Paula Macarena Abdala: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2023 |
| Name | Dr. Paula Macarena Abdala |
| Address | Inst. f. Energie-u.Verfahrenstech. ETH Zürich, LEE P 204 Leonhardstrasse 21 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 87 04 |
| abdalap@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mechanical and Process Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151-0225-00L | Material Characterization by X-ray Techniques: Diffraction, Absorption, Total Scattering  | 4 credits | 3G | P. M. Abdala | |
| Abstract | The determination of structure–property relationships in functional materials relies critically on structural characterization methods. This course introduces the basics of X-ray powder diffraction, pair distribution function (PDF) of X-ray total scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy analyses to determine the structure of inorganic functional materials. | ||||
| Learning objective | Introduction basics of the structural characterization of materials using X-rays: covering the local and average structures. specifically: X-ray , -powder diffraction -total scattering and -absorption spectroscopy. | ||||
| Content | The course outlines experimental techniques based on X-rays to investigate the atomic structure of materials covering the local- mid- and long-range order. It covers: 1- Review of fundamentals of materials science and the structure of solids. 2- Overview of the different characterization methods to investigate the structure of functional materials, spanning the local to long-range order structure. 3- X-ray powder diffraction. 4- X-ray total scattering and pair distribution function analysis. 5- X-ray absorption spectroscopy. 6- Practical sessions on X-ray powder diffraction and PDF experiments. | ||||
| Literature | Literature will be given during the course. | ||||