Introduction to the Structure of Materials
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΔΟΜΗ ΤΩΝ ΥΛΙΚΩΝ / Introduction to the Structure of Materials |
| Code | ΣΥ0236 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Stergioudis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 40000893 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600036490
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600036490
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Crystalline and amorphous states of matter. Symmetry in direct and inverse space, Crystal directions and planes. Periodicity, symmetry point groups and space. Basic types of crystal structures. Equipment for generation of X-rays (tubes, fixed and rotating anodes, storage rings and synchrotron radiation). Detection of X-rays: scintillation counters, solid state counters, imaging screens. X-ray diffraction of single crystals. Identification of unknown materials using crystalline powder diffractometry. Structure factors and electron density function. Data collection and processing. Preliminary phase identification and improvement of crystalline structures.
Keywords
Χ-ray Diffraction, Bragg law, crystal structure, crystal systems
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- examination
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εισαγωγή στην κρυσταλλοδομή
Κωνσταντίνος Καβούνης
σοφία A.E., 2008
256 σελ.
ISBN 978-960-6706-14-1
Additional bibliography for study
Elements of X-Ray Diffraction
B.D. Cullity & S.R. Stock
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River (2001)
X-Ray Diffraction: A Practical Approach
C. Suryanarayana & M. Grant Norton
Plenum Press, New York (1998)
Last Update
08-11-2015
