Diffraction, Spectroscopy and Imaging of Materials

• State differences and similarities in how atomic nuclei and electrons interact with electrons, neutrons and X-ray photons through scattering and absorption.
• Outline methods for producing electron, X-ray and neutron radiation in the laboratory and at large-scale facilities.
• Describe the principles of atomic-scale structure determination using diffraction of electrons, X-rays and neutrons as well as X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
• Describe the principles of determining element distribution and electron structure, including Fermi level, using spectroscopic measurements with electrons and X-rays.
• Describe the principles of studies of atomic vibrations (lattice vibrations, phonons) using electrons, X-rays and neutrons.
• Describe the principles of imaging structures from millimeters to atomic-dissolved level in solids using electrons, X-rays and neutrons.
• Describe and compare the strengths and weaknesses of X-ray, neutron and electron-based methods for material characterization.
• Apply theoretical models to calculate characteristic experimental observable by diffraction, spectroscopy and imaging on solids with electrons, neutrons and X-rays.
• Analyze the structure, dynamics and properties of selected solid state systems, including energy-related material systems used in catalysts, superconductors and solar cells.

Cross-section, scattering factors, wave/particle description of the interaction between probe and matter, crystal lattices, reciprocal space, lattice vibrations, electron structure, absorption, diffraction, spectroscopy, fluorescence and imaging with electrons, neutrons, and X-rays.

10036/10041/10080/31400/10102/10104, Or equivalent courses in electromagnetism and quantum mechanics

lectures, problem solving and excercises