Electronics Weekly
Based in the University’s Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, the PhableR 100 Nano-Lithography System is capable of printing very high resolution periodic patterns at a low-cost meaning new electronic devices that exploit the properties of nano-scale features can be more easily scaled up for production.
Such devices have been the focus of extensive research for over a decade and this new equipment will help Bath to contribute in ensuring these developments are translated into products in the market.
The III-nitride research group at the University of Bath has been using nano lithography for several years in its research to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of LEDs used for general lighting. GaN is key to this technology and the research group will use the new system to accelerate its research into nano-engineered LEDs.
Creating 3D structures at the nanoscale provides a route to improving the quality of these materials and in turn the performance of these devices. Ultimately this will increase the energy efficiency in these and other emerging applications, such as water purification, where ultra-violet LEDs are used to prevent viruses reproducing.
The system was purchased following a £2.7 million Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant as part of the council’s Manufacturing of Advanced Functional Materials funding programme.
Only two other universities in the world have acquired this Eulitha equipment, Twente University in the Netherlands and CIOMP Institute in China.
“We are very pleased to have supplied the University of Bath with this equipment,” said Dr Harun Solak, CEO of Eulitha. “Their research program focuses on manufacturing technologies for nano-engineered semiconductors which is an area where our innovative technologies have the potential to make a significant impact.”
