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PHY1002 Materials Science

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 To enrich the understanding of various types of materials and their properties &
Objectives applications in engineering and technology. This course would enable the student to have a
clear understanding of the fundamental of the materials behaviors and uses.
 A fundamental understanding of the various materials and their applications to a wide
range of systems.
Expected  The students will have the knowledge on physics of materials and that knowledge will be
Outcome used by them in different engineering and technology applications.
 Ability to relate impacts of material properties into the fabrication of various device
applications.
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Module Topics SLO
Hrs
1 Conducting Materials
Drude-Lorentz Classical free electron theory of metals,
electrical conductivit y, relaxation time, drift velocit y,
Matthiessen’s rule, thermal conductivity Wiedemann -Franz 5 1,2
law, drawbacks of classical theory, Kronig-Penny Model,
Quantum theory (derivation) and its success, Band theory of
solids.
2 Semiconducting Materials - Band theory of solids – Kronig-
Penney Model & its success; P and N type – direct and
indirect semiconductor; Densit y of energy state; Variation of
Fermi level with respect to temperature and carrier 7 1,2
concentration in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; Hall
effect – theory – experimental proof; Hall Sensors, Problems.

3 Dielectric Materials - Introduction, Clausius-Mosotti

relation; Polarization mechanisms, electronic, ionic and
orientation, Temperature dependence of dielectric constant ,
Frequency dependence of dielectric constant , Dielectric loss, 7 1,2
dielectric breakdown types, dielectric mater ials as electrical
insulators-examples, Problems, Ferroelectric and
Piezoelectric materials
4 Magnetic Materials: Magnetic parameters and their relations - Origin of
magnetization– orbital magnetic, moment, spin magnetic moment, Bohr
magneton, Properties of dia, para, ferro, antiferro and ferrimagnetic 6 2,4
materials - Domain theory of ferromagnetism, Hysteresis, soft and hard
magnetic materials, Application-computer hard disk
5 Superconducting Materials : Superconductors, types, properties,
Meissner Effect, BCS theory, High Tc Superconductors (YBCO). 6 1,4
Applications‐ Josephson Effect‐SQUID‐Cryotron; Problems.
6 Metamaterials: Introduction, Natural and Artificial 6 2,4
 Materials, Photonic Bandgap Materials, Equivalent plasma
frequency of a wire medium, Resonant elements for
metamaterials, Polarizabilit y of a current -carrying resonant
loop, Effective permeabilit y, Effect of negative m aterials
constants.
7 Material Synthesis : Material synthesis processes , PVD-
sputtering, Chemical Vapor deposition (CVD) ,
6 5,17
Examples: preparation of thin films, bulk and nanomaterials
(any one material).
8 Guest lecture by industry experts
2 16,17
Total Lecture Hours 45

Text Books
1. C.M. Srivasta and Srinivasan, “Science of Engineering Materials”, Tata McGraw Hill Publications,
2003.
2. M S Vijaya & G Rangarajan, “Materials Science”, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2003.
3. Elementary Solid State Physics by M. Ali Omar, Pearson Education India, 1975
4. Electrical Properties of Materials (eighth edition, 2010), L. Solymar and D. Walsh (Oxford university
Press).

Reference Books

1. Pillai S O, “Solid State Physics”, revised sixth edition, New Age International (P) Ltd, 2007.
2. S.O. Kasap, “Principles of Electronic Materials and devices”, Second edition, Tata McGraw – Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., 2002.
3. Van Vlack L, “Materials Science for Engineers”, Addison Wesley, 1995.
4. Raghavan V, “Materials Science and Engineering”, Prentice – Hall of India, New Delhi, 1998.
5. M S Vijaya & G Rangarajan, “Materials Science”, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2003.
6. Donald A. Neamen , “Semiconductor Physics & Devices” , Tata McGraw Hill Publication.
7. Materials Science of Thin Films, Milton Ohring, Academic Press, 2002.
8. P.Bhattacharya, “Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices”, Prentice Hall, 1994.
 List of experiments

1. Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of a Good Conductor

2. Dielectric study - dielectric behavior of a ferroelectric ceramic material at various
temperature and determine the curie temperature
3. Hall Effect - Determine the Hall coefficient of a given Germanium (Semiconductor)
crystal
4. Solar Cell - Draw I-V characteristic of a solar cell and determine the maximum power
generated from solar cell, fill factor and efficiency.
5. Magnetic Susceptibility - by Quinke’s Method
6. Band Gap - using four probe method
7. Schering bridge: To find unknown capacitance and reactance of the circuit
8. B-H curve of magnetic materials
9. Determination of the electron spin g-factor (Lande g-factor) of a given sample by ESR
spectrometer.

Compiled by Faculty Member, Physics, SAS, VIT Chennai

And finalized by
Prof. Chidambaram K , Prof. Ramesh Babu P, Pror. Madhusudhana Rao N
Prof. Krishnamoorthi C , Prof. Dhritiman Gupta , Physics, SAS, VIT Vellore
 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO)

1. Having an abilit y to appl y mathematics and science in engineering applications

2. Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of
contemporary issues
3. Having an abilit y to be sociall y intelligent with good S IQ (Social Intelligence
Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient )
4. Having Sense-Making Skills of creating unique insights in what is being seen
or observed (Higher level thinking skills which cannot be codified)
5. Having design thinking capabilit y
6. Having an abilit y to design a component or a product appl ying all the rele vant
standards and with realistic constraints
7. Having computational thinking (Abilit y to translate vast data in to abstract
concepts and to understand database reasoning)
8. Having Virtual Collaborating abilit y
9. Having problem solving abilit y- solving social issues and engineering
problems
10.Having a clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibilit y
11.Having interest in lifelong learning
12.Having adaptive thinking and adaptabilit y
13.Having cross cultural competency exhibited by working in teams
14. Having an abilit y to design and conduct experiments, as well as to anal yze
and interpret data
15.Having an abilit y to use the social media effectivel y for productive use
16.Having a good working knowledge of communicating in English
17.Having an abilit y to use techniques, skills and modern
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
18.Having critical thinking and innovative skills
19.Having a good cognitive load management skills
20.Having a good digital footprint