Lecturer: apl. Prof. Dr. Helmut Sitzmann

Degree programs: Master's degree program in Chemistry

Rotus: WS

Place/Time: HS 52/206, Mon: 10h00-11h30

Accompanying material: Exercises

Contents:

Preliminary considerations: Importance of inorganic structural chemistry, methods of structure determination, interpretation of structural data

Representation of crystal structures: computer programs, atomic coordinates, screen representation of selected structures

Structures of the elements: Metal lattice, non-metals, semi-metals, chemical elements under pressure, atomic radii, phase transformations, structure-distance paradox

Structures of binary and ternary compounds: Ball packing, ionic radii, lattice energy, coordination polyhedra, linking of coordination polyhedra

Structure-property relationships: Mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties