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Undergraduate Course: Chemistry of Functional Materials Level 11 (CHEM11037)

Course Outline
School	School of Chemistry	College	College of Science and Engineering
Course type	Standard	Availability	Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Chemistry	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	A lecture course covering the design, synthesis, properties and applications of a wide range of functional materials. Particular emphasis is given to electronic materials (conductors, semiconductors and superconductors), magnetic materials, meso- and microporous solids and polymers. The course comprises individual lecture courses on: The Electronic Properties of Solids, Organic Polymer Chemistry, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Electronic Structure of Solids and Transition Metal Oxides. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry with Materials Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) AND Chemistry 3B (CHEM09006) AND Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHEM09007)) OR ( CP Symmetry and Structure (CHPH09001) AND CP Kinetics and Catalysis (CHPH09003) AND CP Molecules and Matter (CHPH09002) AND Electromagnetism (PHYS09018) AND Optics (PHYS09020) AND Physical Mathematics (PHYS09015) AND Quantum Mechanics (PHYS09017) AND Statistical Mechanics (PHYS09019) AND CP Practical and Transferable Skills (CHPH09004) AND Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (PHYS09023) AND Computational Methods (PHYS09016) AND Applicable Mathematics 3 (Phys Sci) (MATH08015) AND Mathematical Methods 3 (Phys Sci) (MATH08016) AND Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHYS08024))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Chemistry of Functional Materials Level 10 (CHEM10041)	Other requirements	(Must include a weighted average of Grade C or higher in all Chemistry 3 courses AND a weighted average of Grade D or higher in Chemistry 3A and Chemistry 3B, at the first attempt) OR (Must include a weighted average of Grade C or higher in all Chemical Physics 3 courses AND a weighted average of Grade D or higher in all Chemical Physics 3 courses with degree examinations, at the first attempt) and Mathematics qualifications of at least 20 credits to level Applicable Mathematics 1 and Mathematical Methods 1; or with the permission of Head of School.
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11		12:10 - 13:00
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11			12:10 - 13:00
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11					12:10 - 13:00
First Class	Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. T100
Additional information	30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			3:00

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to: - use band theory in the form of the free electron model and the tight-binding approximation to describe the electronic structure of solids - rationalise the electrical conductivity and some of the optoelectronic properties of insulators, semiconductors and metals using band theory - describe and rationalise the properties of superconductors - calculate the magnetic moment of lanthanide and orbitally quenched transition metal ions from their electronic configuration - interpret magnetic susceptibility data for paramagnets, antiferromagnets and ferromagnets and determine the sign and strength of exchange interactions from such data - outline strategies to design and synthesise ceramic and molecular materials with particular electronic and magnetic functionality - describe the structure, properties, synthesis and characterisation of microporous and mesoporous materials - outline the applications of microporous and mesoporous materials - understand and discuss the main polymer forming processes, and the mechanisms of the reactions involved - appreciate the chemistry of key examples of commercially important polymers Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include: - ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course - development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course - application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area

Assessment Information
One degree exam of 3 hours. (Visiting Student Variant Assessment One degree exam of 3 hours at the end of Semester 1.)

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
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Keywords	CFM(L11)

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof John Attfield Tel: (0131 6)51 7229 Email: J.P.Attfield@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Sarah Mcneil Tel: (0131 6)50 4707 Email: Sarah.F.McNeil@ed.ac.uk

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