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    • Week 1: Crystal structure

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      Structure of crystalline materials. Symmetry.

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      Structural databases, visualization of crystal structures

    • 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.

    • Week 3: Synthesis of solid-state materials

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      Phase diagrams and crystal growth

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      Solid state synthesis

    • 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.

    • 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)

    • Week 6: d-block metal compounds

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      d-electrons and Ligand Field Theory

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      Magnetism and d-block compounds

    • Week 7: Defects and doping

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      Defects and solid solutions

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      Semiconductors, doping, electrical properties