Courses Detail Information

MSE6202J – Structural, Physical and Chemical Characterization of Materials


Instructors:

Qianli Chen;Yunlong Guo

Credits:

3 credits

Pre-requisites:

MSE2500J|MSE2420J and MSE3600J|MSE3650J

Description:

Study of the basic structural, physical and chemical characterization techniques that are commonly used in materials science and engineering. X-ray diffraction, a wide range of microscopies, spectroscopies, and scanning probe methods will be covered. Techniques will be presented in terms of the underlying physics and chemistry, and case studies.

Course Topics:

1. Light Microscopy
2. Fundamental Physics
3. X-ray Production, Crystallography, Diffraction
4. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
6. Scanning Probe Microscopy (STM & AFM)
7. Elemental Analysis
8. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
9. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
10. Vibrational Spectroscopy (Infrared & Raman)
11. Thermal Analysis