Physics of Materials (Dr. Prathap Haridoss, IIT Madras) | Materials Science

Physics of Materials

Physics of Materials. Instructor: Dr. Prathap Haridoss, Department of Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. This course will discuss the approaches used to understand important properties of materials and the relationships between these properties. Elementary quantum mechanics, free electron theory of metals, and quantum mechanics will be used to understand material properties. The use of reciprocal lattice formation will be explored. Electronic conductivity, thermal conductivity, semiconductor behavior, optoelectronic materials, and superconductivity, will be some of the phenomena examined in the course. (from nptel.ac.in)

Introduction

Properties of Materials and the Classical Free Electron Theory

Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Properties of Materials

Lecture 03 - Thermal Expansion

Lecture 04 - Measuring Electrical Conductivity: DC and AC

Lecture 05 - Free Electron Gas

Lecture 06 - The Ideal Gas

Lecture 07 - Drude Model: Electrical Conductivity

Lecture 08 - Drude Model: Thermal Conductivity

Lecture 09 - Drude Model: Successes and Limitations

Lecture 10 - Drude Model: Source of Shortcomings

Lecture 11 - Large Systems and Statistical Mechanics

Lecture 12 - Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics

Quantum Mechanical Improvements to the Free Electron Model

Lecture 13 - Classical Particles and Quantum Particles

Lecture 14 - History of Quantum Mechanics 1

Lecture 15 - History of Quantum Mechanics 2

Lecture 16 - Introduction to Drude Sommerfeld Model

Lecture 17 - Fermi-Dirac Statistics: Part 1

Lecture 18 - Fermi-Dirac Statistics: Part 2

Lecture 19 - Features of the Fermi-Dirac Distribution Function

Lecture 20 - Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution vs Fermi-Dirac Distribution

Lecture 21 - Anisotropy and Periodic Potential in a Solid

Lecture 22 - Confinement and Quantization: Part 1

Lecture 23 - Confinement and Quantization: Part 2

Lecture 24 - Density of States

Lecture 25 - Fermi Energy, Fermi Surface, Fermi Temperature

Lecture 26 - Electronic Contribution to Specific Heat at Constant Volume

Incorporating Crystal Structure into the Model

Lecture 27 - Reciprocal Space 1: Introduction to Reciprocal Space

Lecture 28 - Reciprocal Space 2: Condition for Diffraction

Lecture 29 - Reciprocal Space 3: Ewald Sphere, Simple Cubic, FCC and BCC in Reciprocal Space

Lecture 30 - Wigner Seitz Cell and Introduction to Brillouin Zones

Lecture 31 - Brillouin Zones, Diffraction, and Allowed Energy Levels

Lecture 32 - E vs K, Brillouin Zones and the Origin of Bands

Lecture 33 - Calculating Allowed Energy Bands and Forbidden Band Gaps

Lecture 34 - Bands; Free Electron Approximation, Tight Binding Approximation

Addressing Specific Material Properties using the Models Developed

Lecture 35 - Semiconductors

Lecture 36 - Magnetic Properties

Lecture 37 - Electron Compounds; Phonons, Optoelectronic Materials

Lecture 38 - Superconductivity

Lecture 39 - Bose-Einstein Statistics

Lecture 40 - Physics of Nanoscale Materials; Course Summary

References

Physics of Materials
Instructor: Dr. Prathap Haridoss, Department of Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. This course will discuss the approaches used to understand important properties of materials and the relationships between these properties.