529-0131-00L Inorganic Chemistry IV: (Nano-)Materials; Synthesis, Properties and Surface Chemistry
| Semester | Spring Semester 2018 |
| Lecturers | C. Copéret, A. Comas Vives, W. Höland |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
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| 529-0131-00 G | Inorganic Chemistry IV: (Nano-)Materials; Synthesis, Properties and Surface Chemistry | 3 hrs |
| C. Copéret, A. Comas Vives, W. Höland |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Introduction into Solid State Chemistry, to the synthesis and properties of solids and to Nanomaterials. |
| Objective | Introduction into solid compounds and nanomaterials: syntheses, properties and applications. |
| Content | 1. Generalities1 How do we apprehend a solid? Bulk vs. Surface Texture, Surface area (N2 adsorption, BET), Crystallinity (X-ray diffraction), Surface functionalities (IR, NMR), Acidity/Basicity (Probe molecules: pyridine, CO, CO2), Point of Zero Electric Charge 2. Silica: from crystalline to amorphous materials1 2.1 Structure (Polymorphs: quartz, cristoballite, pure silica zeolites, Amorphous materials) 2.2 Synthesis (flame SiO2, precipitated SiO2, sol-gel, mesostructured silica) 2.3 Properties and applications 3. Alumina1 3.1 Structure (Polymorphs and surface sites) 3.2 Synthesis 3.3 Properties and applications 4. Aluminosilicates: zeolithes and amorphous materials1 4.1 Structure (crystalline (zeolites) and amorphous) 4.2 Synthesis 4.3 Properties and applications 5. Glass-ceramics2 5.1. Nature of inorganic glasses and crystals 5.2. Fundamentals on nucleation and crystallization of glasses. 5.3. Heterogeneous nucleation based on epitaxy 5.3.1. Lithium-alumosilicate glass-ceramics 5.3.2. Lithium disilicate glass-ceramics 5.4. Amorphous phase separation as precursor phase of nucleation and crystallization 5.4.1. Mica glass-ceramics 5.4.2. Apatite glass-ceramics 5.5. Controlled surface crystallization of leucite 5.6. Two-fold nucleation and crystallization of leucite and apatite 5.7. Bioactive glass-ceramics 6. Other basic oxides1 (MgO, CaO, MgAl2O4) 6.1 Structure and synthesis 6.2 Properties and applications 7. Reducible (ZnO, TiO2, CeO2) and conductive oxides1,3 (ATO, ITO, RuO2, IrO2) 7.1 Structure (defects) 7.2 Properties (Band gap) and applications (photocatalysis, water splitting, Oxygen Evolution Reaction) 8. Mixed metal oxides1 8.1 Synthesis and structure (precipitation methods, surface modification, sol-gel, non-hydrolytic sol-gel, thermolytic precursors) 8.2 Properties (acido-basicity) and application 9. Hybrid organic inorganic materials1 9.1 Structure 9.2 Synthesis 9.3 Properties and application 10. Other materials (Metal sulfides, Metal Fluorides, Metals, Carbon) 1,3 10.1 Structure 10.2 Synthesis 10.3 Properties and application |
| Lecture notes | is provided on the internet. |
| Literature | A. West, Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, Wiley 1989; U. Müller, Anorganische Strukturchemie, Teubner Taschenbuch 2006; R. Nesper, H.-J. Muhr, Chimia 52 (1998) 571; C.N.R. Rao, A. Müller, A.K. Cheetham, Nanomaterials, Wiley-VCH 2007. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a two-semester course together with 529-0132-00L Inorganic Chemistry III: Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis | |
| For programme regulations (Examination block) | Bachelor's Degree Programme in Chemistry 2005; Version 27.03.2018 (Examination Block II) |
| ECTS credits | 8 credits |
| Examiners | A. Togni, A. Comas Vives, C. Copéret, A. Mezzetti |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | oral 45 minutes |
| Additional information on mode of examination | Prüfung auf Englisch und Deutsch gemäss Vorlesung. Exam in English and German according to lecture. |
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Performance assessment as a semester course
(other programmes)
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| ECTS credits | 4 credits |
| Examiners | C. Copéret, A. Comas Vives, W. Höland |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | oral 30 minutes |
| If the course unit is part of an examination block, the credits are allocated for the successful completion of the whole block. This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding. | |
Learning materials
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| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
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Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
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| Chemistry Bachelor | Compulsory Subjects Examination Block II | O |  |