Lectures related to Clay Minerals: Formation and Properties

Explores how electrostatic potential energy drives the cohesion of ion crystals.

Covers the synthesis of solid state compounds and the importance of stoichiometric reactions.

Interfaces: Thermodynamics and Applications

Explores the thermodynamics of interfaces, emphasizing the concept of work of addition and its applications in material science.

Adsorption at Gas/Solid Interface

Covers adsorption at gas/solid interface, including physisorption, chemisorption, and Xenon atom manipulation using STM.

Band and Band-like Transport

Explores band and band-like transport in materials, including criteria, examples, charge transfer, and second quantization.

Thermodynamics: Surface Energy

Explores surface energy in thermodynamics, discussing Gibbs free energy, surface tension, nucleation theories, precipitation models, and Brownian motion.

Energy Density: Relative Strain Energy

Explores relative strain energy in solid materials and its analogy with spring energy, stress-strain relationship, and temperature effects.

Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts

Explores economy-wide material flow accounts, analyzing material flows in an economy and their environmental implications.