Course: X-ray structural analysis

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Course title X-ray structural analysis
Course code AFC/ZRSA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nemec Ivan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Historical development of crystallography - X-ray sources and properties. X-ray detection. - Preparation, classification and properties of crystals - Basic definitions and concepts of crystallography (Bravais cells, crystallographic systems, reciprocal lattice, spatial groups, X-ray interaction with matter and diffraction, Laue and Bragg equations, X-ray diffraction on crystals, structural factor) - X-ray diffraction experiment on single crystals, rotation method, determination of lattice parameters, collection of diffraction data, data reduction, methods of solving crystal structure. - X-ray diffraction on polycrystalline materials, qualitative and quantitative analysis - visualization and interpretation of crystal structures, analysis of inter-molecular interactions (hydrogen and halogen bonding)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • F. Březina a kol. (1994). Stereochemie a některé fyzikálně chemické metody studia anorganických látek. scrpt. Olomouc.
  • Chojnacki, J. (1979). Základy chemické a fyzikální krystalografie. Praha.
  • Kratochvíl, B. (1988). Základy fyziky a chemie pevných látek. Praha.
  • Kraus I. (1995). Úvod do strukturní rentgenografie. Praha.
  • Loub, J. (1982). Krystalová symetrie a rentgenová difrakce. Praha.
  • Žák, Z. (1982). Rentgenová difrakce a studium struktury látek. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanomaterial Chemistry (2021) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanomaterial Chemistry (2021) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter