Course code: CH4021MS
Course name: Ceramic Science
This concerns a Course
In the program of MSc Materials Science
EC (European Credits): 4 (1 EC concerns a work load of 28 hours)
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Department of DelftChemTech
Lecturer 1: dr. Albert Goossens	Tel.: 015 – 278 4919
Lecturer 2:
Lecturer 3:
Catalog data: ceramic materials, crystal structures, band structures, semiconductors, point defects, non-stoichiometry, doping, charge carrier transport.	Course year:	MSc 1^st year
	Course language:	English
	Semester:	2A
	Hours per week:	4
	Other hours:
	Assessment:	Written exam
	Assessment period:	2A
	(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites (course codes): See “Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.”
Follow up (course codes):
Detailed description of topics: The course aims to provide an overview over the science and technology of functional ceramic materials. The following topics are included: - crystal structures - bonding in inorganic solids - band structures of metals, semiconductors, and insulators - basics of semiconductors - defect chemistry including point defects, non-stoichiometry, doping - relationship between defect chemistry and electronic properties - transport of charge carriers in ceramic materials
Course material: Textbook “Physical Ceramics” by Y-M Chiang, D. P. Birnie, and W.D. Kingery, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-471-59873-9
References from literature:
Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.: Assessment: the course will be assessed by a written exam. Entry requirements: basic knowledge required of inorganic chemistry, crystal structures, thermodynamics, electronic processes.
Learning goals: The student has basic understanding of functional ceramic materials with special focus on solid-state chemistry and physics. The student is able to identify and predict relationships between the presence of intrinsic point-defects, non-stoichiometry, and doping elements and specific optical and electronic properties of ceramic materials. More specifically, the student is able to: 1. recognize and describe simple inorganic crystal structures 2. discriminate between different bonding types in different classes of materials 3. correlate electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators to the band structure 4. formulate defect chemical reaction equations using Kröger-Vink notation 5. define the equilibrium conditions and the charge neutrality condition 6. derive mathematical expressions between the point defect concentrations for systems in equilibrium and to present these relationships in Brouwer diagrams 7. formulate relationships between the crystal structure and electrical conduction in ceramic materials 8. identify and predict relationships between the presence of intrinsic point defects, non-stoichiometry, and doping elements and optical and electrical properties of ceramic materials
Computer use: Computer tools will be used (Matlab and/or Ansys) for the project exercise
Laboratory project(s): None
Design content: No direct design content