Course detail

Modern Instrumental Methods for Material Analysis

FCH-DA_MIMAcad. year: 2025/2026

The detailed principles of the methods, the requirements for samples and their preprocessing, the typical outputs of measured data, the methods of data treatment and evaluation, the intepretation of the results, the analytical limits of the methods, the typical applications of the methods and the alternative methods.

X-ray diffraction analysis
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
X-ray photo-electron spectrometry
NMR spectrometry
Raman spectrometry/microscopy
IR spectrometry
Scanning and transmission electron microscopy
Microscopy of atomic forces
Thermal analysis - TGA-DTA(DSC)-EGA-TMA
Optical emission spectrometry in inductive coupled plasma
Ion chromatography

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. František Šoukal, Ph.D.

Department

Faculty of Chemistry (FCH)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and materials physics and analytical chemistry.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The gained knowledge will be verified via oral examination and via prepared project of measured and evaluated data at the selected analytical equipment.
Teaching is not checked during the semester.

Aims

The of the course is to get deeper knowledge and skills in the field of selected advanced instumental methods of chemical, phase, structure and thermal analysis. Student gets to know the principals, measurement routes and experimental data treatment and evaluation. After a consultation with superviser the student also receives practical training at selected equipments led by the operator.
X-ray diffraction analysis
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
X-ray photo-electron spectrometry
NMR spectrometry
Raman spectrometry/microscopy
IR spectrometry
Scanning and transmission electron microscopy
Knowledge of priciples of methods, processing and interpretation of results, analytical limits and typical applications of these metods:

Microscopy of atomic forces
Thermal analysis - TGA-DTA(DSC)-EGA-TMA
Optical emission spectrometry in inductive coupled plasma
Ion chromatography

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.