1. Atomic structure and chemical bonds: Review of general chemistry: atoms, chemical bonding, molecular geometry (VB valence bond, molecular orbitals MO)
2. organic chemistry
3. LED and OLED
4. Traditional and organic solar cells
5. Liquid crystals; LCD
6. Solids: crystals and crystal structures: metallic solids, ionic solids, covalent solids, molecular solids. crystal systems; morphology of the crystals, the Miller indices; Packing of spheres in a plane: hcp, fcc, bcc, density of a crystal. crystal lattice; 32 crystallographic point groups; unified and reduced cell, the 14 Bravais lattices. crystal classes and properties.
7. Structure and energy of the surfaces
to. surface structures of metals: fcc {100} {110} {111}; hcp {0001}; bcc {100} {110} {111}; energy surfaces, relaxation and reconstruction
8. Structural defects: point defects, linear defects or dislocations; planar defects or interfacial or grain boundaries; volume defects
9. Techniques of surface survey
11. Silicon Technology
12. The electronic balance :, electrochemical cells, electrode processes, Nerst equation; electrolysis; corrosion, galvanic corrosion and differential, methods of protection. Commercial batteries. Fuel cells

Theory of three phase circuits and systems. Main properties of symmetric and balanced three phase networks. Fortesque's theorem .
Circuit model of power transformer, current transformers and voltage transformers. Principles of energy conversion. Electrodynamics: rotating magnetic field.
Basics of main electric rotary machines.
Description of production, transmission and distribution of
Electric energy systems. Fundamentals of electric power systems hv, mv and lv. Primary power lines parameters. Modelling of line through distributed parameters and / or delta or eye two- ports. Numerical methods for the calculation of power flows. The state of neutral in the three-phase systems. Fault analysis. Models
Equivalent circuit for the calculation of current and short circuit in at bt. Surge protection. Breakers and fuses. Coordination of protection. Harmonic filtering in electrical installations.
Basic design of lv power systems.

Dispense del docente e slide delle lezioni
G. Conte, Impianti Elettrici – Ed. Hoepli
F. Iliceto, Impianti Elettrici – Ed. Patron
F.Iliceto, Lezioni di Elettrotecnica, Vol.II “Elementi ed applicazioni delle macchine elettriche – Ed. Patron

Probability theory
Random variables
Averages and expected values
Examples of probability distributions
Boltzmann's statistics
Black body radiation
Planck's law
Photoelectric effect
Compton's effect
Rutherford's model
Bohr's quantum theory
de Broglie's waves
Schroedinger's equation for free particles
The superposition principle
The uncertainty principle
On the probabilistic meaning of the wavefunction
Physical observables and operators
Schroedinger's equation with forces
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Stationary states
Potential step
Potential barriere: tunnelling
Quantum theory of alpha radioactive decay
Infinite potential well
2D rigid rotator: selection rules
Harmonic oscillator
Vibrations of diatomic molecules
Electron in a crystal: Bloch's theorem
Effective mass

Teacher Notes
Leonard I. Schiff, "Quantum Mechanics"
C. Kittel, "Introduction to Solid State Physics"

Part I – Interaction between the electromagnetic field and natural materials
Foundations of electromagnetic field theory. Macroscopic response of natural materials. Constitutive relations and material classification. Linearity. Dispersion. Locality. Stationary and homogeneous materials. Causality and Kramers- Kronig relations. Electric response of natural materials. Material polarization. Electronic, atomic/ionic, orientation, interface polarization mechanisms. Lorentz model: derivation and discussion. Drude model: derivation and discussion. Magnetic response of natural materials. Electrodynamic response of a magnetized ferrite.

Part II – Interaction between the electromagnetic field and artificial materials
Artificial electromagnetic materials. Historical perspective. Chiral materials. Microscopic response of matter. Polarizability concept. Electric polarizability of a dielectric sphere. Magnetic polarizability of a metallic loop. Electric polarizability of a metallic strip. Electric polarizability of a metallic loop. Polarizabilities of the metallic omega particle. Magneto-electric effect. Local field and interaction field. From microscopic to macroscopic response. Homogenization techniques. Maxwell-Garnett formula. Clausius-Mossotti formula. Bruggeman formula. Energy density for dispersive materials. Causality and energy conservation: frequency behavior of the constitutive parameters. Anomalous dispersion. Introduction to metamaterials. Historical overview. Metamaterials and their definitions. Original studies by Victor Veselago. Negative index of refraction. Negative-index materials and their first implementation. Metamaterial terminology. Artificial electric materials with negative permittivity. The wire medium. The parallel-plate medium. Noble metals at optical frequencies. Artificial electric materials in the visible. Epsilon-near-zero metamaterials. Natural and artificial magnetism. The split-ring resonator: concept, analysis, and design. Miniaturization of magnetic particles. The Multiple Split-Ring Resonator: concept, analysis, and design. The Spiral Resonator: concept, analysis, and design. The Labyrinth Resonator: concept, analysis, and design. Modelling of metallic particles in the visible. The kinetic inductance of electrons. The fishnet structure. Route towards negative index material in optics. Optical magnetism.

Part III – Interaction between the electromagnetic field and living matter
Introduction to bio-electromagnetism. Historical overview and impact. Electric modeling of living tissues. Interaction mechanism, biological/health effects. Physical quantities to determine the risk. Dosimetry and exposure limits. European and national regulation.

Part IV – Electromagnetic invisibility, imaging and sensing
Conceptually new electromagnetic devices based on the use of metamaterials: invisibility cloaks, superlenses, hyperlenses.
Cloaking. Reduction of object observability. Stealth and RAM technologies. Electromagnetic invisibility concept. Total scattering cross section. Absorption cross section. Optical theorem. Definition of an ideal invisibility cloak. Figure of merit of non-ideal cloaks. Transformation electromagnetics as a route to invisibility. Alternative approaches to cloaking. Main limitations and assessment. Scattering cancellation approach to cloaking. Volumetric cloaks for cylindrical and spherical objects: analysis and design. Cloaking objects with other shapes. Cloaking a cone. Implementation of scattering cancellation based volumetric cloaks at microwave and optical frequencies. Mantle cloaking: concept, modelling, design, and implementation. Cloaking applications: reduction and manipulation of optical forces. Reduction of the Casimir effect.
Imaging and sensing. The optical lens and the diffraction limit. Superlenses: concept, physical aspects, and design. Hyperlenses: concept, physical aspects, and design. Near-field-scanning optical microscope (NSOM). Aperture and apertureless NSOM tips. Advanced imaging with partially cloaked tips. Electromagnetic sensors. Biological sensors.

Notes provided by the lecturer.

Construction features and operating characteristics of the semiconductor components (power diodes, thyristors, power MOSFETs, GTOs, IGBTs) and the passive components (inductors and capacitors) that are being used in power electronic converters; conduction losses and switching losses in the semiconductor components, cooling systems of the power electronic converters.
Structure and operating characteristics of diode rectifiers and thyristors power converters for application in either single-phase or three-phase power grids. Switching power converters: configuration and operating characteristics of different types of DC /DC power converters such as Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost and Full-bridge converters with either bipolar or unipolar PWM; DC/AC voltage source power converters: structure and operating characteristics of switching power converters for use as either inverter or rectifier mode of operation in either single-phase or three-phase power circuits; discussion of sinusoidal PWM techniques and Space-Vector PWM and their application in the regulation of DC / AC converters; current-controlled power converters: modulation techniques with control the output current by means of either hysteresis band or predetermined switching time.
Power switching supplies: conceptual structure and main components, including high-frequency transformers. Operating characteristics of power converter topologies used in power switching supplies such as Flyback, Forward, Push-Pull and Full-Bridge. Overview of resonant power converters: converters with resonant load; ZVS and ZCS converters; DC converters with resonant link.
Use of power electronic converters in the main application fields such as electric drives used in industry or in the fields of biomedical equipment, assistive technology and rehabilitation; the UPS or emergency systems for the power supply of either ICT systems or electro-medical equipment; distributed generation of electrical power from renewable sources and the optimized management of energy storage systems.

Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, 3rd Edition
Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins
ISBN: 978-0-471-22693-2

Additional teaching material used by the lecturer during the lessons and exercises, which is made available to students enrolled in the course on the Moodle portal of the Department of Engineering.

Introduction to programmable systems:
Programmable system classification
Fields of application

Digital electronics:
Logical networks
Combinational circuits
Sequential circuits
Programmable logics

Numeral systems and data types:
Binary and hexadecimal numbers
Operations and conversions with binary and hexadecimal numbers
Binary representation of integers
Binary representation of real numbers

Microcomputer topology:
Base structure
Microcontrollers vs. microprocessors
CPU
Bus
Memory arrangement
I/O arrangement
Instruction set
Interrupts

Embededd programming with Assembler:
Low level programming
Assembler
Assembler instruction characteristics
Multiplications and divisions
Data and variable allocation
Subroutines and Interrupt Service Routines

Embedded programming with C:
High level programming
Builders
Structure of a C program
Exampled
C and Assembler code integration

Interfacing basics:
Power supply
Clock
Power-on reset
Bootstrap

Embedded peripherals:
Interrupt types
Interrupt management
Timers and counters
Embedded memories
Bus arbitrations
Direct Memory Access (DMA)

Physical interfaces:
General Purpose Input Output (GPIO)
Device interfacing with GPIO
Switch and push button interfaces
LED interface
Display interface
Continous current loads
Alternate current loads
Motor loads

Serial communication:
Data communication
Serial channels
UART
USB
SPI
I2C
1-Wire

Analog signal processing:
Sensors, interfacing and signal conditioning
Operational amplifiers
Comparators
Sampling
ADC and DAC converters

Textbooks:

Manuel Jiménez, Rogelio Palomera, Isidoro Couvertier, “Introduction to Embedded Systems: Using Microcontrollers and the MSP430“, Springer Science & Business Media, 11 set 2013.

Paolo Spirito, “Elettronica digitale”, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002.


Additional references:

Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430FR5739
http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430fr5739

MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board User's Guide (Rev. B)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau343b/slau343b.pdf

MSP430FR57xx Family User's Guide (Rev. C)
http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ug/slau272c/slau272c.pdf

MSP430FR573x Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers (Rev. J)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slas639j/slas639j.pdf

Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio (IDE) v5 Windows/Linux
http://www.ti.com/tool/ccstudio

- Preliminaries: Dirac delta function, Fourier transform, convolution, linear systems, Bessel functions
- Wave equation, harmonic waves, Helmholtz equation, plane waves
- From Maxwell equations to e.m. waves, plane e.m. waves, Poynting vector, power and momentum, intensity, polarization
- Propagation and interference of plane waves, superpositions of plane waves
- Diffraction, plane-wave expansion of a light field
- Diffraction-free beams
- Rayleigh-Sommerfeld formula, Huygens-Fresnel principle, Fresnel integral, paraxial wave equation
- Far-field approximation
- Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction from rectangular slit, circular hole, opaque disc
- Effects on propagation of thin lenses and spherical mirrors
- Diffraction by gratings
- Diffractive Optical Elements: beam multipliers, Damman gratings, phase discretization, circular gratings
- Electromagnetic theory of gratings
- Gaussian beams of zero and higher order
- Focusing, collimating and expanding Gaussian beams
- Uncertainty principle and M2 factor
- Principles of holography, computer-generated holograms
- Introduction to the coherence theory, coherence function, degrees of coherence, van Citter-Zernike and Wiener-Kintchine theorems

- P. Mazzoldi, M. Nigro, C. Voci, “Elementi di Fisica – Elettromagnetismo e Onde”, II edizione, EdiSES (2008)
- F. Gori, Elementi di Ottica, ed. Accademica
- Notes provided by the teacher

Basics of Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics.
Solids: properties of periodical structures.
Electrons in solids. Band structures.
Semiconductors.
Transport properties: Boltzmann equation.
dc and ac conductivity.Thermoelectric effects.
Fundamentals of Magnetism.
Fundamentals of Superconductivity.
Devices and sensors. Measuring devices: temperature, magnetic field, rf power.
Thermoelectric devices: Peltier cells, thermoelectric generators.
Superconducting sensors and devices: volt standard, SQUID.

This is a comprehensive list of the textbooks whence the topics are taken. On the website the specific chapters are listed. Addenda, slides and summary papers are available on the Moodle platform.

M. Razeghi, "Fundamentals of solid state engineering", Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

G. Grosso, G. Pastori Parravicini, "Solid State Physics", Elsevier, 2000.

H. Ibach, H. Lüth, "Solid State Physics", 4th edition, Springer.

R. Marcon, "Proprietà Elettromagnetiche della Materia - Guida alle Lezioni", Casa Editrice CISU.

K. Fossheim, A. Sudbø, "Superconductivity - Physics and applications", John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.