Name | Prof. Dr. Lucio Isa |
Field | Soft Materials and Interfaces |
Address | Weiche Materialien u. Grenzflächen ETH Zürich, HCI H 525 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 633 63 76 |
lucio.isa@mat.ethz.ch | |
URL | http://www.isa.mat.ethz.ch/ |
Department | Materials |
Relationship | Full Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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327-0505-00L | Surfaces, Interfaces and their Applications I | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | N. Spencer, M. P. Heuberger, L. Isa | |
Abstract | After 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. | ||||
Objective | To 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. | ||||
Content | Introduction 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 notes | Script Download: https://www.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/matl/surface/en/education/SI-A-1.html | ||||
Literature | Script (20 CHF) Book: "Surface Analysis--The Principal Techniques", Ed. J.C. Vickerman, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-97292 | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Chemistry: General undergraduate chemistry including basic chemical kinetics and thermodynamics Physics: General undergraduate physics including basic theory of diffraction and basic knowledge of crystal structures | ||||
327-1207-00L | Soft Materials II | 4 credits | 4G | J. Vermant, L. Isa | |
Abstract | In the second part of the course we will introduce the experimental tools to study the materials at the invariably wide range of length scales, which are embedded in the microstructures that generate the desired properties. | ||||
Objective | Students should be able to learn which experimental tools may help to troubleshoot a problem. A key aspect is that students should learn to see which are the "knobs that can be turned", by playing with the chemistry of the building blocks, the formulation, the physical chemistry or not the process technology. |