Program : Sustainable Energy Materials (SEM)

Degree : MSc/MEng

Course Code : ACE 634

Course Name : Industrial Ceramics for Energy Materials

Course Category : Compulsory Core Courses

Semester : Second Semester

Credit Hours : 2

Ferro electricity – Dielectric Properties, Ferro electric hysteresis loop. Perovskite structure e.g. Barium Titanate Structure and Applications. Electrical, optical, magnetic and mechanical properties of metals, semiconductors, ceramics and polymers Role of bonding, Structure (crystalline, defect energy band and microstructure) and composition in influencing and controlling physical properties are discussed. Case studies drawn from a variety of applications: semiconductor diodes and optical detectors, sensors, thin films, insulator etc.