Surfaces and interfaces
influence optical, electronic, and mechanical properties of
materials. Thus they play an important role in many areas of material
science, such as semiconductor technology, the development of new
structural materials, or the field of catalysis.
To obtain a fundamental understanding of processes taking place at surfaces and interfaces, investigations on a microscopic level are necessary. It is nowadays possible to study interfaces and surfaces with atomic resolution both experimentally and theoretically.
In this course, we will
give an overview of the relevance of surfaces and interfaces in
materials science and the experimental and computational techniques
to characterise them. We will discuss the relationship between the
atomistic description of interfaces and surfaces, and the resulting
macroscopic materials properties, especially electronic and
mechanical properties.
The course will take place as a Zoom video conference and will be complemented by work sheets and discussion sessions.
- Kursleiter/in: Mariano Forti
- Kursleiter/in: Thomas Hammerschmidt
- Kursleiter/in: Rebecca Janisch