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Solid Surfaces
Spring 2007
Lecture Hours: TBA (M&M 610)
Instructor: Jarek Drelich (MSE; M&M
506; jwdrelic@mtu.edu; phone: 487-2932)
Office Hours: TBA
Goal: To provide a broad, fundamental introduction to the concepts and
theories of liquid and solid surfaces and solid-gas and solid-liquid interfaces.
Emphasize the capillarity, surface forces effects and adsorption at substance surfaces, with their
practical applications and consequences.
Textbook selected for this course: R. J. Stokes and D.F.
Evans, Fundamentals of Interfacial Engineering, Wiley-VCH, NY 1997; and
notes from the instructor
Other references to be used:
- A.W. Adamson and A.P. Gast, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, 6th
ed., J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1997
- N. Eustathopoulos, M.G. Nicholas, and B. Drevet, Wettability at High
Temperatures, Pergamon, Amsterdam 1999
- P.C. Hiemenz and R. Rajagopalan, Principles of Colloid and Surface
Chemistry, 3rd ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 1997
- J. Lyklema, Fundamentals of Interface and Colloid Science, Vols
1-3, Academic Press, London 1991-2000
- J. Israelachvili, Intermolecular and Surface Forces, Academic
Press, London 1991
Course Program
(subject to modification)
 | Defining Interfacial Engineering, Surfaces and
Interfaces |
| Surface of Liquid/Molten Solid and Surface Tension |
| Adsorption at Liquid/Molten Solid Surface |
| Capillarity and Its Practical Consequences |
| Surfaces of Solids: How Different are They from Liquid
Surfaces; Surface Free Energy of Solid |
| Solid-Liquid (Molten Solid) Systems: Static and
Dynamic Contact Angles |
| Modern Approaches in Contact Angle Measurements and
Interpretation |
| Electrical Aspects of Interfaces |
| Adsorption at Solid Surfaces, and Modification of
Solid Surfaces with Self-Assembled Monolayers |
| Surface and Colloidal Forces |
Grading:
| Home Assignments (5-7) 30% |
| Quizzes (6-8) 35% |
| Individual Project** 35% |
**Students will be asked to write a research proposal that includes literature review of
14 (one paper per week) or more technical papers and research program on a
selected topic related to surfaces/interfaces and student’s
thesis/dissertation program. The final report (electronic or printed copy) must
be delivered before the end of the semester. Details on the content and length of the
proposal will be discussed in class.
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