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Type A
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Code |
Competences Specific | | | A1.1 |
A1.1. Successfully studying and learning about the chosen research ambit: evaluating the technical and scientific importance, the technological potential and the viability of the nanoscience, design, preparation, properties, processes, developments, techniques and applications of materials. |
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Type B
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Code |
Competences Transversal | | | B1.1 |
B1.1. Communicating and discussing proposals and conclusions in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums in a clear and unambiguous manner. |
| | B3.1 |
B3.1. Collaborative teamwork, with responsibility shared among multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural teams. |
| | B4.1 |
B4.1. Continuously learning. |
| | B4.2 |
B4.2 Learning autonomously and by using initiative. |
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Type C
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Code |
Competences Nuclear | | | C1.1 |
Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English |
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Type A
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
| | A1.1 |
A1.1 Can formulate knowledge about several techniques that enable mono- and polycrystalline surfaces to be produced.
A1.1 Can formulate knowledge about several techniques that enable these surfaces to be characterised from a physical, chemical and morphological point of view.
A1.1 Can formulate knowledge about the technological importance of structuring surfaces to improve, modify or introduce new physical properties that these surfaces or interfaces did not previously have.
A1.1 Can identify the concept of surface and interface and their physical, chemical and engineering applications.
A1.1 Understand the importance of controlling the composition, morphology and structure of the properties of these surfaces and interfaces, and the essential role that these properties have in the development of nanotechnology.
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Type B
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
| | B1.1 |
B1.1 Can intervene effectively and transmit relevant information.
B1.1 Plan their communication: generate ideas, seek information, select and order information, make schemes, decide on the audience and the aims of the communication, etc.
B1.1 Prepare and deliver structured presentations, complying with the requirements.
B1.1 Draft documents with the appropriate format, content, structure, language accuracy, and register, and can illustrate concepts using the correct conventions: format, headings, footnotes, captions, etc.
B1.1 Use language that is appropriate to the situation.
B1.1 Are aware of the strategies that can be used in oral presentations (audiovisual support, eye contact, voice, gesture, timing, etc.).
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B3.1 Accept and comply with the rules of the group.
B3.1 Take active part in planning the team’s work, distributing tasks and respecting deadlines.
B3.1 Contribute to the positive management of any differences, disagreements and conflicts that arise in the team.
B3.1 Make their personal contribution in the time expected and with the resources available.
B3.1 Take active part and share information, knowledge and experiences.
B3.1 Take into account the points of view of others and give constructive feedback.
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B4.1 Autonomously adopt the appropriate learning strategies in every situation.
B4.1 Set their own learning objectives.
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B4.2 Ask the appropriate questions for solving doubts or open questions, and search for information with criteria.
B4.2 Select a procedure from among the possibilities suggested by the lecturer.
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Type C
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
| | C1.1 |
Express opinions on abstract or cultural topics in a limited fashion.
Explain and justify briefly their opinions and projects.
Understand instructions about classes or tasks assigned by the teaching staff.
Understand routine information and articles.
Understand the general meaning of texts that have non-routine information in a familiar subject area.
Write letters or take notes about foreseeable, familiar matters.
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| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| 1. Introduction: Concept of surface and interface in materials. |
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| 2. Physics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces. Mechanical, electrical and optical effects |
Since a surface constitutes an abrupt change of the material, its physical and chemical properties will differ from those than can be found in the bulk material, constituting characteristic properties that can be of interest and can complement those of the bulk material. |
| 3. Preparation methods of surfaces. Epitaxial growth. Deposition of polycrystalline thin layers. |
Several materials properties depend on their anisotropy, and at the same time of their composition, morphology and crystal structures of the thin films. Epitaxial growth is a powerful tool that allows controlling these parameters in an efficient way. Other methodologies that allow the deposition of polycrystalline thin films will be presented, such as sputtering. |
| 4. Characterization methods of surfaces and interfaces. Morphological characterization. Physical characterization (mechanical, electrical and optical). Chemical characterization. |
This subject will cover those specific techniques for the characterization of surfaces, such as confocal and interferometric microscopy that allow the study of surfaces and interfaces in transparent materials. About the characterization of physical properties of these surfaces, the techniques that allow determining their mechanical properties will be introduced, such as the nanoindentation, their electrical properties, such as the Van der Pauw, and the 2 probes and 4 probes techniques. For the determination of the optical properties, the techniques that allow the determination of the refractive indexes and waveguides through coupling light with prism, or the determination of their luminescent properties will be presented. Finally, other tools that allow to characterize chemically the surfaces will be introduced, such as the energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDAX), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), or the Raman scattering, among others. |
| 5. Nanostructuring of surfaces. Interest of nanostructuring. Surface nanostructuring techniques (Reactive Ion Etching, ion milling, Focused Ion Beam, e-beam lithography, etc.). Effects of nanostructuring. Observation and measurement techniques. |
Here the nanostructuring of surface through wet and dry chemical etching techniques will be presented, giving an introduction to the different techniques that allow developing such structuring. Also, the effects of this nanostructuring on the physical and chemical properties will be analyzed. |
| Methodologies :: Tests |
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Competences |
(*) Class hours
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Hours outside the classroom
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(**) Total hours |
| Introductory activities |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
| Lecture |
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18 |
16 |
34 |
| Seminars |
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4 |
18 |
22 |
| Laboratory practicals |
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5 |
10 |
15 |
| Personal tuition |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
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(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies
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Description |
| Introductory activities |
A series of introductory sessions to the contents of the course will be developed. |
| Lecture |
Short lecturing sessions will be given to introduce the basic concepts of the course, that will be developed in depth in the seminars |
| Seminars |
During seminars the contents of the course will be developed in depth, including cooperative learning sessions, critical reading sessions and scientific comprehension of selected articles. |
| Laboratory practicals |
During the laboratory practicals, results of real characterization related to the contents of the course will be analyzed. |
| Personal tuition |
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Description |
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Personalized attention will be developed at the office of the corresponding professor
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Methodologies |
Competences
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Description |
Weight |
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| Seminars |
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In each of the seminars developed, the contents of the course will be evaluated through brief activities, or through reports written by the students after the seminar |
65 |
| Laboratory practicals |
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The laboratory practicals will be evaluated through interpretation reports of the real experimental data provided during the course and that students will have to complete after that |
35 |
| Others |
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At the end of the course, the students will write a short summary of the concepts acquired during it. |
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Other comments and second exam session |
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The students that do not pass the course during the normal period, will have a second opportunity that will consist on a single exam. During the exam, all the electronic devices not authorized for the realization of the exam will need to be switched off or placed out of sight. |
| Basic |
John C. Vickerman, Ian Gilmore, editors, Surface analysis : the principal techniques, 2nd, Chichester, UK : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 2009
David L. Andrews, Zeno Gaburro (editors), Frontiers in surface nanophotonics : principles and applications , , New York : Springer, cop. 2007
K. Oura ... [et al.], Surface science : an introduction, , Berlin [etc.] : Springer, cop. 2003
edited by H. Bubert and H. Jenett, Surface and thin film analysis : principles, instrumentation, applications, , Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, cop. 2002
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| Complementary |
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| Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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| Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
| MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING/20705102 | | MATERIALS: SYMMETRY AND PROPERTIES/20705215 |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation. |
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