4:206: Course Handouts

 

PDF files of class handouts will be posted by Friday of the week they are distributed

 

Distributed on                        Item and additional notes                                                     

 

May 3             Handout 24:  More nanoparticles, nanowires, nanostructures

May 1             Handout 23:  More conducting polymers and inorganic nanoparticles

April 26           Handout 22:  Introduction to low dimensional inorganic and organic solids

April 24           Handout 21:  introduction to superconductivity - properties and structures

April 19           Handout 20:  neutron diffraction, superexchange, and structure of spinels

April 12           Handout 19:  cooperative magnetic effects - ferro and antiferromagnetism

April 10           Handout 18:  Exam 2 info and intro to magnetic properties of solids

April 5             Handout 17:  electrical measurements and transition metal conduction

April 3             Handout 16:  semiconductors and optical devices, p-n junctions

March 29        Handout 15:  more band info, graphite intercalation (Problem set #4)

March 22        Handout 14:  MO and band structures intro

March 6          Handout 13:  defects, JCPDS, and thermal analysis

March 1          Handout 12:  more on XRD non-cubic, JCPDS, and crystallite size issues

Feb. 22            Handout 11:  more indexing practice, including non-cubic systems

Feb. 20            Handout 10:  Intensities of diffraction peaks and indexing powder patterns

Feb. 15            Handout 9:  details on X-ray diffraction issues and systematic absences

Feb. 13            Handout 8:  more (hkl) examples, info on X-ray generation and diffraction

Feb. 8              Handout 7:  lattice energy, introduction to Miller indices (h k l)

Feb. 6              Handout 6:  radius ratio rules

Feb. 1              Handout 5:  covalent and layered structures, silicates and polyhedral models

Jan. 29            Handout 4:  ordered CP holes Oh and Td, non-cubic structure types

Jan. 25            Handout 3:  introduction to crystal structure analysis, unit cells, close packing

Jan. 23            Handout 2 (with PS #1 info): crystal growth, flux assisted, vapor transport

Jan. 18            Handout 1: ampoule containment, heating methods, particle size issues

Jan. 16            syllabus, additional readings on solid-state syntheses:  1) Wold, A. “The Preparation and Characterization of Materials”, J. Chem. Ed. 1980, 57, 531-536. 2) Chapters 1 and 2 of West, A. R. “Solid State Chemistry and its Applications”, John Wiley and Sons, 1992.