4770 (v.3) Physical Properties of Solids 102

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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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.
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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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