MT 225 DEVICE MATERIALS

(ILE201) (Institutional Elective-I)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Lectures: 3 hrs/week Mid-Sem 30, Assignments/Quiz- 20
End Sem exam 50 marks.

OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the students field of materials used in electronic devices.

Unit 1 (06)
Functional basis for materials selection, Device design and production, Resistivity
range , Free electron theory, Conduction by free electrons, Temperature and
Impurity effects, Conductor and resistor materials, Superconductivity and Meissner
effect, Type I and Type II superconductors and their applications

Unit 2 (06)
Energy gap in solids, Mechanism of electrical conduction in intrinsic and extrinsic
semiconductors, Effect of temperature on electrical conductivity of intrinsic and
extrinsic semiconductors, Effect of doping on carrier concentration in extrinsic
semiconductor, Hall effect Semiconductor materials, Materials for circuits ,MOS
structures Memories and IC fabrication.

Unit 3 (06)
Classification of magnetic materials, Magnetic moments due to electric spin,
Ferromagnetism, anti ferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism, Magnetic energy and
domain structure, Hysteresis loop, Soft and Hard magnetic materials, Magnetic
recording materials, Bubbles, Thin films and Tapes, Discs and Magneto optics .

Unit 4 (06)
Dielectric constant and polarizability, Polarization mechanism, Frequency and
Temperature effects, Electrical breakdown ,Ferroelectric materials, Piezoelectricity,
Capacitor dielectric materials, Insulating materials and Pyroelectric materials .

Unit 5 (06)
Light and electromagnetic spectrum, Absorption in semiconductors
Photoconduction,Luminescence, Materials for Displays Semiconductor Laser and
Optical fibers, Electro optic ceramics.

Unit 6 (06)
Materials for solar cells, Materials for oxygen sensors , Conducting Polymers,
Soldering materials, Fuse and Contact materials Thermocouple materials ,
Fluorescent and Phosphorescent materials .
TEXT BOOKS:
William F. Smith - Foundation of Materials Science and Engineering, Mc
Graw-Hill International Edition, 2nd Edition, 1993.
N. Braithwaite and G. Weaver - Materials in Action Series -Electronic
Materials, Butterworths Publication.
S. O. Kasap - Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, Tata Mc Graw-
Hill Publication, 2nd Edition, 2002.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
Schroder, Klaus, Electronic Magnetic and Thermal properties of Solids,
Marcel Dekker, New York 1978
Buschow K.H.J. (Ed.), Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Amsterdam :
Elsevier
Electronic Materials Handbook, ASM International, Materials Park, 1989
W.D.kingery, H.A.Bowen and D.R.Uhlman-Introduction to ceramics 2nd
Edition, John Wiley, New York1976
R.C.Buchanan Ceramic materials for Electronics, Marcel Dekker Inc.1986