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Chemistry and Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces

Prof. Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar · IIT Kanpur

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About

The course discusses about the general chemical and physical properties of surfaces of crystalline materials. Further the course will build up on the procedure of atomic level construction of surfaces from the bulk crystals and the nomenclature of different surfaces. We will try to understand the formation of different types of interfaces, like metal-metal, metal semiconductor, metal-molecule etc. and its significance in applications. The course will also cover the microscopic (scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies) and spectroscopic (X-ray and UV photoelectron spectroscopy) understanding of surface and interfaces.

Intended audience: Any Interested Learners

Prerequisites: Solid state chemistry

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Lecture 1- Why surfaces and interfaces are important? YouTube
  2. Lecture 2- Historic perspective to surface science YouTube
  3. Lesson 3- Creating surfaces from bulk lattices YouTube
  4. Lesson 4- Reconstruction of surfaces YouTube
  5. Lesson 5- Hexagonal lattice and miller bravais indices YouTube

Week 2

  1. Lecture- 6 Introduction to ultra-high vacuum and preparation of clean surfaces YouTube
  2. Lecture- 7 Adsorption and the Energetic of adsorption YouTube
  3. Lecture- 8 Nomenclature and types of adlayers YouTube
  4. Lecture- 9 Thermal desorption spectroscopy YouTube
  5. Lecture- 10 Different types of preparation methods for Thin films YouTube

Week 3

  1. Lecture-11 Examples of PVD and CVD YouTube
  2. Lecture-12 Moire pattern at solid-solid interface YouTube
  3. Lecture-13 Growth modes of Adlayers YouTube
  4. Lecture-14 Energies that control the growth of Adlayers YouTube
  5. Lecture-15 Kinetic and Thermodynamic control in adlayer growth YouTube

Week 4

  1. Lecture 16- Molecular Adsorbates YouTube
  2. Lecture 17-Molecular Adsorbates: Factors controlling molecular adlayer formation 1 YouTube
  3. Lecture 18- Molecular Adsorbates: Factors controlling molecular adlayer formation-2 YouTube
  4. Lecture 19-Molecular Adsorbates: Factors controlling molecular adlayer formation-3 YouTube
  5. Lecture 20-Scanning Tunneling Microscopy YouTube

Week 5

  1. Lecture 21- Tip-vacuum Tunneling junction YouTube
  2. Lecture 22- Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy-1 YouTube
  3. Lecture 23- Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy-2 YouTube
  4. Lecture 24- Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy: Applications 1 YouTube
  5. Lecture 25- Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy: Applications 2 YouTube

Week 6

  1. Lecture 26-Imaging Molecules and Atom Manipulation on Surfaces YouTube
  2. Lecture 27-Single Molecule Manipulation on Surfaces YouTube
  3. Lecture 28-Inelastic Tunnelling Spectroscopy YouTube
  4. Lecture 29- Ultra-violet Photo-electron Spectroscopy (UPS) YouTube
  5. Lecture 30- Ultra-violet Photo-electron Spectroscopy (UPS): Applications YouTube

Week 7

  1. Lecture 31- X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy (XPS) YouTube
  2. Lecture 32- X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy (XPS): Applications-1 YouTube
  3. Lecture 33- X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy (XPS): Applications-2 YouTube
  4. Lecture 34- 2D Molecular Materials on Surface-1 YouTube
  5. Lecture 35- 2D Molecular Materials on Surface-2 YouTube

Week 8

  1. Lecture 36- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) I YouTube
  2. Lecture 37-Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 38-Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-3 YouTube
  4. Lecture 39-Dynamics of atoms on surfaces YouTube
  5. Lecture 40- Summary YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teacher
Prof. Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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