2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Organic Materials Laboratory II
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Martin Vacha / Syuichi Akasaka / Minoru Ashizawa / Takashi Iwahashi / Tadashi Kawamoto / Keiichi Kuboyama / Shun Omagari / Massimilia Zamengo / Atsushi Isobe / Kan Hatakeyama
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P351
- Number of credits
- 002
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Understanding the principle of experiments and the obtained meanings of the properties by the experiments is essential in material science and engineering. The learning of fundamental skills of chemical and physical measurement operation is required for the correct and safe experiments. In this experiment course, the following topics will be covered: learning measurement method to evaluate physical properties of a polymer film; understanding status of the film based on the obtained data; measurements and discussion of physical properties of molecular materials; explanation of a phase transition of a liquid crystalline compound and structures of molecular crystals; understanding of fundamental photophysical characteristics of absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence for organic molecules. The safety training programs for experiments will be also learned.
The aims of this course are to make students get the basics for organic and polymeric materials through the learning of experimental operations, principles and comparison between the theoretical and experimental data, in order to improve their skills and understandings from the viewpoints of general education covering the wide area from the basics to the advanced research of science and engineering.
Additionally, the number of students may be restricted due to the limitation of a laboratory space. The learning quarters and orders could be also changed. Students can learn whole themes in Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials I, II and III in a different order, by taking all courses of Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials at 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. acquire fundamental skills of chemical and physical measurement operations,
2. understand the chemical reactions and analysis,
3. understand the meanings of measured properties and their principles,
4. understand the relation between the conditions of sample preparation and their properties,
5. understand the experimental methods, data analysis and discussion based on obtained data, and learn the basics for more advanced experiments.
Keywords
Organic and polymeric materials, material engineering, experiment, operation of chemical experiment, analysis method, property measurement, numerical calculation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students work in teams throughout this course and conduct a series of experimental themes. The learning quarters and orders could be also changed. Students can learn whole themes in Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials I, II and III in a different order, by taking all courses of Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials at 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters. Written reports must be submitted by designated dates. Students must read the experiment textbook before the start of each experiment to ensure safety and smooth running.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | General Guidance | Explanation of precautions, grouping, schedule, reports, etc. for the experiment. |
| Class 2 | Measurement of mechanical properties of polymer film (4 sessions) | Learning measurement method to evaluate physical properties of a polymer film. Understanding status of the film based on the obtained data. |
| Class 3 | Measurement of mechanical properties of polymer film (2/4) | Measurement of thermal properties of polymer film. |
| Class 4 | Measurement of mechanical properties of polymer film (3/4) | Measurement of orientation behavior of polymer film during elongation. |
| Class 5 | Measurement of mechanical properties of polymer film (4/4) | Effects of elongation and crystallization on physical properties of polymer film. |
| Class 6 | Structure and physical properties of molecular materials (4 sessions) | Measure and discuss physical properties of molecular materials. Explain a conoscopic image using a polarizing microscope. Explain phase transitions of a liquid crystalline compound. Explain X-ray diffraction and structures of molecular crystals. |
| Class 7 | Structure and physical properties of molecular materials (2/4) | Isotropic-nematic phase transition in a liquid crystalline compound. |
| Class 8 | Structure and physical properties of molecular materials (3/4) | Freedericksz transition in a liquid crystal. |
| Class 9 | Structure and physical properties of molecular materials (4/4) | X-ray crystal structure analysis of molecular crystals. |
| Class 10 | Introduction to photochemistry (4 sessions) Preparation of Samples, Introduction to Photochemistry | Prepare samples of organic fluorescent dyes and understand introductory photochemistry. |
| Class 11 | Introduction to photochemistry 2: Spectroscopic Measurements (Absorption, Fluorescence, Lifetime) | Measure absorption and fluorescence spectra as well fluorescence lifetimes, and understand the photochemical implications. |
| Class 12 | Introduction to photochemistry 3: Photodegradation and Data Analysis | Measure photodegradation and quantitatively analyze the result. Additionally, analyze all accumulated experimental data. |
| Class 13 | Introduction to photochemistry 4: Discussion and Presentation | Discuss the analyzed results and their implications, and make a presentation. |
| Class 14 | Safety education | Learn about safety precautions in conducting research in a laboratory. -Radiation -Cryogenic refrigerants -Disasters (Earthquake, fire, etc.) |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
Course texts are provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course texts are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Full attendance and completion of all experiments are compulsory. Assessment is based on the quality of the written reports and on the status of submission thereof. Students may fail the course if they repeatedly come late to classes or often delay the submission of reports.
Related courses
- MAT.P350 ： Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials I
- MAT.P352 ： Experiments of Organic and Polymeric Materials III
- MAT.A250 ： Materials Science Laboratory I
- MAT.A251 ： Materials Science Laboratory II
- MAT.A252 ： Materials Science Laboratory III
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.