| GENERAL INFORMATION: | Instructors: Girginoudi Dimitra, Farmakis Filippos Semester: 2nd |
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| CREDITS: | ECTS Units: 5 Teaching Units: 4 Theory Hours: 2 Exercises Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 |
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| COURSE PAGE: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/TMA385/ | |
Course Description |
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| Atomic bonds, atomic and ionic magnitudes – cohesive energy in solid materials. Crystal structure: crystallic and amorphous materials. Unit cell, crystal systems, lattices, plains. Metallic structures, semiconductors structures, covalent and ionic ceramics and polymers. Allotropism-polymorphism. Alloys. Technical structures: superlattices and quantum wells. Thermal properties of crystals: thermal expansion, thermal specific heat, thermal conduction. Electrical conductivity in metals and alloys. Metal surfaces. Superconductivity. Thermoelectric effect. Dielectric properties of materials: dielectric constant and polarity, dielectric losses, piezoelectric effect, ceramics and organic insulators. Magnetism: diamagnetism and paramagnetism, Maser, Faraday effect, materials and applications, biological materials. | ||
