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Methods of Material Characterization

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Course Unit Code480-4027/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZIV01prof. Ing. Ondřej Životský, Ph.D.
Summary
Aim of the subject is introduction of chosen methods for measurements of various physical parameters. We will focus our attention mainly to diffraction (X-ray diffraction), microscopic (transmission and electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy), magneto-optical, magnetic, (vibrating sample magnetometry), and nuclear spectroscopic (Mossbauer spectroscopy) techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Aim of the subject is introduction of chosen methods for measurements of various physical parameters. We will focus our attention mainly to diffraction (X-ray diffraction), microscopic (transmission and electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy), magneto-optical, magnetic, (vibrating sample magnetometry), and nuclear spectroscopic (Mossbauer spectroscopy) techniques.

Course Contents
1. X-ray diffraction
2. scanning and transmission electron microscopy
3. atomic and magnetic force microscopy
4. vibrating magnetometry
5. magneto-optical methods
6. nuclear spectroscopic methods (Mossbauer spectroscopy)

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
D. Brandon and W. D. Kaplan, Microstructural characterization of Materials, 2nd edition, John Wiley&Sons, England, 2008. ISBN: 9-780470-027844.
R. F. Egerton, Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy - An Introduction to TEM, SEM, and AEM, Springer, Edmonton, 2016. ISBN: 9-783319-398778.
S. Tumanski, Handbook of Magnetic Measurements, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011. ISBN: 9-781439-829516.
D. Brandon and W. D. Kaplan, Microstructural characterization of Materials, 2nd edition, John Wiley&Sons, England, 2008. ISBN: 9-780470-027844.
R. F. Egerton, Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy - An Introduction to TEM, SEM, and AEM, Springer, Edmonton, 2016. ISBN: 9-783319-398778.
S. Tumanski, Handbook of Magnetic Measurements, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011. ISBN: 9-781439-829516.
Recommended Reading:
Papers in scientific journals focused on microstructural and magnetic properties of materials like Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Characterization, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials or Materials.
Články v odborných časopisech zaměřených na mikrostrukturu a magnetismus materiálů jako Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Characterization, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials nebo Materials.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 20
        ExaminationExamination60 15