Material Chemistry

The goal of course is presenting the correlation between the composition and structure of materials and properties of materials. The students will gain knowledge and practical experiences on the mechanisms and procedures of materials synthesis and processing as well as an overview of the basic characterization methods used in materials science.

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• Course Syllabus

Knowledge and understanding:
Students learn how the physical and chemical properties of elements influence the formation of bonds and packing of atoms in crystal structure. They also learn that not only the chemical composition but also the structure or crystal structure and defects influence the properties of materials. Students gain knowledge on mechanisms of synthesis and diffusion in solid state. They are introduced to the broad overview on different advanced materials, theirs synthesis, structure, processing, properties and possible application.
Students learn which characterization method is optimal for the analysis of specific material properties. The major learning outcome for students is the development of the skills for synthesis and characterization of materials.

• B. D. Fahlman, Materials Chemistry, Springer Netherlands, 2007 Catalogue E-version
• H. R. Allcock, Introduction to materials chemistry, Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2008
• K. K. Chawla, Composite Materials, Springer-Verlag New York, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74365-3 E-version
• S. Qiu & T. Ben, Porous polymers : design, synthesis and applications, Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016
• D. B. Mitzi (ed.), Solution processing of inorganic materials, Hoboken: Wiley, 2009 E-version
• Supporting material from the web will be indicated

• Written exam
• Oral examination
• Written reports on laboratory exercises

Prof. dr. Nataša Zabukovec Logar:
Redni profesor za področje kemije na Univerzi v Novi Gorici. Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nova Gorica.

Nataša Zabukovec Logar je vodja Odseka za anorgansko kemijo in tehnologijo na Kemijskem inštitutu v Ljubljani. Trenutno se pri svojih raziskavah osredotoča na razvoj novih kovinsko-organskih in anorganskih poroznih materialov za shranjevanje plinov in toplote ter študiju sorpcijskih mehanizmov kovin na naravne in sintetične zeolite za uporabo pri čiščenju odpadnih vod.
Nataša Zabukovec Logar is a Head of Department for Inorganic Chemistry and Technology at the National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana. Her current research focusses are development of new metal-organic and inorganic porous materials for gas and heat storage and studies of sorption mechanisms of metals on natural and synthetic zeolites for water treatment.

Izbrane objave / Selected publications:
1. KRAJNC, Andraž, KOS, Tomaž, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, MALI, Gregor. A simple NMR-based method for studying the spatial distribution of linkers within mixed-linker metal-organic frameworks. Angewandte Chemie, ISSN 1433-7851. [Print ed.], Sep. 2015, vol. 54, iss. 36, str. 10535-10538. doi:
10.1002/anie.201504426. [COBISS.SI-ID 5735962]
2. BIRSA ČELIČ, Tadeja, RANGUS, Mojca, LAZAR, Karoly, KAUČIČ, Venčeslav, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša. Spectroscopic evidence for the structure directing role of the solvent in the synthesis of two iron carboxylates. Angew. Chem. (Int. ed., Print). [Print ed.], 2012, vol. 51, iss. 50, str. 12490-12494, ilustr., doi: 10.1002/anie.201204573. [COBISS.SI-ID 36300805]
3. MAZAJ, Matjaž, BIRSA ČELIČ, Tadeja, MALI, Gregor, RANGUS, Mojca, KAUČIČ, Venčeslav, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša. Control of the crystallization process and structure dimensionality of Mg-benzene- 1,3,5-tricarboxylates by tuning solvent composition. Cryst. growth des., 2013, vol. 13, iss. 8, str. 3825- 3834. doi: 10.1021/cg400929z. [COBISS.SI-ID 5290522]
4. MAZAJ, Matjaž, MALI, Gregor, RANGUS, Mojca, ŽUNKOVIČ, Emanuela, KAUČIČ, Venčeslav, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša. Spectroscopic studies of structural dynamics induced by heating and hydration : a case of calcium-terephthalate metal-organic framework. The journal of physical chemistry. C, 2013, vol. 117, issue 15, str. 7552-7564, doi: 10.1021/jp311529e. [COBISS.SI-ID 36628485]
5. RISTIĆ, Alenka, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR, Nataša, HENNINGER, Stefan K., KAUČIČ, Venčeslav. The performance of small-pore microporous aluminophosphates in low-temperature solar energy storage : the structure-property relationship. Adv. funct. mater. (Print), 2012, vol. 22, iss. 9, str. 1952-1957. [COBISS.SI-ID 4910618]