2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
Advanced Photochemistry I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
- Instructor(s)
- Atsushi Shishido / Hiroyuki Wada
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ESI.H420
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Light absorption and emission are important concept to understand photochemistry. In this course, we learn about light and its interaction with molecules. Former part of this course is about emission from high temperature, light, and chemically excited states. Inorganic materials are also described not only for organic molecules. Mechanism of laser also described in order to apply for measurements and reactions. Latter part of this course is about 'photophysical process and photochemical process', 'photochromism' and 'refractive index.'
This course is for the students without back ground of photochemistry and photo physics. Knowledge and ability acquired through this course will help students enjoy photochemisty and photophysics in the future.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will have the following abilities:
1) To explain principles and applications of luminescent mechanism.
2) To explain principles of laser.
3) To explain Jablonski’s energy diagram.
4) To explain photochromism and photochromic molecules.
5) To explain relationship between molecular structure and refractive index.
Keywords
photoluminescence, thermoluminescence, chemiluminescence, laser, Jablonski’s energy diagram, photochromism, refractive index
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
At the beginning of each class, the previous lecture is reviewed. At the end of class, contents of the lecture is summarized. 'Required learning' is needed to be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Photophysical process and photochemical process (Shishido) | Explain Jablonski’s energy diagram. |
| Class 2 | Photochromism (Shishido) | Explain photochromism and photochromic molecules. |
| Class 3 | Refractive index (Shishido) | Explain relationship between molecular structure and refractive index. |
| Class 4 | Thermoluminescence mechanism (Wada) | Explain luminescence mechanism, Planck's law. |
| Class 5 | Photoluminescence mechanism (Wada) | Explain phosphor, transition probability. |
| Class 6 | Chemiluminescence mechanism, laser (Wada) | Explain excitation energy. Explain population inversion, optical resonator. |
| Class 7 | Final examination (Wada) | Examination for the second half (Wada) |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
N/A
Reference books, course materials, etc.
N/A
Evaluation methods and criteria
Shishido: Students will be assessed on a report (50%) and exercise problems (50%).
Wada: Students will be assessed on final exam (90%) and exercise problems (10%).
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Prerequisites
N/A