Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CR3301 : Functional Materials and Devices { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Ranabrata Mazumder
Syllabus
Electrical and optical properties of materials. Dielectric, ferroelectric, super conductors and optical fibers. Magnetic properties: Microscopic origin of magnetism, domains, magnet fabrications and applications Definition of smart materials: Introduction of ferroelectric materials, Ferri-electric, PTC Ceramics, Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric and Electro-Optic materials Thin film processing and characterization. Application of ferro-electric materials Introduction of shape memory alloys: Thermo-elastic martensitic transformations shape memory alloys: Ni-Ti, Cu-Zn-Al, Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Shape Memory Ceramics. Optical fibre technology, MEMS materials: Preparation and application.
Course Objectives
- To gain knowledge about different functional Materials and Devices
Course Outcomes
Knowledge about Functional Materials and Devices
Essential Reading
- K. Uchino, Ferroelectric Devices, Marcel Dekker, , 2000
- K. Otsuka and C. M. Wayman, Shape Memory Materials, Cambridge University Press, , 1998.
Supplementary Reading
- N. Setter,, Electroceramic-based MEMS: Fabrication Technology and Applications, Springer , 2005.
- J. W. Gardner, V. Varadan and O. O. Awadelkarim, Microsensors, MEMS, and Smart Devices, John Wiley and Sons, , 2001