TFYA37 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Teknisk fysik, Fysik, Materialvetenskap och materialteknik
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN2 · 13 Jan 2026 · 12 students
94%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN2 · 48 students
Part of 5 programmes
Exam
TEN2 Written examination
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Ordinary exams
94% passed · 48 students
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Re-exams
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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Other modules
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UPG1 Assignments
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Main rounds
100% passed · 55 students
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About the course
Aim
The course will ive the student knowledge of the statistical physics of polymers, the chemical, geometrical and electronic structure of polymers as well as the structure, dynamics and processing of polymer solids. We will discuss condensed matter in the form of colloids, amphiphiles, liquid crystals, molecular crystals and biological matter. After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- describe the structure and properties of polymers as well as theoretical models to describe the structure and properties of polymers
- describe different types of soft materials (polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, amphiphiles, gels and foams) and their properties
- analyze the relationships between structure and properties of soft materials
- describe different phases and phase transitions relevant to soft materials.
Content
Polymers: terminology, chemical structures and polymerization, solid state structures, polymers in solution, colligative properties. Statistical physics of polymer chains: random coils, entropy measures, rubber physics. Polymer geometry: random coils, crystals, spherulites, polymers adsorbed on surfaces, in liquid crystals, polymer blends. Flory-Huggins theory for polymer blends. Optical and electronic properties of conjugated polymers. Amphiphilic materials and polyelectrolytes. Liquid crystals. Foams and gels. Biological molecules in condensed phase. Ion conduction in polymer electrolytes.
- Examiner
- Niclas Solin
- Scheduled hours
- 48 h
- Main field of study
- Teknisk fysik, Fysik, Materialvetenskap och materialteknik