Physics of Technological Material Archives - Department Of Physics University of Patras https://physics.upatras.gr/en/direction/tech-materials-en/ School of Natural Sciences Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:17:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Physics of Polymers, Composites and Liquid Crystalline Materials https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/mse404/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:19:56 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/physics-of-polymers-liquid-crystals-and-synthetic-materiaks/ Basic concepts of polymer science. Classification of polymers. Degree of Polymerization, Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. Polymerization mechanisms and macromolecular architecture. Molecular Structure, shape and conformations. Statistical mechanics of ideal polymer chains. Polymer solutions. Thermal properties-Phase transitions. Crystallinity. Mechanical properties Polymer composites. Liquid Crystals. Self-assembly and self-organization of amphiphilic molecules. Liquid crystalline state of [...]

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]]> Basic concepts of polymer science. Classification of polymers. Degree of Polymerization, Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. Polymerization mechanisms and macromolecular architecture. Molecular Structure, shape and conformations. Statistical mechanics of ideal polymer chains. Polymer solutions. Thermal properties-Phase transitions. Crystallinity. Mechanical properties Polymer composites. Liquid Crystals. Self-assembly and self-organization of amphiphilic molecules. Liquid crystalline state of matter and liquid crystal phases. Molecular organization and order parameters. Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals. Electrical, optical, magnetic and mechanical properties of liquid crystals. Characterization methods of liquid crystalline materials. Supermolecular liquid crystals and liquid crystalline polymers. Applications of liquid crystals.

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]]> Microelectronic Materials and Divices https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/mse406/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:18:21 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/microelectronic-materials-and-divices/ Part A: Solid State Materials and Devices 1)Conductors, Dielectrics and Semiconductors: A phenomenological introduction in the theory of energy bands for solids. Diagram Ε-x. Kronnig-Penney model. Diagram Ε-κ. 2)Conductors: Free electron model, thermionic emission, phenomena upon interfacial contact between metals. 3)Semiconductors: Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Growth of homogeneously doped semiconducting substrates (Czochralski και Molecular Beam [...]

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1)Conductors, Dielectrics and Semiconductors: A phenomenological introduction in the theory of energy bands for solids. Diagram Ε-x. Kronnig-Penney model. Diagram Ε-κ.

2)Conductors: Free electron model, thermionic emission, phenomena upon interfacial contact between metals.

3)Semiconductors: Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Growth of homogeneously doped semiconducting substrates (Czochralski και Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) methods). Statistics of charge carriers in equilibrium. Carrier generation and recombination out of equilibrium. Drift and diffusion currents in semiconductors. Continuity equation.

4) Semiconductor film development and processing in the micro/nanoscale: Metallic film development. Dielectric film development. Lithography and etching.

5) Inhomogeneous doping of semiconductors: Diffusion from the gas phase and ion implantation. p-n structures.

6)The ideal Metal – Dielectric – Semiconductor (MIS) structure: Definition and basic principles. The structure under application of an external voltage. Capacitance of the MIS structure.

7) Realistic MOS structures: Dielectric defects and influence on the capacitance.

8) MOSFET transistor: A phenomenological description of its operation principles. Miniaturization of MOSFET. Parasitic phenomena in small channel MOSFETs. CMOS technology.

Part Β: Organic Semiconductors and Organic Optoelectronic – Photonic Devices

1) Organic Semiconductors: Conjugated (Semi)Conducting Polymers and Small Organic Molecules. Thermal and Optical Properties. Electronic Structure and Properties. Excited States (Excitons). Photoluminescence. Mechanisms of Conductivity and Charge Carrier Transport – Influence of Doping. Correlation of Chemical Structure and Optoelectronic Properties.

2) Organic Optoelectronic – Photonic Devices: Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), Solar Cells (Photovoltaics) (OPVs), Field Effect Transistors (OFETs), Lasers. Deposition Methods/Techniques for Development of Thin Films and Devices, Operation Principles of Devices, Degradation Mechanisms.

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]]> Special Topics on Statistical Physics https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/mse402/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:16:21 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/special-topics-on-statistical-physics/ Applications of statistical ensembles on special topics in solid state physics: Debye theory for the heat/thermal capacity of solids. Phonon gas. Black body radiation – Photon gas. Applications of Fermi Dirac and Bose Einstein quantum statistics/distributions on ideal Fermi and Bose gases. Applications in Astrophysics: White dwarfs and neutron stars. Bose-Einstein condensation. Superfluidity. Phase equilibrium [...]

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  • Applications of statistical ensembles on special topics in solid state physics: Debye theory for the heat/thermal capacity of solids. Phonon gas. Black body radiation – Photon gas.
  • Applications of Fermi Dirac and Bose Einstein quantum statistics/distributions on ideal Fermi and Bose gases. Applications in Astrophysics: White dwarfs and neutron stars. Bose-Einstein condensation. Superfluidity.
  • Phase equilibrium – Phase diagrams and plase transitions. Ising model. Mean field theory. Critical phenomena. Landau theory.
  • Classical Statistical Mechanics. Theorem of energy equipartition. Applications in solid crystals and mono/polyatomic molecules.
  • Real classical gases. The role of interactions between atoms. Cluster expansion. Virial coefficients.

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    ]]>         Materials΄ characterization techniques Laboratory https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/msc409/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:58:01 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/materials%ce%84-characterization-techniques-laboratory/ Braodband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS), St. Georga-Ch. Krontiras Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), D. Kouzoudis, (Department of Chemical Engineering). Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Χ-ray Diffraction (XRD), D. Anastassopoulos. Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM), P. Karahaliou Electrical Conductivity and Hall Effect in metals and semiconductors, E. Vitoratos. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), S. Couris. Fourier-transform infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), N. [...]

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  • Braodband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS), St. Georga-Ch. Krontiras
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), D. Kouzoudis, (Department of Chemical Engineering).
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  • Χ-ray Diffraction (XRD), D. Anastassopoulos.
  • Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM), P. Karahaliou
  • Electrical Conductivity and Hall Effect in metals and semiconductors, E. Vitoratos.
  • Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), S. Couris.
  • Fourier-transform infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), N. Spiliopoulos
  • Ultraviolet-visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), L. Palilis

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    ]]>         Material Science https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/msc407/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:55:07 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/material-science/ Classification of Materials Mechanical Properties Thermal Properties Electrical Properties Optical Properties Magnetic Properties Lectures on selected materials with technological interest

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  • Classification of Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Thermal Properties
  • Electrical Properties
  • Optical Properties
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Lectures on selected materials with technological interest

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    ]]>         Special Topics on Solid State Physics I https://physics.upatras.gr/en/courses/msc401/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:52:41 +0000 https://physics.upatras.gr/courses/special-topics-on-solid-state-physics-i/ Lattice dynamics. Elastic and plastic deformation. Hook’s law. Failure of the static model. Lattice vibrations (harmonic approach, continuous medium). Molecular specific heat. Classical approach. Quantum approach. Einstein and Debye models. Phonons. Lattice vibrations. Lattice optical properties in the infrared. Ionic crystals. An harmonic approximation. Thermal expansion. Thermal conductivity. Phonon scattering- lattice thermal resistace. Thermal conductivity [...]

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    ]]>     Lattice dynamics. Elastic and plastic deformation. Hook’s law. Failure of the static model. Lattice vibrations (harmonic approach, continuous medium). Molecular specific heat. Classical approach. Quantum approach. Einstein and Debye models. Phonons. Lattice vibrations. Lattice optical properties in the infrared. Ionic crystals. An harmonic approximation. Thermal expansion. Thermal conductivity. Phonon scattering- lattice thermal resistace. Thermal conductivity dependence on temperature. Magnetism and magnetic resonance. Diamagnetism. Paramagnetism. Ferromagnetism. Antiferromagnetism and Ferrimagnetism. Magnetism in metals. Ferromagnetic domains. Paramagnetism- nuclear magnetic- ferromagnetic resonance.

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