Surface Engineering - De Montfort University

Overview

The Emerging Technologies Research Centre (EMTERC) focuses on micro and nano materials and electronic devices, providing expertise in Surface Engineering. The EMTERC is involved in activities ranging from fundamental materials research, production of bespoke materials and the design of the devices themselves through to their integration in end user systems.

Current and recent projects have included Poly-Silicon and II-VI compound semiconductor Solar Cells, Nanoscale Re-writable Non-Volatile Polymer Memory Arrays (EPSRC) and Nanoscale Material Systems for Healthcare Applications.

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Key features

The EMTERC can provide expertise in many areas of surface engineering:

Surface Hardening
Wear and Corrosion Resistant Coatings
Materials Testing
Tribological Testing
Corrosion Testing
Tribocorrosion Testing

For more information on other features of the expertise EMTERC can offer, please click here.

Benefits

The EMTERC can provide businesses with the following benefits:

Leading-edge expertise
Flexible approach to solving research problems
Rapid turnaround
Access to enabling funds for innovation

Our experts

Dr Shashi Paul- Reader, Head of EMTERC

Dr Richard Cross- Senior Research Fellow

Dr Yong Sun- Reader

Paul Taylor- Principal Research Technician

Delivery

The EMTERC has a number of laboratories to deliver our expertise for research purposes, including Surface Engineering System Testing Facilities which has the ability to conduct friction and wear testing, corrosion testing, tribocorrosion testing and material failure analysis.

For more information on the other facilities EMTERC has for the delivery of our expertise, please click here.