Thie experiment course aims to learn the porperties and evaluation techniques of dielectric and electric properties of bulk ceramics. The students is expected also to learn about the relationships of these properties with structure, chemical composition and physical properties. Processing techniques are also included. In the advenced step, the students can make their own experimental plan on the systhesis and evaluation of ceramics materials concering with the properties learned in the fundamental step.
Learn about the fundamentals on the experiments concerning with dielectric and electric properties of ceramic materials. Planning of the original experiments is for growing the students' potential of planning, practice, presentation etc for materials researcher.
bulk ceramics, ferroelectrics, dielectric constant, electric conductivity
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
All the experimental works will be done by group.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Basic lecture to conduct experiments | Understand the contents and significance of this experiment. |
Class 2 | Fundamental experiment 1: Weighing of starting materials, mixing procedure, calcination | Learn about the treatment of starting materials for synthesis |
Class 3 | Fundamental experiment 2: Molding of barium titanate powder | Learn about grinding, molding, and sintering of powder |
Class 4 | Fundamental experiment 3: Identification of crystal phase | Learn how to identify crystal phases |
Class 5 | Fundamental experiment 4: Density measurement and electrode formation | Learn about density measurement and electrode formation method |
Class 6 | Fundamental experiment 5: Evaluation of lattice constant and electric characteristics | Understand the relationship between the crystal structure and electrical properties of barium titanate |
Class 7 | Fundamental experiment 6: Measurement of temperature dependence of dielectric constant and conductivity | Understand the phase transition of barium titanate |
Class 8 | Planning of the advanmced experiment | Make plans for advanced experiment. |
Class 9 | Advanced experiment 1 | Presentation of the advanced experiment plan |
Class 10 | Advanced experiment 2 | Perform experiments based on experimental plan |
Class 11 | Advanced experiment 3 | Perform experiments based on experimental plan |
Class 12 | Advanced experiment 4 | Perform experiments based on experimental plan |
Class 13 | Advanced experiment 5 | Perform experiments based on experimental plan |
Class 14 | Advanced experiment 6 | Perform experiments based on experimental plan |
Class 15 | Presentation discussion: Presentation of results of advance experiment | Present the experimental results, deepen the discussion |
The text book, "Ceramics experiments 2019" will be provided.
Fundamental lecture course 1: Ceramics experiments; Uchida-rokaku-ho
Other documents will be provided.
Students are requested to join and carry out all the experiments, and do the proposed tasks to judge their knowledge on the experiments and ceramics.
Students are recommended to learn about the fundamental knowlegde on ceramic materials in 1st or 2nd year.