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MSE 24: Freshman Seminars
ExpandCourse Number: MSE 24
Course Units: 1
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. The Department offers the following selections:
The Bicycle: Introduction to Engineering Materials
UNITS: 1 (Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.)
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Thomas Devine
PREREQUISITES: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Beginning with the very first meeting, students will get their hands dirty taking apart bicycles, analyzing their designs, methods of construction and uses of materials. The basic tools of materials science and engineering will be utilized to learn about characteristics such as strength, fabricability, joinability, and resistances to fatigue, corrosion, and wear that are required of the materials selected for various components of the bicycle. Some reading outside of the classroom will be required as well as a final oral report, which describes the advantages and disadvantages of the bicycle investigated.
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture per week.
The Silicon Century
UNITS: 1 (Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.)
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Oscar D. Dubon
PREREQUISITES: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The realization of the first solid-state transistor more than fifty years ago sparked a revolution in electronics that has touched nearly all aspects of our lives. From the development of the transistor radio to the sequencing of human DNA, electronics, have played a central role in countless technological and scientific achievements during the twentieth century. At the heart of this revolution lies silicon, the material used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. We will review the events that shaped the electronics revolution, the advances in materials science that have driven the evolution of silicon-based devices, and the emergence of new materials that my enable further innovations and discoveries in the twenty-first century. We will also explore the important connection between research activities at UC Berkeley and developing technologies in Silicon Valley.
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture per week.
Materials in Music
UNITS: 1 (Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.)
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Ronald Gronsky
PREREQUISITES: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Is a rosewood fretboard any better that a maple one? Why does the same brass cymbal go from “crash” to “clunk” when aged? Can the tonal range of magnetic pick-ups be enhanced in single coil, humbucking, or triple-wound configurations? Does it really matter if those strings are nickel-wrapped? Is Platinum better? The answer to these questions lies in the microstructure of materials, as illustrated in this hands-on-seminar for musicians, poets, or engineers. We will establish the relationship between the acoustical signatures of various materials used in music and their microstructures, to show how performance (tone) can be optimized through microstructural manipulation.
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture per week.
Materials and Weapons of War Through History
UNITS: 1 (Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.)
INSTRUCTOR: Professor J. W. Morris, Jr.
PREREQUISITES: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
For most of known history, advances in materials technology have appeared primarily in two areas: objects of art and weapons of war. The former build civilizations. The latter have often set its course, as critical military engagements from Kadesh to Kosovo have most often been dominated by the forces with the superior technology. In this seminar we shall use the development of weapons through history as a vehicle to understand the important properties of different types and classes of materials, and trace their technological development and technical significance across the millennia.
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture per week.
Physics and Materials Science of Skateboarding
UNITS: 1 (Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.)
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Daryl Chrzan
PREREQUISITES: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The popularity of skateboarding and other extreme sports is increasing at a rapid pace. The sports are termed extreme in part because they place the participants and their equipment under extreme conditions. This seminar course will explore the extreme conditions associated with skateboarding, and how materials science has been used to evolve the original sidewalk surfers into the modern day skateboard. Topics to be discussed include the physics of skateboarding (including an analysis of the inevitable slam, pool riding, and street skating) and the implications of this physics for the design of wheels, bearings, boards and trucks.
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture/discussion per week.
MSE 39A – Freshman-Sophomore Seminar
ExpandCourse may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week per unit for 14 weeks. One and one-half hours of seminar per week per unit for 10 weeks. Two hours of seminar per week for eight weeks. Two and one-half hours of seminar per week for six weeks. Sections 1-2 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a passed/not passed basis. Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester. Enrollments limits are set by the faculty, but the suggested limit is 25. (F,SP) Sastry
E 40: Engineering Thermodynamics
ExpandCourse Number: E40
Course Units: 4, 3 hours of lecture + 1 hour of discussion per week
INSTRUCTORS: Professors Andreas M. Glaeser and Mark D. Asta
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Fundamental laws of thermodynamics for simple substances; application to flow processes and to non-reacting mixtures; statistical thermodynamics of ideal gases and crystalline solids; chemical and materials thermodynamics; multiphase and multicomponent equilibria in reacting systems; electrochemistry. Sponsoring departments are Materials Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. (Taught in alternate years by each department in the Fall Semester.)
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Physics 7B, Math 54; Chemistry 1B recommended.
TEXTBOOK: D. R. Gaskell, Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials, 4th Edition (or 3rd Edition), Taylor and Francis. Supplementary texts: Books that provide additional background on selected topics in thermodynamics are on reserve and available at the Engineering Library.
REQUIRED: Required course.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
- A fundamental understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their application to a wide range of systems.
- Understanding of the first law of thermodynamics and various forms of work that can occur. An ability to analyze the work and heat interactions associated with a prescribed process path, and to perform a first law analysis of a flow system.
- An ability to evaluate entropy changes in a wide range of processes and determine the reversibility or irreversibility of a process from such calculations. Familiarity with calculations of the efficiencies of heat engines and other engineering devices.
- An understanding of the use of the Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies as equilibrium criteria, and the statement of the equilibrium condition for closed and open systems. An understanding of the interrelationship between thermodynamic functions and an ability to use such relationships to solve practical problems.
- Familiarity with the construction and principles governing the form of simple and complex one-component pressure-temperature diagrams and the use of volume-temperature and pressure-volume phase diagrams and the steam tables in the analysis of engineering devices and systems.
- Ability to determine the equilibrium states of a wide range of systems, ranging from mixtures of gases, mixtures of gases and pure condensed phases, and mixtures of gases, liquids, and solids that can each include multiple components.
- Familiarity with basic concepts in solution thermodynamics, and an ability to relate the characteristics and relative energies of different liquid and solid solutions to the phase diagram of the system.
- Familiarity with basic concepts in electrochemistry.
STUDENT OUTCOMES ADDRESSED BY COURSE: 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11
TOPICS COVERED:
- The system, the state of the system, equilibrium, the equation of state, state functions and exact differentials.
- Work, heat, and the first law
- Entropy, the second law and the Carnot Cycle.
- Free energy, equilibrium criteria, and thermodynamic relationships
- Free energy and equilibrium in simple systems
- Equations of state of simple substances
- Gas phase reactions
- Reactions between gases and pure solids
- Solution thermodynamics
- Reactions involving components in solution
- Introduction to electrochemistry
MSE 45: Properties of Materials MSE 45 – Properties of Materials
ExpandCourse Number: MSE 45
Course Units: 3, 3 hours of lecture per week + 6 laboratories (3 hours each)
INSTRUCTORS: Professors Thomas M. Devine, Ronald Gronsky, John W. Morris, Jr. and Ramamoorthy Ramesh.
TEXTBOOK: The Structure and Properties of Materials, J.W. Morris, Jr., McGraw Hill, 2005.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Application of basic principles of physics and chemistry to the engineering properties of materials. Special emphasis devoted to relation between microstructure and the mechanical properties of metals, concrete, polymers, and ceramics, and the electrical properties of semiconducting materials.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Physics 7A.
REQUIREMENT TYPE: Required.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
- Understand the meaning of stress and strain in describing the mechanical response of engineering materials
- Understand how to perform, and the role of, the uniaxial tensile test in establishing critical engineering performance metrics such as Young’s modulus, yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, fracture strength, ductility, and elongation to failure
- Understand the meaning of, and distinctions among, hardness, strength, and toughness, and their significance for engineering performance
- Understand the atomic nature of plasticity in engineering solids, the classification of dislocations (edge vs. screw), and the role of dislocations in deformation
- Understand the effect of chemical bonding on the variations in mechanical strength of engineering materials, including the reasons why ceramics are strong in compression but not in shear, and why polymers may show viscoelastic behavior.
- Understand the description of the crystal structure of matter in terms of a constituent Bravais lattice and a basis or motif
- Understand Miller index notation and Miller-Bravais indices for specification of lattice geometry
- Understand the role of diffraction in determining crystal structure
- Understand how to perform optical microscopy for assessment of the microstructure of polycrystalline materials
- Understand the polycrystalline nature of engineering materials and the effects of grain boundaries on engineering properties
- Understand the meaning of equilibrium phase diagrams, tie-line constructions, and the lever rule, and their utilization in predicting the microstructure of multicomponent engineering alloys when subjected to elevated temperatures
- Understand the role of kinetics in generating useful microstructures for engineering applications, including the generation of, and tempering of, martensite in ferous alloys, precipitation hardening in alloys, the thermal processing of glass ceramics, and dopant redistribution in semiconductors
- Understand the temperature-dependent resistivity response of conductors, semiconductors, and insulators and why they are different
- Understand ferroelectric and ferromagnetic behavior of materials in terms of domain structures
- Understand the implications of iso-strain vs iso-stress loading configurations for fiber-reinforced composites and how to optimize microstructure for best performance
- Understand the optical properties of transparency, translucency and opacity, and the functioning of the graded-refractive index optical fibers
- Understand the role of crystalline defects (point, line and planar) in diffusion
- Understand the mechanisms of oxidation, the development of passivation, and the limitations of protective oxides in metallic alloys systems
- Understand the mechanisms of galvanic corrosion and the methods for its prevention in engineering structures made of dissimilar metals
STUDENT OUTCOMES ADDRESSED BY COURSE: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
TOPICS COVERED:
- Introduction to the mechanical properties of engineering materials
- Materials at the Atomic Level
- Crystalline Imperfections
- Equilibrium phase diagrams
- Thermal processing of materials
- Structural Materials
- Thermal and Optical Properties of MaterialsIntroduction to Polymeric Materials;
- Composites
- Electrical Properties of Materials
- Environmental Degradation of Materials
MSE 102: Bonding, Crystallography and Defects
ExpandINSTRUCTORS: Professor Daryl C. Chrzan
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Bonding in solids; classification of metals, semiconductors, and insulators; crystal systems; point, line, and planar defects in crystals; examples of crystallographic and defect analysis in engineering materials; relationship to physical and mechanical properties.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Engineering 45
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
There is no required textbook for this course. Course notes will be posted online as will relevant handouts.
Other useful references (below) are on reserve at the Engineering Library:
- Rohrer “Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials,” Cambridge Press
- Kelly, Groves and Kidd, “Crystallography and Crystal Defects,” Wiley (QD931 .K4 2000 ISBN 0-471-72044-5)
- Hammond, “The Basics of Crystallography,” Oxford (QD905.2 .H355 2001 ISBN 0-19-850552-3)
- Sands, “Introduction to Crystallography,” Dover (QD905.2 .H36 1990 ISBN0-486-67839-3)
- Nye, “Physical Properties of Crystals,” Oxford (QD931.N9 1985 ISBN 0-19-851165-5.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To identify and describe the types of bonding found in materials
- To develop the language to describe crystal structures and their symmetries
- To identify and describe the different types of defects that are found in real crystal structures
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
- Understanding the definition of a lattice and a crystal.
- Identification of crystalline symmetries including translational and point symmetries.
- Familiarity with and the ability to read and interpret the International Tables of Crystallography, 230 Space groups.
- Understanding stereographic projections; stereograms of the 32 crystallographic point groups.
- Understanding the relationship of symmetry to physical properties.
- Understanding of the reciprocal lattice and its relationship to diffraction experiments.
- Understanding the quantum mechanical origins of bonding; Schrodinger’s equation, the particle in the box, solution to the hydrogen atom, and the band theory of solids.
- The ability to identify the characteristics of metallic, covalent, ionic and van der Waal’s bonding.
- The ability to identify and describe the different types of defects found in crystals: dislocations and point defects.
- Understanding the importance of defects for materials properties.
TOPICS COVERED:
Crystal structures; points, directions and planes; unit cell; Bravais lattice; basis; symmetry- translation, rotation, inversion; 32 Crystallographic Point Groups; 230 Space Groups; real and reciprocal Lattices; Brillouin zones; application of reciprocal lattices to diffraction- scattering from electrons, atoms, crystals; structure factor; van der Waal’s, ionic, covalent and metallic bonding; classical versus quantum mechanical picture of bonding; particle-wave duality, Schrodinger’s equation; particle-in-a-box, metallic solid; hydrogen atom, covalent solid; band theory of solids; importance of defects on properties; point and line defects.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
This course will provide the foundation for understanding the relationships among the structure and properties of materials that may be incorporated into a range of applications.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
MSE 102 is the first of the core courses for the MSE single and double majors. It provides the foundation for understanding bonding, crystallography and crystal defects, especially in crystalline materials.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- 8 problem sets: 25%
- two in-class exams: 20% each
- final exam: 35%
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professors Yuri Suzuki and Daryl C. Chrzan
MSE 103: Phase Transformations and Kinetics
ExpandMSE 102, E45; Undergraduate thermodynamics course recommended.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Required text: Porter and Easterling, Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, CRC Press
Supplementary texts: Books that provide additional background on topics of thermodynamics, phase diagrams, diffusion, and phase transformations are on reserve and available at the Engineering Library.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The overall goals of the course are to: 1) develop an understanding of why materials and microstructures undergo changes by reinforcing and significantly extending concepts introduced in chemical thermodynamics courses, 2) provide an understanding of how diffusion enables changes in the chemical distribution and microstructure of materials by discussing mechanisms and rates of diffusion and the role of driving force on diffusional processes, and 3) to formulate and discuss a variety of phase transformations and the effects of temperature and driving force on the nature of the transformation and its impact on the resulting microstructure. In summary, the tools required to understand how and why phase transformations occur, and how and why microstructures can be controlled are developed.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
The course seeks to develop an understanding of the thermodynamic driving force for phase transformations and the role that chemical driving forces, strain energy and interfacial energy play in producing or modifying these driving forces. The course attempts to indicate the important role that the unique structure and characteristics of surfaces and interfaces can have. Diffusion processes and mechanisms are introduced, and common solutions to Fick’s laws are presented to acquaint students with the key characteristics of such solutions and to provide an understanding of spatiotemporal-scaling behavior. Limitations of the solutions are also discussed. The importance of the relationship between concentration gradients and chemical potential gradients is emphasized, with spinodal decomposition serving a key role. Diffusion and the importance of the phase diagram and underlying solution thermodynamics on diffusion processes is emphasized. A number of phase transformations are described, and treatments developed with a template framework so that students can extend the considerations of model systems to more complex cases. This is done to focus attention on fundamentals and not on the details and peculiarities of specific systems. Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation as well as growth processes are covered to provide an understanding of the underlying factors that dictate final microstructures.
Specific outcomes of the course are:
- Understanding of thermodynamics of single and multiple component systems, solution models, activities, etc., and their relationship to the equilibrium phase diagram.
- Ability to calculate single-component and multiple-component phase diagrams from thermodynamic data or solution models.
- An appreciation of the importance and energy characteristics of surfaces and interfaces, and their impact on equilibrium microstructures and capillarity-driven processes.
- Ability to address/solve problems involving steady-state and nonsteady-state diffusion of varying degrees of complexity, and to understanding the spatiotemporal scaling behavior of solutions to such diffusion problems.
- Understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of diffusion and the importance of processing conditions, notably temperature, and microstructural features such as grain boundaries, dislocations, and surfaces on the total transport in a material.
- A deeper understanding of the role of the thermodynamic driving force for diffusion, and an alternative treatment of diffusion in terms of an appropriate gradient in potential.
- Knowledge of how driving forces of varying types and barriers due to surface energy effects interact to dictate the rate of phase transformation and microstructural change.
- An understanding of how through manipulation of temperature, driving force, and initial microstructure, a wide range of final microstructures can be produced through an appreciation of the competing processes that determine the overall path of microstructural evolution.
- Fundamental principles of thermodynamics relevant to a description of phase equilibrium. Application to single-component systems, single-component phase diagrams. Solution thermodynamics, ideal and regular solution models, calculation of binary phase diagrams from solution models and free energy curves. Activity-composition diagrams. Quantitative assessments of driving forces for mixing and phase transformations. Phase separation in binary alloys; features of the spinodal region. Ordering reactions and the Bragg-Williams formulation. Introduction to ternary and quaternary systems and associated phase diagrams. The Gibbs triangle and construction rules for ternary phase diagrams. The use of phase diagrams and solution thermodynamics in assessing viable materials combinations and as a guide to materials design.
- Introduction to surfaces and interfaces. Estimation of surface energies for solids and liquids. Effect of particle size on chemical potential, and driving forces for mass exchange during coarsening and Rayleigh instabilities. Effect of crystallographic orientation on surface energy. Singular and vicinal surfaces. The Wulff plot, the Wulff-Herring construction, the Wulff theorem and the equilibrium shape. Twist and tilt grain boundaries, low-angle and high-angle boundaries. General and special boundaries.
- Material transport by diffusion. The laws of diffusion as presented by Fick. Fick’s first law, and application to steady-state diffusion problems. Derivation of Fick’s second law. Effect of diffusion geometry on forms of solutions and concentration profiles. Important solutions to the diffusion equation. Homogenization solutions and separation of variables methods. Thin film and error function solutions. Sievert’s Law. Carburization of steel. Removal of dissolved gases in metals. Distance-time-diffusivity scaling characteristics of solutions to diffusion problems. Superposition methods of treating more complex problems. Mechanisms and processes of diffusion: self-diffusion, interstitial diffusion, interdiffusion, short-circuit diffusion. Role of temperature, crystal structure, atomic size ratios, grain boundary structure, melting point on rates of diffusion. Microstructural effects. Self-diffusion coefficients and the role of homologous temperature. Interdiffusion, the Kirkendall effect, and Kirkendall porosity. Microstructural implications. Relationships between concentration gradients and chemical potential gradients. The formulation of diffusion in terms of chemical potential gradients. Uphill diffusion within the chemical spinodal.
- Phase transformations. Homogeneous nucleation of solidification. The Turnbull experiments. Heterogeneous nucleation of solidification. Force-based and energy-based descriptions of the equilibrium geometry of the critical nucleus. Role of heterogeneities on modifying the rate of solidification and microstructure, and their impact on glass formation, and processing of glass ceramics. Examples from the literature. TTT diagrams. Nucleation of precipitates from a supersaturated solid solution, with and without strain. The development of nonequilibrium transition phases due to interfacial energy effects. Coherent, semi-coherent, and incoherent interfaces and energetics. Heterogeneous nucleation of precipitates and effects of matrix microstructure (grain size and dislocation density) on the resulting phase distribution. Spinodal decomposition of alloys. Strain energy as a driving force for recrystallization. Excess surface energy and coarsening; implication to nanostructures. Introduction to martensitic transformations.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
An understanding of phase equilibrium, the thermodynamic basis of phase equilibrium and phase transformations, the processes by which diffusion occurs, the properties of surfaces and interfaces, and their confluence in dictating the course of phase transformations are essential elements of a materials scientist’s educational repertoire. This course seeks to provide these essentials. The course emphasizes the interrelationships between thermodynamics, kinetics and phase transformations. An extensive and challenging set of homework assignments is designed to help the students understand and appreciate these components and their interrelationships. Use of the computer and lower-division computer skills are frequently required to solve problems in an efficient manner.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The course is intended to provide the necessary background in thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, diffusion and phase transformations to upper-division undergraduates in the Department and students pursuing a joint major between the Department and other engineering departments (mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, and electrical engineering). For some double majors it provides their most significant coverage of chemical thermodynamics. For all students, it is intended to provide the materials-independent basics that prepare them for other upper-division courses within the department that focus on processing or production of specific types of materials (metals, ceramics, semiconductors) or materials in specific configurations (thin films).
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Approximately twenty-five to thirty problem sets each semester designed to provide immediate reinforcement and utilization of concepts presented in lecture.
- Two 80-minute mid-term examinations
- Final examination
Professor Andreas M. Glaeser
MSE 104: Materials Characterization
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course introduces the fundamental theoretical framework for diffraction, spectroscopy and imaging methods used in the structural and compositional characterization of engineering materials. The laboratory portion of the course offers intensive instruction in the most widely practiced x-ray diffraction (XRD) methods (Laue, Debye-Scherrer, Diffractometer) for materials evaluation, and an introduction to electron microscopy using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and a transmission electron microscope (TEM).
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
MSE 102
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Required text: B.D. Cullity and S.R. Stock, Elements of X-ray Diffraction — Third Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, (2001).
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Provide a thorough introduction to the principles and practice of diffraction.
- Provide practical experience in laboratory methods and reporting.
- Provide basic descriptions of a range of common characterization methods for the determination of the structure and composition of solids.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
The successful student will learn:
- Theory and practice of x-ray and electron diffraction.
- Basic elements of electron microscopy.
- Basic aspects of optical characterization methods including Raman and infrared spectroscopy
TOPICS COVERED:
x-ray generation; x-ray absorption and emission; reciprocal space; geometric representation of crystals: crystallographic projections, Wulff net, Greninger charts, crystal orientation; diffraction geometry: Bragg law, Ewald sphere; reciprocal space; Laue method; Debye-Scherrer method; diffractometer methods; scattered intensities; Fourier methods; convolutions; thermal and disorder effects on diffraction; small angle scattering; stress measurements; electron microscope diffraction and imaging; Rutherford back scattering; Raman spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; additional methods, such as NMR, ellipsometry, Hall effect, as time permits
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
The course presents major components of materials characterization essential to the understanding of the physical properties of solids.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
All materials engineering and material science students must be conversant with the most common materials characterization methods. This course fulfills that objective.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- 11 homework sets
- 6 laboratory reports
- 2 midterm exams
- 1 final exam
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Lutgard C. De Jonghe
MSE 111: Properties of Electronic Materials
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the physical principles underlying the electronic properties of solids from macroscopic to nano dimensions. General solid state physics will be taught in the context of technological applications, including the structure of solids, behavior of electrons and atomic vibration in periodic lattice, and interaction of light with solids. Emphasis will be on semiconductors and the materials physics of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Physics 7A-7B-7C or Physics 7A-7B and consent of instructor.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
- The knowledge of introductory physics (e.g., atoms, electromagnetism, wave mechanics) and mathematics (e.g., calculus, differential equations, vectors, Fourier transform, complex numbers) is essential for this course.
- Required text: S. O. Kasap, “Principles of Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices,” 3rd edition;
- Recommended text: C. Kittel, “Introduction to Solid State Physics,” 7th or 8th edition;
- There are also well-organized lecture notes in powerpoint, posted on BSpace.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the following topics: i) electrical conduction (transport) in solids based on quantum mechanics and modern band theory, ii) lattice vibration and thermal conduction (transport) in solids, iii) major properties of bulk and nanostructured semiconductors, iv) effects of dopant impurities and defects in semiconductors, and v) the principles of light-solid interactions.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students who have successfully completed this course will have gained an understanding of:
- the structure of ideal crystalline solids and their defects
- the basics of electrical and thermal conduction in solids
- the major kinds of chemical bonds
- the behavior of electron as a particle and as a wave
- the basic free electron theory of metals
- basic semiconductor materials properties
- the basic energy band theory of solids
- basic semiconductor materials properties
- free charge carrier distribution in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
- physics of the p-n junction and related solar cells and light emitting diodes
The students will be able to use mathematical and conceptual approaches to applying this knowledge in solving a wide range of problems originating in part in semiconductor research and development and industrial technology.
TOPICS COVERED:
Introduction to Solid State Physics, Crystal Bonding, Basic Quantum Mechanics, Electrical and Thermal Conduction, Energy Band Structure of Solids, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors, Carrier Transport and Recombination in Semiconductors, Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures, Semiconductor Junctions, Solar Cells, LEDs, Defects in Semiconductors, Light Propagation, Absorption, and Emission in Solids.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture plus additional discussion sections per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
The course provides a thorough fundamental understanding of properties of the solid state with emphasis on semiconductors. Many students from different departments who took the course in the past went on to positions in the semiconductor industry, and reported back that the course had provided them with a good background for their work. This course teaches the scientific and technological knowledge of solid materials (semiconductors, insulators, metals, etc.) that are important for the high-tech industry.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This course is a core course in our electronic materials emphasis of the MSE undergraduate education. The science, technology, processing and making of devices of electronic materials are an integral part of any modern MSE undergraduate curriculum.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students prepare 13 sets of homework, which will be due in a week and will be graded based on completion rather than correctness. Solution to each homework will be thoroughly discussed in the discussion hour. Students have to pass one midterm exam and one final exam.
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Junqiao Wu
MSE 112: Corrosion
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Electrochemical theory of corrosion. Mechanisms of: active corrosion, galvanic corrosion, passivity, localized corrosion (including pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, intergranular corrosion), electrochemical reduction reactions, and environmentally assisted cracking (including stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, hydrogen-assisted cracking, and fretting corrosion). Methods of corrosion mitigation (including cathodic protection, coatings, inhibitors, passivators). Influence of material’s chemical composition and microstructure on corrosion behavior. Testing of material’s susceptibilities to different modes of corrosion. Monitoring of corrosion of engineered structures. Case studies of corrosion failures.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Engineering 45 and Engineering 115
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Reader is available on course website
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Provide fundamental understanding of aspects of electrochemistry and materials science relevant to corrosion phenomena.
- Provide methodologies for predicting, measuring, and analyzing corrosion performance of materials.
- Identify practices for the prevention and remediation of corrosion.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
The successful student will:
- Understand the origin of the difference in electrical potential across an interface, in particular, a metal/electrolyte interface.
- Understand the relationship between rates of electrochemical reactions and the potential drop across interfaces.
- Understand the causes of and the mechanisms of various types of corrosion, including uniform corrosion, galvanic corrosion, crevice corrosion, pitting corrosion, intergranular corrosion, and various modes of environmentally assisted cracking.
- Be knowledgeable of the influence of a material’s composition and microstructure on its corrosion performance.
- Be knowledgeable of the effect of an electrolyte’s composition on the corrosion of metals.
- Be able to identify materials that will exhibit adequate corrosion resistance in a particular environment.
- Be able to propose economically viable remedial actions that will eliminate or reduce corrosion to a tolerable level.
TOPICS COVERED:
Free energy and the criterion for a reaction to occur at constant T,P. Definition of electrical potential. Hydration of Ions. Structure of water and aqueous solutions. Structure of Interface between Metal/Aq.Soln. Existence of Interface Potential Difference. Rate of Chemical Reaction (Collision Theory and Transition State Theory). Rate of Electrochemical Reaction. Use of Red-Ox curves to “predict” corrosion. Mechanism of oxidation of metals in aqueous solutions. Equilibrium Reduction Potential. Reduction reactions during corrosion of metals. Thermodynamic Driving Force for Corrosion. Behavior of Noble Metals. Stability of Anions in Aqueous Solutions. Exchange Current Density. Galvanic coupling. Measurement of kinetics of Red-Ox reactions as a function of potential. Reference electrodes. Mechanism of active corrosion of iron. Effect of specific anions on the corrosion of iron. Formation of solid corrosion products. Construction and use of Pourbaix Diagrams. Corrosion Inhibitors. Corrosion protection by coatings. Passivity. Pitting Corrosion (cardiac pacemaker wires). Crevice corrosion (bone plate for fixation of fracture; hip prosthesis). Influence of microstructure on corrosion (sensitization of stainless steel). Stress corrosion cracking (nuclear power plants; fire sprinkler). Corrosion fatigue (rod for supporting backbone). Hydrogen assisted cracking (steel supports in sea water). Fretting corrosion (smoke detector). Atmospheric corrosion (cable-tv boxes). Corrosion in concrete (Evans Hall). Corrosion of nanostructures (magnetic storage media). Corrosion in non-aqueous electrolytes (Li-ion batteries).
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture plus one hour of discussion per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
Course demonstrates the relationship between (1) the structure and compositions of materials, (2) the chemical composition and properties of electrolytes, and (3) the susceptibility/resistance of materials to various modes of corrosion.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Students of materials science and engineering (MSE) are knowledgeable of the relationships between the processing of materials and the material’s structure, and the material’s properties. This course emphasizes the relationships between material’s composition, processing and corrosion resistance. All MSE students need to be aware of the potential susceptibility of materials to corrosion and of economically viable methods for limiting corrosion.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Two mid-term exams
- Eight homework assignments
- Final exam
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Thomas M. Devine
MSE C113 (ME C124): Mechanical Properties of Materials
ExpandINSTRUCTOR: Professor Robert O. Ritchie
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A presentation is given of deformation and fracture in engineering materials, including elastic and plastic deformation from simple continuum mechanics and microscopic viewpoints, dislocation theory, alloy hardening and creep deformation, fracture mechanisms, linear elastic and nonlinear elastic fracture mechanics, toughening of metals, ceramics and composites, environmentally-assisted cracking, fatigue failure, subcritical crack growth, stress/life and damage-tolerant design approaches.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Engineering 45, CE 130, or equivalent
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Required text: B. W. F. Hosford, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. (2005)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Provide an understanding of the mechanics and micro-mechanisms of elastic and plastic deformation, creep, fracture, and fatigue failure, as applied to metals, ceramics, composites, thin film and biological materials.
- Provide a thorough introduction to the principles of fracture mechanics.
- Provide practical examples of the application of fracture mechanics to design and life prediction methods and reporting.
- Provide a basis for the use of fractography as a diagnostic tool for structural failures.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
The successful student will learn:
- Ability to use simple continuum mechanics and elasticity to determine the stresses, strains, and displacements in a loaded structure.
- Understanding and mathematical modeling of the elements of plastic deformation, with respect to continuum and microscopic mechanisms.
- Ability to use creep data to predict the life of structures at elevated temperatures and the understanding of mechanisms of creeep deformation and fracture.
- Use of fracture mechanics to quantitatively estimate failure criteria for both elastically and plastically deforming structures, in the design of life prediction strategies, and for fracture control plans, with examples from automotive, aerospace, medical, and other industries.
- Understanding of fatigue and how this affects structural lifetimes of components.
- Design of metals, ceramics, composites, and biological materials for optimal failure and fatigue analysis.
TOPICS COVERED:
Simple continuum mechanics and elasticity; stress, strain, stress concentrations; elastic deformation, Hooke’s law; plastic deformation, stress-strain curves/constitutive behavior, plastic instability, concept of a dislocation, simple dislocation theory, application to plastic deformation, grain boundaries, hardening mechanisms in metals, single-crystal slip; creep deformation, creep mechanisms in metals and ceramics, creep constitutive laws, life prediction; Griffith and Orowan theories of ideally brittle fracture, fracture in ductile and brittle materials, fractography, linear-elastic fracture mechanics, concept of fracture toughness, resistance-curves, introduction to nonlinear-elastic fracture mechanics, application to design; toughening mechanisms in metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and biological materials (e.g., bone and teeth); environmentally-assisted cracking, mechanisms, fracture mechanics description (v-K curves); fatigue failure, mechanisms of fatigue in metals, ceramics and biological materials, stress-strain/life description (S/N curves, endurance strengths/fatigue limits, Goodman relationship, Neuber’s and Miner’s rules, fatigue strength reduction factors), application of fracture mechanics to fatigue-crack growth (da/dN vs. ΔK curves), mechanisms, effect of overloads, environment, etc., damage-tolerant life predictions, design against fatigue, fatigue thresholds, crack closure, small crack fracture mechanics; other mechanisms of failure, e.g., elastic buckling and wear, as time permits.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
The course presents major components of mechanics and nano-/micro-structural phenomena essential to the understanding of the failure processes in solids.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
All materials engineering and material science students must be conversant with the basis aspects of the mechanical behavior of materials, from both a mechanics and materials science perspective. This course fulfills that objective.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- 9 homework sets
- 2 mid-term exams
- 1 final exam
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Robert O. Ritchie
MSE 117: Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
ExpandINSTRUCTOR: Staff
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the physical principles underlying the dielectric and magnetic properties of solids. Processing-microstructure-property relationships of dielectric materials, including piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric oxides, and of magnetic materials, including hard- and soft ferromagnets, ferrites and magneto-optic and -resistive materials, and includes descriptions of magnetic disc data storage principles and methods. The course also covers the properties of grain boundary devices (including varistors) as well as ion-conducting and mixed conducting materials for applications in various devices such as chemical sensors, fuel cells, and electric batteries.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
- Physics 7A-7B-7C or Physics 7A-7B and consent of instructor
- MSE 111 is recommended
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
- Required text: A. Moulson and J. Herbert, Electroceramcis, Chapman& Hall, second edition.
- Class notes provided on website, as necessary.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Introduce basic principles of dielectric and magnetic properties of solids.
- Discuss dielectrics in DC and AC fields.
- Familiarize students with magnetic disc data storage principles and technology.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, the successful student:
- Develops understanding of the fundamentals of polarizable solids, ferroelectricity, and magnetism.
- Is able to relate this to the functioning of device that exploit these properties.
- Understand how these properties may be used in device design.
- Is familiar with the principles and applications of electrochemical devices, in particular fuel cells and batteries.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Background: review of physic principle of polarizable materials
- Dielectric materials and polarization: effects of DC and AC fields; AC impedance
- Dielectric applications: capacitors and CMOS and FET devices
- Ferroelectric materials: basic properties and relationships, and applications
- Modification of ferroelectric properties: defect chemistry and equilibria
- Grain boundary devices
- Magnetic materials: principles and applications
- Electrochemical devices principles and applications to fuel cells and batteries
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
This course contributes primarily to the students’ knowledge of engineering topics.
Design concepts are explored in some homeworks.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This course provides valuable information on the physical principles by which numerous practical devices function.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- 5 homework sets
- 2 midterm exams
- final exam
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Lutgard C. De Jonghe
MSE C118: Biological Performance of Materials
ExpandPrerequisites:
Bioengineering C105B/Mechanical Engineering C105B or equivalent, Bioengineering 102 and 104, Engineering 45, and Molecular and Cell Biology 130 recommended.
Description:
This course is intended to give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of topics related to biomedical materials selection and design. Structure-property relationships of biomedical materials and their interaction with biological systems will be addressed. Applications of the concepts developed include blood-materials compatibility, biomimetic materials, hard and soft tissue-materials interactions, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biotechnology. Also listed as Bioengineering C118.
Course Format:
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
MSE 120: Materials Production
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Significance of materials. Occurrence of raw materials. Scientific and engineering principles relevant to materials production and processing. Methods for production of major materials.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Upper division standing in engineering or science. Undergraduate thermodynamics course.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Required text: James W. Evans and Lutgard C. De Jonghe, The Production and Processing of Inorganic Materials, TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2002.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Illustrate the application of thermodynamics, kinetics, process engineering and solution chemistry/electrochemistry in producing materials.
- Outline the technology for the production and primary processing of the major structural metals, semiconductor grade silicon, glass and selected advanced.
- Learn interrelation of energy, the environment and economics in materials processing.
- Learn how to apply existing processing principles to process new materials, and how to modify existing materials processing routes to improve their sustainability and environmental impact.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
- Knowledge of the economic and environmental significance of materials and their occurrence in nature.
- Ability to calculate the composition of a system at chemical equilibrium from thermodynamic data; knowledge of the concepts of activity, activity coefficient.
- Knowledge of how Gibbs’ free energy of reaction determines the extent to which a reaction takes place, how to use Ellingham and predominance diagrams; the limitations of thermodynamics.
- Knowledge of how reaction rates are defined, rate equations and how obtained, and how reaction rates depend on temperature.
- Knowledge of the role of mass transfer in reactions and the concept of a rate controlling step.
- Ability to classify unit operations used in producing materials, to perform material and enthalpy balances; understanding how processes/furnaces are heated and controlled.
- Knowledge of standard electrode potentials, half-cell potentials, cell potentials, current flow, anodes and cathodes in galvanic and electrolytic cells.
- Ability to use Faraday’s law, calculate a current efficiency and understand its significance.
- Knowledge of high temperature, aqueous and electrochemical methods for producing major structural metals (iron, steel, aluminum, copper), silicon and glasse.
- Understanding of binary phase diagrams applied to solidification, macrosegregation, dendritic solidification, microsegregation and constitutional undercooling.
- Knowledge of how semiconductor grade Si is produced, Czochralski crystal growth, zone refining, CVD and sputtering.
- Knowledge of production of other advanced materials
- Knowledge of approaches that can be adopted to improve the environmental and energy impact of materials production.
TOPICS COVERED:
Significance of materials and brief history. Elementary geology, occurrence of elements, mineralization phenomena and ores. Mining and mineral processing (very briefly).
Reversible and irreversible changes, entropy, Gibbs’ free energy, standard states, chemical potentials and activities. Calculation of chemical equilibria from thermodynamic data. Activity coefficients. The extent to which reactions take place. Variation of Gibbs’ free energy of reaction with temperature, Ellingham and predominance diagrams. Physical equilibria. Limitations of thermodynamics.
Distinction between homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. How rates defined. Rate equations and how determined. Effect of temperature on rates. Mass transport by diffusion and convection. Mass transfer with reaction and the rate controlling step. Effect of geometry and solid product phases on reaction rates. Effect of processing parameters on productivity of reactors.
Classification of unit operations. Material and enthalpy balances. Stoichiometry. Solvent extraction as example of staged operation. Heating of unit operations and furnaces, gross available heat, critical process temperature, cost of heating, electrical heating. Elementary process control. Simulink® as a process simulation tool.
Distinction between oxide and sulfide sources of metals and alternative chemistries for processing. Roasting and calcining. Reduction reactions, the iron blast furnace, directb reduction, cast iron, production of Si, Cr and Mn by reduction. Steelmaking. Smelting and converting copper ores. Glassmaking.
Leaching chemistry and technology. Eh and Pourbaix diagrams. Standard electrode potentials, half-cells and cell potentials. Nernst equation. Current flow in galvanic and electrolytic cells. Anodes and cathodes. Batteries and corrosion (briefly). Galvanizing, cementation reactions and solution purification. Electrowinning and refining. Faraday’s law and current efficiency. Electrode kinetics. The Hall-Héroult cell.
Simple binary phase diagrams and unidirectional solidification. Macrosegregation. Dendrites, constitutional undercooling and microsegregation. Eutectics. Ingot casting versus continuous casting. Rolling operations. DC casting of aluminum.
Siemens process. Czochralski crystal growth. Zone refining. Thin and thick film technologies. CVD and chemical vapor infiltration. MBE. Plasmas and sputtering.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
The course emphasizes the application of scientific (thermodynamics, kinetics) and engineering (process engineering) concepts to the production and early stage processing of materials. Students learn to work independently through completion of homework sets; application of the computer is required in most sets. Students develop their communication skills and learn to function in teams through collaboration on a written and presented term paper. The modern materials engineering tool of this course is the computer.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The course is intended for upper division undergraduates in the Department or for students pursuing a joint major between the Department and other engineering departments (particularly Chemical Engineering – MSE).
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Ten homework sets, (20%)(highest nine scores will be used)
- One mid-term examination,(25%)
- Team project, (25%)(including feedback for other teams at presentations)
- Final examination,(30%)
GENERAL:
Plagiarism and academic dishonesty are not tolerated. Please see or email either the instructor or GSI with any questions about acceptable practice. Please see or email Professor Doyle about accommodation of disabilities, religious creed, temporary illness or any other special circumstances.
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Fiona Doyle
MSE 121: Metals Processing
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
The principles of metals processing with emphasis on the use of processing to establish microstructures that impart desirable engineering properties. The techniques discussed include solidification, thermal and mechanical processing, powder processing, welding and joining, and surface treatments.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Engineering 45
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Required text: J. Beddoes and M.J. Biddy, Principles of Metal Manufacturing Processes, Elsevier, New York (1999) (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ bookdescription.cws _home/676083/description#description)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The sustained utility of metallic alloys in engineering applications, especially in the construction, transportation, and biomedical industries, motivates the objectives of this course to provide a fundamental and quantitative understanding of the principles and practice of metals processing. It prepares the practicing professional for competent design, execution, and assessment of the methods used for solidification, thermal treatment, shape-forming, machining, surface treatment, and joining operations in metallic systems ranging from high purity elemental constituents to complex, multi-component alloys.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
- Understand the primary manufacturing processes used in steelmaking and the production of aluminum.
- Understand the microstructural / microchemical dif differences between (cast) iron and steel.
- Understand the microstructural differences between cast and wrought metallic alloy products.
- Understand the procedures used for controlling porosity and shrinkage during solidification processing.
- Understand the principles and practice of directional solidification.
- Understand the microstructural changes induced by the thermal processing of as-solidified products, including effects on dendritic segregation and microporosity.
- Understand the microstructural mechanistic differences between hot deformation and cold deformation, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Understand the regime of validity and application of the Holloman equation to describe and predict the plastic behavior of metallic components during deformation processing.
- Understand the microstructural ef effects of forging, extrusion, rolling, and drawing on metallic alloy components.
- Understand the differences between hydrodynamic and boundary-layer lubrication during forming operations and the utility of each.
- Understand the principles and practice of powder metallurgical processing.
- Understand the principles and practice of chip control during machining of metallic components.
- Understanding the microstructural effects of carburizing, nitriding, peening, laser hardening, anodizing and plasma deposition when used for surface treatment of metallic components.
- Understanding the microstructural mechanisms associated with metals joining operations including heat affected zones and their mediation.
- Understand the microstructural development of metallic thin films generated by and ion implantation methods.
TOPICS COVERED:
Materials in Manufacturing
- Primary Manufacturing: Steelmaking and Aluminum Production
- Secondary Manufacturing: Sand Casting, Permanent Mold Casting, Continuous Casing
- Heat Flow during Solidification
- Solidification Rates; Chvorinov’s Rule
- Solidification Microstructures
- Planar Planar, Cellular , Cellular, Dendritic Solidification
- Porosity and Shrinkage
- Solute Partitioning
- Scheil Equation
- Constitutional Supercooling
- Zone Melting, Zone Refining, and Single Crystals
- Control of Eutectics, Peritectics
- Control of Inclusions
Deformation Processing
- Definition and Utilization of True Strain in Quantitative rue Analysis of Plasticity
- Origin and Utilization of the Holloman Equation
- Cold Work vs Hot Work; Strain-Rate Sensitivity
- Effect of Microstructure on Flow Stress
- Friction and Lubrication in Metal Forming
- Forging under Plane Strain Conditions
- Extrusion, Mean Flow Stress Model
- Drawing Operations, Principal Stresses
- Rolling Operations, Rolling Geometries, V Von Karman Equation, Use of Rolling Tension, Torque Analysis, Hot vs Cold Rolling
- Modeling of Deformation, Slip-Line Analyses, Finite Element Methods, Effect of Crystalline Anisotropy
- Powder Synthesis, Isostatic Molding, Keying, Sintering, Finishing
- Soldering
- Brazing
- Welding; Gas, elding; Arc, and Friction Stir Methods
Coatings for Environmental Protection
Thin Film Deposition Methods, Deposition, Electroplating, Sputtering, Ion Implantation
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
With its emphasis on the quantitative aspects of microstructural development, true strain during deformation processing, and time/temperature cycles for materials production, this course offers students the background needed to under understand how metallic alloys are processed for a wide range of engineering applications. For the practicing engineer, it introduces and rationalizes the salient details of alternative processing methods that might be employed to achieve performance objectives.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This upper division technical elective fulfills the requirement for a materials processing course in the materials science & engineering undergraduate curriculum. It also serves as an upper division technical elective for non-majors.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Homework Assignments (25%)
- Mid-term Examination (20%)
- Project Report (25%)
- Final Examination (30%)
MSE 122: Ceramic Processing
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Powder fabrication by grinding and chemical methods, rheological behavior of powder-fluid suspensions, forming methods,drying, sintering and grain growth.
Relation of processing steps to microstructure development.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
E45 required, MSE 103 or equivalent recommended.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Prior exposure to basic concepts of chemical thermodynamics, crystal structure, diffusion, and phase transformations (particularly nucleation theory) are helpful. Courses such as E45, E115, MSE 102 and MSE 103 or equivalent provide useful background. However, students without this background have successfully completed the course.
Required text: None
Supplementary texts: Books that provide background on selected subtopics relevant to the course are on reserve and available at the Engineering Library.
Readers: A series of three readers is available in the Engineering Library. These readers contain a compilation of articles from the technical literature and other relevant reference material that highlight and reinforce the material presented in lecture.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Many structural and functional ceramic materials are fabricated from powders with a particle size below 1 µm in size, and increasingly from powders less than 100 nm is size. The overall goals of the course are to: 1) develop an understanding of the processes used to prepare such fine powders by mechanical means or by way of chemical synthesis, 2) expose the student to the key challenges and approaches used to pack powders and to form compacts, and the difficulties of and strategies for handling submicron powders, and 3) to formulate and discuss a variety of approaches to converting fine particulates into useful controlled-density, controlled-microstructure ceramic components. In summary, the key unit processes involved in the fabrication of engineering ceramics from powders are presented. The course is also relevant to those with interest in powder processing of metals.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
The course seeks to provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to the steps and processes that are involved in processing an engineering material from a powder. The course should provide the student with a basic understanding of the materials selection and processing condition decisions that impact the final microstructure and properties of a powder processed material.
Specific outcomes of the course are:
- Understanding of the methods that are available to produce fine particle size powders, and the economics of particle size reduction by mechanical means, and the potential hazards associated with chemically synthesized powders.
- An exposure to alternative methods of generating ceramic bodies such as CVD and CVI and the limitations and environmental issues associated with these methods.
- An understanding of the role of particle size and particle size distribution in developing well-packed high-density compacts through forming operations. Extension of these considerations to nonspherical powders, and mixtures of powders of differing size and/or shape as in composite fabrication.
- Familiarity with the wide range of processing methods used to form objects from powders. Introduction to both wet- and dry-forming methods, and an appreciation of the important role of additives in achieving reproducible and desirable particle arrangements in compacts.
- A basic understanding of the importance of drying and additive removal as a precursor to firing of ceramics. Factors controlling cracking and warping and strategies for effectively dealing with post-forming additive removal.
- A deeper understanding of the role of the driving force for microstructural evolution and shrinkage during sintering, and the role of the relative rates of densification and coarsening on the overall microstructure that develops.
- An appreciation of how the thermal cycle, powder particle size, atmosphere, pressure, and additives can affect the densification-coarsening competition, and can be used to drive microstructural evolution along desired paths.
- An ability to relate microstructural characteristics of fired ceramics to certain aspects of processing and materials selection, and to troubleshoot failures to produce products with desired microstructural characteristics.
TOPICS COVERED:
The course divides into four subsections that deal with 1) the fabrication of fine powders, 2) the packing and handling of fine powders and their forming into compacts of desired shape, 3) the drying of “wet-formed” compacts and the removal of forming aids from “dry-formed” compacts, and 4) the microstructural transformation of the powder compact into either a dense ceramic for use in structural, biomedical, or microelectronic applications, or a porous material for use in filtering, sensing or other applications. A listing of the topics covered follows.
- Powder fabrication: Overview of the ceramics industry in the US and Japan; structural and electronic applications; recent and emerging markets; forming and fabrication options: liquid-solid, vapor phase, etc.; powder processing in terms of interconnected unit processes: powder fabrication, packing and forming, sintering; thermodynamics of microstructural change; thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of sintering: the importance of particle size; thermodynamics of fine particles; kinetics of sintering: the Herring scaling laws; sources and fabrication of fine powders: grinding/comminution as a fracture process; empirical grinding laws, and physical basis: Kick’s law; observations on fine grinding; factors affecting grinding efficiency: flocculation vs dispersion; physical and chemical considerations in grinding: case studies; alternative approaches to fine powder fabrication; liquid-based size reduction methods: atomization methods; powder synthesis by building up processes; homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation kinetics: review; powder fabrication via nucleation and growth; general considerations: interplay between nucleation and growth, competition from heterogeneous nucleation, the La Mer diagram, desirable powder characteristics; powder synthesis via vapor phase reactions: case studies; powder synthesis via vapor phase reactions: case studies – TiO2; laser driven gas reactions; vapor phase processing of ceramics: CVD, CVI; environmental issues; powder synthesis via liquid phase reactions: case studies – Al2O3, summary and comparison; solvent removal methods: spray drying, spray roasting, supercritical drying; a powder synthesis checklist; economic considerations.
- Packing and forming: Packing and firing shrinkage; strategies for controlling shrinkage; ideal packing vs packing in real systems: McGeary experiments, multimodal packing; packing of continuous size distribution powders: lognormal distributions; packing of spheres and fibers: model experiments (Milewski) and practice; fabrication of fibers: SiC from rice husks, polymer precursors, VLS methods, laser pedestal growth, CVR methods; properties of fibers as f(processing methods); fiber reinforced composites: fiber specific issues limiting widespread use; mixing processes: assessment of chemical uniformity; scale and intensity of mixedness: effect of particle size, factors promoting nonuniformity; innovative processing methods: heterocoagulation; Forming methods; rheological behavior and relevance to processing, flow behavior of simple fluids; models of behavior for dilute suspensions: the Einstein model; complications and observations: effects of solvation and particle asymmetry, physisorption vs chemisorption, surfactants; models of behavior for more concentrated suspensions: the Guth and Simha model; introduction to colloid chemistry: surface charge, the double layer, repulsion-attraction, the isoelectric point, zeta potential, Stern layer and Stern potential, volume fraction and particle size effects; applications and observations: electrophoretic separation, case studies of electrostatic stabilization of suspensions; electrostatic vs steric stabilization of suspensions; non-Newtonian flow behavior: Bingham flow, shear thinning and shear thickening, effects of particle size and volume fraction of solids; slip casting, drain casting, solid casting overview; tape casting, rapid prototyping and desktop manufacturing, key issues and case studies; extrusion, role of processing aids, semidry and dry pressing, powder requirements, role of processing aids, case studies and recent research, “green” processing, a comparative summary of forming operations
- Drying and forming aid removal: The stages of drying: Stage I, Stage II, Stage III; types of water; removal mechanisms; physical changes; fluid flow versus heat flow; stress generation during drying: pressure/stress distributions, warping, fracture, microstructural models (Scherer); Stage III drying and effect of particle size: nanoparticulates; optimum drying cycles for wet processed ceramics: slip casting, tape casting, effect of solvent/fluid; recent innovations: supercritical drying of aerogels; presintering: removal of processing aids, binder burnout, consequences of incomplete processing aid removal, a case for polymer precursors.
- Firing: Sintering: the coarsening-densification competition; thermodynamic basis for mass flows, capillarity effects, curvature, derivations of the pressure-curvature relationship; the Gibbs-Thomson equation, effect of particle size, comparison to other driving forces for mass flow; vapor phase sintering: derivation of equation for mass loss due to vaporization, effect of particle size, effect of vapor pressure/temperature, implications for multicomponent systems, DIGM (case studies); extensions; mass exchange between isolated particles: the Greenwood analysis, the Lifshitz-Slyozov analysis of coarsening, surface reaction vs diffusion rate limited coarsening, effects of particle size distributions; analysis of smoothing of a rumpled surface: the Mullins scratch smoothing analysis and implications for particle sintering, parallel mass flow processes; effects of curvature on chemical potential and vacancy concentrations: mass flow by surface volume and vapor phase transport; curvature-induced neck growth: development of a model for neck growth via vapor phase transport; parallel mass flow processes and impact on coarsening and densification; the densification mass source-mass sink pair, and models for mass flow: sintering maps; grain size-density trajectories: predicting grain size density trajectories from diffusion data; grain size-density trajectories: predicting grain size density trajectories from diffusion data; the stages of sintering: initial intermediate, and final, and complicating issues; pore-boundary interactions: grain boundary mobility, pore mobility, the Brook analysis ; strategies for controlling microstructural evolution during solid-state sintering of ceramics; other processing routes: liquid phase sintering of ceramics, driving force, mass transport, kinetics, advantages and disadvantages; other processing routes: hot pressing of ceramics, driving force, mass transport, kinetics, advantages and disadvantages
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
Ideally, our graduates should be exposed to the processing methods used to fabricate a wide range of materials. This course seeks to provide this background for materials that are processing from powders. The course emphasizes the interconnections between powder characteristics, forming methods, and firing conditions on the ultimate characteristics of the processed material. An extensive set of readings selected from the technical literature is designed to help the students understand and appreciate these interrelationships, and to better connect material discussed in lecture with actual processing research. This encourages library research, as does the requirement of term paper.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The course is intended to provide upper-division engineering students an introduction to the powder processing of materials, especially ceramics. The is intended to cover the major unit processes involved in ceramic powder processing, and to familiarize the student with the consequences of decisions made at each stage on the processing behavior during later stages. The course provides extensive exposure to the technical literature, both old and new, to reinforce the need for continued learning. In addition to reading required by the coursework, the student is also required to research a self-selected topic as part of writing a term paper. Additionally, the course provides an opportunity to present a research presentation, and thereby develops oral presentation skills. The course is one of several intended to satisfy the processing course requirement of our program.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Approximately eight study guides are distributed to allow self-assessment of how well lecture concepts are being understood.
- Two 80-minute mid-term examinations.
- Term paper with one-page, and three-page outlines due during the semester, and oral presentation to class in the style of a research presentation.
- Final examination.
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Andreas M. Glaeser
MSE 123: Semiconductor Processing
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Review of electronic structure and band structure of semiconductors; intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; transport properties of semiconductors; semiconductor devices and their applications; defects in semiconductors; semiconductor characterization techniques: structural, electrical and optical techniques; Bulk semiconductor crystal growth : techniques, defects and properties; thin film growth : chemical and physical vapor processes; heteroepitaxy and defects; substrates and substrate engineering; device fabrication fundamentals: diffusion, ion implantation, metallization; lithography and etching. Recent advances in semiconductor nanostructures research will also be introduced.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Upper Division standing in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering; E45 or equivalent required. MSE 111 or Physics 7C preferred.
TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
- S. Mahajan and K.S. Harsha, Principles of Growth and Processing of Semiconductors
- S.K. Ghandhi, VLSI Fabrication Principles, Si and GaAs, 2nd edition (Wiley 1994).
OTHER MAIN REFERENCES:
- Semiconductor Processing: J.W. Mayer, S.S. Lau, Electronic Materials Science for Integrated Circuits in Si and GaAs(Macmillan 1990).
- S.A. Campbell, The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication,(Oxford University Press 1996).
- F. Shimura, Semiconductor Silicon Crystal Technology (Academic Press 1989).
- R.C. Jaeger, Introduction to microelectronic fabrication (Addison-Wesley 1988).
- D. Colliver, Compound Semiconductor Technology, Artech House 1976).
- S.M. Sze, VLSI Technology, 2nd Ed. (McGraw Hill 1988), Semiconductor Device Physics: S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd Ed. (J. Wiley 1981)
- A.S. Grove, Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices (J. Wiley 1967).
Specific references to individual chapters are given in the class and in hand-outs
All reference books will be in the Engineering library on reserve.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Provide an introduction into the operating principles of electronic and optical devices, the principles of semiconductor processing.
- Present the relevant materials science issues in semiconductor processing.
- Prepare students a) for work in semiconductor processing facilities and b) for graduate studies related to semiconductor processing and materials science topics.
OUTCOMES:
The successful student will learn:
- Understanding of the concept of bandgap in semiconductors, to distinguish direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors, and to relate the bandgap with the wavelength of optical absorption and emission.
- Understanding of free electron and hole doping of semiconductors to determine Fermi level position and calculate the free carrier concentrations at variable temperatures.
- Knowledge of the formation of p-n junction to explain the diode operation and draw its I-V characteristics.
- Basic understanding of quantum confinement in semiconductor nanostructures to explain and calculate the bandgap shift with size reduction.
- Understanding of the operation mechanism of solar cells, LEDs, lasers and FETs, so that can draw the band diagram to explain their I-V characteristics and functionalities.
- Ability to describe major growth techniques of bulk, thin film, and nanostructured semiconductors.
- Understanding of the effect of defects in semiconductors, so that can describe their electronic and optical behaviors, and the methods to eliminate and control them in semiconductors.
- Basic knowledge of doping, purification, oxidation, gettering, diffusion, implantation, metallization, lithography and etching in semiconductor processing.
- Understanding of the mechanisms of Hall Effect, transport, and C-V measurements, so that can calculate carrier concentration, mobility and conductivity given raw experimental data.
- Basic knowledge of x-ray diffraction, SEM and TEM, EDX, Auger, STM and AFM, how they work and what sample information they provide.
- Basic knowledge of photoluminescence, absorption and Raman scattering, can describe their mechanism and draw their spectrum.
- Basic knowledge of Rutherford Back Scattering and SIMS, how they work and when they are needed.
TOPICS COVERED:
Introduction to Semiconductor Physics, Crystal Bonding, Energy Band Structure of Solids, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors, Carrier Transport and Recombination in Semiconductors, Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures, Semiconductor Junctions, Solar Cells, LEDs, Lasers, Bipolar Transistors, FETs, Defects in Semiconductors, Structural, Analytical, Electrical , and Optical Characterization, Growth of Bulk Crystals, Dislocations, Doping in the Melt, Microdefects in Si, Fundamentals of Thin Film Growth, LPE, VPE, OMVPE (MOCVD), MBE, Growth of Nanostructures, Heteroepitaxy, SOI, Strained Si, Oxidation and Gettering in Si, Diffusion, Ion Implantation, Metallization, Lithography and Etching
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
The course provides a thorough fundamental understanding of semiconductor processing techniques and materials issues related to semiconductor processing and device failure. Many students from different departments who took the course in the past went on to positions in the semiconductor industry and reported back that the course had provided them with a good background for their work.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This course is a core course in our electronic materials emphasis of the MSE undergraduate education
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students prepare 5 sets of homework and a term paper; they have to pass one midterm exam and one final exam.
MSE 125: Thin-film Materials Science
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Deposition, processing, and characterization of thin films and their technological applications. Physical and chemical vapor deposition methods. Thin-film nucleation and growth. Thermal and ion processing. Microstructural development in epitaxial, polycrystalline, and amorphous films. Thin-film characterization techniques. Applications in information storage, integrated circuits, and optoelectronic devices. Laboratory demonstrations. (SP)
Prerequisites
Upper division or graduate standing in engineering, physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering; Engineering 45 required; 111 or Physics 141A recommended.
Course Format
Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 130: Experimental Materials Science and Design
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Three units. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. This course provides a culminating experience for students approaching completion of the materials science and engineering curriculum. Laboratory experiments are undertaken in a variety of areas from the investigations on semiconductor materials to corrosion science and elucidate the relationships among structure, processing, properties, and performance. The principles of materials selection in engineering design are reviewed.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Senior standing in materials science and engineering or consent from instructor.
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR SKILLS TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
- M.F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 3rd edition.
- Reading materials assigned by the instructor.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of the course are to:
- Provide the student hands-on experiences in materials science through laboratory experiments that explore the properties of materials and the interplay between processing and performance.
- Provide the student practical experience in the search, retrieval, and analysis of technical/scientific information
- Provide the student practical experience in the acquisition, analysis and reporting of experimental results
- Instruct students in methodologies for materials selection to student-led projects.
DESIRED COURSE OUTCOMES:
Having successfully completed the course, the student will be able to:
- Use research equipment (microscope, oscilloscope, etc.) for materials analysis and data acquisition.
- Design and conduct experiments that probe materials properties.
- Apply math, science, engineering concepts to the analysis of experimental data.
- Work independently and function on a team.
- Develop communication skills (oral, graphic and written).
- Apply a methodology for materials selection to engineering problems.
- Identify critical material properties relevant to successful design of engineering systems including the formulation of suitable material indices.
- Locate or estimate materials data and information relevant to a successful design analysis.
- Describe the role economic, societal, environmental, and/or political factors on materials selection and design.
TOPICS COVERED:
In order to meet the stated outcomes, course material will be drawn from a combination of the topics below. Additional topics may be added as needed.
- Basic electronics; design and operation of a potentiostat
- Phase equilibria—Gibbs phase rule, binary and ternary phase diagrams
- Semiconductors—basic concepts, pn junctions, light emitting diodes
- Electrochemical phenomena in materials science—corrosion, anodic and cathodic polarization of materials, passivity
- Materials and electrochemical processes in battery technology
- Materials for solar energy conversion
- Principles of materials design and selection including:1. the formulation of a suitable need statement expressing the design requirements
2. the translation of design requirements by the identification of functions, constraints, objectives and free variables
3. the screening of materials through the constraints
4. the ranking of materials through the objectives
5. the retrieval of supporting information - Materials and the environment—material life cycle: production, manufacture, use, and disposal
COURSE FORMAT:
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
This course emphasizes the application of materials science and engineering concepts in the laboratory and in the materials selection process. Students gain experience in the analysis of experimental data, the preparation of written reports and oral presentations; and the search, retrieval and analysis of technical/scientific information. Students build collaboration skills through group projects and experiments.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The course is intended for seniors in the Department or for seniors pursuing a joint major between the Department and other engineering departments.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Homework assignments
- Laboratory Reports
- Final Project Presentation
- Final Project Report
PERSON(S) WHO PREPARED THIS DESCRIPTION:
Professor Oscar D. Dubon, Jr.
MSE 136: Materials in Energy Technologies
ExpandInstructor: Professor Kristin Persson
Course Description: In many, if not all, technologies, it is materials that play a crucial, enabling role. This course examines potentially sustainable technologies, and the materials properties that enable them. The science at the basis of selected energy technologies are examined and considered in case studies.
Prerequisites: Junior or above standing in Materials Science and Engineering or related field. Formerly Materials Science and Engineering 126.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
MSE 140: Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers
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This course introduces the fundamental principles needed to understand the behavior of materials at the nanometer length scale and the different classes of nanomaterials with applications ranging from information technology to biotechnology. Topics include: introduction to different classes of nanomaterials, including both inorganic and organic constituents; synthesis of nanomaterials , including chemical and physical vapor transport, solution chemistry, and nanofabrication methods; characterization of nanomaterials, including x-ray techniques, scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy; and the electronic, magnetic, optical and mechanical properties of nanomaterials . Throughout the course we discuss the origin of size effects in controlling the properties of nanomaterials, and the challenges (including environmental, health and ethical concerns) that must be confronted in modern and future engineering applications of nanomaterials.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Physics 7C, and (E5 or E45) required, MSE 102 or equivalent recommended.
TEXTBOOK(S) AND/OR OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
There is no textbook for this course. All reading material will be posted to the class website (bSpace) for download.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course covers the different classes of nanomaterials that have been developed in recent years in light of various technological applications. In order to understand the behavior of these nanomaterials , quantum phenomena and the limitations of basic physical laws that are important at the nanometer length scale are introduced and developed. In particular, properties that exhibit size effects (including electronic, magnetic, photonic, and mechanical) at the nanometer length scale will be presented so that nanomaterials becoming increasing relevant to modern technologies can be better understood. The course will also cover the environmental, health and ethical implications of nanomaterials in society.
OUTCOMES:
An understanding of the structure-property relationships in nanomaterials as well as the concepts, not applicable at larger length scales, that need to be taken into consideration for nanoscience and nanotechnology. An ability to critically evaluate the promise of a nanotechnology device.
COURSE FORMAT:
Three hours of lecture per week
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
Students learn the fundamental scientific principles that form the basis of behavior of nanomaterials and their electronic, magnetic, optical and mechanical properties. These concepts will provide them with skills for engineering practice, particularly those associated with materials selection and engineering analysis. Environmental, health and ethical concerns that are associated with nanotechnology will also be discussed.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This course is the cornerstone class of the new emphasis/concentration in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology within the Materials Science and Engineering major. It also serves as a technical elective for juniors and seniors in engineering and science majors.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Two in-class, open-book midterm examinations (15% each) and one open-book final examination (25%) will be administered. Problem sets will count for 25% of the grade and a final group project will count for 20%.
MSE C150: Introduction to Materials Chemistry
ExpandInstructor: Staff
Course Description: The application of basic chemical principles to problems in materials discovery, design, and characterization will be discussed. Topics covered will include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, and biological materials, with specific focus on the ways in which atomic-level interactions dictate the bulk properties of matter. Also listed as Chemistry C150.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 104B is recommended.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE C157 Nanomaterials in Medicine
ExpandInstructor: Professor Phillip Messersmith
Course Description: Nanomedicine is an emerging field involving the use of nanoscale materials for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Nanomedicine is a highly interdisciplinary field involving chemistry, materials science, biology and medicine, and has the potential to make major impacts on healthcare in the future. This upper division course is designed for students interested in learning about current developments and future trends in nanomedicine. The overall objective of the course is to introduce major aspects of nanomedicine including the selection, design and testing of suitable nanomaterials, and key determinants of therapeutic and diagnostic efficacy. Organic, inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials will be discussed in this course.
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 or consent of instructor.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 151: Polymeric Materials
ExpandCOURSE PREREQUISITES:
Chem 1A or E 5 required, MSE 103 recommended.
MSE 194 (H194) Honors Undergraduate Research
ExpandCATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Students who have completed a satisfactory number of advanced courses with a gpa of 3.3 or higher may pursue original research under the direction of one of the members of the staff. A maximum of 3 units of H194 may be used to fulfill technical elective requirements in the Materials Science and Engineering program or double majors (unlike 198 or 199, which do not satisfy technical elective requirements). Final report required.
PREREQUISITES: 3.3 or higher upper division technical GPA and consent of instructor and advisor.
COURSE FORMAT: Variable.
MSE 195: Special Topics for Advanced Undergraduates
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Group study of special topics in materials sciende and engineering. Selection of topics for further study of underlying concepts and relevant literature, in consultation with appropriate faculty members.
PREREQUISITES:
Upper division standing and good academic standing (2.0 grade point average and above).
COURSE FORMAT: One hour of lecture per week.
MSE 199: Supervised Independent Study
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Supervised independent study. Enrollment restrictions apply; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the catalog.
PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor and major adviser.
COURSE FORMAT: Individual conferences. Course may be repeated for a maximum of four units per semester.
Graduate
MSE 200A: Survey of Materials Science
ExpandCatalog Description: A survey of Materials Science at the beginning graduate level, intended for those who did not major in the field as undergraduates. Focus on the nature of microstructure and its manipulation and control to determine engineering properties. Reviews bonding, structure and microstructure, the chemical, electromagnetic and mechanical properties of materials, and introduces the student to microstructural engineering.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Course Format: Four hours of lecture per week.
MSE 201A: Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Solids
ExpandPrerequisites: MSE 102, 103 or equivalent.
Course Format: Four hours of lecture per week.
MSE 201B: Thermodynamics, Phase Behavior and Transport Phenomena in Materials
ExpandPrerequisites: MSE 102, 103, ENGIN 115 or consent of instructor. 201A is a prerequisite to 201B.
Course Format: Four hours of lecture per week.
MSE 202: Crystal Structure and Bonding
ExpandRegular, irregular arrays of points, spheres; lattices, direct, reciprocal; crystallographic point and space groups; atomic structure; bonding in molecules; bonding in solids; ionic (Pauling rules), covalent, metallic bonding; structure of elements, compounds, minerals, polymers.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE C202: Computational Design of Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Materials
ExpandCourse Format
Three hours of lecture per week
Course Description
The course is self-contained and is designed in an interdisciplinary manner for graduate students in engineering, materials science, physics, and applied mathematics who are interested in methods to accelerate the laboratory analysis and design of new materials. Examples draw primarily from various mechanical, thermal, diffusive, and electromagnetic applications. (F,SP)
Prerequisites
An undergraduate degree in the applied sciences or engineering.
MSE 204: Theory of Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction
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Catalog Description: Basic principles of techniques used in the characterization of engineering materials by electron mi8croscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy; emphasis on detailed analysis of defects responsible for materials properties. Modern electrical, optical and particle beam techniques for the characterization of bulk single crystals and their crystalline and amorphous layers. Examples are Hall effect, Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy, IR-Spectroscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry, and others. Emphasis on electronic materials especially semiconductors.
Prerequisites: MSE 102, 103 or equivalent.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 205: Defects in Solids
ExpandInstructor: Professor John Morris
Catalog Description: Many properties of solid state materials are determined by lattice defects. This course treats in detail the structure of crystal defects, defect formation and optical properties of crystalline materials.
Prerequisites: Physics 7C or consent of instructor.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE C208/ BIOE C208: Biological Performance of Materials
ExpandCourse Number: MSE C208/ BIOE C208
Course Units: 4
Instructor: Professor Kevin Healy
Course Description: This course is intended to give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of topics related to biomedical materials selection and design. Structure-property relationships of biomedical materials and their interaction with biological systems will be addressed. Applications of the concepts developed include blood-materials compatibility, biomimetic materials, hard and soft tissue-materials interactions, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biotechnology.
Prerequisites: Engineering 45; Chemistry C130/Molecular and Cell Biology C100A or Engineering 115 or equivalent; Bioengineering 102 and 104 recommended.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week
MSE C211: Mechanics of Solids
ExpandCatalog Description: Mechanical response of materials: Simple tension in elastic, plastic and viscoelastic members.Continuum mechanics: The stress and strain tensors, equilibrium, compatability. Three-dimensional elastic, plastic and viscoelastic problems. Thermal, transformation, and dealloying stresses. Applications: Plane problems, stress concentrations at defects, metal forming problems.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 212: C212 Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue
ExpandInstructor: Professor Robert O. Ritchie
Catalog Description: A survey of the mechanical and microstructural aspects of fracture and failure in structural metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Topics include deformation, linear elastic and non-linear fracture mechanics, and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Fatigue of engineering material will be covered from a defect-tolerant, stress-life and strain-life approach. Environmentally assisted fracture and fatigue will be discussed. Failure presentation and failure analysis methodology will be discussed.
Prerequisites: MSE 113 or equivalent.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 213: Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior
ExpandCatalog Description: Review of electrochemical aspects of corrosion; pitting and crevice corrosion; active/passive transition; fracture mechanics approach to corrosion; stress corrosion cracking; hydrogen embrittlement, liquid metal embrittlement; corrosion fatigue; testing methods.
Prerequisites: MSE 112 or equivalent.
Course Format: Two one and one half hour lectures per week.
MSE C214: Micromechanics
ExpandInstructors: Staff
Catalog Description: Basic theories, analytical techniques, and mathematical foundations of micromechanics. It includes 1. physical micromechanics, such as mathematical theory of dislocation, and cohesive fracture models; 2. micro-elasticity that includes Eshelby’s eigenstrain theory; 3. theoretical composite material that includes the main methodologies in evaluating overall material properties; 4. meso-plasticity that includes meso-damage theory, and the crystal plasticity; 5. homogenization theory for materials with periodic structures. Also listed as Materials Science C214.
Prerequisites: CE C231/MSE C211 or Consent of instructor.
Course Format: Three one hour lectures per week.
MSE 215 – Introduction to Computational Materials Science
ExpandInstructor: Professor Daryl C. Chrzan
Catalog Description: Introduction to computational materials science. Development of atomic scale simulations for materials science applications. Application of kinetic Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, and total energy techniques to the modeling of surface diffusion processes, elastic constants, ideal shear strengths, and defect properties. Introduction to simple numerical methods for solving coupled differential equations and for studying correlations.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE C216: Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine
ExpandCatalog Description: Overview of the problems associated with the selection and function of polymers used in biotechnology and medicine. Principles of polymer science, polymer synthesis, and structure-property-performance relationships of polymers. Particular emphasis is placed on the performance of polymers in biological environments. Interaction between macromolecular and biological systems for therapy and diagnosis. Specific applications will include drug delivery, gene therapy, tissue engineering, and surface engineering. In addition there is a group design project required.
Prerequisites: Open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Course Format: Three hours lecture and one hour discussion.
MSE 221: Fuel Cells, Batteries and Chemical Sensors – Principles, Processes,Materials and Technology
ExpandCatalog Description: Considered first are the principles and electrode processes of electrochemical devices, chiefly fuel cells, but also batteries and chemical sensors. Then various transport processes in liquid, polymeric, and solid electrolytes are discussed. AC and DC analytical methods are described. Discussed are various fuel cell types, the effects of fuel type on efficiency, and the materials choices. Finally fabrication systems issues are discussed. Some laboratory experiments may be included.
Prerequisites: Engineering 115 or equivalent.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 223: Semiconductor Materials
ExpandInstructor: Oscar Dubon, Junqiao Wu
Course Description:
This course focuses on modern physics, processing and applications of semiconductor materials. Topics covered include: semiconductor growth, band structure, carrier statistics, point defects, nanostructures and quantum confinement, electrostatics, electrodynamics, classical dielectric theory, Boltzmann transport theory, phonons and thermal physics, thermoelectrics, optical effects, device physics of light emitting diodes and solar cells, and emerging exotic semiconductors.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics or chemistry. Having taken courses equivalent to Physics7 series or MSE111 at Berkeley; or, know calculus, vectors, ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra, and basics of electromagnetism, optics, solid state physics, and quantum mechanics.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 224: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
ExpandInstructor: Staff
Catalog Description: This course covers the fundamentals of magnetism and magnetic materials in the first two thirds of the class. Topics included magnetic moments in classical versus quantum mechanical pictures, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, crystal field environments, dipolar and exchange interactions, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, magnetic domains, magnetic anisotropy and magnetostriction. Magnetic materials covered include transition metals, their alloys and oxides, rare earths and their oxides, organic and molecular magnets. Throughout the course, experimental techniques in magnetic characterization will be discussed. The second part of the course will focus on particular magnetic materials and devices that are of technological interest (e.g., magnetoresistive and magneto-optical materials and devices). Additional topics include biomagnetism and spin glasses.
Prerequisites: MSE 111 or equivalent or consent of instructor; MSE 117 recommended.
Course Format: two one and one-half lectures per week.
MSE 225: Thin Film Science and Technology
ExpandInstructor: Professor J. Wu
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the preparation methods, characterization techniques, and the physical properties of thin films. Topics covered include: gas kinetics, vacuum science and technology, thin film deposition techniques, growth process and modes, thin film processing, characterization, epitaxy, lattice engineering, metastable phases, artificial structures, mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical properties of films, and processing-microstructure-property-performance relationships in the context of applications in information storage, integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems, optoelectronics and photovoltaics.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics, chemistry, or chemical engineering, or consent of the instructor.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE C226: Photovoltaic Materials - Modern Technologies in the Context of a Growing Renewable Energy Market
ExpandInstructor: Staff
Catalog Description: Introduction to electronic and optical properties of semiconductors, fundamentals of photovoltaic energy conversion, current photovoltaic materials, photovoltaic devices, photovoltaic systems, grid integration, photovoltaics in a growing global renewable energy market, PV market analysis, novel photovoltaic materials, quantum photovoltaics, with field trip.
Prerequisites: MSE 111, or MSE 123, or equivalent.
Course format: two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
MSE 241: Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Techniques
ExpandInstructor: Ronald Gronsky, Andrew Minor
Catalog Description: Basic techniques and operations of transmission, and scanning, electron microscopy; x-ray microanalysis, energy loss spectroscopy; specimen preparation, interpretation of data; individual projects in materials science.
Prerequisites: MSE 204 (can be taken concurrently).
Course format: 6 hours per week of lab.
MSE 242: Advanced Characterization Techniques
ExpandInstructor: Joel Ager
Catalog Description: Advanced electrical, optical, magnetic and ion beam characterization techniques including deep level transient spectroscopy. Photo-luminescence, electron paramagnetic resonance, and Rutherford backscattering, are used to characterize crystalline materials (with emphasis on semi-conductors).
Prerequisites: MSE 204 (can be taken concurrently).
Course format: 2 hours per week of lecture and 3 hours per week of lab
MSE C250: Nanomaterials in Medicine
ExpandINSTRUCTORS: Professor Phillip Messersmith
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: The course is designed for graduate students interested in the emerging field of nanomedicine. The course will involve lectures, literature reviews and proposal writing. Students will be required to formulate a nanomedicine research project and write an NIH-style proposal during the course. The culmination of this project will involve a mock review panel in which students will serve as peer reviewers to read and evaluate the proposals.
MSE 251: Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces
ExpandInstructor: Professor T. Xu
Course Description: This 3-unit (two 1.5hr lectures per week) course is designed for graduate students to gain a fundamental understanding of the surface and interfacial science of polymeric materials. Beginning with a brief introduction of the principles governing polymer phase behavior in bulk, it develops the thermodynamics of polymers in thin films and at interfaces, the characterization techniques to assess polymer behavior in thin films and at interfaces, and the morphologies of polymer thin films and other dimensionally-restricted structures relevant to nanotechnology and biotechnology. Field trips to national user facilities, laboratory demonstrations and hands-on experiments, and guest lectures will augment the course lectures.
Prerequisites: Chem 1A or E 5 required, MSE 151 recommended.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 260: Surface Properties of Materials
ExpandInstructor: Miquel Salmeron
Catalog Description: Structure and properties of material surfaces, thermodynamic stability, preparation, characterization using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques with X-rays and electron probes, Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscopies, for applications in semiconductor devices, catalysis and electrocatalysis, and mechanical properties.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Engineering.
Course Format: Two one and one-half hours of lecture.
MSE C261: Introduction to Nanoscience and Engineering
ExpandCourse Description:
This is an introductory course for students interested in the highly interdisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This course is divided into three modules, each lasting 1/3 of the semester: Physics of Nanomaterials (hard nanomaterials), Biological Nanomaterials (soft nanomaterials), and guest lectures.
A three-module introduction to the fundamental topics of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) theory and research within chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. This course includes quantum and solid-state physics, chemical synthesis, growth methodologies, characterization techniques, and the structure & properties of materials used in nanoscale devices. Students must take this course to satisfy the NSE Designated Emphasis core requirement. NSE C201 is also cross-listed as Materials Science and Engineering C261 and Physics C201. Grading within each module is based upon 2 take-home assignments, with final course grades normalized across all three modules.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics, chemistry, or chemical engineering, or consent of the instructors.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week, three modules.
MSE C286/ ME C201: Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes
ExpandCourse Number: MSE 286C, ME C201
Course Units: 3
Instructor: Professor T. Zohdi
Course Description: This course provides the student with a modern introduction to the basic industrial practices, modeling techniques, theoretical background, and computational methods to treat classical and cutting edge manufacturing processes in a coherent and self-consistent manner. Also listed as Mechanical Engineering C201.
Prerequisites:An undergraduate course in strength of materials or 122.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week
MSE C287 /ME C202- Computational Design of Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Materials
ExpandCourse Number: MSE 287C
Course Units: 3
Instructor: Professor T. Zohdi
Course Description: The course is self-contained and is designed in an interdisciplinary manner for graduate students in engineering, materials science, physics, and applied mathematics who are interested in methods to accelerate the laboratory analysis and design of new materials. Examples draw primarily from various mechanical, thermal, diffusive, and electromagnetic applications. Also listed as Mechanical Engineering C202.
Prerequisites: An undergraduate degree in the applied sciences or engineering.
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
MSE 290A: Special Topics in Materials Science
ExpandInstructor: Staff
Course Description: Lectures and appropriate assignments on fundamental or applied topics of current interest in materials science and engineering
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Formerly 290M
MSE 290M: Special Problems in Materials Science
ExpandInstructor: John Morris
Course Description: Selected topics in the thermodynamic, kinetic or phase transformation behavior of solid materials. Topics will generally be selected based on student interest in Mat Sci 201A-201B. The course provides an opportunity to explore subjects of particular interest in greater depth
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week
Prerequisites: 201A-201B or consent of instructor
MSE 296A: Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program
ExpandInstructor: Staff
Course Description: This is the first semester of a two-course sequence for those majors in the five year BS/MS program. Students are expected to formulate, develop and initiate an independent research project under the supervision of a research advisor. This course will meet once at the beginning of the semester to outline the expectations of the course. Periodic meetings covering topics such as maintaining a lab notebook, effective oral communication, and writing a journal publication will be scheduled. Students will be expected to keep a laboratory notebook outlining their progress during the semester. A progress report will be due at the end of Materials Science and Engineering 296A. Students will also be expected to give an oral presentation, describing their research project and progress toward their goals in front of their peers at the end of the semester
Course Format: One to two hours of independent study per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
MSE 296B: Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program
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Course Description
This is the second semester of a two-course sequence for those majors in the five year BS/MS program. Students are expected to complete an independent research project under the supervision of a research advisor initiated in Materials Science and Engineering 296A. This course will meet once at the beginning of the semester to outline the expectations of the course. Periodic meetings covering topics such as data analysis and design of experiment will be scheduled. Students will be expected to keep a laboratory notebook outlining their progress during the semester. A final report in journal publication form will be due at the end of the semester. Each student will also give a final presentation on his/her research project at the end of the semester.
Course Format
One to two hours of independent study per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Prerequisites
MSE 296A
MSE 298: Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research
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Course Description
Advanced study in various subjects through special seminars on topics to be selected each year, informal group studies of special problems, group participation in comprehensive design problems or group research on complete problems for analysis and experimentation
Course Format
Course may be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
MSE 299: Individual Study or Research
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Course Description
Individual investigation of advanced materials science problems
Course Format
Course may be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in engineering
MSE 375A: Science and Engineering Pedagogy
ExpandCourse Number: MSE 375A
Course Unit: 2
Instructor: Professor Ronald Gronsky
Course Description: Graduate level course featuring pedagogical development for future teachers in the sciences and engineering. In seminar format, participants discover and discuss methodologies for teaching and learning, communicating technical content, assessing effectiveness, resolving conflict, cultivating professional ethics, and developing personal pedagogical style. This course has been approved for the Teaching Certificate Program. Taught Fall semester only.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment, or interest in appointment as a graduate student instructor.
Course format: Two hours of seminar each week, generally augmenting individual teaching responsibilities.
MSE 375B: Supervised Teaching of Materials Science and Engineering
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Course Description: Discussion and research of pedagogical issues. Supervised practice teaching in Materials Science and Engineering.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment, or interest in appointment, as graduate student instructor.
Course Format: One hour of seminar each week, generally augmenting individual teaching responsibilities.
MSE 601: Individual Study for Master’s Students
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Course Format
Course may be repeated for credit. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for master’s degree. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in engineering. Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the field adviser
MSE 602: Individual Study for Doctoral Students
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Course Description
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. (and other doctoral degrees). (F,SP)
Course Format
Course may be repeated for credit. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for doctoral degree. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in engineering
Contact Us
Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus.
Address:
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | |
| 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1760 |
Phone: (510) 642-3801 Fax: (510) 643-5792 |