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Course, academic year 2013/2014
  
Crystal structure determination from X-ray powder diffraction data - D108009
Title: RTG strukturní analýza prášku
Guaranteed by: Department of Solid State Chemistry (108)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual: from 2013 to 2014
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:0
E-Credits: winter s.:0
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/0, other [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
Guarantor: Rohlíček Jan Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The aim of the course is to teach students how to solve crystal structure from powder diffraction data. The theory will students apply on several examples, hence, they will learn the method.
Last update: Rohlíček Jan (14.05.2014)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to solve crystal structures from powder diffraction data. They will understand to the theory of each step of the method.

Last update: Rohlíček Jan (15.05.2014)
Course completion requirements -

Presentation of some interesting topic

a. Alternative approach to crystal structure determination from powders

b. The most complex crystal structure which was solved from powder data

c. Crystallographic trouble I

d. Crystallographic trouble II

e. Other topics

Last update: Rohlíček Jan (14.05.2014)
Literature -

R: Kratochvíl B., Chemie a fyzika pevných látek I, VŠCHT Praha, 1994, 8070801964

A: David W.I.F, Shankland K., McCusker L.B., Baerlocher Ch., Structure Determination from Powder Diffraction Data, Oxford University Press, 2002.

Last update: TAJ108 (20.05.2014)
Syllabus -

1.powder diffraction - general theory

2.Indexation

3.whole powder pattern profile fitting

4.crystal structure determination methods

5.Rietveld refinement

6.exercising - indexation

7.exercising - model building

8.exercising - Le Bail method

9.exercising - crystal structure determination

10.exercising - crystal structure determination

11.exercising - Rietveld refinement

12.exercising - Rietveld refinement

Last update: Rohlíček Jan (15.05.2014)
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Defense of an individual project 100

 
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