Chemistry 418-512B Fall 2010
Practical Crystallography for Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry 512B can be taken as 2 or 3 modules
Time: Monday/ Wednesday 11:00-12:20 pm
Dr.
Philip Coppens
732 Natural Sciences Complex
645-4273
Laboratory Instruction:
Dr. Jason
B.
Benedict
Text: Massa: Crystal Structure Determination, Springer Verlag
The course will combine lectures with laboratory instruction.
Students requiring crystallographic experience as part of their current research or future plans are encouraged to take the course. No prior knowledge of crystallography is required.
Topics to be covered:
Crystal lattices, plane groups and space groups
The geometry of X-ray diffraction
Single crystal diffraction
Diffraction by powders
Atomic structure and the intensity of reflected X-ray beams.
Determination of chirality
Crystallization techniques
Use of an optical microscope
X-ray data collection
Symmetry elements and their effect on the diffraction pattern
From X-ray intensities to atomic structure
Interpretation and presentation of results
The use of crystallographic databases: Practical experience with searching the Cambridge Structural Database and the Inorganic Database.
Practical aspects:
As part of the course students will be encouraged to bring their own samples to get practical experience in crystal growth and data collection
Grading:
Undergraduates:
Course. There will be a midterm (35%) and a final exam (45%) There will be short quizzes and problem assignments (20%).
Experimental part: optional (20% ,total scaled to 100%))
Graduate Students:
Lectures will count for 2 modules, grading as above. Experiments account for a single module.
Course can be audited, but all students should participate in exams, quizzes and problem solving.