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).
• Provide clear and accurate information.
• Share their knowledge and findings clearly and back them up rationally to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Have a creative and rigorous scientific approach
• Gather and interpret relevant scientific data and critically analyse it, distinguising working hypotheses of proven facts.

Learning Outcomes of UE

To acquire the theoretical and experimental concepts of scanning probe microscopies in terms of : (i) imaging, (ii) mapping of properties, and (iii) nanolithography and to get acquainted with the practical application of these concepts

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

- Scanning tunneling microscopy o General principles o Applications o Scanning tunneling spectroscopy - Atomic force microscopy o General presentation o Operation modes o Force curves o Experimental aspects - Other scanning force microscopies o Electrostatic force microscopy and derived techniques o Magnetic force microscopy - Scanning optical microscopies - Surface modifications with a local probe o Electrochemical nanolithography o Mechanically-induced modifications o Dip-pen lithography

Prior Experience

Not applicable