Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	352376	Special Topics on Surface Analysis for Materials	1	3.0	3	★	CHAOCHIN SU	GOPM	40	1

Course Plan：

Instructor	CHAOCHIN SU　Office Hours
Email	f10913@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-05-25 12:07:58
Course Objective	The purpose of this course is to elucidate the gas-solid interfacial phenomena, principles and techniques of surface science and its application to meet the increasing demand for analysis of solid surfaces in both the “academic” and “technological” fields.
Course Schedule	Week 1 Open Course Week 2 Introduction to Surface Science and Technology Week 3 From Single Crystal to Single Crystal Surfaces Week 4 Surface Relaxation and Reconstruction Week 5 Adsorption and Bonding Week 6 Kinetics of Surface Adsorption Week 7 Get Ready for Surface Analysis Week 8 Electron Materials Interactions Week 9 Mid Term Examination Week 10 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS, ESCA)-1 Week 11 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS, ESCA)-2 Week 12 Topic 11 Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) Week 13 Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) Week 14 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) Week 15 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Week 16 Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) Week 17 Final Examination Week 18 Make up class/Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy (FT-IR, HREELS)
Evaluation and grading policy	Mid Term Examination: 40% Final Examination: 40% Absent and Tardy: 20%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No 1.Principles of Adsorption and Reaction on Solid Surfaces, Richard I. Masel, Wiley Series in Chemical Engineering, handout 2.Surfaces, Gary Attard and Cobin Barnes, Oxford Chemistry Primers Vol.59, Oxford Science Publications. handout 3.Other reference materials
The access to curricular consultation	Line group and Google meet discussion
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure） SDG17：夥伴關係（Partnerships for the Goals）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	According to the level of epidemic alert, the teaching plan of this class maybe changed following the information published on the school’s website: https://oaa.ntut.edu.tw/p/404-1008-98622.php?Lang=zh-tw.