MSE 5810 - Materials Chemistry

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2090, MATH 2930, ENGRD 2620. Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Co-meets with MSE 3010. MSE Undergraduate students must enroll for letter grade.

C. Ober, N. Benedek.

Provides a molecular understanding of materials properties: introductory quantum chemistry, physical organic chemistry, crystal/ligand field theory, sol-gel chemistry, electrochemistry, and corrosion. Materials addressed include polymers, biopolymers, organic semiconductors, photoresists, silicate glasses, optical materials, and silica nanoparticles.