CHE 527LEC - Analyt Surf Spectrosc

This course is meant to introduce methods of surface analysis and their applications within a framework which includes a problem solving approach to complex real world systems. The course will be divided into three areas; formal lecture material, teamwork based problems sets, assignments and oral presentation/research review paper. The grading will be based on two exams (both take home), problem sets (a shared team grade which the class will assign) and the presentation and review paper. The material to be covered in lecture will cover electron spectroscopies, optical spectroscopies and ion spectroscopy as they are applied to the determination of surface chemistry. The applications of these methods will be developed through the problem sets and the review papers. Topics such as catalysis, corrosion, adhesion, semiconductor materials, biomaterials, electrochemical surfaces, polymers, membranes and other as of interest to the class will be discussed.

Credits: 4