Explores self-organized growth at surfaces and covers instrumentation, destructive exposure, manipulation with SIM, nanostructures, and thin film growth.
Covers coordination numbers, common ligands, and preferred geometries in coordination chemistry, emphasizing the spatial distribution between ligands and the role of d⁸ electron configurations.
Introduces the basic concepts of High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) and Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs), discussing their composition, properties, and current research trends.
Covers the basics of supramolecular chemistry, including self-assembly processes and molecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding and cation-π interactions.