Structure and Properties of Materials

part 1 (1st quarter taught by Marcel Sluiter)

Crystals and Crystallography (chapter 4 Naumann textbook)

Crystals (primitive translations, unit cell, lattice points, basis, Miller (Bravais) indices, interplanar spacing)

Crystal Systems and Symmetry

Structural Relationships (density and packing, atomic density, mass density, ...)

Interstices

Quasicrystals

The Structure of Matter (chapter 5 Naumann textbook)

metals

Intermetallic Compounds

Ionic Compounds

Covalent Structures

Structure of Glass

Structure of Polymers

Quantum Mechanics (chapter 2 Naumann textbook)

Atomic Structure

The Electron (de Broglie, Heisenberg uncertainty)

Schrödinger Wave Equation

One Electron Approximation

Periodic Table

Chemical Bonding (chapter 3 Naumann textbook)

Ionic Bonding

Covalent Bond

Metallic Bond

Atomic and Ionic Radii

Secondary Bonding

Other Potential Functions

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mid term exam over material covered in part 1

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Part 2 (2nd quarter taught by Poulumi Dey and Matthias Alfeld)

Physics and Chemistry of Materials Ch15 -Ch22 Naumann covering:

Distribution Functions

Lattice Vibrations and Phonons

Thermal Properties of Solids

Free Electrons in Metals

Band Theory of Metals

Semiconductors

Theory and Application of Junctions

Transistors, Quantum Wells and Superlattices