About the project
This project offers a rare opportunity to work with the UK’s only roll-to-roll sputtering system, a brand new and bespoke platform designed specifically for next-generation material discovery. You’ll explore innovative thin-film materials for flexible electronics, developing scalable recipes that bridge cutting-edge research with real-world commercial compatibility through high-throughput, fabric-friendly processes.
Flexible electronics are transforming how we interact with technology, enabling seamless integration into clothing, packaging, and everyday surfaces. However, scalable manufacturing of advanced materials for these devices remains a major challenge. This project tackles that problem by using a brand new, bespoke roll-to-roll (R2R) sputtering system, the only one of its kind in the UK, designed specifically for next-generation material discovery.
You will develop and optimise thin-film materials and deposition recipes for flexible sensors and energy devices, focusing on material innovation rather than application engineering. The goal is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and commercial compatibility, using high-throughput, fabric-friendly processes that support real-world scalability.
This project is ideal if you are interested in materials science, flexible electronics, thin-film deposition, and cleanroom fabrication. You will gain hands-on experience with advanced techniques including Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), and work within the Morgan Materials and Devices for Energy (MADE) research group. You’ll have access to world-class facilities at the Zepler Institute Cleanrooms, the Printed Electronics and Materials (PEM) Laboratory, and be part of the Sustainability and Resilience Institute Centre for Postgraduate Research (SRI CPGR).
This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of materials research, using a one-of-a-kind UK capability to shape the future of wearable and flexible technologies.
