CHEMMAT 755

Electronic Materials and their Applications

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Semester

Semester 2, 2019

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Electronic properties of materials. Applications in energy – semiconductor properties and materials, ionic conductors, solar cells and light emitting devices, batteries. Smart materials and devices – magnetic properties and materials, dielectric properties and materials, sensors and actuators, recording devices. Materials for environmental applications – photo-catalysis and environmental (water, air) cleaning, membrane materials, eco-materials, materials life cycle assessment.
Prerequisite: CHEMMAT 121, and 305 or 322 or equivalentRestriction: CHEMMAT 424

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1. Electronic properties of materials, A student will understand and be able to explain and apply classical electrical conduction theory A student will be able to understand, explain modern energy gap theory and apply its principles to conductors, semiconductors and insulators. A student will understand and be able to explain common conducting materials, semiconductors, and their applications.

ENGA01: engineering knowledge (2)
ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2)
ICHEME_A 2.2.: Fundamentals (2)
ICHEME_A2.5.1: Principles of systems (2)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2)

No related assessments

Materials used in energy industries: Students will be able to identify and understand the materials used to construct solar cells and light emitting devices, and identify adnf explain their functions in these devices. Students will understand the properties of ionic materials and their battery applications, and the production and usage of renewable energies.

ENGA01: engineering knowledge (2)
ICHEME_A2.4.1: Process and product technology (2)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2)

No related assessments

Smart materials and devices: Students will be able to to understand and explain magnetic properties and magnetic materials, including soft and hard magnetic materials, and their applications in electrical engineering and a wide range of electronic devices. Students will be able to understand and explain the dielectric properties and materials, piezoelectric materials, and their applications for sensors and actuators, and materials used in recording devices.

ENGA01: engineering knowledge (2)
ICHEME_A 2.2.: Fundamentals (2)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2)

No related assessments

Materials for environmental applications: Students will understand and be able to explain photo-catalysis and be familiar with photo-catalysts including semiconducting oxide catalysts, and their environmental applications such as water and air cleaning. Students will understand and be able to explain properties of membrane materials, selective adsorption and desorption, eco-materials, and materials life cycle assessment.

ICHEME_A 2.2.: Fundamentals (2)
UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (2)

No related assessments

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