Course: Materials Characterization Methods

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Course title Materials Characterization Methods
Course code KOANCH/C036A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Koudelka Ladislav, prof. Ing. DrSc.
  • Vlček Miroslav, prof. Ing. CSc.
Course content
UV/VIS spectroscopy, AAS. IR and Raman spectroscopy. NMR, EPR spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction, EXAFS, Mössbauer spectroscopy. Thermal analysis - TG, DTA, DSC. Optical and electron microscopy. Auger spectroscopy, diffraction of electrons, mass spectroscopy. Rutheford back scattering, SIMS. Photoelectron spectroscopy - UPS, ESCA. Mikroscopy with electromechanical probe - AFM, STM, photoacustic microscopy. Methods of determination of basic parameters of thin films. Metods characterization of powder materials - morphology a particles size distribution. Picture analysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
Anotace: Students gain knowledge about wide spectrum of methods exploited in characterization of different materials and their properties. Methods applied for studies of bulk samples are studied together with surface analysis methods and methods specific for studies of powders. Cíl: The aim of this subject is to teach students to orientate themselves in modern methods exploited for materials characterization. Students will master principles of different methods which can be found in standard practice as well principles of most modern techniques exploited presently in top laboratories. Kompetence: Student is able at the end of this course to orientate in contemporary methods exploited for characterization of materials and their properties. He is competent to make decision which technique is suitable for study of specific samples and their properties.
Student is able at the end of this course to orientate in contemporary methods exploited for characterization of materials and their properties. He is competent to make decision which technique is suitable for study of specific samples and their properties.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Student writes summary test at the end of semester which results in classified credit. After that student passes oral exam during which examiners evaluate degree of assumption of the different characterization methods.
Recommended literature
  • Chapman. Materials Science on CD-ROM. An interactive learning tool for students. ISBN . 0 412 83660 2.
  • Lindon C. Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy&Spectrometry. Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 1234.
  • Vickerman, John C. Surface analysis : the principal techniques. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. ISBN 0-471-97292-4.


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