CCMX Continuing Education Course

29.09.10- 29 Sept. - 1 Oct. 2010 - Advanced X-ray Diffraction Methods for Coatings: strain, defects and deformation analysis of thin films

 

Download the course brochure.

Download the registration form. Number of participants limited to 16.

Date

Wednesday 29 September until Friday 1 October 2010

Location

CSEM
Jaquet-Droz 1
2002 Neuchâtel

Schedule

29 September 2010: from 8:45 until 17:30

30 September 2010: from 9:00 until 17:30

1 October 2010: from 9:00 until 16:00

Aim of the course

• Introduction to some basic methods used for thin film characterisation.
• Introduction to HR-XRD characterisation.
• Discussion of the fundamental theory behind the methods and their limitations.
• Measurement of real samples.
• Presentation of in-house protocols for reproducible and reliable measurements.
• Examples of thin films in applications and the influence of their structure characteristics.
• Presentation of in-house models for interpreting stress/strain and defect concentration.

Topics

• Introduction to different X-Ray techniques
• Introduction to the relationships between physical and structural properties
• High resolution X-Ray techniques
• Structural properties
• Coherent and non coherent scattering
• Stress
• Coatings
• Examples of successful technology transfers using X-Ray techniques

Lecturers

Prof. Alex Dommann & Dr. Antonia Neels (CSEM)

Who should attend

Industrial and academic engineers, Ph.D students and R&D staff.
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 16.

Practical information

The participation fee is 150 CHF for doctoral students, for CCMX industrial members and for academic researchers from Swiss universities and research institutions.

The registration fee for all other participants is 1'000 CHF.

Doctoral students may get 1 credit unit depending on acceptance from their Doctoral School and provided they pass the examination to be held on  1 October 2010 after the course.

Registration

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete and return the completed registration form until Tuesday 14 September 2010 by email.

Cancellation Conditions

If after registration, you find that you are unable to attend, the following cancellation rules apply:

Timing		Fees
Up to 10 days before the course		Full refund of the programme fee.
Within 10 days before the start of the course		50% refund of the programme fee.
After the course has started or if a participant does not attend		No refund.

A participant can be substituted on the same programme session without incurring any fees. The substitute must inform Nathalie Jongen in writing by email before the course starts.

 

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact Nathalie Jongen (021 693 4696).