Content: Fundamentals of crystallography and crystal chemistry
- crystals and periodicity
- symmetry of crystals
- crystal chemistry
- crystal structure models
- space-group theory
- group-subgroup relationships
- transformations in crystallography
- calculation of interatomic distances and angles
Competences: The students will get the basic knowledge on symmetry, crystal classes, and space groups as a prerequesite for advanced courses like X-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis, single-crystal structure analysis, and solid state chemistry.
Assessment: written exam
Exam Form: Klausur
Literature: Borchardt-Ott, W. (2012): Crystallography. An Introduction. Springer.
Hammond, C. (2009): The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction. Oxford University Pres
Hoffmann, F. (2020): Introduction to Crystallography. Springer.
Giacovazzo, C. (2011): Fundamentals of crystallography. IUCr.