FY511: Nanostructure characterisation (5 ECTS)

STADS: 7001101

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
3 rd quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: per@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students must have followed the first year’s courses in the nanobioscience curriculum, or the courses of the science year (for students who take this course as a supplement to the science curriculum).

Course introduction
In this course the students get acquaintance with some of the currently most important experimental techniques available for nanostructure characterization. It is not an experimental course as such, but it will include demonstrations of laboratory equipment available at SDU and via the Internet, as part of the instruction.

Qualifications
Upon completing this course students will know about some experimental techniques which they might meet later in connection with their bachelor’s or master’s projects.

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
Nanostructures in physical, chemical and biological systems:

1. Optical techniques resolving down to about 40 nm: SNOM, FCS, and confocal microscopy, including the use of quantum dot materials as markers
2. Electron microscopy with resolution capabilities of at least 1,5 nm (TEM, SEM, STEM) with additional techniques for composition analysis and contrast
3. Raster-probe methods (AFM, STM, SNOM)
4. Scattering techniques (neutrons, electrons, X-rays and light)

(Abbreviations: TEM-transmission electron microscopy; SEM-scanning electron; STEM-raster transmission-elektronmikroskopi; SNOM-raster nærfelts-optisk mikroskopi; FCS-fluorescens-korrelations- spektroskopi; AFM-atomar kraft-mikroskopi; STM- raster tunnel-mikroskopi).

Literature

Oplyses senere.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral examination with internal examination and marks according to the Danish 13-scale.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

20 forelæsninger, 20 eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning, 10 timer projektarbejde.
Educational activities

Language
No recorded information about the language used in the course.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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