CHM3205 Crystal and Solid State Chemistry

Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a one-semester college course on the principles of chemistry. The course satisfies chemistry subject degree requirement, with an emphasis on solid-state materials and their application in science and technology You'll begin with an exploration of the fundamental relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order, then proceed to the chemical properties of "aggregates of molecules," including crystals, metals, glasses, semiconductors, solutions and acid-base equilibria, polymers, and biomaterials. 

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course students will have accomplished the following general and specific learning objectives.
General 

• Predict the properties and interactions of chemical substances by understanding their composition at the atomic level, making connections to structure, bonding, and thermodynamics as necessary.
• Determine and apply principles of solid-state materials science (specifically microstructure design and selection) to the selection of materials for specific applications.
• Understand and identify the similarities and differences among important classes of solid materials including glasses, metals, polymers, biomaterials, and semiconductors.

Specific

• Utilize models of the atom to predict bonding and behavior of atoms.
• Apply trends in the periodic table to predict behavior and properties of the elements.
• Predict the behavior of specific elements in chemical reactions.
• Understand how the primary and secondary bonding of atoms influences materials properties and behavior.
• Apply basic rules of electron orbitals to predict molecular structure and properties.
• Sketch the seven crystal systems and fourteen Bravais lattices.
• Specify atomic planes, directions, and families of planes and directions within a given crystal structure using Miller indices.
• Correlate X-ray diffraction information with crystal structure.
• Compare and contrast the scattering of X-rays, neutrons and electrons within a crystal, and understand when one should use each of these to obtain structural information about a material.
• Utilize band theory to describe the operation of modern semiconductor devices.
• Use thermodynamics to explain the presence of point defects in crystalline solids.
• Describe point, line, planar, and bulk imperfections in crystalline solids, and explain how these imperfections interact.
• Identify the atomic-scale similarities and differences between amorphous and crystalline solids.
• Discuss the structural and physical property differences between inorganic glasses (oxides, metallic) and organic glasses (polymers).
• xv)    Apply Fick’s laws to predict the diffusion time and depth for systems with various initial and boundary conditions.
• xvi)    Utilize binary phase diagrams to identify weight and/or atomic percentages of components, and relative amounts of stable phases in binary and unary solutions.

Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• describe the principles concerning solid state structures
• describe specific crystal structures by applying basic crystallographic concepts
• give an account of the generation of X-ray radiation and its effects of on matter
• describe the experimental use of the diffraction phenomenon
• use powder diffraction data for characterizing cubic substances
• relate diffraction intensities mathematically to structural parameters and derive extinction conditions
• use crystallographic data for a validated phase analysis
• analyse thermograms and phase diagrams in known systems