Analysis physical methods of solids

lchm2122  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Analysis physical methods of solids
3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Language
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 This course not only aims at giving a large introduction to the main instrumental analysis methods of solids but also aims at directing an analysis towards the most appropriate solutions. The emphasis is shed on principles, application ranges, possibilities and limitations of each technique.
 
Content
I. Thermal analysis methods :
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermodifferential analysis (TDA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
II. Mössbauer spectroscopy and applications in chemistry, solid state sciences, environmental sciences and mineralogy.
III. X-Ray absorption spectroscopy : EXAFS, XANES and WAXS
IV. Powder X-Ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence
V. Surface analysis and microscopies :
X-ray photoelectrons spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). Secondary ions mass spectrometry (SIMS). Specific surface measurement (BET). Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
Teaching methods
classic or reverse classes.
Evaluation methods
oral or written exam according to the number of students
Oral presentation of a project.
Other information
Background :
Molecular symmetry and crystal structures (CHM 1251A) - Fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy (CHM 1251B).

Documents :
- Instrumental Methods of Analysis, H.H. Willard, L.L. Merritt Jr. J.A. Dean, F. A. Settle Jr., 7th ed., New York, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1988. ISBN 0534081428.
- Fascicle containing a copy of the overhead transparencies used by the teacher

The course could be delivered by an invited lecturer.
Online resources
LCHM2122 Moodle and Teams LCHM2122
Bibliography
Instrumental Methods of Analysis, H.H. Willard, L.L. Merritt Jr. J.A. Dean, F. A. Settle Jr., 7th ed., New York, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1988.
All slides are available on Moodle.
Other books that are chapters specific are advised below:
Most of the chapters
Principles of Instrumental Analysis – 6th Ed., D.A. Skoog, F.J. Holler, S.R. Crouch,Thomson, Books/Cole, 2007
Thermal analysis methods
DSC, An Introduction for practitionners, G. Höhne, W. Hemminger, H.-J. Flammershein, Springer Verlag, 1996, MOST B3 library : n° 714
Introduction to Instrumental Analysis, R. D. Braun, Mc Graw-Hill, Int. Ed. 1987, Singapore, ISBN 0-07-100147-6, MOST B3 library : n° 669
Materials characterization : Introduction to microscopic and spectroscopic methods, Yang Leng, Wiley, 2008, Réf : A187077 (BST)
X-ray absorption, diffraction and fluorescence
EXAFS : Basic Principles and Data Analysis, K.T. Boon, Springer Verlag, 1986, MOST B3 library : n° 713
Nuclear instruments and their uses – Vol. I : Ionization, detectors, scintillators, Ed. A.H. Snell, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1962
Principles and practice of X-ray spectrometric analysis, E. P. Bertin, Plenum Press, New York, 1975.
Mössbauer Spectroscopy
Mössbauer spectroscopy and Transition Metal Chemistry, Fundamentals and Applications, P. Gütlich, E. Bill, A. X. Trautwein, Springer, 2011, Ref : A 1 15 QC462.T86 .G (BST), also available in MOST B3 library.
Mössbauer spectroscopy, N. N. Greenwood, T. C. Gibb, London : Chapman and Hall, 1971, Ref : B602672 (BST)
Mössbauer effects in lattice dynamics : experimental, technique and applications, Yi-Long Chen, Wiley VCH, 2007, Ref : A115025 (BST)
Mössbauer spectroscopy, Tutorials for BAC, Y. Yoshida, G. Langouche Eds., Springer, 2013, Ref. A 1 14 QC491.M (BST), also available in MOST B3 library.
Mössbauer spectroscopy. Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science. Y. Garcia, J Wang, T. Zhang. Wiley VCH. 2023.
Teaching materials
  • Teachers slides are available on Moodle
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Chemistry

Master [60] in Chemistry