Final year Semester II module

Required for:
CH 554 MChem Forensic and Analytical Chemistry
CH 417 BSc Honours Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry
CH 414 BSc Honours Forensic Chemistry

Analysis of surfaces is important in studies of catalysis, corrosion, adhesion, biomaterials and electronic fabrication.

Aims:

To impart knowledge of the fundamental principles of techniques which use electron probes to examine topography or atomic and molecular structure of surfaces;

To develop understanding of the chemical information that can be obtained with different techniques;

To provide an introduction to the phenomena which result from the interaction of X-rays with matter;

To develop awareness of the instrumental and sample-related features of X-ray fluorescence analysis