| Week | Topics | Study Materials | Materials |
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Introduction to electrical materials and theory of conductivity
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Conduction band theory in conductors and atomic fundamentals of conduction
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Ferni-Dirac Function, population density and calculation of carrier denstiy.
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thermionic emission, photoemission, photoelectric effect, free electron and work function
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Electrical resistivity of pure metals and alloys. Effect of alloying element on resistivity
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Effect of temperature on electrical resistivity, effect of atomic structure on resistivity, Seebeck and Peltier effects
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| 7 |
Mid-term exams
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Electrical resistance in intrinsic semiconductors, calculation of carrier density and understanding the parameters that effect carrier density
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Types of superconductivity, Cooper theory, 1st and 2nd type superconductors.
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Dielectric materials, effect of electrical field on dielectric materials, fundamentals of capacitance and polarization
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Polarization, types of polarization, general properties of glasses and ceramics.
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Conduction theory in ceramics, polarization under variable electrical field, power loss and frequency material dependency.
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Temperature dependency in dielectric materials and theory of conduction
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Magnetic properties of materials, classification of magnetic materials, B-H curve, hard and soft magnetic materials
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