Course | Postgraduate |
Semester | Sem. I |
Subject Code | CHM614 |
Subject Title | Materials Characterisation Techniques |
Introduction to materials and techniques; Spectroscopic methods- UV-visible and vibrational spectroscopy- Infrared and Raman, Electron spectroscopies - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy; Optical microscopy, Electron microscopy- SEM, TEM; Scanning Probe Microscopies: STM, AFM; Thermal analysis- TGA, DTA, DSC; Materials analysis by Non-destructive testing (NDT).
Detailed version
Introduction: General instrumental parameters, measurement basics.
Spectroscopic methods: UV-visible spectroscopy- Beer’s law, Instrumentation, Quantitative analysis; Vibrational spectroscopy- Raman and Infrared, Principles of vibrational spectroscopy, Infrared and Raman activity, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Raman spectroscopy, Micro Raman, Applications
Electron spectroscopies: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), Atomic model and electron configuration, Principles of XPS and AES, Chemical shift, Depth profiling, Instrumentation, Applications
Optical Microscopy: Image formation, Resolution, Aberrations, Imaging modes, Specimen preparation, Confocal microscopy
Electron microscopy: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Instrumentation, Electron beam-specimen interaction, Specimen preparation, Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) in electron microscopes; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) - Basics of TEM, Electron sources, Specimen preparation, Image modes, Image contrast.
Scanning Probe Microscopies: Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and Atomic force microscope (AFM) - Working principles, working modes, Image artifacts
Thermal analysis: Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), Differential thermal analysis (DTA), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) and Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), Basic theory, Instrumentation and applications
Non-destructive testing: Radiography, Ultrasonic, Acoustic emission, Thermography, Holography, Basic principles, Applications in airframe and rocketry
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6. B. Raj, T. Jayakumar, M. Thavasimuthu, Practical Non-Destructive Testing, 2nd ed., Narosa Publishing House, 2002.
1. R.M. Silverstein, Spectrometric identification of organic compounds, 7th ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
2. C.R. Brundle, C.A. Evans, S. Wilson, Encyclopedia of Materials Characterisation, Butterworth-Heineman, 1992.