Chemical Crystallography
Learn about the different techniques related to X-ray crystallography with the help of the Chemical Crystallography course on Swayam.
Online
12 Weeks
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Chemical Crystallography certification course is a 12 weeks online programme. This programme is held through online tutoring on the Swayam platform by the experienced Professor Angshuman Roy Choudhury of IISER Mohali. The course certification provider partners are NPTEL and IIT Madras.
The Chemical Crystallography training course gives highlights of the different concepts that are used in X-ray crystallography techniques. This course will take all the students towards crystallography symmetry for defining the structure, and refinement of the different types of crystal structures that are done using x-ray diffraction. The programme will stand out to be beneficial for both organic and inorganic chemists on an experimental basis.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks course duration
- Complete online course
- Programme type is elective
- The category is Chemistry
- Certificate of completion
Programme Offerings
- 12 weeks course
- Elective Programme
- completion certificate
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IISER Mohali |
The Chemical Crystallography certification fee is zero. But when certification is the motive, a student shall have to give Rs. 1000 to sit for the proctored exam.
Chemical Crystallography Fee Structure
Description | Amount in INR |
Course Exam Fee | Rs. 1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Some knowledge in the field of molecular symmetry is a prerequisite criterion.
Certification Qualifying Details
The Chemical Crystallography certification by IIT Madras, NPTEL, and Swayam is offered only if the students get 75% in total out of 100 in the end exam, and another 25% on an average of 8 out of 12 assignments.
What you will learn
After the completion of the Chemical Crystallography certification syllabus by IISER Mohali, the students will understand the concepts and also their respective applications towards the experimental techniques that can be used in X-ray crystallography.
Who it is for
The students who are either second-year students of MSc or are Ph.D. students, and want to picture themselves in the role of chemists are suitable for this programme.
Admission Details
To get admission to the Chemical Crystallography classes, the students may follow the steps:
Step 1: Follow the official URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_cy33/preview.
Step 2: Secondly, registration on Swayam is the key to beginning the registration process.
Step 3: Whenever the participants see they can log in, then it must be understood that admission is also given.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- 1D symmetry
- Concept of 2D symmetry and lattices
- Notations of symmetry elements
- Space groups in 2D, 3D lattices
- 32-point groups and their notations
- Crystal systems and Bravais lattices.
- Stereographic projections
- Laue symmetry; glide planes
- Screw axes and their notations
- Space groups, equivalent points
- Space group symmetry diagrams etc.
- Miller Indices
- Crystallographic planes and directions
- Close pack structures
- Linear density
- Planar density
- Miller-Bravais indices for hexagonal systems
- Various ceramic structures (NaCl, ZnS, CaF2, CsCl etc.)
- Octahedral and tetrahedral sites etc.
- What are X-rays
- Generation and classification of X-ray
- X-ray sources
- Diffraction of X-rays
- Bragg's law
- The reciprocal lattice, reciprocal relationship
- Bragg's law in reciprocal space
- Ewald's sphere and sphere of reflection.
- Methods of crystal growth
- Identification of phases and morphologies
- In-situ cryo crystallization
- Crystal growth under external stimuli etc.
- Data collection strategies
- Laue Method, Oscillation
- Rotation and precession methods
- L-P corrections, structure factor
- Scaling
- Interpretation of intensity data
- Temperature factor
- Symmetry from intensity statistics
- Structure factor and Fourier synthesis
- Friedel's law; exponential
- Vector and general forms of structure factor
- Determination of systematic absences for various symmetry or lattice centering
- FFT
- Anomalous scattering and absolute configuration.
- Phase problem
- Direct Methods
- Structure invariants and semi invariants
- Probability methods
- Phase determination in practice
- Patterson Methods
- Patterson Symmetry
- Completion of structure solution
- ï „F synthesis.
- Refinement by Fourier synthesis
- Refinement by ï „F synthesis
- Refinement by least squares method
- Weighting functions
- Goodness-of-Fit (GOF) parameter
- Treatment of non-hydrogen atoms
- Treatment of hydrogen atoms
- Treatment of disordered structures.
- Crystal selection
- Indexing of crystals
- Data collection
- Data reduction
- Space group determination
- Structure solution and refinement using SHELXS97 and SHELXL97
- Introduction to crystallographic packages (APEX II suite, OLEX2, WinGx, PLATON) and IUCr validation of the data.
- Methodology
- Geometrical basis of powder X-ray diffraction
- Applications of PXRD: determination of accurate lattice parameters
- Identification of new/unknown phases
- Applications in pharmaceutical industry.
- Applications of powder X-ray diffraction: Structure determination from PXRD and Reitveld method for structure refinement
- Indexing of PXRD
- Handling of PXRD using DASH.
Instructors
IISER Mohali Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This is an FDP oriented chemistry programme.
The course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
The professor belongs to the institute of IISER Mohali.
Yes, registration for the crystallography examination is mandatory.
Yes, only online tutoring is available.