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Course Name	Turkish	Yüzeyler ve Arayüzeyler
	English	Surfaces&Interfaces
Course Code	NSE 523E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Birgül Benli
Course Objectives		..1. To train students to identify and describe surface&interfaces, 2. To introduce the meaning of the terminology and physical principles of surface chemistry, 3. To give detailed information about surface charge, electrical double layer and interfacial interactions, 4. To show students how to use required advanced techniques for the surfaces&interfaces analyses or performance from the related analyses. 5. To provide students an opportunity to improve their knowledge about surface engineering applications.
Course Description		..Basic Concepts: Definition, Classification and Importance of Surfaces and Interfaces, Molecular Structure of Surfaces and Interfaces, Intermolecular Interactions, Thermodynamics of Interfaces, Adsorption at Interfaces, Electric Charge at the Interface, Interfacial Interactions, Introduction to Surface Analysis, Surface Morphology (SEM, AFM, SFM), Surface Composition (XPS, Tof SIMS, FTIR), Contact Angle, Interfacial Tension, Adsorption Density, Zeta Potential, Flow Behavior, Rheology Measurements, Introduction to Surface Engineering: Chemical–Mechanical Polishing, Cleaning, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Self–Assembly Monolayers (SAMs), Langmuir–Blodgett Films, Nanoprinting, Nanolithography.
Course Outcomes		.Upon completion of this course, a student should be able to: 1. Define the general information and importance of surfaces and interfaces, 2. Define and describe the basic concepts of surface chemistry, 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of the relationship between surface charge and surface forces and apply empirical correlations for interfacial interactions, 4. Determine surface analysis techniques, 5. Learn the general concepts of Surfaces and Surface modification/preparation techniques, 6. Gain experience in advanced and innovative applications about the surfaces&interfaces.
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Textbook		– R.J. Hunter, “Introduction to Modern Colloid Science”, Oxford Science Publications, 2016. – D.J. Shaw, “Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry”, Butterworth-Heinemann Press, 4th Edition, 1992.
Other References		– J.N. Israelachvili, "Intermolecular and Surface Forces“, Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 3rd Edition, 2011. – A.W. Adamson, A.P. Gast, "Physical Chemistry of Surfaces“, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 6th Edition, 1997. – J. Lyklema, “Fundamentals of Interface and Colloid Science”, Academic Press, 2005. – P.C. Hiemenz, R. Rajagopalan, “Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry”, CRC Press, 1997. – L. Santo, J.P. Davim, ”Surface engineering techniques and applications: research advancements”, IGI Global, 2014. – J.Takadoum, “Nanomaterials and surface engineering”, Wiley, 2010.

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