Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master expertise.
• Have developed the knowledge and skills acquired in the previous cycle to a level that extends beyond the Bachelor's course in Physics, and which provides the basis for the development and implementation of original ideas in a professional context.
• Have reached a level of knowledge and skill giving them access to the third cycle of the study programme / doctoral studies (only for two-year Master courses).
• Have a creative and rigorous scientific approach
• Gather and interpret relevant scientific data and critically analyse it, distinguising working hypotheses of proven facts.
• Apply their knowledge, understanding and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments and in multidisciplinary contexts related to physical sciences.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the course the student will be able to: - Describe the specificities of cold plasma - Describe the operation of a magnetron discharge - Describe the operation of a PECVD process - Explain the mechanisms involved in the synthesis of thin films by plasma technologies

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Description of the plasma environment, characteristics of cold plasma, magnetron sputtering (reactive), pulsed methods, PECVD processes, plasma polymerization, thin film growth

Prior Experience

Kinetic theory of gases , electricity, atomic structure , statistical distributions , electromagnetic spectrum, diffusion phenomenon , crystal structure of solids, spectroscopic characterization of surfaces