Surface Characterization

Recommended Prerequisites

It is recommended knowledge in Materials Science and language skills in English for the bibliographic consultation.

Teaching Methods

In the theoretical classes, the fundamental theoretical knowledge of each technique or method will be given to the students. In practical classes the students have to solve and to analyse a real problem typical of an engineering case. The practical work is performed in groups of students who should use different characterization techniques depending on the case-study. In the end of the semester the students should write a report and present it orally.

Learning Outcomes

The objective is to provide Mechanical Engineering PhD students the necessary skills in advanced methods for materials characterization. Consequently, when facing a problem they can select the most suitable one(s) for resolving the problem such as, for example, the throughly characterization of a material at a nanometric level. For atchiving these goals, the students have access to the available testing equipments in UC, to perform several practical works which will be presented as scientific and technical reports and conclude with an oral presentation. The experimental skills of the students in performing research work are also goals to be achieved in this course.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA)

- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

- AUGER Electron Spectroscopy (AES)

- Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS)

- Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance (NMR)

- X-ray diffraction (XRD)

- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

- Wettability

- Spectroscopy: Infrared (IR); Ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis);

- Chromatography.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Paula da Fonseca Piedade

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Characterization of Materials, Elton N. Kaufmann, John Wiley- Interscience, 2003


ASM Handbook, Vol10. Materials Characterization, ASM International, 1998.

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