Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Nanociencia e Nanotecnoloxía |
Subjects |
Solid State |
Contents |
Identifying Data | 2022/23 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Solid State | Code | 610G04022 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Third | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
I.- Introduction to Solid State | - Introduction to Solid State Chemistry and Physics and its relationship with other disciplines - Classification criteria for solids and properties - Selection criteria |
II.- Basic aspects of crystalline solids | •Ideal Solids: - Crystalline structures of solids and aspects on which they depend. Ionic bond model - Electronic structure of solids. bands model •Real solids: - Defects in solids and non-stoichiometric - Consequences of the existence of defects and the influence of the nanometric scale on its electronic structure |
III.- Properties and applications of solids | •Mechanical properties •Magnetic properties: - dia- e para-magnetism - ferro-, ferri-, and antiferro-magnetism Influence of particle size reduction: superparamagnetism - main applications •Electronic properties: - electronic drivers - semiconductors (p-n junctions, photovoltaic cells, LEDs) - superconductors - Insulators (dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric) - Influence of particle size (quantum dots, etc.) •Ionic properties: - ionic conductors (batteries, fuel cells) - Influence of particle size •Introduction to optical properties and their applications |
IV: New trends in Solid State and examples of material selection | • Biomaterials, MOFs, etc. • Examples of material selection |
V:Solid State Laboratory | • Synthesis and processing of materials • Characterization and study of the properties of materials |
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