ram seshadri group: 2009_218
Winter 2009: MATRL 218/Chem 277: Introduction to inorganic materials
Course outline: PDF
Phelps 1417, T & R, 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm: Office hours following class or by appointment
Resources:
The VESTA Crystal Structure drawing package (and more): Download and install from here. This program works on all platforms. It is required for assignments.
Database of some crystal structures to be found here. The cif files that can be downloaded are directly read by VESTA.
A demo version of the principal database of Inorganic Crystal Structure is available at FIZ Inorganic Crystal Structure Database
Space groups and symmetry information: Birbeck College SG diagrams and tables and cctbx symmetry information, SgInfo gateway and the Bilbao Crystallographic Server
Plane group sketcher (requires Java): "escher"
CRC Handbook of Physics and Chemistry online (useful physical and chemical data including solid state properties). CCRC Online
PDF file of bond valence parameters including the exponential bond valence relationship, and the source cif file: CIF from CCP14
Schedule:
| Date | Description | Notes | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| T 1/6 | Introduction: Some new superconductors | Nobel, doi, doi, doi, doi, | |
| R 1/8 | Classification, glasses etc. | PDF + handouts | doi, doi, doi, doi, doi, doi, |
| T 1/13 | Symmetry | PDF + handouts | PDF, PDF, assignment 1 |
| R 1/15 | Symmetry (contd.) | jpg | |
| T 1/20 | Structures 1 | PDF, assignment 2 | |
| W 1/21 (5:00 pm) | Structures 3 | doi, doi, doi, PDF | |
| R 1/22 | Structures 3 | assignment 3 | |
| T 1/27 | No class | ||
| R 1/29 | Structures (contd.) | ||
| T 2/3 | Cohesion | PDF + handouts | |
| R 2/5 | Cohesion (contd.) | ||
| T 2/10 | Midterm | ||
| R 2/12 | Orbitals, electronic structure | PDF + handouts | assignment 4 |
| T 2/17 | Cohesion | PDF + handouts | doi |
| R 2/19 | Cohesion | ||
| T 2/24 | Magnetism | PDF + handouts | |
| R 2/26 | Magnetism and polar materials | assignment 5 | |
| T 3/3 | No class | ||
| R 3/5 | Polar materials | ||
| T 3/10 | High TC and CMR | ||
| R 3/12 | High TC and CMR | ||
