Physical Chemistry of Metals

The term of 'melts' essentially means what the term of 'liquid' does and is often used, in particular, when one refers to the state of substances which are melted at high temperatures. In this usage, for example, liquid iron is a kind of melts but liquid water is not. Many materials are produced via the state of melts. Two examples are refining and casting processes of metals, and another is the Czochralski process to grow silicon single crystals. The production of high-quality materials necessitates strict design and control of the processes, which, in turn, require the process modelling based upon knowledge of physical and chemical properties of the melts. This lecture aims at mentioning physical and chemical properties of both metal and oxide melts relevant to the production of metals and semiconductors.

1.�@Thermodynamics
2.�@Quantum chemistry
3.�@Structures of melts
4.�@Structures and growth mechanisms of silica thin films
5.�@Basicity of slags
6.�@Optical properties of slags
7.�@Thermal properties of slags
8.�@Optical properties of molten metals
9.�@Thermal properties of molten metals

Attendance, submission of reports and so on

1. Japan Institute of Metals: Physical Chemistry of Metals (in Japanese)
2. M. W. Hanna: Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry 3rd edn, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company
3. Y. Waseda and J. M. Toguri: The Structure and Properties of Oxide Melts, World Scientific
4. C. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Nothing particular

A positive attitude is required.