Valid from: Autumn 2013
Decided by: FN1/Anders Gustafsson
Date of establishment: 2013-12-16
Division: Solid State Physics
Course type: Course given jointly for second and third cycle
The course is also given at second-cycle level with course code: FFFN05
Teaching language: English
Thermodynamics and kinetics offer important tools and understanding of materials and their properties, both in equilibrium and during processing. The aim of the course is to give the doctoral student a background that is relevant to research in thermodynamics and kinetics applied to nanomaterials. The course aims to give the doctoral student knowledge so that the student can formulate and solve problems in these areas in his or her research.
Knowledge and Understanding
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Competences and Skills
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
This course gives an overview of thermodynamic phenomena and kinetic processes from a materials science perspective, with application towards nanomaterials. Contents: Review of basic thermodynamics; thermodynamic equilibrium; phase equilibria and phase diagrams; reactions and reaction kinetics; heat transport; mass transport in solids and fluids; thermodynamic size effects.
DeHoff, R.: Thermodynamics in Materials Science. CRC, 2006. ISBN 0849340659.
Types of instruction: Lectures, exercises
Examination formats: Written exam, written assignments.
Written examination and compulsory written assignments. To be allowed to take the written exam, the written assignments must have been handed in.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:
Assumed prior knowledge: Basic course in thermodynamics.
Course coordinators:
Web page: http://www.nano.lth.se/jonas.johansson