Nicholas Spencer: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Prof. em. Dr. Nicholas Spencer
FieldOberflächentechnik
Address
Lehre Materialwissenschaft
ETH Zürich, HCI H 523
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 632 58 50
E-mailnicholas.spencer@mat.ethz.ch
DepartmentMaterials
RelationshipProfessor emeritus

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
327-0505-00LSurfaces, Interfaces and their Applications I Information 3 credits2V + 1UN. Spencer, M. P. Heuberger, L. Isa
AbstractAfter being introduced to the physical/chemical principles and importance of surfaces and interfaces, the student is introduced to the most important techniques that can be used to characterize surfaces. Later, liquid interfaces are treated, followed by an introduction to the fields of tribology (friction, lubrication, and wear) and corrosion.
ObjectiveTo gain an understanding of the physical and chemical principles, as well as the tools and applications of surface science, and to be able to choose appropriate surface-analytical approaches for solving problems.
ContentIntroduction to Surface Science
Physical Structure of Surfaces
Surface Forces (static and dynamic)
Adsorbates on Surfaces
Surface Thermodynamics and Kinetics
The Solid-Liquid Interface
Electron Spectroscopy
Vibrational Spectroscopy on Surfaces
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Introduction to Tribology
Introduction to Corrosion Science
Lecture notesScript Download:
https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=12825
LiteratureScript on Moodle
Book: "Surface Analysis--The Principal Techniques", Ed. J.C. Vickerman, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-97292
Prerequisites / NoticeChemistry:
General undergraduate chemistry
including basic chemical kinetics and thermodynamics

Physics:
General undergraduate physics
including basic theory of diffraction and basic knowledge of crystal structures