Phelma Formation 2022

Materials characterization - 4PMMCAR9

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 12.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 16.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 18.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 3.5

Goal(s)

Control of composition, structure and microstructure is a key point to process materials with optimized properties. The aim of this course is to give an overview of analytical and microstructural characterization techniques in materials science. The specificity of each technique will be emphasized, in terms of kind of information which is supplied, scale of analysis, resolution and sensitivity. Courses will be illustrated by examples for the different materials classes.

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Content(s)

Introduction (4h C) : overview of characterisation techniques ; material-radiation interactions

Global characterization (8h C + 4h tutorials ) : composition (X-Ray Fluorescence; atomic spectroscopy), chemical binding (IR/Raman spectroscopy, NMR) ; structure (X-Ray and neutrons diffraction).

Characterization of microstructure (8h C + 7h tutorials) : imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); image analysis ; structure, texture and defects (EBSD, electronic diffraction) ; local composition (X-Ray µAnalysis ; electron energy loss spectroscopy).

Characterization of surfaces and thin films (6h C) : imaging by scanning probe microscopy ; composition (Auger and photoelectrons spectroscopy, ion beam analyses) ; structure (grazing incidence X-Ray diffraction ; low energy electron diffraction)

Lab. sessions (5x1-3h, 2 elected) : Global analysis by ICP ; X-Ray diffraction ; scanning electron microscopy and X-Ray microanalysis ; transmission electron microscopy ; image analysis ; Auger/XPS spectroscopy ; atomic force microscopy ; DSC (polymers).



Prerequisites

Basics in atomistics, chemical bonding, electronic properties of solids and cristallography

Test

Semester 8 - The exam may be taken in french or in english FR EN

Session 1:
1) Presential:
2h Examination: MCQ or open questions on chamilo digital platform (2/3 of the final mark)
Report per group on practical work (1/3 of the final mark)
2) Distancial:
2h Examination: MCQ or open questions on chamilo digital platform (2/3 of the final mark)
Report per groupe on a distancial work linked to the lab sessions (1/3 of the final mark)

Session 2:
2h Examination: MCQ or open questions on the chamilo digital platform (2/3 of the final mark)
Mark of session 1 for the practical work (1/3 of the final mark)



2/3 Examen + 1/3 TP

Additional Information

This course brings 3.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials basics & characterizat

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials and Processes

This course brings 3.0 ECTS to students in UE Applied Materials 2 S8

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials 2

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials

This course brings 3.0 ECTS to students in UE Materials characteris and Innov

Semester 8 - This course may be followed in french or in english  
Course list
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 8
Curriculum->Apprentissage MEP->Semester 8
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 8

Bibliography

ASM Handbook, Vol. 10, Materials Characterization.