8 July 2016
Aperiodic Crystals
Aperiodic crystals are long range ordered structures which lack translational invariance. They are found in a large variety of systems (minerals, organic compounds, single element under pressure, oxides, ferro-electrics, intermetallic compounds) and encompass incommensurately modulated structures, incommensurate composites and quasicrystals.
The structure determination of aperiodic crystals and the influence of the aperiodic order on their physical properties have made tremendous progress in recent years. However the high dimensional description and superspace approach used to describe the atomic structure of aperiodic crystal remains difficult to grasp for the non-specialist.
In this school the basics of the analysis of aperiodic crystals will be explained for a non-specialist target audience, i.e. PhDd students or experienced scientists working in the field of crystallography, chemistry, material science or solid state physic and willing to have a basic understanding of aperiodic crystals.
Course leader
Prof. Dr. Joke Hadermann
EMAT (Electron Microscopy for Materials Science)
Department of Physics
University of Antwerp
Target group
PhD students or researchers working in the field of crystallography, chemistry, material science or solid state physics looking for a basic understanding of aperiodic crystals.
Fee info
EUR 250: Student fee.
Includes course material, coffee breaks and social activities organised by the school organisers. Does not include lunch, housing or travel costs.
EUR 350: Non-student researchers (universities, research centres, non-profit).
Includes course material, coffee breaks and social activities organised by the school organisers. Does not include lunch, housing or travel costs.
Scholarships
Housing scholarships for students (<30 years old) available from the European Crystallographic Association and from the International Union of Crystallography in the form of free housing in the student house next to the campus.