COURSE SYLLABUS

MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES

1	Course Title:	MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
2	Course Code:	FZK2416
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	It is necessary to know the materials physics.
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. MÜRŞİDE ŞAFAK HACIİSMAİLOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Mürsel ALPER
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Mürşide HACIİSMAİLOĞLU, msafak@uludag.edu.tr, 02242941697 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü, 16059, Görükle, BURSA
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19	Objective of the Course:	To learn the properties of the materials and their characterization techniques To examine the relationships between the properties of the materials To have an idea about the fabrication of new types of materials and their characterization techniques.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	1. Learns and recognizes types and properties of materials. 2. Learns the techniques used to determine the properties of materials. 3. Learns and knows which property of the material should be measured with which technique. 4. Learns to establish relationships between material properties and interpret the properties. 5. Learns in which application area the materials will be used.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learns and recognizes types and properties of materials.;
2	Learns the techniques used to determine the properties of materials.;
3	Learns and knows which property of the material should be measured with which technique.;
4	Learns to establish relationships between material properties and interpret the properties.;
5	Learns in which application area the materials will be used.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Material Fabrication Methods (vacuum techniques MBE-sputtering-thermal evaporation, atomic layer deposition, laser ablation)
2	Material Fabrication Methods (non-vacuum techniques, electrochemical techniques)
3	Material Types and Interaction of Electromagnetic Wave with Matter
4	Structural Characterization - X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique
5	Structural Characterization - Microscopy Techniques (electron microscopes: TEM, SEM, STEM, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM))
6	Structural Characterization - Microscopy Techniques (atomic force microscope AFM, Magnetic force microscope -MFM)
7	Structural Characterization - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy
8	Elemental Analysis-Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
9	Optical Characterization- Optical Microscope, UV-vis spectrometer
10	Mechanical Characterization - measurement of viscosity, elastic-plastic properties
11	Thermal Characterization-differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis
12	Electrical and Electronic Characterization-Conductivity measurement, Hall effect measurement, C-V; I-V measurements
13	Magnetic Characterization–Measurement of magnetic properties (VSM, MOKE, etc.)
14	Magnetotransport Characterization – Magnetoresistance measurements

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Materials Characterization: Introduction to Microscopic and Spectroscopic Methods Yang Leng, JohnWiley & Sons, 2008 2. Characterization of Materials Vol 1 and 2 Elton N. Kaufmann (Editor) JohnWiley & Sons, 2003 3. Modern Fizik Takviyeli Malzeme Karakterizayonu ve Temel İlkeleri, Ziya Engin Erkmen, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2019
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The system of relative evaluation is applied.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High