CHEM-E4155 - Solid State Chemistry, 11.01.2021-03.03.2021

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  • Select activity Short description of the course Core concepts: Str...

    Short description of the course

    • 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.

    
    

    Teacher: Antti Karttunen (antti.karttunen@aalto.fi).

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  • Select activity Week 1: Crystal structure

    Week 1: Crystal structure

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    Structure of crystalline materials. Symmetry.
    

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    Structural databases, visualization of crystal structures
    

  • Select activity Week 2: Bonding in solids

    Week 2: Bonding in solids

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    Electronegativity. Atomic/ionic radii. Description of crystal structures (coordination, close-packing, structure types).
    

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    Band theory. Band structures.
    

  • Select activity Week 3: Synthesis of solid-state materials

    Week 3: Synthesis of solid-state materials

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    Phase diagrams and crystal growth
    

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    Solid state synthesis
    

  • Select activity Week 4: Characterization of solid-state materials

    Week 4: Characterization of solid-state materials

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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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    Week 5: Main group compounds

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    Geochemistry and abundance of elements. Minerals and mineral databases.
    

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    Main group compounds (allotropes, Zintl phases)
    

  • Select activity Week 6: d-block metal compounds

    Week 6: d-block metal compounds

  • Select activity Lecture 11

    

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    d-electrons and Ligand Field Theory
    

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    Magnetism and d-block compounds

  • Select activity Week 7: Defects and doping

    Week 7: Defects and doping

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    Defects, solid solutions
    

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    Semiconductors, doping, electrical properties
    

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