Entry requirements

60 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Solid State Chemistry or the course can be taken in parallel.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• describe and explain defects with different dimensionality in materials and be able to carry out equilibrium calculations for point defects according to Kröger-Vink's method.
• describe and state the conditions for Fick's diffusion laws and apply them to solve diffusion problems as well as describe some diffusion mechanisms
• draw and interpret binary and ternary phase diagrams and be able to describe the connection between the microstructure and appearance of the phase diagram.
• explain central concepts in connection to phase transformation in crystalline and amorphous systems.
• describe the connections between structure, bonding and property as well as state areas of applications for some technologically important amorphous and crystalline material systems.
• describe some manufacturing processes for metallic and ceramic materials
• give an overview account of an area of material science on the basis of relevant scientific literature

Content

Defect theory, diffusion, phase transformations, ternary phase diagrams, connections between phase diagrams and microstructure. Structure and properties of technologically important crystalline and amorphous materials. Synthesis methods.

Laboratory work: Metallography, Solid-phase diffusion. Sintering of hydroxyapatit. This lab is performed in project form where students in different roles have to solve a problem within given framework.

Literature search in scientific literature and other sources.

Instruction

Lectures, and laboratory work, seminars.

Assessment

Written examination in the form of a written exam and a hand in exercise (7 credits). In order to pass the course, a pass in the laboratory course (including writing and oral presentations), as well as participation in seminars are also required (3 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.