Materials Characterisation Methods

by Dr. Aleš Hrabec
Autumn 2020
Lecture: Monday 09:45 – 11:45
Exercises: Monday 11:45 – 12:45Download protected page

Lectures

Schedule of lectures
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Week 1

No lecture.

Week 2

protected pageI. Introduction
protected pageIIa. Thermal Analysis - TG, DTA & DSC

Week 3

protected pageIIb. Thermal Analysis - Dilatometry

Week 4

protected pageIIIa. Light Microscopy - Material Effects

Week 5

protected pageIIIb. Light Microscopy - Microscopy

Week 6

Presentations on Thermal Analysis and Light Microscopy
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Week 7

protected pageIVa. X-rays - X-ray Production & Interaction with Matter
protected pageIVb. X-rays -Diffraction, Reciprocal Space & Ewald Construction

Week 8

protected pageIVc. X-rays - Scattering Theory & Structure Factor
protected pageIVd. X-rays -Friedels Law & Systematic Absences

Week 9

protected pageIVe. X-rays - Single Crystal X‐ray Diffraction
protected pageIVf. X-rays - X‐ray Powder Diffraction

Week 10

Presentations on X-ray Characterisation
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Week 11

protected pageVa. Electron Microscopy - Overview
protected pageVb. Electron Microscopy - TEM & Diffraction

Week 12

protected pageVc. Electron Microscopy - TEM & Imaging
protected pageVd. Electron Microscopy - SEM

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Week 13

protected pageVe. Electron Microscopy - AEM

Lecture 13 Recording

Week 14

Presentations on Electron Microscopy
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Exercises

Assistants:

Aleš Hrabec (ales.hrabec (at) psi.ch)
Darek Gawryluk (dariusz.gawryluk (at) psi.ch)
Gavin Macauley (gavin.macauley (at) psi.ch)
Federico Motti ( federico.motti (at) psi.ch)