Characterising Advanced Materials with the Agilent UV-Vis-NIR: From Thin Films and Solar Cells to Glass and Optical Coatings

As materials become increasingly sophisticated, understanding their optical properties is essential for driving innovation, improving product performance, and ensuring quality. Whether developing anti-reflective coatings, optimising solar cell efficiency, designing specialty glass, or researching next-generation materials, accurate optical characterisation is a critical part of the workflow.
Join us for this webinar to discover how the Agilent UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer enables researchers and industry professionals to measure and characterise a broad range of optical properties across diverse sample types and applications.
The webinar will showcase measurement techniques for transmission, reflectance, diffuse reflectance, and angular measurements, highlighting how the Agilent UV-Vis-NIR platform delivers reliable and reproducible data for both research and industrial applications.
Why Attend?
In this session, you will learn:
- How the Agilent UV-Vis-NIR can be used to characterise thin films, coatings, solar materials, and glass.
- Techniques for measuring transmission, reflectance, and diffuse reflectance with confidence.
- Methods for determining film thickness and evaluating optical performance.
- How specialised accessories expand measurement capabilities for challenging samples.
- Best practices for obtaining accurate, reproducible results across a variety of applications.
- Real-world examples demonstrating how optical measurements can accelerate research and product development.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed for:
- Academic Researchers and Students
- Researchers in materials science, physics, chemistry, and engineering.
- Scientists investigating thin films, nanomaterials, optical materials, and photonic devices.
- Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers seeking advanced optical characterisation techniques.
- Solar and Photovoltaics
- Scientists and engineers developing solar cells and photovoltaic materials.
- Researchers evaluating anti-reflective coatings and light management strategies.
- Teams working to improve solar cell efficiency through optical optimisation.
- Glass and Coatings Industries
- Manufacturers of architectural, automotive, and specialty glass.
- Researchers developing low-emissivity and anti-reflective coatings.
- Quality control and R&D professionals responsible for optical performance testing.
- Advanced Materials and Industrial R&D
- Thin film and semiconductor researchers.
- Optical coating manufacturers.
- Scientists working with displays, sensors, filters, and advanced functional materials.
- Analytical laboratories requiring precise optical characterisation.
Featured Applications
- Thin film and multilayer coating analysis
- Anti-reflective and optical coating characterisation
- Solar cell and photovoltaic material evaluation
- Optical filter transmission and blocking measurements
- Architectural and specialty glass analysis
- Reflectance measurements at varying angles of incidence
- Film thickness determination
- Diffuse reflectance measurements of scattering materials
- Optical characterisation of emerging materials in academia and industry
Discover how the Agilent UV-Vis-NIR platform combines exceptional optical performance, flexible sampling accessories, and intuitive workflows to provide the insights needed to advance research, optimise products, and solve challenging analytical problems.
Presenter: Mr. Rajwar Chandra (Product Specialist - Spectroscopy, Agilent Technologies)
Chandra Rajwar is a Product & Market Specialist with over 20 years of experience in Molecular Spectroscopy products and analytical instrumentation. He specializes in UV-Vis, FTIR, Raman, and related spectroscopy solutions, supporting customers with application development, workflow optimization, and analytical excellence across pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, and research industries.
Presenter: Ms. Vijaya Jyothi (Product Specialist - Spectroscopy, Agilent Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.)
Vijaya Jyothi is a seasoned product specialist at Agilent Technologies. She manages the spectroscopy division, having extensive expertise in spectroscopy applications across diverse industries, offering deep insights and solutions tailored to varied analytical needs.
