This course serves as an introduction to materials science, a major field of innovation with numerous applications: mobility and transportation, energy conversion and storage, information technologies, health and biotechnologies, the environment, and more.
The objectives are to describe the current challenges in the field and, on a more fundamental level, to demonstrate the relationship between the chemical structure of materials and their optimized properties for targeted applications. The implementation of materials relies on understanding synthesis mechanisms and mastering manufacturing processes, which will be extensively illustrated.
The course is divided into two equally important parts, focusing on inorganic solids (particularly oxides with remarkable properties) and functional polymers. The course is illustrated with numerous examples to help understand the significance of materials science in today's world and to address the challenges of tomorrow.
