The Center for Materials Research
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Welcome to the web sites of the Center for Materials Research!
The Center for Materials Research is an interdisciplinary university research center at JLU.
It is dedicated to the implementation of joint research projects, the support of the study courses in materials science and it promotes scientific qualification in materials research.
An overview of our scientific team is available under
Team & Topics.
The center provides the participating research groups with central experimental resources in its
Method Platforms.
The ZfM coordinates the JLU research profile area ("area of potential")
Material and Energy (focus: storage materials).
Further information on our tasks can be found under
About us.
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Picture of the Month - June 2026
Use of Masks in Image Processing to Analyze the Local Distribution of the Work Function in Photovoltaic Contacts
The image visualizes the procedure of assigning morphological features of Pn to different contributions to the measured work function. The work function image indicates two distinct regimes of work functions. Therefore, masks were created (1) containing all areas of lower value (red mask) or higher value (blue mask), respectively. Application of these masks to the morphology image (2) revealed a clear correlation of work function and morphology. Clusters of Pn grains present under the red mask exhibit a lower work function compared to the blue mask, characteristic of a Pn layer. This correlation of the images allows to assign (3) contributions of Pn layer and Pn grains to the observed broad distribution of the work function. A uniform work function was established for >50 nm Pn, which was then used to study photovoltaic cells.Publication: T.P. Schneider, F. Schmitz, T. Gatti & D. Schlettwein. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c24299
This picture was submitted by Tim Schneider (group of Prof. Schlettwein).
Further insights into the research activities of the ZfM groups can be found in the Gallery.
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