Course detail

Topics in advaced ceramic materials

CEITEC VUT-DS215Acad. year: 2021/2022

PhD course focuses on selected topics of ceramic materials science in terms of relations between the (nano) structure of advanced ceramic materials and their physical and chemical properties. The aim of the course is to expand the knowledge of PhD students in physical chemistry of advanced ceramic materials and the application of acquired knowledge in solving research problems associated with advanced structural, supraionic, foroelectric, ferromagnetic, semiconducting, catalytic and biocompatible ceramics.

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Karel Maca, Dr.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of inorganic compounds and materials at the level of master's degree in chemistry, physics or materials science.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Before the exam, the student will prepare a PowerPoint presentation from the assigned topic related to the topic of his dissertation in the range of about 50 slides. He then takes an oral exam, during which he can use the data given in his presentation.

Course curriculum

1. Non-metallic (ceramic) crystalline structures
2. Non-metallic (ceramic) glass structures
3. Defects in crystalline ceramics
4. Transformations and reactions in non-metallic materials
5. Interfaces in polycrystalline ceramics
6. Mechanical properties of polycrystalline non-metallic (ceramic) materials
7. Construction with ceramic materials
8. High temperature ceramic materials
9. Ceramic materials with ionic and mixed conductivity
10. Inorganic heterogeneous catalytic materials

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

C.B. Carter, M.C. Norton: Ceramic Materials, Springer, New York 2017 (EN)
W.D.Kingery, H.K.Bowen, D.R. Uhlmann: Introduction to Ceramics,Wiley, New York 1976 (EN)
R.W.Cahn, P.Haasen, E.J.Kramer (Eds.): Materials Science and Technology, vol.11-Structure and Properties of Ceramics, WCH, Weinheim 1994 (EN)
M.W.Barsoum: Fundamentals of Ceramics, IOP Publishing, London 2003 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.