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CHEN40510

Academic Year 2024/2025

Advanced Characterisation Tech (CHEN40510)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ian Reid
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course will focus on the techniques relevant for the characterisation of a wide range of material and surface/interface analysis relating to high technology industries including Semiconductor, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Aerospace. These techniques are varied but focus on high resolution imaging and chemical properties of materials. The primary techniques covered will be Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). Students will have access to the characterisation equipment in the UCD Nano Imaging and Material Analysis Centre (NIMAC).

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

The students will be expected to understand the basic principles, advantages and limitations of the analytical techniques presented in the course. Furthermore, course participants will understand the requirements for samples suitable for each technique and the associated sample preparation methods used. They should also be able to perform simple and routine operations on the experimental setups. This will give the students the knowledge and understanding required to select the most suitable technique in order that they can obtain the required material properties.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Laboratories

12
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

126

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Seminars
Case studies
Laboratory work

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy Invalid Option
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Literature review on a chosen material with emphasis on the primary characterization techniques outlined in the module. Week 8 Graded No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): TEM & XPS assignment Week 11 Graded No
30
 No
Exam (In-person): End of year exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components Invalid Option
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 12:00 - 12:50
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