Course code:
151H2		 Course name:
Solid State Chemistry

Academic year:

2026/2027.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

9

Study level:

graduate academic studies, integrated basic and graduate academic studies

Study programs:

Chemical Education: 5. year, winter semester, elective (E5AP2) course

Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, elective (E51H2) course

Teachers:

Assistant:

Tamara R. Todoroviæ, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + two hours of exercises + three hours of labwork (4+2+3)

Goals:

The aim of the course is to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of advanced methods of synthesis and characterization of solid-state materials, as well as their electrical, magnetic and optical properties and applications.

Outcome:

After passing the exam students will be able to:

  • describe advanced methods of synthesis and characterization of substances in the solid state;
  • select the most appropriate synthesis method, as well as characterization methods, in order to accurately describe the structure and properties of selected inorganic substances;
  • interpret the results of X-ray structural analysis of simple crystalline structures of inorganic and organic substances;
  • use crystallographic programs and databases (up to intermediate level);
  • interpret phase diagrams and results of thermal analysis;
  • describe main applications of solid-state materials.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, theoretical exercises, colloquium.

Extracurricular activities:

Semester paper.

Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  1. Lj. Karanović, D. Poleti: X-ray analysis, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Belgrade, 2003.
  2. B. Prelesnik, K. Anđelković, D. Radanović, T. Todorović: A Collection of Illustrative Problems in Crystallography and X-ray analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade 2007.
  3. A. R. West: Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, John Willey & Sons, 2014.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  1. Materials from lectures and theoretical exercises available through the student's web portal.
  2. B. Prelesnik: Elements of crystallography and X-ray structural analysis, course material for internal use.
  3. Scientific papers from international peer-reviewed journals. 

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Solid state.
  • Types of solid-state substances.
  • Synthetic methods.
  • Characterization methods.
  • Crystallography and diffraction techniques.
  • Microscopy, spectroscopy and thermal analysis.
  • Phase diagrams.
  • Electrical properties (metallic conductors, superconductors, semiconductors, dielectrics, ferro-, pyro- and piezoelectrics).
  • Magnetic properties (physical properties of magnetic materials, structure and application).
  • Optical properties (luminescence materials, lasers, optical fibers, solar cells).

Exercises:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Geometrical crystallography.
  • Theoretical background of X-ray structural analysis.
  • Interpretation of results of X-ray structural analysis.
  • Crystallographic softwares and databases.
  • Interpretation of phase diagrams.
  • Structure-properties relationships of magnetic materials.
  • Strategy to identify, analyze and characterize "unknown" solids.

Labwork:

0 points (3 hours a week)

Semester papers:

20 points

Written exam:

70 points