Biography

Sophie studied MSci Chemistry with Industrial Experience at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2019. From 2016-2017, Sophie worked in R&D in the polymer industry, focusing on production, characterisation and degradation of polymer backsheets for photovoltaic modules. Her master's thesis focused on transition metal carnallites as lead-free alternatives to perovskites for photovoltaics.

From 2019-2023, Sophie undertook her PhD in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, with a thesis focusing on ""Enhancing electronic materials by chemical treatments and nanoscale dielectrics"" before starting as a Research Fellow in 2023.

Research Interests

• Silicon photovoltaics
• Atomic layer deposition
• Passivation

Teaching Interests

Selected Publications

Projects and Grants

• 2024: ISIS Beamtime Allocation (RB2410172) “Establishing the limitations of photoexcited muon spin spectroscopy”.
  Principal Investigator. Seven days on HiFiLink opens in a new window.
• 2023: ISIS Beamtime Allocation (RB2220123) “Passivation of silicon for solar cells and the role of hydrogen”.
  Co-Investigator. Five days on EMULink opens in a new window.
• 2020: ISIS Beamtime Allocation (RB2220123) - “Muon spin spectroscopy to probe depth-dependent carrier lifetimes in silicon photovoltaics”.
  Co-Investigator. Seven days on HiFi.