Physical Chemistry B

The course provides a systematic exposition of basic concepts of the solid state of matter and of its properties. The aim is to provide a solid ground for the understanding of the vast and varied phenomenology that accompanies the matter at the solid state, one that can be of help to rationalize the structural, microstructural, thermal, optical and transport properties of materials.

Students will master electronic band structures and their relation with optical and transport phenomena. They will gain comprehension of phase diagrams, phase transition, reactivity and defects thermodynamics in the solid state; and a theoretical and practical knowledge of the following experimental techniques: XRPD, SEM/EMPA, TEM/EELS, AFM, EPR, EIS, UV, DSC.