This course will contribute the students’ literacy on the surface science. At the end of this course the students will be able to

• read, understand and interpret the existing literature on fundamentals of catalysis
• understand surface crystal structure and its relation to bulk crystal structure
• understand how surface reactions are related to the geometric and electronic structures of surfaces
• gain a basic understanding of surface thermodynamics and how it is related to the final properties of the catalyst surface.
• become acquainted with advanced direct surface characterization techniques
  • microscopy and imaging, LEED
  • X ray techniques: XRD, XAS,
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopies, XPS UPS, Auger Electron Spectroscopy, 
  • Vibrational spectroscopies such as Raman Spectroscopy, IR, EELS 
  • Magnetic resonance techniques such as NMR, ESR 
• get acquainted with advanced indirect surface characterization techniques that involve adsorption and/or reaction of a gas phase species such as NMR, TPD, TPR, FTIR and Adsorption Calorimetry.
• relate all the information acquired in the first ¾ of the course to the catalysis on the surfaces