Structure of Solid States 2

Lecturer:

Nikolaj Ganev (gar.)

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Solid State Engineering

Synopsis:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the undergraduate students the experimental methods for studying structure of solids.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of crystallography and solid´s structure

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Principles X-ray diffraction on crystals 2. Properties and generation of X-rays 3. Absorption of X-rays and its utilization in structure analysis of solids 4. Detectors of X-rays 5. Principles of experimental methods for single crystals 6. X- ray diffraction by polycrystalline materials 7. Qualitative and quantitative phase diffraction analysis 8. Analysis of preferred orientations (textures) 9. Determination of macroscopic and microscopic stresses 10. Diffraction profiles´ analysis 11. Basics of neutron and electron diffraction

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:^^Advanced knowledge of solid state structure. ^^Skills:^^Knowledge of fundamentals of diffraction study of solids

Study materials:

Key references: ^^[1]. C. Giacovazzo et al.: Fundamentals of Crystallography, Oxford University Press, NY 1992, ^^[2]. V. Pecharsky, P. Zavalij: Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials. Second edition, Springer, 2008. ^^Recommended references:^^[3]. R. Guinebretiere: X-ray Diffraction by Polycrystalline Materials, ISTE, 2007. ^^[4]. C. Giacovazzo et al.: Fundamentals of Crystallography, Oxford University Press, NY 1992. ^^[5]. R. Jenkins, R. L. Snyder: Introduction to X-ray Powder Diffractometry, John Wiley and Sons, NY 1996.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: