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| TFYY66 | Molecular Physics, 6 p (sw) /Molekyl- och ytfysik/ Advancement level: C | |
| Aim: Quantum mechanical description and spectroscopic determination of the structure of atoms and molecules. Relation between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter. Biological applications of molecular physics: basic principles of photosynthesisPrerequisites: TAMS19 Probability and Statistics, first course, TFFM50 Principle of Physics, TFYY55 Physics, TFKE01 General Chemistry and TFKE08 Physical Chemistry.Course organization: The course is divided into two parts (see below) with different textbooks and teachers. The material is presented in lectures and exercisesCourse content: The first part of the course involves application of basic quantum mechanics to the theoretical description of atomic and molecular structures. * Experimental techniques for the determination of molecular structures: vibrational, electronic and resonance spectroscopies. * Relation between microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter: Basic concepts of statistical thermodynamics. * Molecular physics in biological systems: The basic principles of photochemistry and their application to photosynthesis are introduced in connection with electron spectroscopy The second part of the course will be presented in three blocks Block I deals will hard materials and surfaces and the theory of adsorption phenomena onto such surfaces. * The structure of surfaces (metal, dielectrics) * The surface chemical bond, physisorption,chemisorption * Adsorption, adsorption kinetics and isotherms * Analytical methods (LEED, XPS, IR) * Applications: Gas phase reactions at surfaces, catalysis Block II deals with soft surfaces( materials) * Organic materials and molecular films, structures and properties * Preparation strategies * Forces between molecular systems and surfaces * Applications: Molecular recognition and sensors Block III contains a seminar series on surface chemistry/physics in technologically important processes, e.g.,catalysis, nanotechnology, corrosion, flotation, organic synthesis at surfaces and sensors.Course literature: Atkins, P.W. 1994: Physical Chemistry, 6th ed. Oxford University Press Sufaces, G. Attard och C. Barnes, Oxford Chemistry Primers, Oxford | ||
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