1. introduction -
characterization
of materials

2. Characterization of a material means – what is it?
elemental
composition
phase
composition
what
phases?
how much
of each phase?
X-ray
fluorescence
energy dispersive
spectroscopy
use X-ray diffraction

3. X-ray
fluorescence
energy dispersive
spectroscopy

4. X-ray diffraction

5. Characterization of a material means – what does it look like?
macroscale
microscale
optical microscopy
scanning electron
microscopy
scanning electron
microscopy
transmission electron

6. optical microscopy

7. scanning electron
microscopy
transmission electron
microscopy