| Course title | Kinetic phenomena in amorphous materials |
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| Course code | KFCH/C708 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1st week - Introduction to amorphous materials (terms definition, history and usage of amorphous and glass-forming materials) 2nd week - Structure and properties of amorphous materials (short- and long-distance ordering, physical and chemical properties of glassy materials) 3rd week - Glass-forming ability, stability and preparation techniques of amorphous materials 4th week - Tedynamicks and heat properties (heat capacity, volume and length thermal expansion, density, surface tension) 5th week - Transport phenomena (diffusion, viscosity and their temperature dependence, experimental methods) 6th week - Glass transition and structural relaxation 7th-8th weeks - Phase separation, phase transition 9th-10th weeks - Nucleation (nucleus formation, kinetics, experimental techniques) 11th-12th weeks - Crystal growth in amorphous materials (kinetics, growth models, experimental techniques) 13th week - Crystallization process used in practical applications
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| Learning outcomes |
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Students will gain a complex knowledge about amorphous materials, their preparation, physical properties and kinetic processes taking place in these materials, and which are important for practical application.
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unspecified
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unspecified
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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