INORGANIC FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND COATINGS

INORGANIC FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS and COATINGS (96 h)

Responsible lecturers: Prof. E. Godlewska**,
Dr. K. Marszałek, Prof. J. Chłopek, Prof. J. Deja, Prof. S. Jonas

Lectures: 48
Laboratory + seminar: 48

Scope: Surface engineering techniques including PVD, CVD, electrodeposition, ink-jet printing, etc. – design requirements for emerging applications – ceramic matrix composites – testing and characterization

Lectures:

  1. Science of composite materials
  2. Materials for thermal applications
  3. Materials for thermoelectric applications
  4. Materials for electrochemical applications
  5. Materials for biomedical applications
  6. Intrinsically smart structural materials

Laboratory/seminar:

  1. Synthesis of materials
  2. Processing of materials
  3. Materials characterization

Functional coatings
Lectures:

  1. Surface engineering
  2. Deposition processes
  3. Gaseous reaction kinetics and molecular decomposition
  4. Vapour phase transport processes
  5. Heterogeneous gas-solid surface reactions
  6. Selected applications (machining, automobile and aircraft engines, cutting/drilling tools, building industry, electronics, medicine)

Laboratory/seminar:

  1. CVD
  2. PVD
  3. Chemical/electrochemical deposition

** Prof. Elzbieta Godlewska (PhD, DSc), AGH-UST, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Deputy Dean for International Cooperation, over 80 papers published in peer reviewed journals; research interests: solid state chemistry, knowledge-based functional materials and coatings, intermetallics, degradation of materials in service conditions and prevention methods, surface engineering; teaching: Thermodynamics, Physical Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Structure and Properties of Solids, English in Science and Technology, Materials News, Introduction to Chemical Engineering; member of the Polish Chemical Society, member of the Polish Society for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry.