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Non-stoichiometry and defect concentrations.Intrinsic electronic disorder and extrinsic doping reactions.The equilibrium defect concentration of a compound solid: law of mass action.Point defects in compound solids: Kroger-Vink and defect reaction rules.The equilibrium defect concentration in an elemental solid.Point defects in elemental solids: types and definition of their formation energy.Interfacial equilibrium: angles at triple points.Grain boundaries energies: Read Shockley Model / High angle models.Grain boundary crystallography and structure.Equilibrium crystal shape: Wulff construction.Surface energy anisotropy: conceptual models and polar plots.Multiplication of dislocations Area Defects.Observation and quantification of dislocations.Structure of dislocation: Burger’s Vectors.Structure of dislocations: edge, screw, non-equilibrium nature.Dislocations: crystal growth and plasticity.Overview and Importance of Defects Line Defects.Composite Materials: Particle-reinforced composites Dispersion-strengthened composites Fiber-reinforced composites Structural composites.Electronic Materials: Electrical Properties Energy Bands in Solids Metal-Semiconductors-Insulators Semiconductors Diodes and Transistors Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics.Polymers: Molecular Structures Crystalline Structures Glass Transition Mechanical Properties.Ceramics: Crystal Structures Mechanical Properties Processing Applications.Deformation and Strengthening: Dislocations and slip systems Plastic Deformation Strengthening Mechanisms Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth.Mechanical Properties of Materials: Stress and Strain Deformation Modes Yield and Fracture Engineering Mechanical Properties.Phase Transformations: Nucleation and Growth Diffusion and Phase transformations T-T-T or C-C-T diagrams Diffusionless Transformations.Microstructure: Microstructure and Other definitions Relationship to Phase Diagram and Processing Controlling Microstructures Equilibrium vs Non-equilibrium.
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Phase Diagrams: Equilibrium and Other Definitions Solutions and Solubility Interpreting Phase Diagrams: Phases, Compositions, Relative Amounts Simple Binary and Eutectic diagrams.Diffusion: Modes of diffusion Activation energy: bonding and structure Steady state and Fick's First Law Diffusivity and Temperature.Defects: Points Defects - Composition of Alloys Line Defects - Dislocations Planar Defects Volume Defects.Crystal Structures: Crystalline vs Amorphous Solids Unit Cell, Lattice, and Crystal Systems Common Cubic Crystal Systems Packing Fractions, Density, and Close Packing Crystallographic Directions and Planes.Atomic Structure and Bonding: Atomic Structure Electronic Configurations and Quantum numbers Bonding: metallic, ionic, covalent.Materials Science and Engineering: Structure-Property-Processing-Performance Materials Classifications.