270153 VO Preparation and thermodynamic characterization of inorganic materials (2012W)

The lecture gives an overview about different methods used for preparation and thermodynamic characterization of inorganic materials. Materials, their nature, properties and applications as well as general problems of materials preparation and selected methods, which are not topic of other lectures in materials chemistry, will be discussed. The classical methods of thermal analysis, DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis), DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) and TGA (Thermo Gravimetric Analysis) will be presented. Furthermore we discuss the different methods used for the measurement of thermochemical properties. This will include calorimetry, vapour pressure measurements and EMF (Electro Motoric Force) measurements using solid and liquid electrolytes, respectively.