Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Mestrado Universitario en Investigación Química e Química Industrial (Plan 2020) |
Subjects |
Molecular Materials |
Contents |
Identifying Data | 2021/22 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Molecular Materials | Code | 610509123 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | Yearly |
First | Optional | 3 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
UNIT 1. Molecular materials | Basic concepts |
UNIT 2. Molecular structures of main molecular materials. | Conjugated polymers: polyacetylenes, polyphenylenevinylenes, polythiophenes -structure, properties and synthesis Polycyclic aromatic compounds: -2D: acenes, nanographenes, graphene --structure, properties and synthesis -3D: fullerenes, carbon nanotubes --structure, properties and synthesis Other compounds: polyamines, heterocyclic compounds, metal complexes - structure, properties and synthesis |
UNIT 3. Types of molecular materials: liquid crystals, semiconductors, optoelectronic materials, molecular magnets |
Liquid crystals - basic concepts -classification: calamitic, discotic -characterization methods: optical polarization microscopy, DSC, X-rays -representative structures -optical and electrical properties, interaction with surfaces Semiconductors and molecular electronics - basic concepts (intrinsic conductivity and doping, band models and hopping, polarons and solitons) - methods of characterization -representative structures Optoelectronic materials - basic concepts (excitons, quantum dots) -representative structures Molecular magnets |
UNIT 4. Devices and applications. |
Displays and liquid crystal displays. Smart windows. Field effect transistors (FETs) Light emitting diodes (LEDs) -lighting -screens Solar cells Gears and molecular machines Sensors |
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