content:

• design, realisation and evaluation of transmission electron microscopic experiments with atomic resolution 
• basics of the electron-solid interaction as basis for the contrast formation and spectriscopy
• numerical simulation of the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
• practical work with the TEM

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS | P: 2 SWS) 

materials (OPAL)

content:

• teaching of advanced methods of the real structure analysis consisting of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy
• discussion of paths to a useful combination of analytic methods for the investigation of different scientific problems in the field of materials science 
• concept of the real structure of matter, especially crystal lattice defects, residual stresses and texture

duration: 1 Semester (V: 5 SWS | S: 1 SWS | P: 1 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• application and combination of analytic methods of electron diffraction in the scanning electron microscope 
• methods for the interpretation and processing of measured data 
• connection between crystal structure, Kikuchi diffraction images and crystal structure projections 
• selected software for the treatment, evaluation and formatting of obtained data

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• basics regarding the deposition of thin and thick films on subtrates (physical and chemical deposition technologies)
• correlation between deposition technology, deposition conditions and thin film properties 
• methods and principles of the characterisation of mechanical and physical properties of thin films

duration: 1 Semester (V: 3 SWS | P: 3 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• properties of matter in extremely short-lived states of high pressure, density or temperature
• principles of extremely fast measurements of materials properties during short-lived states of matter 
• interpretation of data from short-pulse laser measurements 
• selection and design of measurement principles with respect to the scientific problem

duration: 1 Semester (V: 1 SWS | S: 1 SWS) -Blockkurs

materials (OPAL)

content: 

• physical principles of the origin, mesurement and evaluation of residual stresses 
• case-specific selection of methods for the measurement of residual stresses 
• basics of elasticity theory 
• methods of residual stress measurements, with a special focus on residual stress measurement based on X-ray diffraction

duration: 1 Semester (V: 1 SWS | S: 1 SWS | P: 1 SWS) 

materials (OPAL)

content:

• basics of synthesis, characerisation and properties of non-ferrous metals 
• derivation of fields of application from the relevant material properties 
• microstructure formation as a consequence of the synthesis process and alloy composition 
• refractory metals, noble metals and soldering materials within current material trends

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• basics of crystallography and rules for the crystalline state of matter (symmetry and space groups) 
• classification and interpretation of microstructure based on optical microscopy 
• basics of the relation between crystal structure and crystal properties (crystal physics) 
• principles of analytical methods and their application for the analysis of the crystalline solid state

duration: 1 Semester (V: 4 SWS | P: 1 SWS)

material (OPAL)

content:

• basic structural and mechanical properties of materials
• correlation between microstructure formation and phase diagrams
• linking of synthesis process, microstructure and properties of materials
• determination and evaluation of mechanical, structural, physical and chemical properties of materials

duration: 2 Semester (V: 3 SWS | S: 1 SWS [part I]; V: 3 SWS | S: 2 SWS | P: 2 SWS [part II])

materials (OPAL) [part I] materials (OPAL) [part II]

content: 

• influence of thermodynamical variables on phase transitions and their kinetics 
• analysis of heterogeneous phase equilibria using thermochemical methods 
• mechanisms of phase transitions and heterogeneous reactions 
• interplay of thermodynamics and microstructure for soem relevant materials

duration: 1 Semester (V: 3 SWS | S: 1 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• relations between crystal structure and electronic structure of solid states of matter
• particle-wave dualism and Schrödinger equation
• derivation of electric, magnetic, optical and thermal properties of solids

duration: 2 Semester (V: 3 SWS [part I]; V: 3 SWS [part II])

materials (OPAL) [part I] materials (OPAL) [part II]

content:

• working principles and fabrication methods of important X-ray optic components 
• application and experiment-sensitive selection of X-ray optical components
• interaction of the X-ray beam with matter as principle physical process for the shaping of the X-ray beam

duration: 1 Semester (V: 1 SWS | P: 1 SWS) -block course

materials (OPAL)

content:

• overview of technologically relevant non-ferrous metals and their alloys 
• application-dependent material selection according to the properties of non-ferrous metals
• synthesis, microstructure formation and application for construction design 
• aluminum, titanium, magnesium, nickel and copper

duration: 1 Semester (2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• basics of mechanical properties of solids
• dislocation theory, and corelation of microstructure and machenical properties
• diffusion and creep
• processes of plastic deformation on a microscopic scale
• martensitic transformations

duration: 2 Semester (V: 4 SWS | S: 2 SWS [part I]; V: 4 SWS | P: 1 SWS [part II])

materials (OPAL) [part I] materials (OPAL) [part II]

content:

• experimental methods and principles of the construction of phase diagrams 
• thermodynamic modelling of phase diagrams 
• methods of thermal analysis: DTA and DSC 
• development of ceramic materials based on experimentally determined and calculated phase diagrams

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• overview of special methods to solve complex problems in materials science 
• application conditions and sample preparation 
• tomography, and methods sensing electrons, methods with accellerated ions and principles detecting electromagnetic radiation

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

content:

• analytical X-ray methods in the frame of the kinematical scattering theory (qualitative & quantitative phase analysis, determination of lattice parameters, measurement of residual stresses, texture analysis, determination of crystallite size and microstrain)
• electron-microscopic principles (transmission electron microscope)
• basics of electon probe microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy
• practical courses in X-ray diffraction and electron probe microanalysis

duration: 1 Semester (V: 5 SWS | S: 1 SWS | P: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• thermodynamic modelling of metallic and ceramic phases 
• effect of thermodynamics and kinetics on phase transitions 
• discussion of important aspects of thermochemistry and analysis of heterogeneous phase equilibria 
• application of databases for the calculation of phase equilibria 
• mechanisms of phase transitions

duration: 1 Semester (V: 4 SWS | S: 1 SWS | P: 1 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• synthesis, properties and applications of biocompatible materials 
• interaction between materials and biological systems 
• basics of biochemical interaction between tissue and materials 
• principles of tailored selection of biocompatible materials

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• overview of the processing of metallic materials through beam melting 
• discussion of the interplay between microstructure, synthesis process and materials properties 
• process technologies and their fields of application 
• mechanical properties of materials and structure-property relations

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS)

materials (OPAL)

content:

• emergence and generation of extreme conditions (high and low temperature, pressure, irradiation) 
• changes in the microstructure and physical properties at these conditions 
• synthesis of special materials through extreme conditions 
• design and application of materials under extreme conditions

duration: 1 Semester (V: 2 SWS) 

materials (OPAL)