Lectures related to Interfacial Phenomena: Size Effects and Phase Transitions

Capillarity and Wetting: Fundamentals and Applications

Explores capillarity, wetting, nucleation, boiling, and condensation in liquid-vapor phase change applications.

Heterogeneous Catalysis: Introduction and Surface Reactivity

Introduces the basics of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on catalyst types, surface reactivity, and the role of surface energy in catalytic processes.

Liquids in Nanochannels: Size Effects

Delves into the impact of size on liquids in nanochannels, covering interfacial interactions, phase transitions, and electrophoresis.

Nucleation and Growth: Interfacial Phenomena

Explores nucleation, growth, Ostwald ripening, LaPlace pressure, Kelvin equation, phase equilibrium, size dependence of phase transitions, critical micelle concentration, self-assembly, temperature dependence of nucleation rate, heterogeneous nucleation, and melting point depression.

Binary Systems: Eutectic and Peritectic Transformations

Explores eutectic and peritectic transformations in binary systems, phase diagrams, and surface energy in materials science.

Surface Energy and Crystal Structures

Explores surface energy, crystal structures, interfacial phenomena, and grain boundaries.

Thin Films: Deposition and Growth

Explores thin film preparation, growth mechanisms, organic film considerations, and deposition techniques in electronics.

Polymer Phase Behavior

Explores the physical chemistry of polymeric materials, emphasizing concentrated solutions and phase separation behavior.

Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Tension, Adsorption, Electrokinetics

Covers surface tension, adsorption, and electrokinetics, including gas/liquid interface, Langmuir isotherm, and electro-osmosis.

Solid Liquid Interfaces: Young's Theorem and Cassie Equation

Explores Young's Theorem and the Cassie Equation for solid-liquid interfaces.

Surface Energy: Definitions and Applications

Covers the definitions of surface energy and interfacial energy, as well as the Wulff Plot and key questions about crystallographic planes.

Introduction to Surface Science

Introduces MSE-304, emphasizing the importance of Surface Science for sustainability and technological advancements.

Phase Transitions in Energy Systems

Explores phase transitions in energy systems, including non-analytic behavior and the Ising model.

Phase Diagrams: Equilibrium and Transformations

Explores phase diagrams, transformations, nucleation, growth, diffusion, and solidification in alloys.

Interfacial Chemistry: Introduction & Importance

Covers the basics of interfacial chemistry, including emulsions, surface tension, and the importance of interfaces in various applications.

Evaporation vs Boiling: Phase Change Efficiency

Explores the efficiency of phase change processes, focusing on evaporation and boiling, differentiating between the two and discussing the various regimes of pool boiling.

Dew Formation and Evaporation

Delves into dew formation, evaporation, and their diverse impacts on meteorology, hydrology, botany, and agriculture.

The Crystalline Phase: Polymers and Crystallization

Delves into the crystalline phase of polymers, emphasizing crystallization processes and structural influences on melting temperatures.

Phase Transformations: Microstructure and Diagrams

Explores phase transformations, surface energy, microstructure formation, and phase diagrams in materials science.

Surface Tension and Contact Angle

Explores surface tension, contact angle, wetting phenomena, and nanoparticle behaviors at different scales.