Standard syllabus
Materials chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Topics
Structure and characterization
- Crystallography: unit cells, Miller indices, Bravais lattices
- X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law
- Amorphous vs crystalline materials
- Defects: vacancies, interstitials, dislocations
- Phase diagrams for binary and ternary systems
- Microstructure: grains, boundaries, and porosity
- Electron microscopy: SEM and TEM (introduction)
- Spectroscopic characterization: XPS, AES, SIMS (intro)
- Thermal analysis: TGA, DSC, DMA
- Mechanical properties: stress, strain, modulus, hardness
Electronic and optical materials
- Band theory and electronic structure of solids
- Semiconductors: intrinsic and extrinsic doping
- p-n junctions and diode behavior
- Photovoltaics: silicon, thin-film, perovskite (overview)
- LEDs and electroluminescent materials
- Transparent conducting oxides
- Dielectric materials and capacitors
- Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials
- Superconductivity: BCS overview and cuprates (intro)
- Magnetic materials: soft and hard magnets
Nanomaterials and surfaces
- Nanoscale phenomena: quantum confinement
- Synthesis of nanoparticles: colloidal, sol-gel, CVD
- Carbon nanomaterials: fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene
- Surface energy and wetting: contact angles
- Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)
- Thin film deposition: sputtering, evaporation, ALD (intro)
- Catalysis at surfaces and supported catalysts
- Biosensors and functionalized nanomaterials
- Toxicology and environmental impact of nanomaterials
- Applications in drug delivery and imaging
Polymers and soft materials
- Polymer structure: tacticity, molecular weight distribution
- Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization
- Glass transition and melting behavior
- Rubber elasticity and cross-linking
- Liquid crystals and mesophases (intro)
- Biomaterials: hydrogels, scaffolds, biocompatibility
- Conducting polymers and organic electronics
- Composites: fiber-reinforced and particulate fillers
- Recycling and sustainability of polymer materials
- Structure–property relationships in polymer design
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