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Laboratory Practice from Experimetnal Methods of Nanomaterials Study I

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Course Unit Code9360-0132/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third 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
MAM02doc. Mgr. Kateřina Mamulová Kutláková, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will try different experimental techniques of nanomaterials study (SEM, EMA, AFM, XRD, chromatography, IR spectrometry, Raman spectrometry) in practice
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will try different experimental techniques of nanomaterials study (SEM, EMA, AFM, XRD, chromatography, IR spectrometry, Raman spectrometry) in practice.
Course Contents
1. Sample preparation for chromatography. Extraction, SPE, SPME, thermal dessorpion, headspace analysis.
2. Gas chromatography. Analysis of gas and BTEX, calibration, determination of basic parameters of separation.
3. Liquid chromatography. Analysis of anions. Calibration, determination of basic parameters of separation.
Dectors on the basis of mass spectrometry. determination of structural compound formula on the basis of mass spectrum.
5. Identifying of asbestos using SEM + EMA method:
a) analysis of morphology and chemical composition of asbestos and other fibrous materials
b) analysis of an unknown sample of fibrous material, confirm or refute the presence of asbestos
6. Measuring of topography of semiconductor grid sample
a) in contact mode
b) in semi contact mode
7. Powder X-ray diffraction:
a) measuring diffraction of powdered sample on the Si plate
b) evaluation of diffraction record, identifying of compounds
8. Thermal analysis, evaluation of TG and DTA curves.
9. Infrared spectrometry
10 Raman spectrometry.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
WATT, I,. M.: The principles and practice of electron microscopy. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
JENKINS, R., SNYDER, R. L. Introduction to X-ray Powder Diffractometry. J.Wiley & Sons, 1996.
BONNELL, D. editor: Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Theory, Techniques and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 2001.
WATT, I,. M. The principles and practice of electron microscopy. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
ŠÍCHOVÁ, H., VALVODA, V., ČAPKOVÁ, P. Rentgenografické praktikum. Praha: SPN, 1982.
VŮJTEK, M., KUBÍNEK, R., MAŠLÁŇ, M. Nanoskopie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3102-4.
Recommended Reading:
KENKEL, John. Analytical Chemistry for Technicians. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2002. ISBN 978-1-4398-8105-7.
YAO, N., WANG, Z., L. (editors). Handbook of Microscopy for Nanotechnology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005.
KRAUS, I. Difrakční metody ve fyzice pevných látek. Praha: Ediční středisko ČVUT, 1984.
VALVODA, V. Rentgenografické difrakční metody. Praha: SPN Praha, 1979.
JENKINS, R., SNYDER, R. L. Introduction to X-ray Powder Diffractometry. Wiley & Sons, 1996.
JANDOŠ, František, Ríša ŘÍMAN a Antonín GEMPERLE. Využití moderních laboratorních metod v metalografii. Praha: SNTL, 1985.
BONNELL, D. editor: Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Theory, Techniques and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 2001.
KUBÍNEK, R., VŮJTEK, M., MAŠLÁŇ, M. Mikroskopie skenující sondou. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 20003. ISBN 80-244-0602-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminars, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51