Chemistry 4930
Solid State Chemistry
Fall 2007
Dr. Michael Lufaso
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Office Hours: MW 2:15-4:15, T 10:00-11:00 Bldg/office - 50/2716
Lecture: MW 1:00-2:15 pm, Bldg/lecture room - 39/1003
Text book: L.E. Smart and Moore, "Solid State Chemistry An Introduction", 3rd edition, ISBN 0-7487-7516-1
Inorganic Lecture Notes:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Crystal Structures
Chapter 2 Physical Methods for Characterizing Solids
Chapter 3 Preparative Methods
Chapter 4 Bonding in Solids and Electronic Properties
Chapter 5 Defects and Non-stoichiometry
Chapter 9 Magnetic and Dielectric Properties
Chapter 11 Nanoscience
Homework:
Homework 1: Ch. 1. Problems: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, 14. Answer key 1
Homework 2: Ch. 2. Problems: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,18,19. Answer key 2 Solve indexing problem given 2theta values from handout. Show how to calculate unit cell volume of a monoclinic unit cell. Homework 2 due on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
Homework 3: Ch. 3. Problems: 1,2,3,4,5,7,10. Homework 3 due on Monday, October 29, 2007.
Homework 4: Ch. 4. Problems: 1,2,3,5,6,7. Homework 4 due on Friday, November 9, 2007.
Homework 5: Ch. 5. Problems: 1,2,4,5,6,7,11,12,13,14,17,18,19. Homework 5 due on Friday, November 30, 2007.
Homework 6: Ch. 9. Problems: 2,3,6. Draw the expected magnetic susceptibility graph for a) MnO and b) Co. Homework 6 is due on Monday, December 10, 2007.
Exam 1 - October 15. Chapters 1 and 2 in "Solid State Chemistry An Introduction" and concepts covered in class.
Exam 1 Study Guide
Exam 2 - November 14. Primarily cover chapter 3, 4, and 5 (through 5.3). There will be a bonus question on concepts from previous chapters.
Final Exam - Monday December 10 (1-2:50 pm). Covers chapters 1-5,9,11, and topics covered in lecture class.
Course Resources:
Crystallography In a Nutshell - By Charles E. Strouse - UCLA
VSEPR Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model
Symmetry Resources and Tutorial
Symmetry and Point Groups - Many Examples
Chemistry, Structures & 3D Molecules at 3Dchem.com
Molymod inorganic/organic student molecular model set
MIT OpenCourseWare - Introduction to Solid State Chemistry