This lecture covers basic concepts that are required for understanding the functionalities of inorganic materials, including the atomistic and electronic structure of materials, the properties of lattice defects, and their impacts on material functionalities.
In many commercialized devices, superb functionalities of inorganic materials are realized via a precise design and fabrication of complex microstructures and lattice defects. The aim of this lecture is to provide specialized knowledge that is required for solving issues on such advanced technologies and developing novel high-performance materials.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the properties of inorganic materials from the viewpoint of their atomistic and electronic structures.
2) Understand the basics of point defects and grain boundaries and their effects on the functionalities of inorganic materials.
crystal structure, electronic states, point defects, grain boundaries
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Points from the previous lectures are reviewed at the beginning of each class. The lectures on new topics are then given on the basis of documents distributed. Exercises are done when necessary.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Crystal structure of inorganic materials | Understand the crystal structure of inorganic materials. |
Class 2 | Electronic states of inorganic materials | Understand the electronic states of inorganic materials. |
Class 3 | Point defects in inorganic materials I | Understand the electronic states of point defects in inorganic materials. |
Class 4 | Point defects in inorganic materials II | Understand the chemical reactions of point defects in inorganic materials. |
Class 5 | Point defects in inorganic materials III | Understand the effects of point defects on various properties of inorganic materials. |
Class 6 | Grain boundaries in inorganic materials I | Understand the structure of grain boundaries in inorganic materials. |
Class 7 | Grain boundaries in inorganic materials II | Understand the impurity segregation at grain boundaries in inorganic materials. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Distributed documents
Yet-Ming Chiang et al., Physical Ceramics (John Wiley & Sons) ISBN-13: 978-0471598732
Yuichi Ikuhara et al., Physics of Ceramic Materials (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd) ISBN-13: 978-4526044366 (in Japanese)
Evaluations are made on the basis of the exercises (30%) and the end-of-term report (70%).
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