Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in physical engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This lecture is an introduction to the physical chemistry of nanometer-sized systems.
The following topics are notably covered:
-Specific surface area
-Surface energies and wettability
-Dispersive forces and adsorption
-Size effects for phase equilibria (Gibbs-Thomson and Kelvin relations)
-Role of thermal fluctuations at the nanometer-scale.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of this course is to have students understand why nanomaterials have specific properties. The focus of the course is on simple models as well as on the estimation of orders of magnitude.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-A freshman course on physics corresponding to the topics covered in the Feynman Lectures on Physics -An introductory course in thermodynamics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Theory and practicals.
Work placement(s)
None