Course: Modern Materials

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Course title Modern Materials
Course code KANT/C159
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zima Vítězslav, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Definition of modern materials, basic division. Shape-memory alloys Inclusion Compounds: definition, basic types of compounds, zeolites, cyclodextrines, fullerenes and their intercalation compounds. Composites: types and properties, synergic effect Supramolecular compounds. Hydrothermal synthesis. Mesoporous materials. Pillared layered compounds Nonlinear optical materials. Solid inorganic electrolytes. Ceramics: divisions and applications, methods of preparation/production. Materials for electronics, modern dielectrics Thin-layer technology. Amorphous materials: properties, applications. Special glasses. Glassy crystalline materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The students will receive an insight into a production technology and properties of modern materials. The lectures are focused on the following fields: Inclusion compounds, composite materials, supramolecular compounds, ceramics, amorphous compounds, and glassy crystalline compounds.
The students will have a good grasp of the problems of production, properties and applications of new and non-classical materials. The knowledge obtained in the course is complementary to the knowledge received in other courses in the fields of inorganic chemistry and technology needed to understand modern chemical industry.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of course: Inorganic Technology, Chemistry and Technology of Materials

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Written exam. The technology of the preparation and production of modern materials. The relationship between the character of the materials, their properties and possibilities of their commercial applications
Recommended literature
  • Bareš R.A. Kompozitní materiály. SNTL Praha, 1988.
  • Bednář B., Flemr V., Kratochvíl B. a kol. Nové materiály. Ediční středisko VŠCHT Praha, 1991.
  • Bruce D.W., O'Hare D. Inorganic Materials, 2nd ed.. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997.
  • Cahn R.W. et al. (Eds.). Materials Science and Technology. VCH, Weinheim, 1991.
  • Kutz M. (Ed.). Handbook of Material Selection. Wiley and Sons, New York, 2001.
  • Šesták J., Strnad Z., Tríska A. a kol. Speciální technologie a materiály. Academia Praha, 1993.
  • Wang Z.L., Kang Z.C. Functional and Smart Materials: Structural Evolution and Structure Analysis. Plenum Press, New York, 1998.
  • West A.R. Basic Solid State Chemistry. John Wiley, Chichestester, 1999.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Inorganic Technology (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter