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Special chapters from solid state chemistry

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-0961/01
Abbreviation CHPL
Course title Special chapters from solid state chemistry
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jonáš Tokarský, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Classification of solids; crystals, types of bonds, arrangement.
Unit cell, lattice types, Miller indices, interplanar distance.
Symmetry; elements and operations of symmetry compatible with translational periodicity.
Chemical bonds in silicates.
Crystalochemical classification of silicate polyhedra and silicates.
Relationship between structure and chemical properties of silicates.
Types of phyllosilicates, groups of planar phyllosilicates.
Practical use of phyllosilicates.

Literature

LIEBAU, F. Structural Chemistry of Silicates – Structure, Bonding, and Classification. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo: Springer, 1985. ISBN: 3-540-13747-5
WEISS, Z. a KUŽVART M. Clay minerals, their nanostructure and utilization. 1st ed. Prague: Karolinum, 2005
WEST, A.R. Solid state chemistry and its applications. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley, 2014, 556 p. ISBN 978-1-119-94294-8 

Advised literature

GRIFFEN, D.T. Silicate Crystal Chemistry. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-19-504442-8