Students will learn how solid-state chemistry is a fundamental branch of chemistry and has its links in physics, materials, mineralogical, environmental, and engineering research, and applications. The class will integrate examples from the world around us, encompassing the arts, human history behind the science, applications, and emerging technologies. In this course we will study the structure, properties and synthesis of solid phase materials, particularly inorganic solids. We will cover the relationship between chemical bonding and atomic order, to proceed to the properties of solids including crystals, metals, semiconductors. Along with the classroom portion of the course, laboratory work is incorporated to introduce students to the applications of solid-state chemistry, focusing on solid-state synthesis and characterization techniques.
The course will be split into the following main thematic topics:
I. Hard-Soft Acid Base Theory, Description of Solid Structures and Preparative Methods
II. Electronic Materials
III. Crystalline Materials
The course will be split into the following main thematic topics:
I. Hard-Soft Acid Base Theory, Description of Solid Structures and Preparative Methods
II. Electronic Materials
III. Crystalline Materials
- Instructor of record: Eugenia Vasileiadou