Advanced inorganic materials

The HAC720C module covers "advanced inorganic materials" in five main sections. The^first section is devoted to general information on inorganic materials and discusses structure-property relationships, with particular attention paid to chemical bonding, real crystals, and polycrystalline solids. The different classes of inorganic materials are described. The^second part focuses on ceramic materials (definitions and properties) and their synthesis (raw materials including clays, shaping, drying and debinding, sintering); a distinction is made between traditional ceramics and technical ceramics (synthesis methods for oxide and non-oxide ceramics). The^third part covers glass (classification and synthesis methods) and glass-ceramics (devitrification and soft chemistry); their properties and applications are also discussed. The^fourth part is dedicated to metals: properties of metals and metal alloys; metal nanoparticles; and catalytic materials. Part⁵ is devoted to inorganic materials developed for energy; ceramics (oxides and non-oxides; nanostructured) and metal hydrides are described (properties and synthesis) through several examples and in the context of their applications (accumulators, hydrogen storage, and carbon dioxide capture).

Hourly volumes:

CM: 1:00 p.m.

Tutorial: 7 hours

• Provide basic knowledge of traditional and advanced inorganic materials through their synthesis and structure-property relationships.
• Illustrate the technological importance of traditional and advanced inorganic materials through examples of applications.

General chemistry, thermodynamics, optics, electromagnetism taught in:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Physics
• Bachelor's Degree in Physics
• Or equivalent level.

• Basic knowledge of materials science

Final exam 100%

• Classification of inorganic materials
• Property-structure relationships
• Traditional and advanced synthesis methods: ceramurgy, mechanosynthesis, sol-gel, hydrothermal, preceramic polymers, 3D printing, ALD, etc.
• Oxide ceramics, non-oxide ceramics (carbides, nitrides), clays, zeolites, glasses, glass-ceramics, metals, metal alloys, hydrides

Administrative contact(s): Master's Secretariat

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