Intermediate Materials Science

Structure and properties of solid materials: crystal structure and bonding, reciprocal space, free electron model, energy bands in solids, origin of electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical properties, concepts of thermally activated processes and characterization methods.

Assignments:

reading and take home papers

Books:

Schaffer - Saxena - Antolovich - Sanders - Warner, The Science and Design of Engineering Materials (2nd ed.)

Structure and Properties of Solids, (Introduction to Materials Science)

Introduction to the structure and properties of solid materials, emphasizing the relationships between the structure of a solid and its properties. Atomic and molecular origins of electrical, mechanical, and chemical behavior are treated in some detail for metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, glasses, and composite materials. Lectures are accompanied by laboratory work.

Notes:

• ME83L complete notes
• Introduction
• Mechanical Behavior
• Atomic Bonding and Structure
• Crystal Structure
• Defects
• Diffusion
• Thermodynamics
• Electrical Properties
• Semiconductors
• Polymers
• Phase Diagrams
• Kinetics and Microstructures

Prerequisites:

Chemistry 11L, Mathematics 31 or 33

Introduction to Solid State Engineering

Syllabus

Notes:

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H1
• H2

Prerequisites:

Introduction to Materials Science, Thermodynamics

Solid State II

This is the continuation of my course Solid State Engineering (which is practically Solid State Theory). This year course will focus on a rigorous approach to phonons, their coupling with electrons, and superconductivity

Content:

1. Phonons: Definitions, Classical Lagrangian, Quantum Hamiltonian, Diagonalization, 1D monoatomic, 1D biatomic, Acoustic and Optical Branches, Phonons, Density of States, High T (Dulong-Petit), Low T (Debye-Einstein), Medium T (expansions).
2. Phonons: Calculation of spectra
3. Electron over Phonons: definitions

Notes:

• Phonons 1
• Phonons 2

Books:

Madelung: Introduction to Solid State Theory

Prerequisites:

Introduction to Solid State Theory/Engineering (1)