2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
CAPE5711M Materials for Functional Applications
30 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Professor AJ Bell
Email: a.jh.bell@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is mutually exclusive with
| PEME3711 | Materials Structures and Characterisation |
Module replaces
PEME5731M Materials for Functional ApplicationsThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
The objective of this module is to provide students with a very clear understanding of the technological, engineering and commercial challenges underpinning the use of materials in the production of advanced functional devices.Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, students should:
- understand the historical development of functional materials to satisfy the needs of different industrial sectors;
- appreciate the significance of market pull and technology push in the development of novel functional materials;
- understand the limitations on the properties which may be obtained in particular materials classes;
- be able to recognise and interpret microstructures in a range of functional materials and account for their development;
- understand the exploitation of the process-microstructure-properties relationship in materials science in the design of functional materials with an appropriate combination of properties;
- understand the complex materials issues involved in producing integrated functional devices and be able to offer solutions to problems which may arise;
- be aware of current developments in materials science in the functional materials sector and its potential impact on design and technology;
- survey and critically evaluate scientific literature relating to the above.
Skills outcomes
The main skill acquired will be the ability to propose strategies for engineering of functional materials to achieve optimum performance for given applications.
Syllabus
Electroceramics
Charge displacement: permittivity and dielectric loss; polarization mechanisms.
Oxides: defect chemistry; influence of oxygen vacancies and impurities/dopants on conductivity.
Ferroelectricity: crystallographic origins; spontaneous polarization; thermodynamic theory; domains.
Capacitors: multilayer ceramic capacitors; material design.
Piezoelectricity: definitions and tensor properties; materials - soft and hard PZT; device applications.
Carbon Materials
Carbon materials for thermal management.
Solid State Ionics
Solid state cationic and anionic conductors, relationship of ionic conductivity and diffusivity with crystal structure, transference number and measurement of, solid state electrochemistry, applications of solid state ionic conductors for sensor design.
Optics
Understanding of guided optics based on reflection, refraction, transmission and absorption, characterisation methods for refractive index, UV-visible and IR spectroscopy techniques and applications in bulk optical, thin films and optical fibre characterizations.
Advanced Optics
Refractive index of dielectric and semiconductor materials, laws governing guided optical medium, dispersion of light and definitions and characterisations of different types of dispersion phenomena in guided optics, fabrication and characterisation of optical fibres, laser cavity and characterisation.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 33 | 1.00 | 33.00 |
| Practical | 3 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Tutorial | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 22.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 229.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 49.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
Independent on-line blended learning which consolidates and extends the lecture material and allows students to assess their progress via integrated quizzes;Revision of lecture material in preparation for tests (20 hours);
Report writing (194 hours).
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Performance in formative tutorial and practical classes and in formative quizzes integrated into on-line learning resources. Performance in tests.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Practical Report | Practical 1 - 2500 words | 30.00 |
| Essay | Essay 1 - 2500 words | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 60.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) (S2) | 2 hr 00 mins | 40.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 40.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 11/10/2017
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