CLL760 Crystal Engineering and Design

Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Prerequisites: CLL110, CLL121

Description

Fundamental aspects of crystal growth – role of controlling parameters; Intermolecular interaction between solution species and surface of crystals; Nucleation and growth mechanism, kinetics and limitations; Spinal decomposition– mean-field and non-linear models; Kinetics of frontal growth; Models for 2d and 3d growth; Various analytical tools to characterize the phenomena of crystal formation and growth – static and dynamic light scattering; scanning probe microscope, optical microscopy, time-resolved techniques for crystallization kinetics; Modelling of crystallization kinetics; Industrial relevance and design aspects; Real-life problems in crystal engineering.

Prerequisite Tree

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CLL760-143[CLL760]
CLL760-143 --> CLL121-143[CLL121]
CLL760-143 --> CLL110-143[CLL110]

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