# Ellipsometer

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Exeter](/buyers/university-of-exeter/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Quantum Design UK & Ireland Ltd
- Award value: £78,000
- Tender value: £95,000
- Award date: 12 July 2018
- Published: 27 September 2018
- Contract start: 13 July 2018
- Contract end: 12 July 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 505d9300-9889-4a01-828c-a75bbee072cf-243008
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f06a478-f28c-40d0-9667-ee36f0498c0e

## Description

This ERC-funded project led by Prof\. Bill Barnes concerns the interaction of light with nanostructured materials\. A key part of the project is to measure the optical properties of a range of materials, primarily in the form of thin films on glass or semiconducting substrates\. Substrates will typically be 1 mm thick, and approx\. 10 - 25 mm square, although other sizes may be used\. Film thicknesses will be typically in the range 5 nm - 5 microns\. The films to be investigated range from reflective metals such as gold and silver, through dye-doped polymers, to graphene-like materials\. In order to undertake this piece of research the University is procuring an Ellipsometer with supporting maintenance and training\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/505d9300-9889-4a01-828c-a75bbee072cf-243008)