Syllabus
Title
Surfaces and Nanostructures – Fall 2018
Course Description
Surface structure, thermodynamics and kinetics, specifically regarding adsorption/desorption and high vacuum models. Here, the topics of CVD and ALD will be covered at length. Nanoscale structures and their formation, reactivity and characterization. Building on CHEM 3600, we will look at self-assembly, nanolithography, and nanostructure templating. Thin films, carbon nanotubes, self-assembled monolayers and supramolecular aggregates are some of the fundamental topic of this course.
Prerequisites
CHEM 3600 and CHEM 3107
Time and Location
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Steacie 115
Exam I: Thursday, October 18, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Steacie 115
Exam II: Thursday, December 6, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Steacie 115
Text
There is no required text for the course, but you might find Atkins’ and DePaula’s “Physical Chemistry” useful. I recommend edition 8, although any recent edition should do. Additionally, Cao’s “Nanostructures and Nanomaterials” gives some excellent background to the course.
We will consider material from these two sources frequently. As always, in conflicts between the notes and text, the text is right.
Grading
Undergraduates
Assignments: 20%
First exam (Oct. 18): 40%
Second exam (Dec 6): 40%
Graduates
Assignments: 20%
In-class presentation: 20%
First exam: 30%
Second exam: 30%
Topics
(notes will be periodically posted here in line with the appropriate topic)
- Substrates
- X-Ray Diffraction
- Miller Indices
- Silicon
- Silica
- Alumina
- Aerogels
- Metals
- Carbon
- Chemical Vapour Deposition
- Ligand and Precursor Design
- Metal-organic Precursors
- Reactor Types
- Mass Transport Model
- Sticking Coefficients
- Fluidised Bed Reactors
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Self-Limiting Behaviour
- Conformality and Exposure
- A Kinetic Model For Step Coverage
- Selective Area Deposition
- Nanolaminates
- Nanolithography
- Dip Pen Nanolithography
- Micro- and Nano-contact Printing
- Nanoimprint Lithography
- Reactive Ion Etching
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Dip Pen Nanolithography
- Self-Assembled Monolayer Templating
- Various SAMs
- Structure and Formation of Gold-Thiol SAMs
- Removing SAMs
- SAMs as Resists
- Applications of SAMs
- Block Copolymer Templating
- Diblock Copolymer Structure
- Volume Fraction and Interaction Parameter
- Spin and Dip Coating
- Using SAM Templates
- Chemical and E-Beam Etching
- Polymer Micelles
- Galvanic Displacement
- Gyroids As Templates
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Caveat
Obviously, I reserve the right to make adjustments or changes throughout the semester. Remember that you are responsible to learn about these changes, which will be posted on this website.