Thomas Lottermoser: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2018

Name Dr. Thomas Lottermoser
Name variantsThomas Lottermoser
T Lottermoser
Th Lottermoser
Address
Multifunktionale Ferroische Mat.
ETH Zürich, HCI E 488.2
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 29 89
Fax+41 44 633 11 54
E-mailthomas.lottermoser@mat.ethz.ch
URLhttp://www.ferroic.mat.ethz.ch/lottermoser
DepartmentMaterials
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
327-0104-00LCrystallography3 credits2V + 1UT. Lottermoser
AbstractIntroduction into the fundamental relationships between chemical composition, crystal structure, symmetry and physical properties of solids.
ObjectiveIntroduction into the fundamental relationships between chemical composition, crystal structure, symmetry and physical properties of solids. Emphasis: group-theoretical introduction into symmetry, discussion of the factors governing the formation of crystal structures, structural dependence of physical properties, fundamentals of experimental techniques probing the crystal structure.
ContentSymmetry and order: lattices, point groups, space groups.

Crystal chemistry: geometrical, physical and chemical factors governing the formation of crystal structures; close sphere packings; typical basic crystal structures; lattice energy; magnetic crystals; quasicrystals.

Structure/property relationships: Example quartz (piezoelectricity); perowskite and derivative structures (ferroelectrics and high-temperature superconductors); magnetic materials.

Materials characterization: diffraction techniques, optical techniques.
Lecture notesA script of the lecture until 2014 is available. Script notes for the present lecture will be provided before the start of the lecture.
LiteratureWalter Borchardt-Ott: Kristallographie. Springer 2002.
Dieter Schwarzenbach: Kristallographie. Springer 2001.
Prerequisites / NoticeOrganisation: Two hours of lectures per week accompanied by one hour of exercises.