Specialization Laboratory 1 - Physical and Nuclear Chemistry 1200-2EN-PHNUCLA12M
This course consists of selected experimental and theoretical exercises connected with the scientific program developed in the research laboratories inside the Teaching Division of Physical Chemistry. It includes four main subjects: electrochemistry, molecular spectroscopy, thermodynamic and chemistry of plasma. It is possible to perform the following investigations:
1. Investigations of charge transfer phenomena in self-assambled molecular monolayers on gold electrodes.
2. Electropolymerization of N-vinylcarbazole – determination of kinetic parameters of the monomer oxidation.
3. Application of cyclic voltammetry and rotating disc electrode in investigations of redox reactions in conducting polymers.
4. Application of process simulation for determination of phase equilibria (and related properties in chemistry, technology and ecology).
5. Theoretical modeling of crystal structure and properties of AgF by DFT calculations.
6. The calculations of the spectroscopic parameters by applied quantum chemistry (Hyperchem and/or Gaussian software).
7. Investigations of isotopic effects in NMR spectra.
8. Analysis of spectral parameters in complex NMR spectra.
9. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies of 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole adsorption on silver surface.
10. Determination of gas temperature using emission spectra of diatomic molecules.
11. Electrosorption of hydrogen in palladium.
12. Determination of diffusion coefficients by NMR spectroscopy.
13. Basics of protein NMR spectroscopy.
14. Modelling of the dependence of vicinal spin-spin coupling constant on molecular conformation.
15. Ultra-fast synthesis of one-dimensional nanostructures.
16. Synthesis of carbon nanomaterials via thermal plasma route.
17. A comparative fluorescence- and circular dichroism spectroscopic study of the stability of two homological proteins: lysozyme and alpha-lactalbumin.
18. Study of denaturation, misfolding and aggregation of insulin.
19. Electrochromism of conducting polymers.
20. Electrochemical synthesis and investigation of metallic nanostructures.
21. Basics of solid state NMR spectroscopy.
22. Measurements of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters by NMR methods.
Students are asked to select 10 exercises from the list of all 15 available items.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student should be able:
a) to select the appropriate technique of measurements to solve a research problem,
b) to master the rules of measurement performance and result discussion,
c) to understand and critically assess the limitation of his/her own experimental work.
Assessment criteria
Oral test checking student’s theoretical preparation before the lab, evaluation of student’s activity during the work, evaluation of the written report from the laboratory work.
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
Students choose literature according to the topics of their exercises.
Additional information
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