ECTS - Materials Characterization

Materials Characterization (MATE318) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Materials Characterization MATE318 Area Elective 2 2 0 3 5.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
MATE202
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
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Course Objectives To get students familiar with the various structural characterization methods for solids. To teach students the basics of crystallography, scattering and diffraction. To teach x-ray, electron and neutron diffraction. To teach students the various applications of x-ray diffraction from phase determination to stress analysis. To get students familiar with some of the major spectroscopic techniques used in materials engineering
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understanding of basic crystallography, scattering and diffraction.
  • Understanding the x-ray, electron and neutron diffraction.
  • Knowledge of the applications of the x-ray diffraction from phase determination to stress analysis.
  • Learning the electron microscopy (SEM and TEM)
  • Knowledge of the some of the spectroscopic techniques.
Course Content Fundamentals of crystallography, properties of X-rays and electron beams, X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, intensities of diffracted beam, crystal structure determinations, phase determination and other major application of x-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, spectroscopy, thermal analysis techniques and nanoi

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Materials Characterization Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
2 Elementary Crystallography and Reciprocal Space Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
3 Crystal Structure and Stereographic Projection Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
4 Diffraction Theory Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
5 Scattering Theory and Intensities of Diffraction Peaks Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
6 Production and Detection of X-rays Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
7 Crystal Structure Determination Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
8 Phase Identification and Quantitative Phase Analysis Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
9 Crystal Size and Stress Measurement Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
10 Electron and Neutron Diffraction Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
11 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
12 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
13 Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
14 Mass Spectrometry Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) Raman Spectroscopy Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
15 Thermal Analysis Techniques Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.
16 Probe Microscopy Course notes and related pages of the textbook and other sources.

Sources

Course Book 1. Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, 3rd ed., B.D. Cullity, Prentice Hall, 2001.
Other Sources 2. Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of Materials, B.Fultz and J.Howe, Springer, 2008.
3. Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization, C. Richard Brundle et. al, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 4 15
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 4 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 11 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team
2 Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning
3 Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics
4 Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions
5 Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems
6 Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level
7 Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area
8 Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory 3 3 9
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 8 3 24
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 12 24
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 130