COURSES

Goals

To get the students acquainted with the most important and recent microscopic and microanalytical methods for identification and characterization of the structure and chemical composition of materials on micro-, nano- and atomic scale. General Competences: - ability to perform (under supervision) the sophisticated experimental techniques, to evaluate the procedures and processes and to acquire critical and self-critical judgment of the acquired results; - ability to acquire additional knowledge and to apply it in solving practical problems; - improvement of communication abilities within domestic and international communities; - collaboration and team work. Course Specific Competences: The course provides necessary theoretical knowledge and prepares the students for independent research work in the experimentally demanding field.

Curriculum

The course includes theoretical and practical work with the following techniques: - Electron microscopy: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM, CTEM, HRTEM), electron diffraction (SAD, micro-diffraction), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM, HAADF-STEM, ABF) - Special electron microscopy techniques: in-situ microscopy, electron holography, 3D tomography, electron precession - Microanalysis and spectroscopy: energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), wave-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDXS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) - Scanning probe microscopy (SPM): scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM)