Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Idrissi Hosni; Jacques Pascal;
Language
English
Main themes
Study of the methods of characterisation of the microstructure of crystalline materials (metals and ceramics) and, in particular, of the methods based on (scanning and transmission) electron microscopy and diffraction of x rays and electrons. The objective is to show the specificity and complementarity of these methods for the description and quantification of the microstructure of crystalline materials. Overview of electro-analytical techniques, applied to the study of the chemical nature and electrochemical mechanisms of some technologically relevant electrochemical reactions.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution of the course to the program objectives With respect to the general objectives of the KIMA program, the present course contributes to the development of the following learning outcomes :
At the end of the course, the students should be able to
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Quantitative microscopy ' image analysis. Geometrical and electronic optics. Scanning electron microscopy. Electron probe microanalysis. Reminder of crystallography and diffraction. Transmission electron microscopy. Analysis of crystal defects. Analytical microscopy. Crystal texture and measurement. Diffraction of back-scattered electrons. Fuel cells. Electro-analytical techniques : voltamperometry, chronopotentiometry. Statistics.
Teaching methods
The course is organised around 12/13 lectures and practicals / projects / laboratories. The scope will be put on the practical use of different characterisation equipments.
Evaluation methods
The students are evaluated individually with a written and oral exam based on the objectives described above.
The written exam will concern the scientific and technical knowledge seen during the lectures as well as the projects carried out during the laboratories.
The written exam will concern the scientific and technical knowledge seen during the lectures as well as the projects carried out during the laboratories.
Other information
It is supposed that the concepts of the FYKI orientation at the bachelor level are known.
Online resources
Bibliography
Un syllabus est disponible.
Les ouvrages de référence sont
Les ouvrages de référence sont
- D. Brandon & W.D. Kaplan, 'Microstructural Characterization of Materials', J. Wiley & Sons, 2001
- "Electrode Dynamics", A.C. Fisher (Oxford Chemistry Primers).
Faculty or entity
FYKI
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Chemical and Materials Engineering
