Modulkataloge

Prof. Dr Benjamin Dietzek-Ivansic, Prof. Dr Felix H. Schacher

Exam/test on the content dealt within the lecture and seminar (70%); laboratory report (30 %)

none

Will be recommended at the beginning of the module.

English

733 MSc Chemistry of Materials: none

733 MSc Chemistry of Materials: none

733 MSc Chemistry of Materials: Module required to complete master’s thesis

733 MSc Chemistry of Materials: Compulsory module

Lecture (3 SWS), seminar (1 SWS), laboratory practical (3 SWS)
(SWS stands for‚ hours per week per semester)

This module focuses on preparative, structural and functional aspects of functional materials and nanomaterials. It includes:

• preparation, properties, self-assembly, and characterization of nanostructured materials (e.g. amphiphiles, nanoparticles, composite materials, block copolymers, hybrid materials)
• chemistry at surfaces and interfaces (e.g. self-assembled monolayers or SAMs, Langmuir-Blodgett films, membranes, sol-gel-chemistry, super­hydrophobic/superhydrophilic surfaces)
• suitable characterization methods to assess properties and structural details of such materials (e.g. scattering techniques, spectroscopic techniques, ellipsometry, quartz-crystal-microbalance)
• optical properties of nanoparticles and functional materials
• applications of nanostructured materials (e.g. lithography, sensing, theranostics, data storage)

Students understand the fundamental principles of functional materials and nanomaterials, their subdivision into different material classes, and have knowledge about various characterization techniques for the investigation of structure, morphology, surface or material properties.
 
The laboratory practical enables students to independently solve problems regarding preparation and investigation of functional materials, and nanomaterials. Therefore, they will be introduced to modern laboratory techniques and combinations thereof. In addition, students are able to do literature research and to process, present and defend the results from the laboratory practical in front of an audience

Laboratory course and oral presentation must be completed successfully prior to the exam.