Program : Sustainable Energy Materials (SEM)

Degree : MSc/MEng

Course Code : ACE 636

Course Name : Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials

Course Category : Compulsory Core Courses

Semester : Second Semester

Credit Hours : 2

Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials and acquisition of quantum mechanical tools. Postulates of quantum mechanics, and examination of the hydrogen atom, simple molecules and bonds, and the behavior of electrons in solids and energy bands. Introduction to the variation principle and method for the calculation of wave functions, investigation of how and why materials respond to different electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields and probes and study of the conductivity, dielectric function, and magnetic permeability in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. A survey of common devices such as transistors, magnetic storage media, optical fibers concludes the semester