2018 Crystal Chemistry (Ceramics course)

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor(s)
Tsurumi Takaaki  Takeda Hiroaki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue5-6(S7-202)  Fri5-6(S7-202)  
Group
-
Course number
MAT.C301
Credits
2
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Crystal chemistry is one of the most important studies in materials science because various functional devices made of crystalline materials have been developed based on the knowledge of crystal chemistry. This course introduces the chemical principles behind crystals as well as description of structure-property relations in crystals, which forms the basis of crystal chemistry. Topics also include X-ray structure determination which is how to know crystal structures of representative inorganic materials. The former half of the lecture focuses fundamental of X-ray diffraction and their use in structure determination in inorganic crystals. The letter half of the lecture is for relationship between crystal structure and physical properties on inorganic crystals will be explained.

Student learning outcomes

The purpose of this lecture is to understand technique and its mechanism of structure determination of inorganic crystals as well as relationship between crystal structure and physical properties on inorganic materials. Furthermore, this lecture aims to give the students the ability to design functional inorganic materials and think the application, through the learning of the relationship.

Keywords

Crystal structure, X-ray diffraction, Chemical bond, Inorganic crystal

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1) Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
2) Attendance is taken in every class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Crystal form and symmetry Explain the definition of crystal
Class 2 Point group, Plane group, Space group Understanding concepts of point group, plane group, space group
Class 3 Characteristics of X-rays: white X-ray and characteristic X-ray Understanding generation mechanism and application of white X-ray and characteristic X-ray
Class 4 X-ray diffraction (1): scattering X-rays, atomic scattering factor Understanding scattering X-rays and atomic scattering factor influencing X-ray diffraction intensity
Class 5 X-ray diffraction (2): crystal structure factor, Fourier series, reflection condition Understanding crystal structure factor, Fourier series, reflection condition influencing X-ray diffraction intensity
Class 6 X-ray diffraction (3): Laue function, reciprocal space Understanding Laue function, reciprocal space influencing X-ray diffraction intensity
Class 7 X-ray diffraction (4): multiplicity, absorption factor, temperature factor Understanding multiplicity, absorption factor, temperature factor influencing X-ray diffraction intensity
Class 8 X-ray structure determination Understanding process of structure determination by X-ray diffraction
Class 9 Chemical bonds: Metallic bond, Ionic bond, Covalent bond Understanding chemical bonds in inorganic crystals
Class 10 Ionic radius and coordination number Understanding ionic radius and coordination number in inorganic crystals
Class 11 Packing structure and Pauling's rules Understanding cubic closed packing, hexagonal closed packing, and Pauling's rules
Class 12 Structure and physical property of inorganic crystals (1): NaCl-, ZnS(c)-, ZnS(h)-, NiAs-type structures Understanding structure and physical property of NaCl-, ZnS(c)-, ZnS(h)-, NiAs-type crystals
Class 13 Structure and physical property of inorganic crystals (2): TiO2-, CaF2-, Al2O3-type structures Understanding structure and physical property of TiO2-, CaF2-, Al2O3-type crystals
Class 14 Structure and physical property of inorganic crystals (3): perovskite-, spinel -type structures Understanding structure and physical property of perovskite- and spinel-type crystals
Class 15 Structure and physical property of inorganic crystals (4): silicates Understanding structure and physical property of silicate crystals

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are provided during class.

Assessment criteria and methods

1) Students will be assessed on their understanding of "X-ray structure determination" and "Relationship between crystal structure and physical properties on inorganic crystal".
2) Students' course scores are based on midterm and final exams (80%) and exercise problem in every class(20%).

Related courses

  • MAT.C202 : Crystal and Phonon

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students must have successfully completed Crystal and Phonon (MAT.C202) or have equivalent knowledge.

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