Academic Year 2018/2019
- Docente: Assimo Maris
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Photochemistry and molecular materials (cod. 8026)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, knowing the fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy, the student is able to apply to the study of materials some spectroscopic techniques based on absorption/emission, light scattering, and magnetic properties.
Course contents
Radiation-matter interaction: fundamental principles of spectroscopy. The crystalline state: crystalline structures, direct and reciprocal lattice. Quantum theory of solids, UV-visible spectroscopy and photoelectronics in solids. Reticular motions, phonons, vibrational spectroscopy. Principles of non-linear optics. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Readings/Bibliography
C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. P. F. Bernath, Spectra of Atoms and Molecules. Oxford University Press, 1995. D.R.VI Handbook of Applied Solid-State Spectroscopy:, Springer-Verlag, 2003. H. Luth e H. Ibach. Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science. Terza edizione, Springer-Verlag, 2003. J. M. Ziman. I Principi della Teoria dei Solidi, Tamburini Editore, 1975. H. Kuzmany. Solid-State Spectroscopy. Terza edizione, Springer-Verlag, 1998. J. I. Gersten and F. W. Smith, The Physics and Chemistry of materials, J. Wiley ans Sons, Inc. 2001, Canaa
Teaching methods
Lectures and numerical and computational exercises.
Assessment methods
Oral examination and numerical/computational practice.
Teaching tools
1) Blackboard (lectures and exercises) and video-projector. Lecture notes
2) Computational laboratory practicals
Office hours
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