Spring 2015 - CHEM 444 D100
Organic Materials Chemistry (3)
Class Number: 4695
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 25, 2015
Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Vance Williams
vancew@sfu.ca
778-782-8059
Office: C9065
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Prerequisites:
CHEM 282 or 283.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Emphasis will be placed on the synthesis and properties of materials that are useful in the design of electrooptical devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Topics to be discussed will include liquid crystals, conjugated polymers, and the assembly of thin film materials. A case study approach will be employed in order to provide an overview of these areas of research, with examples taken from the primary literature. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
3 lecture hours/week
TOPICS:
1. A brief history of organic Materials
2. Synthetic methods
3. Structure-property relationships
4. Materials characterization methods
5. Molecules in electric fields
6. Molecules and light: refractive index, absorption and nonlinear optics
7. Supramolecular chemistry and noncovalent interactions
8. Liquid crystals and block-copolymers
9. Gels
10. Self assembled monolayers and Langmuir Blodgett films
11. Organic semiconductors
Note: Some of the above topics will be covered by graduate student seminars.
Grading
- Assignments 20%
- Midterm 30%
- Final Exam 50%
Department Undergraduate Notes:
A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.
Registrar Notes:
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