Electrical Properties of Materials
Course Code: EEE 325
Credit Hour: 3
Course Group: Core Courses
Crystal structures: Types of crystals, lattice and basis, Bravais lattice and Miller indices. Classical theory of electrical and thermal conduction: Scattering, mobility and resistivity, temperature dependence of metal resistivity, Matthiessen’s rule, Hall effect and thermal conductivity. Introduction to quantum mechanics: Wave nature of electrons, Schrodinger's equation, one dimensional quantum problems - infinite quantum well, potential step and potential barrier; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and quantum box. Band theory of solids: Band theory from molecular orbital, Bloch theorem, Kronig-Penney model, effective mass, density-of-states. Carrier statistics: Maxwell-Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac distributions, Fermi energy. Modern theory of metals: Determination of Fermi energy and average energy of electrons, classical and quantum mechanical calculation of specific heat. Dielectric properties of materials: Dielectric constant, polarization-electronic, ionic and orientational; internal field, Clausius-Mossotti equation, spontaneous polarization, frequency dependence of dielectric constant, dielectric loss and piezoelectricity. Magnetic properties of materials: Magnetic moment, magnetization and relative permittivity, different types of magnetic materials, origin of ferromagnetism and magnetic domains. Introduction to superconductivity: Zero resistance and Meissner effect, Type I and Type II superconductors and critical current density. Introduction to meta-materials.
Reference Books:
- S. O. Kasap: Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices
- A. J. Dekker: Electrical Engineering Materials
- A. Beiser: Perspectives of Modern Physics
- S. O. Kasap: Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices
- A. J. Dekker: Electrical Engineering Materials
- A. Beiser: Perspectives of Modern Physics