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CH 3650 - Materials Chemistry

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The basic chemistry principles discussed in chemistry and physics are applied to exploring the structure and properties of bulk materials. The class will focus on understanding how the structural characteristics of the atoms and molecules in a material affect the physical and chemical properties of the material. Materials will be considered on the nanoscopic level to explain macroscopic phenomena. Topics may include conductivity of materials, characterization of solids, solid solutions, nanoparticles, nanostructured devices, materials syntheses, allotropes of carbon, electrons in materials, polymetric materials and composites. (prereq: CH 200 , CH 200A , CH 200B  or PH 2031 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Provide and explain examples of properties that change depending on the scale such as nanoscale, microscale or macroscale
  • Determine a material’s chemical formula from either layer diagram or model of a crystalline structure
  • Calculate the packing efficiency for a given crystalline structure
  • Identify and describe packing, coordination geometry, coordination number for the basic types of crystalline structures
  • Describe tools and data obtained from structural determination methods
  • Explain the function, properties and applications of liquid crystalline materials
  • Identify and describe the structure and properties of several polymers
  • Compare and contrast the different types of magnetism
  • Relate the conductivity of materials to their elemental components
  • Explain with multiple examples the relationship between atomic structure and physical properties using common, commercial, and new technological materials
  • Understand and predict corrosion
  • Distinguish and categorize the major types of solids
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None 
Course Topics
  • Types of solids
  • Crystalline materials
  • Conductivity of materials
  • Magnetism
  • Elemental composition of materials
  • Corrosion
  • Structural determination of solids
  • Bulk properties of materials at macroscale, microscale and nanoscale
  • Polymers
  • Liquid crystals
Laboratory Topics
  • Microfluidic nanofilter (4 sessions)
  • Crystalline materials
  • Liquid crystals
  • Nanoparticle synthesis
  • Nanowire synthesis
  • Luminescent materials
Coordinator
Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel


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