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Laboratory of Materials and Surface Analysis (6 ECTS)
All courses during this semester
All courses during this semester
- Transferable skills: Polish course, Summer School in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
- The molecules of life: from structure to chemical function (3 ECTS)
- Selected in silico and in vitro methods in thermodynamics and soft matter (6 ECTS)
- Organic chemistry (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to solid state (6 ECTS)
- Dynamics of photochemical reactions in chemistry, biology and medicine (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Portuguese course, Summer School in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
- Solid State Physics (6 ECTS)
- Molecular Energetics (3 ECTS)
- Laboratory of Materials and Surface Analysis (6 ECTS)
- Interfacial Electrochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Interfaces, Colloids and Self-Assembly (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Summer School in Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
- Organic Photochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Italian Courses (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to Solid State (6 ECTS)
- Inorganic Functional Materials (3 ECTS)
- Electrochemical systems for energy conversion and storage (6 ECTS)
- Chemistry and Technology of Catalysis and Laboratory (6 ECTS)
All courses during this semester
- Nanosciences (6 ECTS)
- Nanoparticles and Advanced radiation therapies (6 ECTS)
- Fundamentals in data science and machine learning (3 ECTS)
- Femtochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Chemistry for renewable energy: from advanced research to industrial applications (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Scientific writing, Polish courses (6 ECTS)
- Lanthanide luminescence: Application in chemistry and biology (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Data Sciences (3 ECTS)
- Environmental photochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Computational and quantum photochemistry (6 ECTS)
- Applied photochemistry and luminescence spectroscopy (6 ECTS)
- Scientific Writing and Career Objectives (3 ECTS)
- Portuguese course (3 ECTS)
- Nanotechnologies, Micro and Nano-fabrication (6 ECTS)
- Materials Properties and Applications (6 ECTS)
- Electrochemical Technology (6 ECTS)
- Data Science Basics (3 ECTS)
- Bionanotechnology (3 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Scientific Writing Industrial Seminars (3 ECTS)
- Surface Science and Nanostructuring at Surfaces (6 ECTS)
- Polymers for electronics and energy harvesting (6 ECTS)
- Laboratory on device building (3 ECTS)
- Italian Courses (3 ECTS)
- Data Science and Applications to Chemistry (3 ECTS)
- Composite materials for biomedical applications (6 ECTS)
Content
Group laboratory work to solve problems in the area of characterization of (nano)materials and surfaces with particular focus on:
- Identification of strategies to solve the problem proposed.
- Planning the experiments.
- Sample collection and treatment.
- Physico-chemical characterization.
- Optimization of experimental parameters.
- Characterization of the (nano)material / surface (by analysis of elements/compounds, functional group, texture, structure, morphology, physical properties, chemical reactivity etc.) and eventual study of interferences.
- Report writing.
- Presentation and critical discussion of results.
Aims
This course unit aims to provide students with the development of their laboratory work skills to solve problems / challenges in specific areas of the physico-chemical characterization of (nano)materials and surfaces, using a project-based learning (PBL) methodology. The PBL course will enable the students to develop a research project which will allow them to have an integrated view of the characterization processes and encourage them to participate in the all steps of the work planning (including the definition of sampling strategy, transport and sample conservation, choice of instrumental methods, sample treatment, collection and treatment of experimental data, critical discussion of the results and writing of the final report).
Recommended Books
- Holler, F. J., Skoog, D. A., Crouch, S.R. (2007). Principles of Instrumental Analysis (6th Edition), Thomson. ISBN: 978-0-495-01201-6.
- Tantra, R. (2016) Nanomaterial Characterization: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978111875346.
- Sibilia, J. P. (1996) A guide to materials characterization and chemical analysis. VCH, New York. ISBN: 978-0-471-18633-5.
- Crompton T. R. (2009) Introduction to Polymer Analysis. Smithers Rapra Technology. ISBN: 978-1847353849.
Teaching Staff
Carlos Pereira (responsible)
Eduardo Marques
Manuel Azenha
Hours
42 h (project-based learning)
Grading System
The classes are practical laboratories with tutorial supervision, according to a project-based learning approach. In the first practical class, a nanomaterial to be characterized and the purpose of the characterization will be assigned to each group of students. Through a tutorial follow up, the strategy of analysis and the set of instrumental methods to be used will be established. The group of students will present a work plan that should take into account the sampling, treatment of sample, instrumental procedure to discussion prior to execution. The execution of the work will be monitored by the teachers. The evaluation will take into account the performance in the practical classes (30%) and evaluation of the report and its discussion (70%).
