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Master SERP+ Programme - cohort 2020-2025
Materials Properties and Applications (6 ECTS)
Semester 1
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All courses during this semester
Semester 2
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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)
Semester 3
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All courses during this semester
- Transferable skills: Scientific writing, French courses - 5ECTS
- 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
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS
- Materials Science and relationship between Material Science and Materials Engineering. Historical note on the evolution of materials and state of the art. Competition between materials.
- Perspectives and challenges. Nanomaterials and nanoparticles, nano-scale.
- Classification of different materials. Characterization of the different materials classes.
PART 2 - STRUCTURE, PROPRETIES AND FUNCTIONALITY
- Structure and chemical bond. Supramolecular structure of solids, liquids, mesophases, nanomaterials.
- Crystalline structures and their classification.
- Phase diagrams. Examples of phase diagrams of applied significance.
- Properties of the materials. Chemical properties, physical properties.
PART 3 - CHARACTERIZATION, PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS
- Methods for characterization of materials. Functionality characterization of materials.
- Processing Techniques. Processing of metals, ceramics, polymeric, composites, Soft materials and nanomaterials.
- Advanced Applications. Discussion and presentation of practical applications. Nanoscale effect.
Aims
Materials Properties and Applications is a generalist course aiming at an understanding of the materials properties of different classes of materials (atomic-molecular; nano; micro and macro scale), from the chemical and physical and to the mechanical properties, as well as an understanding of the functionalities and applications of materials.
It is intended that at the end of the course the student is able to:
- identify the different classes of materials;
- describe their internal structure, properties and functionalities;
- describe preparation techniques, processing and characterization of materials;
- apply acquired knowledge to describe the most current materials of daily, industrial and technological use.
Recommended Books
- Callister Jr. William D.; Materials science and engineering. ISBN: 978-0-470-50586-1
- Ozin Geoffrey A.; Nanochemistry. ISBN: 978-1-84755-895-4
- Bokstein Boris S.; Thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science. ISBN: 0-19-852804-3
Teaching Staff
Luis Santos (responsible)
Hours
42 h (lectures + theoretical-practical classes)
Grading System
- The theoretical classes have an expository and interactive character according to the above-mentioned program and include also some practical demosntrations aiming at a better consolidation of the learning objectives.
- The theoretical-practical classes aim at complementing the lectures, allowing the students to practise critical thinking, communication and sharing of knowledge, encompassing the following aspects:
- preparation and discussion of oral presentations on different materials (structure, properties, applications), with three evaluation stages: 1st presentation (generic); 2nd presentation (intermediate; 3rd presentation (final).
- discussion, consolidation and deepening of theoretical subjects, with quantitative problem solving (essentially for Part 2 of the program).
- study visits to R & D LABs, Technological centers and materials analysis.
The evaluation is carried out based on: continuous assessment of student’s performance in tutorial classes (NTP); exam classification (NEX).
Final classification (NF): NF = 0.50 x NTP + 0.50 x NEx