Molecular Spectroscopy

 

Part 1 (Week 1-Week 2)

Lecturer: Prof. Wun-Shain Fan  (范文祥教授)

Outline:

  • Spectroscopy of condensed matter

Textbook: Lecture Notes


Part 2 (Week 3-Week 4)

Lecturer: Prof. Chi-Kung Ni (倪其焜教授)

Outline:

  • Review of group theory

Textbook: Lecture Notes


Part 3 (Week 5-Week 11)

Lecturer: Prof. Wen-Bih Tzeng (曾文碧教授)

Outline:

  • Rotational spectroscopy
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
  • lectronic spectroscopy

Introduction:

  1. (a) Linear, Symmetric Rotor, Spherical Rotor, and Asymmetric Rotor Molecules, (b) Rotational Infrared, Millimeter Wave, and Microwave Spectra, (c) Rotational Raman Spectroscopy, (d) Structure Determination from Rotational Constants
  2. (a) Infrared Spectra, (b) Raman Spectra, (c) Vibrational Selection Rules, (d) Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy, (e) Anharmonicity
  3. (a) Molecular Orbitals, (b) Classification of Electronic States, (c) Electronic and Vibronic Selection Rules, (d) Chromophores, (e) Vibrational Coarse Structure

Grading: 1 quiz and 1 term paper

Textbook: Lecture Notes


Part 4 (Week 12-Week 16)

Lecturer: Prof. Shang-Bin Liu (劉尚斌教授)

Outline:

  • Introduction to NMR and ESR spectroscopy

Introduction:

  1. Background and History of NMR & ESR Spectroscopy
  2. Fundamental NMR: Classical Mechanics Perspectives
  3. Fundamental NMR: Quantum Mechanics Perspectives
  4. Solid-State NMR: Techniques and Applications

Grading:

Home works (30%)
Two take home exams (70%)

Textbook: Lecture Notes

 

 

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