Grundlagen der Oberflächen- und Nanowissenschaften

What it is about

You will learn fundamental concepts of surface and nanoscience: structure and analysis of surfaces, electronic, chemical and vibrational properties, as well as elementary processes such as adsorption, diffusion and surface reactions. In the end you will be able to describe various nanoscale objects and fabrication methods (top-down, bottom-up, Self-Assembly) and explain their applications in catalysis, electronics and spintronics.

What you will be able to do

• Understand and describe surface sciences and methods
• Apply 2D crystallography as well as reciprocal and real-space imaging
• Perform and interpret electron spectroscopy for chemical and electronic analyses
• Explain electrical, vibrational and magnetic properties of surfaces
• Describe adsorption, desorption, diffusion and surface reactions (heterogeneous catalysis)
• Classify self-assembly, thin-film epitaxy and atomic/molecular manipulation
• Discuss electron transport in nanoscale objects as well as molecular electronics and spintronics

What the module consists of

• VorlesungDelivery of the fundamentals and concepts of surface and nanosciences
• ÜbungApplication and practice of example problems, preparation for the module examination

Teaching method

• VorlesungenIntroduction and explanation of theoretical concepts
• ÜbungsaufgabenPractice of comprehension questions and sample calculations in preparation for the exam