Wednesday September 6th 2017, Bath.

About

We are delighted to announce the 1st Band Alignment Bootcamp, to be held in the beautiful, historical city of Bath on September 6th. The one day workshop will provide an overview of the theory and practice of band alignment for semiconductor applications. We will also run a hands on tutorial, using the MacroDensity code to construct band alignment diagrams for bulk semiconductors, nanoporous frameworks and epitaxial heterostructures.

• Theory of ionization potentials of nonmetallic solids, PRB 2017
• Electronic Chemical Potentials of Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks, JACS 2014
• Heterojunction band offset engineering, Surf. Sci. Rep. 1996
• Band engineering at interfaces: theory and numerical experiments, J. Phys. D 1998
• Theoretical study of band offsets at semiconductor interfaces, PRB 1987
• Theory of the work function. ii. the surface double layer, PR 1936

Who is it for?

Anyone interested in constructing energy-band-alignment diagrams using plane wave density functional theory approaches. From the everyday practitioner (industrial or academic) to the gifted amateur and everyone in between.

What does it cost?

Nothing. And lunch is included!

What will it cover?

• An introduction to energy band alignment diagrams in semiconductor applications.

• A background to experimental determination and modern characterisation techniques for band alignment. Dr. Tim Veal, University of Liverpool

• A theoretical background to band alignment using plane wave density functional theory. Dr. Keith Butler, University of Bath

• Hands on practicals using MacroDensity to construct energy-band-alignment diagrams for

  • Bulk semicondutor materials
  • Nanoporous frameworks
  • Epitaxial heterostructures

How can I sign up?

Please go to our Eventbrite page to sign up.

Where and when is it exactly?

The workshop will be held from 11:00 am – 16:00 pm in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution.

What should I bring?

A laptop computer with MacroDensity installed. Your A-game.

Sponsorship

This event is supported by the EPSRC project “Multi-Scale Modelling of Hybrid Perovskites for Solar Cells” led by Aron Walsh and Mark van Schilfgaarde (Grant no. EP/M009580/1)