KE831: Preparative Solid State Chemistry (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10012201

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: tew@kbm.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
It is advantageous to have completed the course KE827 Basic Solid State Chemistry, prior to attending.

The course is optional for students of Chemistry at master's level.

Course introduction
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

• use phase diagrams within the context of the subject.
• appreciate how the properties of a material can often be influenced by modifications to the preparative procedure, and vice versa.
• appreciate the historical development of the subject.

Qualifications
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

• critically evaluate the methods for preparing inorganic materials as described in the literature.
• devise feasible routes for the synthesis of inorganic materials.
• participate in general discussions concerning the synthesis of inorganic materials.

Expected learning outcome
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

• synthesise inorganic materials using high-temperature techniques on a laboratory scale.
• perform a phase analysis of a crystalline material using powder X-ray diffractometry in conjunction with the powder diffraction files in the ICDD database at a basic level.

Subject overview
This is a practical course that involves the synthesis of inorganic materials by high-temperature techniques. The students have the opportunity to prepare a selection of five inorganic materials that exhibit important optical, magnetic and electrical properties. The materials and chemical syntheses have been chosen so as to illustrate the large variety of properties encountered in inorganic materials and, to provide practical experience covering a wide range of preparative methods. Materials include: semiconductors, superconductors, solid-electrolytes, glasses, pigments, ferroelectric, thermoelectric, luminescent, photochromic and magnetic materials.

Literature

• Terence E. Warner: Synthesis, Properties and Mineralogy of Important Functional Materials, Wiley, 2011.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Each student is required to write a report for each of the five materials made. These five reports will be submitted promptly during the course after each material has been made. Internal evaluation, pass/fail. (10012202)

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 56 hours

Educational activities
Co-read with XC-MSC2-U1 Preparative Solid State Chemistry offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering.

Language
This course is taught in English.

Course enrollment
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