CLL760
| CLL760 | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Engineering and Design | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | CLL110, CLL121 |
| Overlaps | |
CLL760 : Crystal Engineering and Design
[edit]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.