Course Content (Syllabus)
CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND MATERIALS
Content:
Molecular symmetry, crystal symmetry, unit cells, crystallographic systems.
X-rays, powder diffraction, single-crystal diffraction.
Description of the X-ray single-crystal diffractometer.
Single-crystal selection, mounting and data collection.
Solving the crystal and molecular structure.
Molecular magnetochemistry-Instrumentation
Molecular systems analogue to conventional magnetic materials.
Magnetic theory of Solids
Modern magnetic materials
Electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and its application
Thermal Analysis: Theory-Instrumentation-TG, DTA, DSC, QIA, TMA, Kinetics
Simultaneous techniques, Derivatograph(TG/DTG-DTA)
Coupled techniques (TG-MS), TG-FT-IR)
Applications to Organic, Inorganic Materials, Construction Materials, Minerals, Polymers.
Application to basic common laboratory techniques
Keywords
Thermal Analysis, TG-DTA, X-Ray, EPR, Magnetics