Thomas Michael Schutzius: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Dr. Thomas Michael Schutzius
E-mailthomschu@ethz.ch
URLhttps://mtsn.ethz.ch
DepartmentMechanical and Process Engineering
RelationshipAssistant Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
151-0060-00LThermodynamics and Energy Conversion in Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies4 credits2V + 2UD. Poulikakos, H. Eghlidi, T. M. Schutzius
AbstractThe lecture deals with both: the thermodynamics in nano- and microscale systems and the thermodynamics of ultra-fast phenomena. Typical areas of applications are microelectronics manufacturing and cooling, laser technology, manufacturing of novel materials and coatings, surface technologies, wetting phenomena and related technologies, and micro- and nanosystems and devices.
Learning objectiveThe student will acquire fundamental knowledge of micro and nanoscale interfacial thermofluidics including light interaction with surfaces. Furthermore, the student will be exposed to a host of applications ranging from superhydrophobic surfaces and microelectronics cooling to biofluidics and solar energy, all of which will be discussed in the context of the course.
ContentThermodynamic aspects of intermolecular forces, Molecular dynamics; Interfacial phenomena; Surface tension; Wettability and contact angle; Wettability of Micro/Nanoscale textured surfaces: superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity.

Physics of micro- and nanofluidics.

Principles of electrodynamics and optics; Optical waves at interfaces; Plasmonics: principles and applications.
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