PH211 Physics of Materials

Course Title: PH211 Physics of Materials Credit Hours: 2
Instructor: Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Gul
Pre-requisites: PHY-101 (Applied Physics)

Course Objectives
1. Solid state includes most of the materials in that make modern technology
possible
2. Properties of the solid state differ significantly from the properties of isolated
atoms or molecules
3. The term ‘structure’ takes on a whole new meaning. Example: Nano sized metal
particles etc.
Coursecontents:
Electrical Properties: Electrical conductivity, Energy band structures in solids,
Conduction in terms of band and Atomic Bonding Models, Carrier mobilities, Intrinsic
and Extrinsic Semiconductors. Thermal Properties: Lattice dynamics, Phonons, Magnetic
properties: type of magnetisms. Domains and Hysteresis, Soft and Hard Magnetic
Materials, Optical Properties: Electromagnetic radiation, Light interaction with solids,
Luminescence, Photoconductivity
Course Outcome
At the end of the course the students are expected to have learned the following:
1. How to differentiate forces between the atoms
2. To understand physical concepts of specific heat models
3. To predict electrical and magnetic properties of materials.
4. Deep understanding the semiconducting properties of the materials
5. Optical properties of materials
Suggested Books
1. William D. Calister, Jr. David G. Rethwisch, Material Science and Engineering;

An Introduction, 8th Edition, Wiley, (2010)
2. John Philip McKelvey, SolidState Physics for Engineering and Materials Science,
Reprint Edition, Krieger Publishing Company, (1993)
3. Daniel D. Pollock, Physical Properties of Materials for Engineers, 2nd Edition,
CRC press, (1993)
4. Kittel, Charles. Introduction to Solid State Physics.7th Edition,. New York Wiley,
(1996)
Detailed Syllabus for

PH211 Physics of Materials
Week Topics
Forces between atoms, Bond dislocation energy of NaCl molecule, Cohesive energy of
1
Ionic crystals
2 Forces between atoms, related problems solution
3 Lattice vibrations, Introduction, Dynamics of the chain of Identical atoms
4 Symmetry in k-space(the First Brillouin Zone), Number of Modes in the first zone
5 Dynamics of a diatomic linear chain, the Acoustic Branch, the optical branch
Thermal properties of materials, Introduction, The specific heat of solid, the classical
6 model, The Einstein model, High temperature range, low temperature range, Related
problems solution
The Debye model of specific heat, High temperature range, low temperature range,
7
Intermediate temperature range, Related problems solution
Thermal conductivity of solids, Thermal conductivity due to electrons, Thermal
8
conductivity due to phonon, phonon-phonon interaction
Normal Process, Umklapp process, Scattering of Phonon by boundaries or grains,
9
Scattering by impurities and imperfections
The electronic specific heat, the electrical conductivity of metals, Relaxation time and
10
mean free path,
Electrical conductivity and Ohm’s law, electrical resistivity of metals, Conductors,
11 Semiconductors and Insulators, Fermi surface, characteristic of Fermi surface, Intrinsic
semiconductors, Extrinsic semiconductors Related problems solution
Mobility of charge carriers, effect of temperature on mobility, electrical conductivity of
12
semiconductors, Hall effect in semiconductors
13 Dielectric properties of materials, Dipole moment, polarization, the electric field of dipole,
Local electric field of an atom, Dielectric constant and its measurement, Polarization and
dielectric constant, Polarization mechanisms (electronic polarization, Ionic polarization,
Dipolar or orientation polarization Related problems solution
Magnetic properties of materials, Introduction, classification of magnetic materials
Langeve diamagnetism, magnetism in metal and insulators, anti-ferromagnetism and
14
ferromagnetism, ferromagnetism in metals, ferromagnetic domains, Nuclear magnetic
resonance
15 Optical properties of materials, absorption process, photoconductivity, photoelectric effect
Photovoltaic effect, Photoluminescence, colour centre’s, types of colour centers, Related
16
problems solution
17 Revision
End Semester Exam
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students are expected to have learned the following:
1. To understand physical concepts of specific heat models
2. To predict electrical and magnetic properties of materials
3. Deep understanding the semiconducting properties of the materials
4. Optical properties of materials

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Course Title: PH211 Physics of Materials Credit Hours: 2

Instructor: Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Gul

Pre-requisites: PHY-101 (Applied Physics)

1. William D. Calister, Jr. David G. Rethwisch, Material Science and Engineering;

Detailed Syllabus for

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