Study Guide 2022-2024

After the course, you will know the basics of more advanced materials and how they were discovered. You will have an idea about their basic structure and about what kind of characteristics and properties can be expected.

Functional materials are advanced materials designed and synthesized for some specific function with proper surface morphology and tailored properties. This course is the first part of three that all deal with materials that perform specific functions, for example having electronic, magnetic, optical or piezoelectric properties. In this part different types of functional materials are introduced. Materials that will be presented are electronically conducting polymers, different allotropes of carbon as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon dots, and different types of graphene, metalorganic framework molecules, inorganic 2D materials and different composite and hybrid materials. A short history of the materials is followed by brief explanation of main features and functions of each material.

The course doesn’t have a fixed schedule. It can be studied at your own pace. The material is available online.

The course in organized online. Registration to Carita Kvarnström, carkva@utu.fi

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English

Advanced Studies

Chemistry

Carita Kvarnström