OCH354 Surface Science Syllabus:

OCH354 Surface Science Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To enable the students to analyze properties of a surfaces and correlate them to structure, chemistry, and physics and surface modification technique.

UNIT I SURFACE STRUCTURE AND EXPERIMENTAL PROBES

Relevance of surface science to Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Nanoscience; Surface structure and reconstructions, absorbate structure, Band and Vibrational structure, Importance of UHV techniques, Electronic probes and molecular beams, Scanning probes and diffraction, Qualitative introduction to electronic and vibrational spectroscopy

UNIT II ADSORPTION, DYNAMICS, THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS AT SURFACES

Interactions at the surface, Physisorption, Chemisorption, Diffusion, dynamics and reactions of atoms/molecules on surfaces, Generic reaction mechanism on surfaces, Adsorption isotherms, Kinetics of adsorption, Use of temperature desorption methods

UNIT III LIQUID INTERFACES

Structure and Thermodynamics of liquid-solid interface, Self-assembled monolayers, Electrified interfaces, Charge transfer at the liquid-solid interfaces, Photoelectrochemical processes, Gratzel cells

UNIT IV HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS

Characterization of heterogeneous catalytic processes, Microscopic kinetics to catalysis, Overview of important heterogeneous catalytic processes: Haber-Bosch, Fishcher-Tropsch and Automotive catalysis, Role of promoters and poisons, Bimetallic surfaces, surface functionalization and clusters in catalysis, Role of Sabatier principle in catalyst design, Rate oscillations and spatiotemporal pattern formation

UNIT V EPITAXIAL GROWTH AND NANO SURFACE-STRUCTURES

Origin of surface forces, Role of stress and strain in epitaxial growth, Energetic and growth modes, Nucleation theory, Nonequilibrium growth modes, MBE, CVD and ablation techniques, Catalytic growth of nanotubes, Etching of surfaces, Formation of nanopillars and nanorods and its application in photoelectrochemical processes, Polymer surfaces and biointerfaces.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOME:

 Upon completion of this course, the students can understand, predict and design surface properties based on surface structure. Students would understand the physics and chemistry behind surface phenomena

TEXT BOOK:

1. K. W. Kolasinski, “Surface Science: Foundations of catalysis and nanoscience” II Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2008.

REFERENCE:

1. Gabor A. Somorjai and Yimin Li “Introduction to Surface Chemistry and catalysis”, II Edition John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2010.