F7360 Surface physics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Zajíčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jan Janča, DrSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Lenka Zajíčková, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course gives overview of physical methods for characterization of surfaces and thin films. At the end of the course students should be able to: explain differences between types of solids; understand and explain differences between different bonds in solids; understand processes on clean surfaces; understand and explain adsorption and chemisorption; understand interactions of materials with various radiations including electron and ion beams; make qualified decisions on selection of characterization methods.
Syllabus
  • 1. Bonds in solids (ionic, covalent, van der Waals, metallic) 2. Types of materials (crystal structures, ceramics, glasses, metals, polymers, composites)
  • 3. Physics of surfaces (surface tension, electronics of surfaces, work function, surface states, thermoemission, adsorption, chemisorption, methods for preparation of clean surfaces)
  • 4. Interaction of radiation with materials (effects caused by interaction with photons, electrons, ions)
  • 5. Electron spectroscopy (electron sources, energy analysers, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger spectroscopy, spectroscopy of energy losses)
  • 6. Ion beam methods (ion sources, mass analyzers, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, elastic recoil detection analysis, nuclear resonance reaction analysis)
Literature
  • FLEWITT, P. E. J. and R. K. WILD. Physical methods for materials characterisation. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1994, xvi, 517. ISBN 0750303204. info
Assessment methods
The course is usually finished as colloquium. At the end of the course students prove their obtained expertise by individual study of scientific paper and talk in which refer about it.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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