Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PH6342 : Physics and Applications of Dielectric Materials { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Pawan Kumar
Syllabus
Maxwell Equations & Polarization, Macroscopic Electric Field, Local Electric Field at an Atom, Chemical Bond in Dielectrics, Structure of Dielectrics, Electrical Conduction in Dielectrics, Polarization Mechanisms in Dielectrics, Dielectric Relaxation, Ferro-electricity: Theory of Ferroelectrics, Domain, Imperfections & Polarization Reversals, Experimental Study of Thermodynamic Properties, Oxygen Octahedron, Order Disorder Ferroelectric, Critical Phenomena, Size Limit on Ferro-electricity, Applications of Ferroelectric Materials: Ferroelectric Ceramics Applications, Applications of Piezoelectric Ceramics, Ferroelectric Thin Films Applications, Electro-optic Applications.
Course Objectives
- To understand basics of dielectric materials and their related applications in devies.
Course Outcomes
To understand basics of dielectric materials and their related applications in devies.
Essential Reading
- A. J. Moulson and J. M. Herbert, Electroceramics: Materials Properties and Applications, Wiley 2nd Edition, 2003.
- K. Uchino, Ferroelectric Devices, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000.
Supplementary Reading
- M. E. Lines and A. M. Glass, Principles and Applications of Ferroelectric and Related Materials, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2007.
- Y. H. Xu,, Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications, Noth-Holland, 1991.