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Gavin W Morley
Department of Physics
University of Warwick
Diamond Science & TechnologyCentre for Doctoral Training, MSc course
Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials
Module 2 – (PX904)
Lecture 0 – Overview
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Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials- Overview
Properties of materials• Electronic • Optical• Mechanical• Thermal• Magnetic
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Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials- Overview
Diamond properties
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Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials- Overview
Characterization of materials
• X-ray diffraction• Electron microscopy• Electrical conductivity• Optical spectroscopy from IR to visible• Hardness, strength, stress/strain• Thermal conductivity and expansion• SQUID magnetometry• Nuclear magnetic resonance and
electron paramagnetic resonance
Digitally reconstructed Large Angle Convergent Beam
Electron Diffraction (D-LACBED) patterns from a single crystal of Al2O3 by
Richard Beanland
PracticalsX-ray diffraction (Pam Thomas & David Walker)Raman Spectroscopy (Mark Newton)Electron Microscopy (Richard Beanland & Steve York)Hardness Testing (Claire Dancer)
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Lectures Lecturer
1-3 Philip Martineau
Crystallography
4-6 Gavin Morley Electronic properties
7-8 Stephen Lynch Optical
9 Gavin Morley Electronic characterization
10 Richard Beanland
Electron microscopy
11-12 Claire Dancer Mechanical
13-14 Martin Kuball Thermal
15-16 Gavin Morley Magnetic
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Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials- Overview
Practicals1. X-ray diffraction (Pam Thomas and David Walker)
2. Raman Spectroscopy (Mark Newton)
3. Electron Microscopy (Richard Beanland and Steve York)
4. Hardness Testing of Materials (Claire Dancer)
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Assessment
Two practical write-ups: 50%1.5 hour exam: 50%
Exam topics:Crystallography, electronic,
optical, thermal, mechanical, magnetic
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Module 2 – Properties and Characterization of Materials- Overview
Crystallography
Dr Philip MartineauHead of Physics
at De Beers Research Centre
