LEARNING OUTCOMES
- The student knows the capabilities and limitations of major materials and surface characterization techniques
- The student can select the most proper materials characterization methods for particular sample
- The student can critically evaluate the material characterization methods used in research papers
- The student can perform data analysis on the results obtained in laboratory experiments
Credits: 5
Schedule: 24.02.2025 - 02.06.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Yanling Ge, Girish Tewari
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
In this course, the student can exploit the most common materials characterization methods to characterize the structure and physical properties of materials. The student can evaluate the capabilities and limitations of major materials and surface characterization techniques such as: Optical microscopy, Raman, Four Probe Resistivity and Hall Measurement, XRD, AFM, TEM, SEM, EDS, XPS, Auger, SIMS.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Weekly lecture, 5 laboratory projects, written reports (five laboratory reports with each report is of 12 marks and in total 60 marks), examination (36 marks), feedback (4 marks)
Examination: End semester exam (36 marks) (explain a method 16 marks + A real case study 20 marks)
(1)explain a method 16 marks: You have to choose one method through a lottery from my hat and present it during the exam in 10 minutes
(2) A real case study 20 marks: Choose a published paper from mycourses read it and make a presentation and present during the exam
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
5 cr = 135 h
Contact teaching which includes a lecture by the expert before every topic (Major and minor)
5 Laboratory works for the major topics
Independent work and reporting
Reporting
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Yang Leng, Materials Characterization: Introduction to Microscopic and Spectroscopic Methods", Wiley-VCH, 2013
Other material on MyCourses page
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV - V
2025-2026 Spring IV - VRegistration:
The maximum number of students is 30. Functional Materials and Chemistry and Materials Science major students are a priority.
A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.