- Lecturer
- Vacha Martin Takezoe Hideo
- Place
- Mon3-4(S8-623)
- Credits
- Lecture2 Exercise0 Experiment0
- Code
- 25023
- Syllabus updated
- 2008/10/1
- Lecture notes updated
- 2008/10/1
- Semester
- Fall Semester
Outline of lecture
2nd Semester (October) (2-0-0)
Prof. Hideo TAKEZOE, Assoc. Prof. Martin VACHA
Organic materials consist of molecules with rather weak interactions. Hence, interesting physical phenomena and novel functions arise in soft matter. In this lecture, physics of soft materials will be presented in English, particularly from the viewpoints optics and optical properties. Takezoe will talk about 窶弃hysics of Liquid Crystals窶 (odd year) and 窶廾rganic Nonlinear Optics窶 (even year) and Vacha will talk about 窶弃hotophysics and Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules窶.
Purpose of lecture
Organic materials generally consist of molecules with rather weak interactions. Hence, interesting
physical phenomena and novel functions arise in soft matter. In this lecture, physics of soft materials will
be presented in English, particularly from the viewpoints optics and optical properties. Takezoe will talk
about 窶弃hysics of Liquid Crystals窶 (odd year) and 窶廾rganic Nonlinear Optics窶 (even year) and Vacha will
talk about 窶弃hotophysics and Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules窶
Plan of lecture
I. Liquid Crystals
1. Liquid crystals; kinds and structures
2. Orientational order
3. Anisotropy and optics
4. Continuum theory
5. Mean field theory and phenomenological theory of phase transitions
6. Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric liquid crystals
7. Recent topics in liquid crystals
II. Photophysics and spectroscopy of organic molecules
1. Excited states of organic molecules and excited state relaxations
2. Molecular complexes
3. Photophysical processes
4. External field effects
5. Advanced spectroscopic methods
Textbook and reference
Reading material will be announced at the beginning of the course
