6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Prerequisites
MTE2544 or MSC2022 or TRC3800 or MSC2111 or PHS2011
Prohibitions
MSC3011, MSC3132, MTE3508
Synopsis
Electrical and optical properties of materials - dielectrics, ferroelectrics, superconductors and optical fibres; magnetic properties - microscopic origin of magnetism in specific classes of materials, domains, magnet fabrication and applications; nanodevices which rely on the preceding properties, experimental techniques.
Outcomes
At the successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Predict the magnetic moment for a given electron configuration by applying Hund's rules.
- Formulate the coercivity of magnetic particles using the magnetic anisotropy and magneto-static energy terms.
- Describe the temperature dependence of spontaneous magnetisation based on the mean field theory.
- Describe the effect of nanoscale grain refinement on magnetic properties.
- Discuss functional nanomaterials with respect to their synthesis, properties, characterisation and application.
- Discuss novel generations of organic electronic materials and their application in electronic and optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, transistors and light emitting diodes.
Assessment
Assignments: 10%
Laboratory work: 30%
Examination (2 hours): 60%
Workload requirements
Three one-hour lecture/tutorial classes per week and four x five hour laboratory classes during the semester and 7 hours of private study per week.
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