Description:

Fundamentals of transmission and reflexion optical microscopy. Polarization of light and its application in the phase study of materials. The sample preparation for microscopical research. Fundamentals of scannig electron microscopy and microanalysis. X-ray phase diffraction and structural analysis. The fundamentals of XRD analysis and its application in the structural and phase exploration of building materials.

Contents:

no prerequisities

Seminar contents:

no prerequisities

Recommended literature:

1. Ekertová, L.- Frank, L.: Metody analýzy povrchů. - Elektronová mikroskopie a difrakce. ACADEMIA, 2003.
2. Kraus, Ivo: Struktura a vlastnosti krystalů. ACADEMIA, 2003.
3. Král, J., Frank, L.: Metody analýzy povrchů - Iontové a speciální metody. ACADEMIA, 2003.

Keywords:

optics, polarization, polarization microscopy, speciement preparation, electron microscopy, EDS-WDS-EBSD microanalysis, phases analysis, X-Ray diffraction

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar