05-BGW-KM1 Understanding Crystalline Materials

Basic principles of crystal chemistry, atomic radii and relationships to chemical bonding, coordination polyhedra, systematic description of structures a) through connection of polyhedra and b) as derivatives of sphere packings, structure-property relationships, crystallography tools (International Tables, visualisation software, databases); basic principles of X-ray diffraction and its application for phase identification; foundations of mineralogy, minerals, materials and their properties, processes of mineral formation and alteration

The students know the relationship between chemical bonding type and atomic radius and its consequences for the preferred coordination environment;
The students can describe and visualise structures and derive more complex structures from simpler structure types;
The students can establish a connection between minerals and their physicochemical properties and understand processes of mineral formation and alteration;
The student can apply X-ray diffraction as a method for phase identification.

Sustainable Development Goals: Throughout the course, the role of crystalline materials in energy and environmental applications will be highlighted where appropriate (SDGs 6 &7).

Course Type 1: Lecture, Exercise (L+E) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Course Type 2: Lecture, Exercise (L+E) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Tutorial(s): -

56.0 h presence time
84.0 h self-study
40.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

module exam

exam elements: 1
SL: 0

100 % written exam

1) Vorlesungfolien
2) Lehrbücher Anorganische Chemie: Riedel - Anorganische Chemie; Müller - Anorganische Strukturchemie
3) Ausgewählte Buchkapitel (siehe Vorlesung)
4) R. Allmann: Röntgenpulverdiffraktometrie
5) L. Spieß et al.: Moderne Röntgenbeugung (freies ebook SuUB)