Enrico Negro

Courses

Introduction
• The relevance of inductively coupled plasma spectrometry in materials science;
• Strengths and weaknesses of the technique.
Fundamental principles of inductively coupled plasmas
• Plasma generation;
• Line intensities;
• Line profiles;
• Multiline diagnostics.
Basic Concepts and Instruments for Plasma Spectrometry
• Detection limits and sensitivity;
• Accuracy and precision;
• Instrumental overview.
Sample preparation and sample analysis
• Approaches for the dissolution of samples;
• Case studies: determination of the chemical composition of solid samples.

8 hours


Category DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE CHIMICHE - DISC / Corsi di Dottorato / Materials Science and Technology (MST) / Didattica / Courses / A.A. 2025-2026

Introduction
•Fundamentals of infrared spectroscopy;
•Fundamentals of Raman spectroscopy.
Techniques and Instrumentations for vibrational spectroscopy
•Infrared spectroscopies: MIR, FIR, FT-MIR, FT-FIR;
•Raman spectroscopies: FT-Raman, confocal micro-Raman;
•Main accessories and experimental approaches for materials characterization.
Sample preparation and spectra collection
Interpretation of the experimental results
•Processing of vibrational spectra;
•Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vibrational spectra;
•Case studies: vibrational analysis of macromolecules and graphene.

8 hours


Category DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE CHIMICHE - DISC / Corsi di Dottorato / Materials Science and Technology (MST) / Didattica / Courses / A.A. 2025-2026