PřF:C9135 Advanced Study of Materials - Course Information
C9135 Advanced Physico-Chemical Methods of Study of Materials
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Pavel Brož, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jana Pavlů, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Pavel Brož, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Physical Chemistry (Eng.) (programme PřF, D-CH4)
- Physical Chemistry (programme PřF, D-CH4)
- Materials Chemistry (Eng.) (programme PřF, D-CH4)
- Materials Chemistry (programme PřF, D-CH4)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the advanced methods used for materials study and the latest approaches in the field of material research. The student will have knowledge of modern experimental procedures for obtaining information about the studied material and methods of theoretical description of properties and behavior of the material.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, student will be able to:
- be knowledgeable in modern experimental methods used for study of materials
- apply methods of theoretical description of structure and physicochemical properties of materials
- propose appropriate procedures for materials investigation
- use the obtained information for characterization of the material and assess its application potential - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction: Types of materials. Experimental and theoretical study of materials.
- 2. Crystalography. Crystal structure of the material and its description, symmetry, types of phases, ordering.
- 3. Thermodynamic description of systems. Phase diagrams. The CALPHAD method for calculating of thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams. The relationship between crystal structure and thermodynamics.
- 4. Ab initio methods. Equilibrium states. Energies of formation, phase transformations, going to higher temperatures. Mechanical properties and strength. Lattice defects, diffusion barriers.
- 5. Methods of experimental thermodynamics and phase analysis. Definition, classification, examples. Data reliability with respect to computational thermodynamics.
- 6. Mössbauer spectroscopy. Photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy. X-ray fluorescence analysis.
- 7. Diffraction methods. X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction. Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Analytical methods.
- 8. Mass spectrometry. Methods of study in material chemistry.
- 9. High temperature mass spectrometry. Direct insertion and Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry.
- 10. Surface study. Atomic force microscopy and tunneling microscopy.
- 11. Electrochemistry. Measurement of electromotive force of cells.
- 12. Methods of measurement of magnetic properties. Magnetochemistry. Electron paramagnetic and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- 13. Methods of thermal analysis and calorimetry. Thermal analysis, differential thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry. Thermogravimetry. Calorimetry.
- 14. Methods of measurement of optical, electrical and mechanical properties.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- J. Drowart, C. Chatillon, J. Hastie, D. Bonnell, High-temperature mass spectrometry: Instrumental techniques, ionization cross-sections, pressure measurements, and thermodynamic data, Pure Appl. Chem. 77 (2005) 683.
- GIUSTINO, Feliciano. Materials modelling using density functional theory : properties and predictions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, xiv, 286. ISBN 9780199662432. info
- ATKINS, P. W. and Julio DE PAULA. Atkins' physical chemistry. 9th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, xxxii, 972. ISBN 9780199543373. info
- JENSEN, Frank. Introduction to computational chemistry. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2007, xx, 599. ISBN 9780470011874. info
- CALLISTER, William D. Fundamentals of materials science and engineering : an interactive e.text. 5th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001, xxi, 524 s. ISBN 0-471-39551-X. info
- SAUNDERS, Nigel and Peter A. MIODOWNIK. Calphad : calculation of phase diagrams : a comprehensive guide. Oxford: Pergamon, 1998, xvi, 479. ISBN 0080421296. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical preparation in lectures containing practical examples.
- Assessment methods
- Teaching takes place weekly finished by oral examination.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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