Lucio Isa: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Lucio Isa |
| Field | Soft Materials and Interfaces |
| Address | Weiche Materialien u. Grenzflächen ETH Zürich, HCI H 525 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 63 76 |
| lucio.isa@mat.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.isa.mat.ethz.ch/ |
| Department | Materials |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327-0505-00L | Surfaces, Interfaces and their Applications I  | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | N. Spencer, M. P. Heuberger, L. Isa | |
| Abstract | After being introduced to the physical/chemical principles and importance of surfaces and interfaces, the student is introduced to the most important techniques that can be used to characterize surfaces. Later, liquid interfaces are treated, followed by an introduction to the fields of tribology (friction, lubrication, and wear) and corrosion. | ||||
| Learning objective | To gain an understanding of the physical and chemical principles, as well as the tools and applications of surface science, and to be able to choose appropriate surface-analytical approaches for solving problems. | ||||
| Content | Introduction to Surface Science Physical Structure of Surfaces Surface Forces (static and dynamic) Adsorbates on Surfaces Surface Thermodynamics and Kinetics The Solid-Liquid Interface Electron Spectroscopy Vibrational Spectroscopy on Surfaces Scanning Probe Microscopy Introduction to Tribology Introduction to Corrosion Science | ||||
| Lecture notes | Script Download: https://www.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/matl/surface/en/education/SI-A-1.html | ||||
| Literature | Script (20 CHF) Book: "Surface Analysis--The Principal Techniques", Ed. J.C. Vickerman, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-97292 | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Chemistry: General undergraduate chemistry including basic chemical kinetics and thermodynamics Physics: General undergraduate physics including basic theory of diffraction and basic knowledge of crystal structures | ||||
| 327-1207-00L | Engineering with Soft Materials | 5 credits | 4G | J. Vermant, L. Isa | |
| Abstract | In this course the engineering with soft materials is discussed. First, scaling principles to design structural and functional properties are introduced a. Second, the characterisation techniques to interrogate the structure property relations are introduced, which include rheology, advanced optical microscopies, static and dynamic scattering and techniques for liquid interfaces. | ||||
| Learning objective | The learning goals of the course are to introduce the students to soft matter and its technological applications, to see how the structure property relations depend on fundamental formulation properties and processing steps. Students should also be able to select a measurement technique to evaluate the properties. | ||||