Lectures and flipped classroom/workshops
FCK3130 NMR Spectroscopy of Materials 5.0 credits
NMR spektroskopins grundläggande principer samt dess användning för att studera olika material
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FCK3130 (Spring 2025–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus FCK3130 (Spring 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
Course contents
The vector model of NMR spectroscopy
• the rotating coordinate system
• radiofrequency pulses and their effect
• the time-dependent signal
• Fourier transformation (FT)
• simple pulse sequences and instrumentation
• chemical shift and chemical exchange in liquids
• 2D FT NMR
Nuclear spin interactions and their effect on NMR observables
• Dipole and quadropole interactions and chemical shift anisotropy
• The effect of inetractions in crystalline and amorphous systems
• Dipolar recoupling
• Field gradients and MRI, diffusion and flow measurements
• NMR relaxation
• Quantum chemical computations of NMR parameters
• Molecular dynamics simulations of NMR data
Intended learning outcomes
After completion of the course the doctoral student should have the knowledge and ability to
• Explain the basic principles of NMR spectroscopy and imaging
• Explain how different NMR parameters depend on and reflect the structural and dynamical properties of various materials
• Motivate the choice of specific NMR experiments to study selected properties of and phenomena in various materials
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Eligible for studies at the third-cycle level.
Recommended prerequisites
Master exam in physics, chemistry, material science, or similar subjects.
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- TEN1 - Written exam, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Other requirements for final grade
Physical presence at the initial and final 2-days blocks is mandatory. It is also mandatory to participate at (i) all flipped classrooms/disussions and workshops and (ii) at least half of the Zoom lectures.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Education cycle
Third cycle
Transitional regulations
If the examination form is changed, the student will be examined according to the examination form that applied when the student was admitted to the course. If the course is completed, the student is given the opportunity to be examined on the course for another two academic years.
Supplementary information
The course coincides with the theory part of the course ”NMR spectroscopy of Materials, 7,5 ECTS” given within the KAW-program WISE