Chair: Prof.dr. Marcelo Ackermann
The XUV Optics Group in a nutshell:
(part of MESA+ Institute and the research clusters of the department of Science and Technology: cluster Nano Electronic Materials and the cluster Applied NanoPhotonics)
- an enthusiastic team of academic and engineering specialists focusing on advanced thin film research with atomic scale physics and chemistry topics,
- possessing key expertise on nanoscale film physics and the design and engineering of new XUV and soft X-ray optics,
- primarily focused on performing PhD research of excellent quality, reported in leading science journals,
- exploiting a 500 m2 laboratory with state-of-the-art instrumentation for thin film deposition and analysis, meeting highest process standards,
- motivated by academic and industrial applications in photolithography, materials analysis, space telescopes and microscopy,
- proud of a track record of transferring know-how to industry and society,
- closely involved with high-tech research and development at ASML Research, Carl Zeiss SMT, Malvern Panalytical, TNO and SolMateS.