Scuola di Scienze della Natura

The aim of the course is to provide the mathematical basis for the numerical treatment of the main types of differential equations.

The course aims at providing an overview on the most widespread characterization methods yielding detailed information on the structure of matter in all its forms: solids (crystalline and amorphous), liquid and gases, bulk and nanostructured materials. After reviewing the fundamentals of probe/matter interaction for the main structural probes (X-ray photons, neutrons, electrons) and the probe-specific advantages/limitations, the course deals with theoretical principles and main experimental geometries for structural determination by X-ray/neutron elastic scattering, as well as for local structural analysis by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Key differences and complementarities between X-ray and neutron scattering are emphasized, to guide the students towards an effective exploitation of such probes for the characterization of materials. Modern large-scale facility-based X-ray (synchrotrons and XFELs) and neutron sources are also presented, illustrating how to exploit their properties to solve challenging structural problems.

The course focuses on two different topics related to modern modelling techniques: Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Termodynamics of Solids. On one hand, the aim is to introduce students the fundamentals of the theory and the ab-initio methods derived from DFT. On the other hand, fundamentals of thermodynamics of solids will be presented

The course provides quantitative treatment of the thermodynamics of alloys and of the kinetics of phase transformations employing appropriate models and software. The concepts are applied to the detailed description of various types of alloys both of established industrial interest and under development, of the main metallurgical processes, of mechanical properties of metallic materials. Case studies are proposed on steels, light alloys, superalloys, new materials.

The course of Organic Materials with Laboratory is base on two modules, devoted to 1) Surfactants; 2) Dyes for Photovoltaic Applications.
The Surfactants module is based on the study of main basic phenomena, like Adsorption and Micellization. These phenomena are connected mainly with the study of adsorption of organic molecules form liquids to the air/liquid or the liquid/solid interface which are the base of a lot of practical technological applications.

The goal in the first part of the course is to supply theoretical tools and experimental methods for understanding the phenomena occurring at the surfaces of the materials, from adsorption to reactivity.
In the second part the main goal is to give general tools and fundamental concepts of quantum chemistry, as well as to provide elements for the understanding and thoughtful use of those techniques which are more commonly used in the field of computational chemistry applied to materials.

The aim of the course is to present oxides (binary and tertiary) structure and reactivity. In particular the attention will be focused on oxides properties and how can they vary in correlation with the structure and the amount of defects (in the bulk or on the surface). EPR spectroscopy will be deeply explained in details and will be the principle technique used during the laboratory.

This course aims at providing the basic concepts on the properties of semiconducting materials and of related devices

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The course aims at providing an overview on the potential of X-ray spectroscopy to characterize molecular species, materials and nanomaterials, together with the theoretical basis and the experimental know-how required to successfully apply such methods to multi-disciplinary research problems. The course will focus on X-ray absorption and emission methods in both the hard and soft X-ray domain, with an emphasis on their applications in chemistry, material science, and nanoscience. Through a final "hands-on" training, the course will also provide knowledge and skills about synchrotron large-scale-facility-based research and data pre-treatment and analysis/interpretation.

This course aims at providing the basic concepts on the opto-electrical properties of semiconducting materials and of related devices