FCK3314 Solid State Chemistry: Structures and Methods

Eligible for studies at the third-cycle level.

• The crystalline state and description of crystal structures
• Determination of solid structures, practical use of databases
• Bands and bonding structure of solids
• Physical properties of various solids
• Production and characterization of some nanomaterials
• Basic principles of X-ray diffraction
• Basic principles of electron microscopy
• Basic principles of solid state NMR spectroscopy

After completion of the course the student should have the knowledge and ability to

• Describe the relationship between structure and chemical bonding and draw conclusions about the physical properties of materials such as macroscopic magnetic, electrical and optical behavior, describe structure, physical properties of semiconductors and operation principles of semiconductor devices.(TEN1)
• Describe the basic principles of solid-state NMR, X-rays diffraction and electron microscopy, describe and exercise selected methods of solid state synthesis. (LAB1, TEN1)
• Describe how spectroscopic, diffraction, or microscopy methods are used or propose how they can be used in the PhD student’s own research project (PRO1)