Course manual 2021/2022

Study materials

Literature

Photochemistry and Photophysics : Concepts, Research, Applications by Vincenzo Balzani, Paola Ceroni, and Alberto Juris, John Wiley & Sons, 2014. An on-line version is available for students when connected with the UvA network (VPN).

Objectives

The student can describe the physical and chemical processes that molecules undergo when excited into electronically excited states: fluorescence, internal conversion, inter system crossing, reactions, e.g. isomerization and bond breaking, and electron and energy transfer processes
The student can explain how the result of a photoexcitation event depends on the competition between the different processes that can occur in the excited state and their characteristic time scales
The student can explain the principles of important experimental techniques in photochemistry: steady-state and time-resolved absorption and photoluminescence
The student is able to recognize the basic principles of excited state chemistry and spectroscopy in research papers, and to critically evaluate the literature.
The student can use the gained knowledge in photochemistry to applications in chemistry, physics and biology.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Self-study
Graded assignments
Presentation/symposium
Working independently on e.g. a project or thesis

Learning activities

Activity	Hours
interactive lectures and tutorials	32
Presentation	4
Self study (book, pre-recorded lectures, assignments)	132
Total	168	(6 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade
1 (50%) assignments and peer reviews
1 (50%) Presentation

Inspection of assessed work

The assignments and peer reviews will be graded in Canvas.

Assignments

All assignments are individual and graded. Feedback in Canvas.

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Studiestof	Onderwerpen	week
chapter 1	Introduction; MO Theory	1
chapter 2	MO Theory	1,2
chapter 3	Absorption and Excited state Deactivation	2,3
chapter 4	Excited States: Physical and Chemical Properties	3
chapter 5	From Molecules to Supramolecular Systems	4
chapter 6	Quenching and Sensitization Electron Transfer	4,5 6
chapter 7	Molecular Organic Photochemistry	5
chapter 8	Photochemistry and Photophysics of Metal Complexes	6
chapter 9	Interconversion of light and Chemical energy	7
chapter 10	Light-powered Molecular Devices	7
chapter 11	Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis	7
	Presentations	8

Assignments: see canvas. RESPECT THE DEADLINES. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Timetable

The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

Contact information

Coordinator

prof. dr. A.M. Brouwer

Staff

dr. R.M. Williams

Owner	Master Chemistry (joint degree)
Coordinator	prof. dr. A.M. Brouwer
Part of	Master Chemistry (joint degree), track Molecular Sciences,

Molecular Photochemistry