Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Advanced Master in Nanotechnologies | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This lecture consists in several lessons, each of them giving theoretical and practical information about a characteization technique aiming at the comprehensive description of materials microstructure. Among other, electron microscopies are described, as well as numerous available options like elemental analysis (EDS), crystal orientation mapping (EBSD) and electron tomography. Besides, some porosity measurements are envisaged by different techniques: X-ray tomography, gas adsorption, Archimede method, thermoporometry, ...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main objective of this lecture is to give an overview of characterization techniques available to analyze the mesostructure of materials: powders, bulk, multiphased.
At the end of the lesson, the students should have gained the required scientific knowledge to properly analyze and give interpretation of a data set from each measurement technique.
They will be able to understand how the equipment works and how it can provide information about topography, chemical composition, porosity, tridimensionnal organization, or texturation of the sample.
Besides, the course aims at pushing the students to analyze a composite material based on scientific competences and critical eye, to identify how the structural charcaterization techniques can be useful, from the conception to the recycling of a material.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bachelor in Sciences
basic physics of radiations, atomic structure
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures and demos stand for a total 15h ( 7 lessons)
Literature survey should be prepared at home, following a progressive scheme week-by-week ( estimated time: 10h).
The results of literature search will be shared to the classmates at the beginning of next lesson.
Recommended or required readings
copy of slides is provided
Several oral presentations in front of the class, evaluation based on the quality of presentation, ability to answer questions and demonstrate comprehension of the presented data.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will only be organised if at least 5 students have selected it
Contacts
Catherine Henrist (catherine.henrist@ulg.ac.be)