MATERIALS AND NANOSTRUCTURES LABORATORY

FIS/01 - 6 CFU - 2° Semester

Teaching Staff

RICCARDO REITANO
FRANCESCO RUFFINO


Learning Objectives

The approach for this course is of experimental type.

The specific training objectives of this course are inherent to the three aspects of 1) synthesis, 2) processing, 3) characterization of nanostructures and materials and the corresponding elaboration and analysis of experimental data. In particular:


In particular, and with reference to the so-called Dublin Descriptors, the course aims to provide the

following knowledge and skills.

Knowledge and understanding abilities:

Applying knowledge and understanding ability:

Ability to use analytical and numerical tools, or science computing, including the development of specific software.

Ability of making judgements:


Communication skills:

Learning skills:


Course Structure

Theory lectures: 3 ECTS corresponding to 21 hours

Laboratory activity: 3 ECTS corresponding to 45 hours

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.



Detailed Course Content

A) Synthesis

A.1) Theory lectures

- General introduction to vapor phase deposition techniques and liquid phase deposition techniques for thin films and nanostructures on substrates (sputtering, evaporation, molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, chemical bath deposition, hydrothermal deposition, electrochemical deposition);

- Sputtering-based deposition of thin films and nanostructures on substrates: kynetics and thermodynamics concepts, deposition parameters, experimental systems;

A.2) Laboratory activity

- Thin films depositions on substrates by the sputtering technique;

- Chemical bath deposition of nanostructures.

 

B) Processing

B.1) Theory lectures

- General introduction to the basic processes and parameters involved in nanostructures and materials evolution under thermal processes and ionic implantation/irradiation.

B.2) Laboratory activity

- Thermal processes of thin films deposited on substrates;

- Ionic implantation of thin films or nanostructures.

 

C) Characterization and experimental data elaboration

C.1) Theory lectures

- Scanning electron microscopy: basic principles, electron-matter interaction, experimental system;

- Atomic force microscopy: basic principles, the local probe principles, experimental system;

- Rutherford backscattering spectrometry; collision kinematics; cross section; energy loss;

- Introduction the the optical response of materials, the electronic and phononic dielectric function;

- Experimental systems and measurements modes.

C.2) Laboratory activity

- Scanning electron microscopy analysis of thin films and nanostructures on substrates; use of software foe data and images analysis;

- Atomc force microscopy analysis of thin films and nanostructures on substrates; use of software foe data and images analysis;

- Analysis, elaboration and comparison of the experimental data acquired by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy;

- RBS spectra acquisition and data analysis by suitable software (RUMP and/or SimNRA);

- UV-Vis and IR reflectivity measurements;

- Quantitative data analysis and elaboration.



Textbook Information

1) P. M. Martin, Handbook of Deposition Technologies for Films and Coatings-Science, Applications, Technology, Elsevier 2005

2) K. Wasa, M. Kitabatake, H. Adachi, Thin Film Materials Technology-Sputtering of Compound Materials, William Andrew Publishing 2004

3) L. Reimer, Scanning Electron Microscopy- Physics of Image Formation and Microanalysis, Springer 1998

4) J. I. Goldstein et al., Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis, Springer 2018

5) V. L. Mironov, Fondamenti di Microscopia a scansione di Sonda, Accademia Russa delle Scienze 2004

6) A. Foster, W. Hofer, Scanning Probe Microscopy- Atomic Scale Engineering by Forces and Currents, Springer 2006.

7) L. Feldman, J. Mayer “Fundamentals of Surface and Thin Film Analysis” North-Holland Ed.

8) K.-N. Tu, J. W. Mayer, L. C. Feldman, “Electronic Thin Film Science” Macmillan Publishing Company

9) E. Rimini, “Ion Implantation: Basics to Device Fabrication”, Springer

10) K. B. Oldham and J. C. Myland, “Fundamentals of Electrochemical Science” Academic Press

11) H. Kuzmany, Solid State Spectroscopy, Addison-Wesley

12) Garcia Solé, An introduction to the Optical Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids, John Wiley & Son




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