Markus Niederberger: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2022

Name	Prof. Dr. Markus Niederberger
Field	Multifunctional Materials
Address	Professur Multifunktionsmaterial. ETH Zürich, HCI F 509 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 633 63 90
E-mail	markus.niederberger@mat.ethz.ch
URL	https://multimat.mat.ethz.ch
Department	Materials
Relationship	Full Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
327-0112-00L	Chemistry I	4 credits	3G	M. Niederberger
Abstract	Introduction to the basics, terms and concepts of general chemistry, their application to questions in material science and their connection to laboratory experiments and projects.
Learning objective	1) Students can describe the different atomic structures of metals, polymers and ceramics and derive basic material-typical properties. 2) Students are familiar with the concept of mole and molar mass and can perform stoichiometric calculations. 3) Students are able to formulate the law of mass action and, with the help of the equilibrium constant, make statements about the position of equilibrium. They understand how a chemical equilibrium reacts to changes in concentration, pressure and temperature and how to apply Le Châtelier's principle. 4) Students can define oxidation and reduction, determine oxidation numbers, assign reducing and oxidizing agents and calculate redox potentials. They can transfer the basics of redox chemistry to material science processes and applications such as corrosion or batteries. 5) They can explain the terms acid and base, understand what pH means and they can perform pH calculations. They can describe the meaning of acids and bases using material science examples.
Content	We start the lecture with the question what chemistry has to do with material science. After that, we devote ourselves to the classification and separation of substances. In the next chapter we discuss the atomic structure and the periodic table. After the introduction to stoichiometry, the field of chemistry that deals with the amounts of substances added and formed in chemical reactions, we will cover the concept of chemical equilibrium, where we will learn about the law of mass action, equilibrium constants, solubility product, and also acid-base equilibria. In the final block of the lecture, materials science will once again be in the focus when we discuss redox reactions, electrochemistry and corrosion as well as the influence of chemical bonding on material properties. For each chapter we will solve exercises in class. Further exercises will be available on Moodle.
Lecture notes	Lecture slides with references to further literature and additional exercises are available on Moodle.
Literature	German
327-1203-00L	Complex Materials I: Synthesis & Assembly	5 credits	4G	M. Niederberger, A. Lauria
Abstract	Introduction to materials synthesis concepts based on the assembly of differently shaped objects of varying chemical nature and length scales
Learning objective	The aim is a) to learn how to design and create objects as building blocks with a particular composition, size and shape, b) to understand the chemistry that allows for the creation of such hard and soft objects, and c) to master the concepts to assemble these objects into materials over several length scales.
Content	The course is divided into two parts: I) synthesis of 0-, 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional building blocks with a length scale from nm to µm, and II) assembly of these building blocks into 1-, 2- and 3-dimensional structures over several length scales up to cm. In part I, various methodologies for the synthesis of the building blocks will be discussed, including Turkevich and Brust-Schiffrin-method for gold nanoparticles, hot-injection for semiconducting quantum dots, aqueous and nonaqueous sol-gel chemistry for metal oxides, or gas-and liquid-phase routes to carbon nanostructures. Part II is focused on self- and directed assembly methods that can be used to create higher order architectures from those building blocks connecting the microscopic with the macroscopic world. Examples include photonic crystals, nanocrystal solids, colloidal molecules, mesocrystals or particle-based foams and aerogels.
Literature	References to original articles and reviews for further reading will be provided on the lecture notes.
Prerequisites / Notice	1) Materialsynthese II (327-0412-00) 2) Kristallographie (327-0104-00L), in particular structure of crystalline solids 3) Materials Characterization II (327-0413-00)