Education

Materials Analysis

Module Specification, Dublin City Unisversity

Module Title:	Materials Analysis
Module Code:	PVS 205
School:	TRIP
Module Coordinator:	-
Office Number:	-
Level:	1
Credit Rating:	5
Pre-requisite(s):	Year 1
Co-requisite(s):	None

 

Module aims:

• To provide an appreciation of the fundamentals concepts of surface analysis.
• To illustrate the relevance of these concepts in modern application of surface analysis

 

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding of the basic concepts of Surface analysis
• To give the student a detailed understanding of the techniques used to investigate the physical and chemical properties of surfaces

 

Indicative Time Allowances:

Contact Lectures:	9 hours
Web Based Lectures:	15 hours
Online Testing:	10 hours
Assignments:	15 hours
Independent Learning Time:	30 hours
Total:	79 hours
Note: Assume that a module load represents approximately 75 hours' work which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

 

Indicative Syllabus:

Surface Chemical Structure:

• Electron energy analysers
• X-ray and Electron sources / monochromators
• synchrotron radiation UV and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (PES, XPS)
• Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS)
• Quantitative analysis by XPS, SIMS, Electron microscope, AFM/STM

Surface Structure:

• 2 dimensional lattices
• Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED)
• Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED)
• Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM)
• X-Ray Diffraction
• Surface energy measurements
• Coating Adhesion measurements
• Surface roughness

 

Assessment:
Only include components relevant to this module

In-course Test:	25%
Online Assessment :	25%
End of Module Test:	50%

 

Indicative Reading List:

Essential:	Surface analysis, Vickerman
Supplementary:	-

 

Programme or List of Programmes:

-

 

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