Functional materials

Objectives: understanding of basic concepts of functional materials; understanding of basic principles of functional material synthesis; gaining knowledge on the structure of the functional materials and its influence on properties; gaining knowledge on the preparation and characterization of functional thin films; gaining knowledge on functional materials as a component of modern devices Competences: the student will be capable of using the acquired knowledge for studying and performing research work related to construction of different electronic devices and development of new functional materials. The student will be able to use the acquired knowledge for interpretation and analysis of physical problems related to preparation and operating principles of functional materials.

Basics of crystallography and general chemistry

• Syllabus course

1. Crystal defects and solid-state diffusion
2. Materials for passive electronic components (capacitors, inductors, MW elements...)
3. Polar dielectrics (piezoelectric, ferroelectrics, pyroelectrics...)
4. Multiferroic materials
5. Semiconductors, (photo)catalysts
6. Crystal structures of thin films and characterization of crystal structure (defects in thin films, nanocrystalline, polycrystalline thin films, epitaxy, homoepitaxy and heteroepitaxy; superlattice structures, x-ray diffraction and microscopy of thin films)
7. Physical methods for thin film growth (PVD sputtering, MBE, PLD, e-beam evaporation)
8. Chemical methods for thin film growth (CVD, PECVD, MOCVD, ALD)
9. Selected topics from functional materials (written report)

After this course the student is familiar with fundamentals functional materials preparation, working principle, their structure, and influence of structure on their properties. The student is able of critical analysis of the available data and the appropriated use of concepts. The student obtains insight into a modern functional device their operational principle and the role of materials as a passive or active component.

• William D. Callister Jr., David G. Rethwisch, Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, 6th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York (2021). Catalogue E-version
• S. Banerjee, A. Tyagi, Functional Materials Preparation, Processing and Applications, Elsevier Inc. (2012) Catalogue
• Milton Ohring, Materials Science of Thin Films: Deposition and Structure , 2nd Edition , Elsevier Inc. (2002) Catalogue E-version

• written report
• oral exam

Doc. dr. Andraž Mavrič je docent za področje kemije na Univerzi v Novi Gorici.
Doc. dr. Andraž Mavrič is an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Nova Gorica.

1. MAVRIČ, Andraž, ŽERJAV, Gregor, BELEC, Blaž, ROŠKARIČ, Matevž, FINŠGAR, Matjaž, PINTAR,
   Albin, VALANT, Matjaž. Structural disorder of AlMg-oxide phase supporting Cu/ZnO catalyst improves efficiency and selectivity for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. ChemCatChem. Jul. 2023, vol. 15, issue 13 article no. e202300428. [COBISS.SI-ID 154353923]

2. BELTRAMI, Marco, MAVRIČ, Andraž, DAL ZILIO, Simone, FANETTI, Mattia, KAPUN, Gregor, LAZZARINO, Marco, SBAIZERO, Orfeo, ČEKADA, Miha. A comparative study of nanolaminate CrN/Mo2N and CrN/W2N as hard and corrosion resistant coatings. Surface & coatings technology. 25 Feb. 2023, vol. 455, article no. 129209. [COBISS.SI-ID 137328899]

3. ROZMAN, Martin, MAVRIČ, Andraž, KRAVANJA, Gregor, VALANT, Matjaž, PAKSERESHT,
   Amirhossein. Ultra-low-cost, flexible and durable electrochromic tape device based on aluminum foil. Electrochimica Acta. 2022, vol. 404, article no. 139760. [COBISS.SI-ID 91666691]
4. JIANG, Jiexuan, MAVRIČ, Andraž, PASTUKHOVA, Nadiia, VALANT, Matjaž, ZENG, Qiugui, FAN, Zeyu, ZHANG, Beibei, LI, Yanbo. Coevaporation of doped inorganic carrier-selective layers for high- performance inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Solar RRL. Jul. 2022, vol. 6, iss. 7, article no 2200091. [COBISS.SI-ID 101303811]
5. MAVRIČ, Andraž, FANETTI, Mattia, LIN, Yiting, VALANT, Matjaž, CUI, Chunhua. Spectroelectrochemical tracking of nickel hydroxide reveals its irreversible redox states upon operation at high current density. ACS catalysis. 2020, vol. 10, iss. 16, p. 9451-9457. [COBISS.SI-ID 25099011]