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:
Students taking the course are expected to:

• Have knowledge of basic solid state chemistry, inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry 
• It is advantageous to have completed the course KE827/XC-MSC1 Basic Solid State Chemistry, prior to attending. 

Course introduction
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.

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the course KE827/XC-MSC1 Basic Solid State Chemistry, and gives an academic basis for studying the topics of solid state chemistry and materials chemistry in a master project.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

• Give the competence to critically evaluate the methods for preparing inorganic materials as described in the literature, and to devise feasible routes for the synthesis of inorganic materials, as well as to participate in general discussions concerning the synthesis of inorganic materials      
• Give skills to synthesise inorganic materials using high-temperature techniques
• Give knowledge and understanding of phase diagrams and on how the properties of a material can often be influenced by modifications to the preparative procedure, and vice versa, as well as the historical development of the subject. 

Expected learning outcome
The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability 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


Literature

• Terence E. Warner: Synthesis, properties and mineralogy of im-portant inorganic materials, Wiley, 2011.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:

1. Each student is required to write a report for each of the five materials made. These reports will be submitted promptly during the course after each material has been made. Internal evaluation with a co-examiner based on the content of the five reports. Graded as passed/failed. (5 ECTS). (10012202).

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Skills training phase: 48 hours

Skills training phase: 48 hours

Educational activities
Preparation for the experimental work and writing of report.Educational form
The course will give two weekly double lessons for 12 weeks as practical laboratory work.

Language
This course is taught in English.

Remarks
The course is co-read with: XC-MSC2-U1 Preparative Solid State Chemistry offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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