Courses Detail Information

The properties of materials depend on the structures of materials. This course builds the foundation for understanding and characterizing materials structures. We start with interatomic bonds in materials. Then we discuss crystallography crystallography and introduce key concepts including unit cells, crystal systems, and symmetry elements. Next, we discuss diffraction techniques, particularly X-ray diffraction, for determining crystal structures. Last, we provide a brief overview of soft matter materials such as liquid crystals, surfactants, polymers, colloidal materials, and soft biological materials.