Selected Chapters in Materials Science (FSI-9VFM)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Miroslav Černý, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚFI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech or English
Aims of the course unit:

The objective is to make students familiar with the connections between the structure of real metallic and non-metallic crystals and their mechanical properties. This course enables students to acquire a knowledge about the internal structure of structural materials and about the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of their phase transformations. Students are also made familiar with the deformation and fracture behaviour of materials and with the fundamentals of fracture mechanics.
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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Students should regularly attend lectures and consultations. They will solve several tasks during the semester. Rating of the quality of their solutions will be considered during the exam.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  10 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Chemical bonds in solids, electronic structure.
2. Structure of matter and lattice defects.
3. Vibrations of molecules, phonons in the crystal lattice.
4. Thermodynamics of phase transformations.
5. Diffusion in materials, mechanisms and quantitative descriptions.
6. Strength and stability.
Extent and details consulted will depend on PhD topics and other PhD courses content.
Literature - fundamental:
1. Kittel, C: Kittel′s Introduction to Solid State Physics 8th Edition, Wiley, 2018
2. Pokluda, J & Šandera, P: Micromechanisms od Fracture and Fatigue, Springer 2010
3. D. C. Wallace: Thermodynamics of Crystals. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 1972
Literature - recommended:
1. Umeno Y. et al. Multiphysics in Nanostructures, Springer Tokyo 2017
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
D-MAT-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W