[Summary of the course] This course focuses on various spectroscopic methods which are important in practical chemical experiments from the viewpoint of physical chemistry. For students at the other undergraduate majors, the course covers the fundamentals of physical chemistry prior to introduction of the spectroscopic methods and provides opportunities to learn advanced science and technology as well as fundamentals in the fields of applied chemistry. Practical molecular spectroscopic methods are explained by applying knowledge of fundamental physical chemistry. "Physical chemistry" by P.W. Atkins is used as a textbook.
[Aim of the course] Knowledge of physical chemistry is important in organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. In addition, understanding theory and applications of various molecular spectroscopic methods enables students to smoothly analyze data obtained by highly advanced spectroscopy. Students will have the chance to conduct practical chemical experiments by applying knowledge acquired through this course. Topics include various surface analyses such as atomic force microscope (AFM).
At the end of this course, students will be able to
(1) explain fundamentals and applications of AFM.
(2) explain fundamentals and applications of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
(3) explain fundamentals and applications of secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS).
AFM, SEM, TEM, SIMS
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
At the beginning of each class, the previous lecture is reviewed (exercise problems). At the end of class, contents of the lecture is summarized. 'Required learning' is needed to be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Molecular interactions (Electric prooerties) | Explain molecular interactions (electric prooerties) in Chapter 18 of the course textbook. |
Class 2 | Molecular interactions (Molecular interactions) | Explain molecular interactions (molecular interactions) in Chapter 18 of the course textbook. |
Class 3 | Molecular interactions (gas and liquid) | Explain molecular interactions (gas and liquid) in Chapter 18 of the course textbook. |
Class 4 | AFM | Explain fundamentals and applications of AFM. |
Class 5 | SEM/TEM | Explain fundamentals and applications of SEM/TEM. |
Class 6 | SIMS | Explain fundamentals and applications of SIMS. |
Class 7 | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | Explain fundamentals and applications of XRD. |
Class 8 | Surface analyses (summary) | Explain the differences of each surface analysis. |
Physical Chemistry, P. W. Atkins, 8th Eds., Tokyo Kagaku Dojin, ISBN-13: 978-4-8079-0696-3 (Chapers 13-15, 19, 20) (in Japanese)
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Report on knowledge of surface analyses (70%) and problem-solving exercises (30%) are assessed.
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