CHEM-E4155 - Solid State Chemistry, 25.02.2019-24.04.2019
Kurssiasetusten perusteella kurssi on päättynyt 24.04.2019 Etsi kursseja: CHEM-E4155
Osion kuvaus
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Course contents
- Core concepts: Structure, bonding, synthesis, and characterization of solid state materials.
- Core practical skills: Use of crystal structure databases, visualization of crystal structures, interpretation of phase diagrams,
and phase identification with powder X-ray diffraction data.
- Application of the above core concepts and skills to various main group compounds and transition metal compounds.
Practical arrangements
- Teacher: Antti Karttunen (antti.karttunen@aalto.fi).
- Course begins on Monday 25.2. at 12:15 in Computer class 1 (B016).
- The teaching sessions consist of a lecture part and practical exercises.
- The course includes also independent project work that will be carried out using Aalto Solid State Chemistry Wiki.
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Structure of crystalline materials. X-ray diffraction. Point group and space group symmetry.
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Structural databases, visualization of crystal structures
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Electronegativity. Atomic/ionic radii. Description of crystal structures (coordination, close-packing).
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Band theory. Band structures.
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Phase diagrams and crystal growth
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Synthesis
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Miller indices. X-ray techniques. Phase identification by powder XRD. Microscopies.
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Spectroscopies and thermal analysis
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Geochemistry and abundance of elements. Minerals and mineral databases.
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Main group compounds (allotropes, Zintl phases)
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d-block metals: basics and magnetism
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d-block metal oxides and other compounds
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Defects, solid solutions
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Semiconductors, doping, electrical properties
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Layered compounds, intercalation chemistry
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Reflection on the course topics
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- Core concepts: Structure, bonding, synthesis, and characterization of solid state materials.