Course

Unit 1

Basic Materials Science: 

Materials classification by bonding, amorphous and crystalline materials, crystal lattices, Miller indices, defects in crystal structure, principles of dislocations, theory of diffusion, mechanical properties, phase diagrams, polymeric materials, composite materials, electrical and optical properties

Unit 2

Nanomaterials science: 

Types of Nanomaterials, definition of nanoscale, surfaces and particle size, surface energy and surface tension and relation to size, phase transformation in nanomaterials, specific heat and heat capacity of nanomaterials, mechanical properties of nanomaterials, optical properties of nanomaterials, electrical and magnetic properties of nanomaterials.

Unit 3

Inclusion and importance of surface energy, equations of thermodynamics with surface energy

Equilibrium Particle size, internal pressure and stability, nucleation processes

Unit 4

Kinetics of reactions at nanoscale, Diffusion at nanoscale, ripening among nanoprecipitates.

Pre-requisites: Basic level Physics & Chemistry

Total number of classes: 45

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Students who complete the course will have demonstrated the following:

• Relate electronic bonding to material properties and materials classification
• Map crystal directions and planes in crystalline structure
• Relate crystalline structure to density and ease of deformation
• Quantify imperfections in crystalline structure and its role on properties
• Quantify diffusion within solids using Fick’s First and Second Laws
• Quantify Mechanical properties of solids in terms of stress and strain and their relationship to each other
• Be able to predict failure from deformation behavior and geometry
• Relate composite properties to the individual materials combined and their architecture
• Define and quantify unique polymer properties and their relationship to polymer structure
• Predict phase composition from composition and temperature
• Quantify surface area and volume in nanosystems in comparison with microsystems
• To be able to develop and utilize equations for the thermodynamics of nanosystems
• Be able to quantitatively derive and relate particle size to physical properties, including, melting point and internal pressure
• Predict mechanical properties of nanoparticles and nanocomposites
• Quantify structural and mechanical parameters of classical nanomaterials classes.

1. Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction, William D Callister, 12^th Edition, John Wiley (Available in Amazon India, Rs. 287)
2. Nanomaterials – An introduction to synthesis, properties and applications, D. Vollath, Wiley-VCH, Second Edition 2013.