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Course Outlines

Spring 2023 - CHEM 449 D100

Special Topics in Materials Chemistry (3)

Advanced Sensor Materials

Class Number: 2486

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Tue, Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 24, 2023
    Mon, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 210, 260, 283 (or 284), and 12 units of upper division CHEM, all with a minimum grade of C-; or permission of the department.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Selected topics in materials chemistry not regularly covered in chemistry undergraduate course offerings. Topics may vary from year to year and may include (but are not limited to): materials with tunable optoelectronic properties, trace element analysis of materials using non-destructive techniques, materials with applications in producing and utilizing chemical energy.

COURSE DETAILS:

Concepts important to contemporary materials research will be discussed. Intermolecular forces and the self-assembly of thin film microstructures and nanostructures. Materials important to applications in optical and electronic devices. Descriptive/semiquantitative approach to processes and properties of solid state materials. Band structure, excited state coupling and energy transport. Quantum confinement, disordered systems.

4 lecture hours/week

Lecture Topics:

  • Intermolecular interactions in solution and solid state (pi stacking, hydrogen bonding, etc.)
  • Film formation in functional materials and their applications
  • Electronic structure of materials in 0,1,2, and 3 dimensions
  • Optical properties and excited state transport
  • Introduction to disordered semiconductors

Grading

  • Tests 70%
  • Presentation 30%

NOTES:

For Students Taking Chem 849

Distinguishing features from CHEM 449:
Graduate students in CHEM 849 will be given additional reading assignments from the contemporary literature, additional questions on the examinations, and a higher degree of rigor and depth will be required during their presentations.

Grading for 849:

  • Tests: 70%
  • Final Presentation: 30%
Prerequisites for Chem 849:
B.Sc. in Chemistry or permission of the Department.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Selections of reading will be provided through Canvas throughout the course.

RECOMMENDED READING:

J. I. Gersten & F. W. Smith. The Physics and Chemistry of Materials. 1st Edition. 2001. Publisher: Wiley.
ISBN: 9780471057949

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

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