Electron microscopy and related microscopic methods

Facts  
Duration: 1 semester
Period: Spring (2) Semester
Credits: 2 ECTS 
Contact Hours: 56
Self-study: 16
Hours: 72

Main Objectives

  • to give theoretical knowledge about physical and chemical aspects of microscopic methods;
  • profound theoretical development of the basic representations about features of materials;
  • forming of knowledge about application opportunities of modern methods to research features of structure and chemical state of the materials used as catalysts.

Learning Outcomes

Formation of competence:

а) intercultural:

  • know the basic concepts of  English language in the Principles of physics and application of electron microscopy and related techniques; physical principles, ad-vantages and disadvantages of each microscopic methods considered within the course; application of the results obtained by microscopic methods;

b) professional:

  • be able to explain the data obtained with microscopic methods, use the data, apply the skills and knowledge in writing of articles, abstracts unassisted; apply the basic concepts of microscopic methods in explaining the theoretical material and ana-lyzing the experimental data;
  • have skills: working with the calculated formulas to solve computational problems on the details of the microstructure of materials; modeling and prediction of the properties of catalysts and catalytic processes; reviewing scientific and methodical literature.

Professor

Francisco Cadete Santos Aires

Irina Kurzina

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Course unit code

Specialization 04.04.01  – Chemistry

Course unit title

Electron microscopy and related microscopic methods

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Prof. Francisco Cadete Santos Aires

Prof. Irina Kurzina

Level of course

Master

Semester

2

ECTS credits

2

Working hours

Contact hours

56

lectures

36

seminars

20

practical classes

laboratory classes

consultations

Independent work

16

Total

72

Work placement

none

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

Chemistry

Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes

A student’s assessments methods

aims:

-to give theoretical knowledge about physical and chemical aspects of microscopic methods;

-profound theoretical development of the basic representations about features of materials;

-forming of knowledge about application opportunities of modern methods to research features of structure and chemical state of the materials used as catalysts.

Formation of competence:

а) intercultural:

-know the basic concepts of  English language in the Principles of physics and application of electron microscopy and related techniques; physical principles, ad-vantages and disadvantages of each microscopic methods considered within the course; application of the results obtained by microscopic methods;

b) professional:

-be able to explain the data obtained with microscopic methods, use the data, apply the skills and knowledge in writing of articles, abstracts unassisted; apply the basic concepts of microscopic methods in explaining the theoretical material and ana-lyzing the experimental data;

-have skills: working with the calculated formulas to solve computational problems on the details of the microstructure of materials; modeling and prediction of the properties of catalysts and catalytic processes; reviewing scientific and methodical literature.

Presentations, tests and written exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures, groupwork, delivery of individual presentations, independent study of literature, brainstorming.

Course unit content

Title

Lecturers  (hours)

Self-study (hours)

Introduction.

Electron-Matter in-teractions. Notions of Crystallography

8

2

Scanning Electron Microscopy

8

2

Focused Ion Beam

8

2

Transmission Elec-tron Microscopy

8

2

Energy dispersive X-ray microscopy

8

2

Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy

8

2

Еnvironmental dy-namic microscopy

6

2

Defense of the referats

2

Test

2

56

16

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations in the seminars, written tests and final examination.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– existence of logical communication of stated information;

– accuracy and literacy of a statement;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of:  3 tests – 10 %, group presentation of individual work – 20 %, exam –  50 %

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