| TFYA20 | Surface Physics, 6 ECTS credits. /Ytfysik/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 50 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Physics |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: The course will provide the student an insight into a current research field. The course shall provide knowledge and understanding about how the atomic composition, structure and electronic structure in the outermost atomic layers can be determined and the importance of this in different technical circumstances. The course shall also provide knowledge and understanding about common surface adsorption processes and how these can be used to modify surface properties. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) TFFY17 Modern Physics, TFFY54 Quantum Mechanics are recommended. TFFY70 Physics of Condensed Matter I is desirable. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Course contents: Experimental methods to determine the atomic composition and structure at surfaces of solids. Theoretical models describing surface electronic properties, such as appearance of surface states and influence on the work function, and methods to determine these. Description of common surface adsorption processes, physisorption and chemisorption, and how these typically affects both the atomic structure and electronic properties of surfaces of metals and semiconductors. |
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| Course literature: Zangwill A.: "Physics at Surfaces", Cambridge University Press 1988. |
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| A written examination Two laboratory work assignments |
3,5 p 0,5 p |
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5 ECTS 1 ECTS |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Leif Johansson Examiner: Leif Johansson Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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