Structural Properties and Miscroscopy of Materials
| Title | ΔΟΜΙΚΕΣ ΙΔΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΙΚΡΟΣΚΟΠΙΑ ΥΛΙΚΩΝ / Structural Properties and Miscroscopy of Materials |
| Code | ΣΥΕ3203 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Dimitrakopulos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026662 |
Programme of Study: PROGRAMMA SPOUDŌN 2022
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600306962
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Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600306962
- At the Website of the School: https://www.physics.auth.gr/courses/250
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6260
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the fundamental factors that determine crystal structures and bonding state in solids.
- Classify materials based on their crystal structures, polymorphism, and polytypism.
- Characterize the types of structural defects and their role in determining the properties of materials.
- Distinguish between crystalline, polycrystalline, nanocrystalline, amorphous, and polymeric materials.
- Apply concepts of crystal symmetry, symmetry operations, and space groups to describe material structures.
- Use electron diffraction and imaging principles to evaluate structural information obtained by electron microscopy and nanoscopy methods.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Factors determining crystal structure, bonding, binding energy, Madelung constant.
Pauling’s rules, close packing, interstitial sites.
Characteristic crystal structures of technological materials (metals, ceramics).
Polymorphism, polytypism.
Solid solutions, order–disorder phenomena.
Polycrystalline materials, nanocrystalline materials.
Structural defects (point, line, extended, and three-dimensional).
Quasicrystals.
Crystal symmetry principles, symmetry operations and groups, variants, holohedry, symmorphic and non-symmorphic groups, centrosymmetric and non-centrosymmetric crystals.
Transmission electron microscopy: electron–matter interaction, basic operating modes, electron diffraction, imaging of structural defects and interfaces.
Nanoscopy and atomic-resolution electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, spectroscopic techniques, applications.
Surface scanning microscopies: scanning electron microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and atomic force microscopy; applications.
Keywords
Crystal Structures, Defects in Materials, Electron Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Nanomaterials, Crystal Symmetry
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of Powerpoint in teaching. Use of software for construction of crystalline atomic structures. Communication by email and zoom.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | 3.9 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | ✓ | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Other / Others | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
- Midterm written exam comprising extended answer questions and problem solving, offering a 20% bonus on the final grade of the course, providing that the final grade is at least 5 out of 10 (optional).
- Final written exam comprising extended answer questions and problem solving on the entire teaching material of the course (compulsory).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Επιστήμη και τεχνολογία υλικών, Δεσμοί, δομή και σύνδεση δομής
με ιδιότητες των υλικών, Trolier-McKinstry Susan, Newnham Robert E.
(Συγγρ.) - Λιτσαρδάκης Γιώργος, Φαρμάκης Φίλιππος (Επιμ.), 2021, Έκδοση: 1η έκδ., Εκδόσεις: Κριτική, ISBN: 9789605863760, [Κωδικός στον
Εύδοξο: 102071585]
2. Μαθήματα για τη δομή των κρυσταλλικών στερεών., -, Χρήστος Β.
Λιούτας, 2020, Έκδοση: Πρώτη, Εκδόσεις: Ροπή, ISBN: 9786185289454,
[Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: 94692353]
Last Update
02-09-2025
