Materials science WB-IS-12-19

1) Crystal structure of metals, close packing lattices, voids in the lattices, defects in real crystal lattices
1.1. Close packing of spheres, symmetry, holes
1.2. examples of metals structures, range of properties
1.3 production technologies of steel, aluminium, copper and titanium - environmental hazards
1.4. metals as hydrogen storage materials - metal hydrides

2) semiconductor materials:
2.1. technology of emiconductor purity silicon production, preparation of single crystals
2.2. doping of silicon, photolitography, chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
2.3 main practical uses of semiconductors

3) Glasses and ceramics
3.1. structure an main properties of silicates and aluminosilicates, fundamental information
3.2. glases, production technologies, special glasses, light conductors
3.3. sol-gel processe for low-temperaturę preparation of ceramic materials
3.4. binding agents, cements, porcelain
3.5. non-oxide ceramics: silicon carbide, nitrides, graphen

4) Polymers
4.1. main chemical types of natural and synthetic polymers
4.2. Polyemrs in practcal uses, biomedical polymers
4.3. Waste polimer materials treatment
4.4. special polymers: conductive, dendrimer

5) Composites
5.1. membranes in water desalination, in fuel cel technologies, in medicine (dialysis)
5.2. composites in medicine (endoproteses, biodegrading polymers)

Harry L. Allcock - Introduction to Materials Chemistry, WEiley & Sons, 2008

and materrials selected during lecturees