The main aim of this course is to further correlate the structure of materials to their electrical, thermal, optical and magnetic properties. The course will highlight the importance of careful design of the materials structure to harness the associated properties in real application examples. Understanding of these relationships helps you to achieve different functional properties in a given materials combination/system for a specific application that is necessary for a materials engineer.
By the end of this course, you (as a student) would be able to:
- Electron wave-particle duality, Schrodinger equation, Free electron model, Brillouin zones, Energy band structures
- Electronic states, band gaps and their interpretation
- Electronic structure of semiconductors, semiconductor devices
- Electromagnetic theory / waves in materials
- Magnetization in materials, origin of magnetism in materials, magnetic domains, differences among para-, ferro-, and ferri-magnets
- Modern applications: spintronics, Skyrmions
- Thermal conductors and insulators, mechanisms in different classes of materials (thermal conductivity, convection, radiation)
- Thermal stability and service temperatures
- Influence of thermal properties on end applications, e.g., thermoelectrics, thermal energy storage
- Interactions with light – Absorption, Reflection, Transmission, Refractions, Reflective indices, Photonic bandgaps and devices
- Hall measurements, multimeter measurements of metals, polymers, transparent conductive glass substrates, graphitic networks on polyimide
Suggested reading:
- Materials Science and Engineering, 10th Edition, SI Version, Willian D. Callister, David G.Rethwisch, 2018, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Additional reading:
- Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, James F. Shackleford, 8th Edition, Global Edition Pearson.
- S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 2nd Edition, Wiley (2006)
- Robert Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Pearson (1996)
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