KJM9100 – Synthesis of Inorganic Materials

Course content

This course provides an introduction to the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid materials using a variety of techniques, both traditional inorganic methods and the use of organometallic precursors. The methods reviewed are: ceramic synthesis, flux growth, combustion methods, hydrothermal method, chemical gas transport, CVD, sol-gel precursor methods, intercalation, mild methods, electrochemical methods, and synthesis of inorganic polymers. It will be taught how the methods shape the final product, ranging from amorphous materials to large single crystals, and special forms of nanomaterials, porous materials, and thin films. This course is suitable for Ph.D. candidates?who have tasks where the synthesis of inorganic materials are required.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, you are able to:

• explain the principles of a variety of different methods for synthesizing inorganic materials
• compare and evaluate different synthesis methods against each other and?also assess what form the final products will be
• assess appropriate methods for the synthesis of metastable materials
• excecute synthesis of inorganic materials using several suitable experimental techniques
• plan and implement laboratory work for the synthesis of inorganic materials

Admission to the course

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through?Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must?apply for a position as a visiting student?within a given deadline.

Recommended previous knowledge

KJM1100 – General chemistry (continued) and?KJM1120 – Inorganic Chemistry (continued) or equivalent courses

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with KJM5100 – Synthesis of Inorganic Materials.

Teaching

The course duration is one semester. The teaching includes:

• 30 hours of lectures
• 15 hours of seminars, and
• 60 hours of a mandatory laboratory course.

The laboratory course must be approved before you can take the final exam.

A completed and approved laboratory course is valid for six semesters beyond the semester it was approved. After this period, you must complete the laboratory course again to be able to sit for the final examination

It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise your course registration will be cancelled.

Attendance at the laboratory course is mandatory. If you are prevented from meeting, you have to show documentation that you were legally absent (medical note from a doctor or similar)

As?the?teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance.?Read about your insurance cover as a student.

Within August 10th / January 10th, international students must inform the student administration at the Department of Chemistry if English teaching is requested.

Examination

• Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.

The laboratory course must be approved before you can take the final exam.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: KJM5100 – Synthesis of Inorganic Materials

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a?postponed exam?at the beginning of the next semester.

New examinations?are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.

We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• How to use AI as a student
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.