Physical Properties of Materials - MATS1172
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 3
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Excluded: MATS2001
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
The particle and wave nature of matter; The Schrodinger equation; Electrons in a crystal: Zone and band theory; Fermi energy, Fermi surface and density of states; Electrical conduction in materials; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; Band-gap engineering; Basic semiconductor devices; Superconductivity and superconducting materials; Magnetic behaviour: Basic concepts, modern theory and types of magnetism; Magnetic materials and applications.
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