Module code: CFS7024-B
This module will introduce you to the electronic nature of materials. No previous knowledge of the electronic nature of materials is assumed but a good background in core inorganic and physical chemistry, especially that of bonding is essential. The purpose of the module is to provide students with a good background and appreciation of how the theories of chemical bonding within solids can be used to understand their inherent electronic structure. The content of this module is designed to impart a greater understanding and appreciation for how the properties of the many materials in the world around us can be accounted for.
1. The chemical bond revisited.
2. Metallic bonding
3. Alloys and non-crystalline metals
4. Bands in ionic and covalent solids
5. Semiconductors
6. Optical transitions in the solid state
7. The electronic nature of the solid/liquid junction
8. Charge transfer at the solid/liquid junction
9. The electrochemical nature of interfaces
10. Use of electromagnetic radiation to probe the nature of interfaces