Basic concepts of metal physics and ceramics, plus their related technologies.

Synthesis, properties, and applications of mesoscopic (micro- and nanomaterials, metallic glasses) and multiphase metallic systems (light metals and high-performance alloys).

Classical and quantum mechanical concepts for the understanding of materials properties.

Acquisition of independent scientific-technical skills; project management; organization and undertaking of experiments; interpretation, scientifically and technically correct project presentation in oral and written form.

The course presents structure-property relationships in complex materials, such as ferroic crystals, heterostructures and disordered materials.

The course presents structure-property relationships in complex materials, such as metallic glasses and other disordered materials, magnetic spin ice, and chemically disordered crystals.

Practical work on TEM, SEM, FIB and APTtreatment of typical problemsdata analysis, writing of a report

Extended concepts of material physics and analytical description of material-physical problems.

Basic concepts of materials processing of metals, ceramics and polymers.

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Physical properties and fracture mechanics of brittle materials.Introduction to polymers.

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Seminar for Ph.D. students and researchers in the area of metal physics and technology.

The aim of the course is to provide a theoretical background to phase transformations and the constitution of microstructures. This includes the thermodynamic basis of phase equilibria, diffusional and difussionless transformations, properties of surfaces and interfaces, and the understanding of how through variations of processing conditions a material with specific properties can be tailored.