糖心TV

Module details:

*This module is currently open to 糖心TV students only*

Please contact the module organiser, Alex Robertson (alex.w.robertson@warwick.ac.uk), if you have any questions about the module.

To register for term 1: click here. Attendance at all lectures will be registered.

To register for term 2: click here

There course will offer 8 different sessions (NMR, Raman Spectroscopy, Magnetometry, XRD & Magnetic X ray scattering, Microscopy, XPS, Ultrafast & THz and Ultrasound techniques). The student will attend all the lectures (1 credit) and they should complete 4 practical classes (1 Credit).

• Lectures (~2hr): Theoretical foundations and core principles for groups of techniques.
• Practical Workshops (~4hr): Hands鈥憃n use of instruments or simulations/data analysis in small groups, followed by a group discussion/viva.

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

• Understand the physical bases of several techniques, such as (NMR, Raman Spectroscopy, Magnetometry, XRD, Microscopy, XPS, Ultrafast & THz and Ultrasound techniques.
• Design and run representative experiments, from sample to spectra or image.
• Analyse and interpret data: e.g., hyperfine splittings; crystal structures; surface chemical shifts; conductivity/magnetoresistance; time鈥憆esolved photonics signals.

This course takes a modular, hands-on approach to help PhD students in condensed matter physics build a solid understanding of key techniques. It covers a wide range of methods while giving students both the theory and practical experience they need.

Workload into credits:

1 credit – Term 1: Compulsory lectures (approximately 14–16 hours)

1 credit – Term 2: 

• Term 2: Four practical classes (the techniques chosen should not normally be the primary technique for thesis) (roughly 3-4hr each)
• Practical classes end with a group discussion/viva
• Note: It is expected that you have attended and revised the appropriate lecture from term 1 in advance of the corresponding practical class

Term 1: Lectures (2h)     All lectures are compulsory		Term 2 (Practical & Independent studies)   Choose at least 3 (the techniques chosen should not be the primary technique for thesis)
NMR	12-Nov-2025 10.00-12.00h A. Howes (MAS 2.05/2.06)	14-Jan-2026 09.00-13.00h NMR Facility
Raman	12-Nov-2025 14.00-16.00h M. Newton (PS0.17)	21-Jan-2026 09.00-13.00h Spectroscopy RTP
Magnetrometry	19-Nov-2025 10.00-12.00h D. Mayoh (MAS 2.05/2.06)	28-Jan-2026 09.00-13.00h Superconductivity and Magnetism Lab
XPS	19-Nov-2025 14.00-16.00h C. Hurley (MAS 2.05/2.06)	11-Feb -2026 09.00-13.00h Photoemission RTP
Microscopy	26-Nov-2025 10.00-12.00h P. Wang (MAS 2.05/2.06)	18-Feb -2026 09.00-13.00h Electron Microscopy RTP
XRD	26-Nov-2025 14.00-16.00h D. Walker (MAS 2.05/2.06)	25-Feb-2026 09.00-13.00h XRD RTP
Ultrafast & THz	03-Dec-2025 10.00-12.00h A. Wright (MAS 2.05/2.06)	04-March-2026 09.00-13.00h Ultrafast RTP
Ultrasound	03-Dec-2025 14.00-16.00h R.Edward/S.Dixon (MAS 2.03/2.04)	11-March -2026 09.00-13.00h Ultrasound lab