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CHEM40450

Academic Year 2024/2025

Surface Science and Technology (TCD) (CHEM40450)

Subject:
Chemistry
College:
Science
School:
Chemistry
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Gareth Redmond
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Not yet recorded
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Distinction/Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

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.

About this Module

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
Specified Learning Activities

18
Autonomous Student Learning

54
Lectures

18
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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

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Carry forward of passed components
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Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

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