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Have you ever wondered how a bug looks when magnified 10,000 times? How about 100,000 times? How about a music CD or a Pentium chip? Well...this course is all about "structure" of all types of materials, from metals to semiconductors to biological materials. This is a laboratory oriented course and is designed to teach materials science and engineering using scanning electron microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. First, principles of SEM and STM are taught in class, and the training in using these two types of microscopes is provided in the laboratory. Second, students carry out projects of their design on structure and properties of materials using SEM. Third, reporting of the project results via and oral presentation and a written report is required at the end of the quarter.
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Independent study and/or research linked to 396.
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This course provides an overview of quantum mechanics from a materials science perspective. Exact solutions to the Schrödinger Equation will be derived including one-dimensional potential energy wells and barriers, three-dimensional spherically symmetric potentials, and periodic potentials. In addition, approximation methods will be implemented such as the variational principle and perturbation theory.
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This course covers the theory and application of atomic-scale computational materials tools to model, understand, and predict the properties of real materials. The course will cover quantum-mechanical electronic structure methods (such as density-functional theory), classical force fields, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo. Laboratories on each of these topics will give students extensive hands-on experience with several powerful modern materials modeling codes. The basic theoretical background behind these computational methods will be discussed, but the course will also emphasize practical methods for calculating physical properties of materials.
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The steps in production of fired ceramic articles, including powder preparation, compaction and forming, and firing, will be studied. The following list of topics will be covered: powder synthesis and characterization; compact formation by pressing, colloidal processing, and extrusion; firing, including chemical and physical changes during liquid and solid state sintering. The interrelationships between processing as it controls the final microstructure and subsequent properties of ceramic materials will be explored.
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Methods and operations in SEM and TEM. Electron optics. Interpretation of electron micrographs and electron diffraction. Microchemical analysis. Applications of SEM.
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Materials Science and Engineering 376, ÂNanomaterials, is an interdisciplinary introduction to processing, structure, and properties of materials at the nanometer length scale. The course will cover recent breakthroughs and assess the impact of this burgeoning field. Specific nanofabrication topics include epitaxy, beam lithographies, self-assembly, biocatalytic synthesis, atom optics, and scanning probe lithography. The unique size-dependent properties (mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical, electronic, and magnetic) that result from nanoscale structure will be explored in the context of technological applications including computation, magnetic storage, sensors, and actuators.
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Independent study and/or research linked to 396.
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This course is a materials science approach to the challenge of energy-efficient technology. It introduces first the concept of materials energy content (production, processing, use and recycling), with students developing individually and in group case studies in this area. It then describes how advanced materials make possible efficient energy harvesting (e.g., solar cells, nuclear materials, hard materials for oil/gas recovery, composites for wind energy, thermoelectrics), energy transformation (e.g., fuel cells, light emitting diodes, engines and turbines) and energy storage (e.g., hydrogen storage, phase change materials). Finally, materials enabling energy-efficient transportation and housing will be discussed. The students will choose a subject related to the course on which they will write a term paper and give an oral presentation. Guest lecturers will be invited to describe their own area of specialization.
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This course provides and overview of solid state physics including free electron theory, phonons, energy bands, charge transport, semiconductors, optical properties, dielectric properties, ferroelectrics, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and magnetic ordering.
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The mechanical response of brittle materials (ceramics, glasses and some network polymers) will be treated using classical elasticity, energy criteria, and fracture mechanics. The influence of environment and microstructure on mechanical behavior will be explored. Transformation toughened systems, large grain crack bridging systems, nanostructured ceramics, and anomolous glasses will be highlighted.
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The behavior of point, line and planar imperfections in crystalline materials, with special emphasis on dislocations and mechanical behavior.
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This course will cover a variety of topics associated with the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations in materials. Topics to be covered include the various theories of nucleation, spinodal decomposition, grain growth, coarsening, order-disorder transformations, precipitation, and solidification.
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