4770 (v.3) Physical Properties of Solids 102
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| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
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| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Electrical properties: resistivity, conductivity, insulators, semiconductors, dielectrics, piezoelectrics and thermoelectrics. Thermal properties - heat capacity, absorption, transmission, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, thermal stress and thermal shock resistance. Optical properties of metals and non-metals: emission, absorption, transmission, reflection, refraction and colour, and applications of optical phenomena including luminescence, photoconductivity and lasers. Magnetic properties: diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism, antiferomagnetism, ferrimagnetism, influence of temperature on magnetic behaviour, domains, hysteresis loop, permeability, soft and hard magnets, magnetic storage and superconductivity. |
| Field of Education: | 010301 Physics |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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