CHEM40450 Surface Science and Technology (TCD)

Academic Year 2023/2024

The Module provides a detailed examination of all of the practical aspects of measurements on surfaces. It covers the fundamentals of vacuum creation and pressure measurement; the nature of surface structure and how it is determined; how surfaces are characterised; and how they are prepared for chemcal processes.

Show/hide contentOpenClose All

Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this Module, students should be able to use various techniques to characterise a given surface including: low energy electron diffraction (LEED); reflection high enenergy electron diffraction (RHEED); photoelectron diffraction; x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA); Auger electron spectroscopy (AES); scanning Auger microscopy (SAM); secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and various other mass spectrometric techniques; scanning tunneling microscope (STM); atomic force microscopy.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Specified Learning Activities

18
Autonomous Student Learning

54
Total

90
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Not yet recorded 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Basic undergraduate physics or chemistry


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: < Description > 2 hour End of Trimester Exam Not specified Not yet recorded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Not yet recorded
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Not yet recorded
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

There are no rows to display