Department of Physics and Astronomy
| Course Schedule | |||
Week
of |
Lectures |
Laboratories |
Notes |
| 1/14 |
Syllabus | No lab this week | |
1/21 |
Vacuum technology | Deposition via sputtering | |
| 1/28 |
Deposition via thermal evaporation | ||
| 2/4 |
Becoming familiar with SEM | ||
| 2/11 |
SEM, continued | More SEM imaging | |
| 2/18 |
Radiation and x-ray diffraction | Radiation safety and quiz | |
| 2/25 |
Radiation and x-ray diffraction, continued | X-ray diffraction I | |
| 3/4 |
Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) | X-ray diffraction II | |
| 3/11 |
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) | Chemical analysis of specimens using EDX | |
| 3/18 |
Spring Break | ||
| 3/25 |
AFM continued |
Group quiz on SEM, EDX and micromapping |
Homework 1 due April 3, 2013 |
| 4/1 |
April 1, Cesar Chavez Birthday, campus closed | AFM I - Contact mode | Lab report #1 due April 3, 2013 |
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4/8 |
Q&A | AFM II - Close contact mode | Lab report #2 (XRD) due April 15, 2013 |
| 4/15 |
Other thin film techniques | AFM III: Samples grown via sputtering and thermal evaporation | Homework 2 due April 15, 2013; Lab report #3 (work you did on March 27) due April 22, 2013; |
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4/22 |
SEM/EDX video clip (Darwin 308) | Auger electron spectrometer (AES) | Lab report #4 (all AFM work) due May 1, 2013; |
| 4/29 |
Student presentations | Student presentations | |
| 5/6 |
Finals Week |
Final exam: Wednesday, May 8, 2-3:50 pm |
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Note: This schedule is subject to change. Please visit frequently.
Email me if you have questions or comments.
Last updated: 4/24/2013