FKF3360 Polymer Microscopy 6.0 credits

·         Optical microscopy: resolution, magnification principles, contrast, the basic two-stage microscope, lenses for different  types of microscopy, polarized microscopy, conoscopy and diffraction experiments using the Bertrand lens, interference contact microscopy.

·         Scanning electron microscopy, basic principles: resolution, contrast; different types of SEM

·         Transmission electron microscopy, basic principles: resolution, contrast: different types of TEM. Electron diffraction

·         Methods to prepare samples for optical microscopy.

·         Methods to prepare samples for  electron microscopy: fracture surfaces, staining, etching, beam contrasting, microtoming, shadowing

Practical work (exercise) using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.

The student will learn the basics of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and how these methods are applied to different polymeric materials. This includes preparation techniques (e.g. staining and etching) suited for different polymeric materials.

Basic knowledge about polymer science and engineering.

Polymer microscopy, Chapter in textbook: Polymer Physics, U.W. Gedde, Springer Verlag (1995); Polymer Microscopy, 2nd edition, Edition, L. C. Sawyer and D. T Grubb, Chapman and Hall (1996).

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

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.

Written examination and approved exercises (6 hp). Schedule: 20h lectures; 10 h exercise is intended to be held every second year.

Richard Olsson

• 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.