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Materials chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Materials chemistry syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
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Structure and characterization
- Crystallography: unit cells, Miller indices, Bravais lattices — Crystallography: unit cells, Miller indices, Bravais lattices
- X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law — X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law
- Amorphous vs crystalline materials — Amorphous vs crystalline materials
- Defects: vacancies, interstitials, dislocations — Defects: vacancies, interstitials, dislocations
- Phase diagrams for binary and ternary systems — Phase diagrams for binary and ternary systems
Electronic and optical materials
- Band theory and electronic structure of solids — Band theory and electronic structure of solids
- Semiconductors: intrinsic and extrinsic doping — Semiconductors: intrinsic and extrinsic doping
- p-n junctions and diode behavior — p-n junctions and diode behavior
- Photovoltaics: silicon, thin-film, perovskite (overview) — Photovoltaics: silicon, thin-film, perovskite (overview)
- LEDs and electroluminescent materials — LEDs and electroluminescent materials
Nanomaterials and surfaces
- Nanoscale phenomena: quantum confinement — Nanoscale phenomena: quantum confinement
- Synthesis of nanoparticles: colloidal, sol-gel, CVD — Synthesis of nanoparticles: colloidal, sol-gel, CVD
- Carbon nanomaterials: fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene — Carbon nanomaterials: fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene
- Surface energy and wetting: contact angles — Surface energy and wetting: contact angles
- Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) — Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)
Polymers and soft materials
- Polymer structure: tacticity, molecular weight distribution — Polymer structure: tacticity, molecular weight distribution
- Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization — Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization
- Glass transition and melting behavior — Glass transition and melting behavior
- Rubber elasticity and cross-linking — Rubber elasticity and cross-linking
- Liquid crystals and mesophases (intro) — Liquid crystals and mesophases (intro)
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- Structure and characterization
Crystallography: unit cells, Miller indices, Bravais lattices
Coming soon - Electronic and optical materials
Band theory and electronic structure of solids
Coming soon - Nanomaterials and surfaces
Nanoscale phenomena: quantum confinement
Coming soon - Polymers and soft materials
Polymer structure: tacticity, molecular weight distribution
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