Syllabus

Structural Principles [12 classes]: Crystal Systems, Unit cell, Bravias lattices, symmetry elements, Crystallographic point groups, representation of point groups, space groups and their representation. Types of close packing - hcp and ccp, packing efficiency, radius ratios polyhedral description of solids structure types -NaCl, ZnS, Na2O, CdCl2, wurtzite, nickel arsenide, CsCl, CdI2, rutile and Cs2O, perovskite ABO3, K2NiF4, spinels.
Synthetic Techniques [3 classes]: Solid state reaction, chemical precursor method, co-Precipitation, sol-gel, metathesis, Methods of Single Crystal Growth: Solution growth Melt Growth-Bridgeman, Czochralski, Flux Growth.
Characterization methods [15 classes]: X-ray diffraction, Laue equation, reciprocal lattice, systematic absences, indexing of unknown powder pattern, neutron diffraction. Microscopic techniques (TEM and SEM), electromagnetic lenses, filaments, electron-specimen interaction, electron diffraction. Spectroscopic techniques (X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy, Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy).
Electrical and Magnetic Properties [6 classes]: Band theory of solids, Magnetism: Dia, para, ferro, ferri, and antiferro magnetic types soft and hard magnetic materials.

To provide the concept of structure, bonding and physical properties of solids.

This course will provide principles behind different experimental techniques such as x-ray diffraction and microscopic techniques used to characterize various types of crystalline solids.

The course will provide knowledge on bonding in solids and magnetic properties.

The course aim to provide an understanding on Ferromagnetism, anti-ferromagnetism and ferri-magnetism.

1) Understanding of structure of well-known binary, ternary solids.
2) Understanding of X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques.
3) Analyzing the powder X-ray diffraction data to understand the structural features.
4) This course will able to provide the basic concepts and depth understanding of bonding in solids.
5) understanding of magnetic properties of solids.

L. Smart and E. Moore, Solid State Chemistry-An Introduction, Chapman & Hall

A. R. West, Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, John Wiley & Sons

C. N. R. Rao and J. Gopal Krishnan, New directions in solid state Chemistry, Cambridge Press

H. V. Keer, Principles of the Solid State, Wiley Eastern Limited