Unit CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION OF MATERIALS

FROM THE CONCEPT OF CHEMICAL BOND TO THE MANY - BODY PROBLEM SOLUTION

Code	A005979
CFU	3
Teacher	Giacomo Giorgi
Teachers	Giacomo Giorgi
Hours	24 ore - Giacomo Giorgi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Chimica e fisica della materia
Academic discipline	CHIM/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Chemical Bonds in Materials. Crystals and Symmetry. Theoretical tools for investigating materials. Introduction to the Many Body Problem and its solution
Reference texts	Teacher Slides. For further analysis: 1) Materials Chemistry Bradley D Fahlman 3rd edition Springer or alternatively 2) Introduction to Materials Chemistry Harry R.Allcock 2nd edition Wiley
Educational objectives	Knowledge of theoretical tools for the study of Materials Chemistry
Prerequisites	Knowledge of the fundaments of General and Inorganic Chemistry and of Physics Periodic Table properties
Teaching methods	Face-to-face lessons
Other information	Exam sessions in the following periods: Dec. 2025; Jan-Feb 2026 (Apr 2026); May-Jun-Jul-Sept 2026. Exact dates in the department website
Learning verification modality	oral exam to verify the student knowledge level and understanding of the contents of the course.
Extended program	Definition of Materials Chemistry; Amorphous vs. Crystalline Solids; Bonding in solids;Laue (XRD); Lattice Vectors; Primitive Cell; Band Theory; Crystal Symmetry; Miller Indices; Real vs Reciprocal Space; Brillouin Zone; The Many-Body Problem; Denisty Functional Theory in a Nutshell; Semiconductors

ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Code	A005978
CFU	3
Teacher	Daniele Fioretto
Teachers	Daniele Fioretto
Hours	24 ore - Daniele Fioretto
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Chimica e fisica della materia
Academic discipline	FIS/03
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Wave-particle dualism and Introduction to quantum mechanics. Bonds, molecules and crystals. Notes on the electronic properties of solids. Elasticity and elastic waves in solids Fundamentals of viscoelasticity and physics of soft matter
Reference texts	Lecture notes. Handouts provided by the teacher and texts cited within them.
Educational objectives	Know the fundamentals of condensed matter physics applied to the study of atoms, molecules, solids and soft matter. Know the operating principle of some experimental techniques widely used for the study of condensed matter.
Teaching methods	TEL-DE: The module is divided into lectures with the help of PDF, PPT, video presentations, and teachings related to laboratory characterization techniques. The module will be balanced in terms of theoretical and experimental concepts provided to the student through an approach aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of the teaching activity. In-person activities: In this part of the course - exclusively in person and not interchangeable with online lessons - additional insights will be provided on the physics of condensed matter and on some of the most used experimental methods for its study.
Learning verification modality	The verification of the educational objectives of the course includes an oral exam aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge on the technical and methodological contents of the course. The oral exam will also allow to verify the communication skills of the student with ownership of language and autonomous organization of the presentation. For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Extended program	Electronic properties of solids: 19) Free electron gas 20) Outline of band structure of solids 21) Conductors, semiconductors and insulators Elasticity and elastic waves in solids: 22) Static elasticity in homogeneous and isotropic media 23) Stress field 24) Deformation field 25) Hooke's law in anisotropic solids 26) Plane waves in crystals: one-dimensional monoatomic model 27) Plane waves in anisotropic solids 28) Techniques for measuring elastic constants in anisotropic media Fundamentals of viscoelasticity and soft matter physics: 29) Introduction to soft matter 30) Viscoelasticity 31) Outline of linear response theory 32) Relaxation processes 33) Glass transition, phenomenology 34) Glass transition: interpretative models 35) Techniques for measuring relaxation processes in materials viscoelastic 36) Course conclusions
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STRUCTURE OF ATOMS, MOLECULES, SOLIDS AND SOFT MATTER

Code	A005977
CFU	3
Teacher	Daniele Fioretto
Teachers	Daniele Fioretto
Hours	24 ore - Daniele Fioretto
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Chimica e fisica della materia
Academic discipline	FIS/03
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Structural properties of atoms, molecules, solids and soft matter
Reference texts	Lecture notes. Handouts provided by the teacher and texts cited within them.
Educational objectives	Know the fundamentals of condensed matter physics applied to the study of atoms, molecules, solids and soft matter. Know the operating principle of some experimental techniques widely used for the study of condensed matter.
Teaching methods	TEL-DE: The module is divided into lectures with the help of PDF, PPT, video presentations, and teachings related to laboratory characterization techniques. The module will be balanced in terms of theoretical and experimental concepts provided to the student through an approach aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of the teaching activity. In-person activities: In this part of the course - exclusively in person and not interchangeable with online lessons - additional insights will be provided on the physics of condensed matter and on some of the most used experimental methods for its study.
Learning verification modality	The verification of the educational objectives of the course includes an oral exam aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge on the technical and methodological contents of the course. The oral exam will also allow to verify the communication skills of the student with ownership of language and autonomous organization of the presentation. For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Extended program	Electronic properties of solids: 19) Free electron gas 20) Outline of band structure of solids 21) Conductors, semiconductors and insulators Elasticity and elastic waves in solids: 22) Static elasticity in homogeneous and isotropic media 23) Stress field 24) Deformation field 25) Hooke's law in anisotropic solids 26) Plane waves in crystals: one-dimensional monoatomic model 27) Plane waves in anisotropic solids 28) Techniques for measuring elastic constants in anisotropic media Fundamentals of viscoelasticity and soft matter physics: 29) Introduction to soft matter 30) Viscoelasticity 31) Outline of linear response theory 32) Relaxation processes 33) Glass transition, phenomenology 34) Glass transition: interpretative models 35) Techniques for measuring relaxation processes in materials viscoelastic 36) Course conclusions
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	#4

TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS

Code	A005980
CFU	3
Teacher	Giacomo Giorgi
Teachers	Giacomo Giorgi
Hours	24 ore - Giacomo Giorgi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Chimica e fisica della materia
Academic discipline	CHIM/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Overview of Materials Chemistry concepts. Metals , Semiconductors , & Insulators Applications of some classes of materials of interest to technologies (PV, renewables).
Reference texts	Teacher Slides for further analysis: 1) Materials Chemistry Bradley D Fahlman 3rd edition Springer or alternatively 2) Introduction to Materials Chemistry Harry R.Allcock 2nd edition Wiley
Educational objectives	Fundamentals of Materials Chemistry and their practical applicability technological devices
Prerequisites	Knowledge of the fundaments of General & Inorganic Chemistry and of Physics Periodic Table properties
Teaching methods	Face-to-face lessons
Other information	Exam sessions in the following periods: Dec. 2025; Jan-Feb 2026 (Apr 2026); May-Jun-Jul-Sept 2026. Exact dates in the department website
Learning verification modality	oral exam to verify the student knowledge level and understanding of the contents of the course.
Extended program	Materials Synthesis: «bottom-up» vs «top-down»; Materials Sustainability; Basic Crystalline Structures; Representative Crystalline Structures; Polymorphism; Polytypism; Crystal Symmetry; Miller Indices; Cases of Study: Metal Oxides Lattices; Defects; Impurities; Frenkel vs Schottky defects; Color; Crystals; Ceramics; Cements; Porous Materials; Materials for Energy Storage; Metals and Mining; Powder Metallurgy; Phase Behaviour of Fe-C Alloys; Steels; Magnetism; Materials for PV; Materials for (photo)catalysis.