activities.
Event Type: Outreach Event
Lead Partner:none
Location: Manchester Museum
08 March 2024
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Join the Henry Royce Institute in celebrating International Women’s Day with a career panel highlighting the achievements of women in Material Science and Engineering!
Event Type: Public Engagement
Lead Partner:none
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12:00 AM - UK SPM/AFM Users Meeting 2024
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12:00 AM - Bragg Exchange 2024
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The contour method is a technique for destructively quantifying the residual stress in metallic components stemming from processing inputs. While the requirements for employing this technique are fairly minimal as it often requires only electro discharge machining and metrology facilities, the experimental and analysis aspects are non-trivial. In this presentation, the experimental aspects which need to be considered as well as analytical paradigms will be described.
This Royce Training course will explore basic practices and techniques for cleanroom use. Through a combination of taught lectures, discussion sessions, and practical training participants will gain fundamental skills for working in ‘clean-fab’ cleanrooms. The content will develop theoretical and practical knowledge in processes such as lithography, deposition, and etching; with participants using what they learn to fabricate a micro-scale Field Effect Transistor.
This seminar from Surface Ventures will cover: The role of metal-ion irradiation in thin film growth, advancements in High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS), Nanostructure control pathways with light and heavy metal ions, low-temperature synthesis of hard; stress-free ceramic coating and the discovery of Guinier-Preston (GP) zone hardening in cubic-TiAlWN.
X-ray powder diffraction is one of the most common in-house characterisation methods, used to provide information on a host of different samples including metals, ceramics, battery materials and pharmaceuticals. This course will explore powder diffraction refinement techniques used to analyse the data obtained.