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Experimental Methods and Tools in Nanotechnology II - Physical

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 9360-0138/04
Abbreviation EMNN II
Course title Experimental Methods and Tools in Nanotechnology II - Physical
Credits 4
Coordinating department CNT - Nanotechnology Centre
Course coordinator Ing. Ladislav Svoboda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Excitation of Nanostructures by Photons – Photon–Photon Spectroscopy (UV-VIS spectroscopy, DRS – diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, PL – photoluminescence spectroscopy, XRF – X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy)
2. Excitation of Nanostructures by Photons – Photon–Electron Spectroscopy (UPS – ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS – X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-AES – Auger electron spectroscopy, PS – photoconductivity spectroscopy)
3. Excitation of Nanostructures by Electrons – Electron–Photon Spectroscopy (EDX – energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, WDX – wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy)
4. Excitation of Nanostructures by Positrons – Positron–Photon Spectroscopy (PAS – positron annihilation spectroscopy)
5. Excitation of Nanostructures by Electrons – Electron–Electron Spectroscopy (E-AES – Auger electron spectroscopy)
6. Dynamic Light Scattering by Nanoparticles (DLS – dynamic light scattering)

Literature

Thomas, S.; Thomas, R.; Zachariah, A. K.; Mishra, R. K. (eds.). Spectroscopic Methods for Nanomaterials Characterization. Elsevier, 2017.
Sharma, S. K. (ed.). Handbook of Materials Characterization. Springer, 2018.
Beckhoff, B. et al. Traceable Characterization of Nanomaterials by X-ray Spectrometry Using Calibrated Instrumentation. Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 2255.

Advised literature

Kumar, C. S. S. R. (ed.). UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization. Springer, 2013.
Zhang, J. Z. Optical Properties and Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials. World Scientific, 2009.
Tantra, R. Nanomaterial Characterization: An Introduction. Wiley, 2016.
Kirkland, A. I.; Haigh, S. J. (eds.). Nanocharacterisation. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.