Advanced Materials Characterisation detailed syllabus for Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Materials Science & Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MSE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to MSE Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of advanced materials characterisation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
MICROSCOPY 9
Phase contrast microscopy- Polarized Microscopy- Differential Interference Contrast microscopy, Stereomicroscopy – Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope quantitative Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy
Unit II
SURFACE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA), Ultraviolet Photo Electron Spectroscopy (UPS), X ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Electron Energy Analysers, Secondary ion mass spectrometry
Unit III
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Unit IV
MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES 9
Elastic and plastic deformation-mechanical properties of materials, models for interpretation of nanoindentation load-displacement curves, Nanoindentation data analysis methods-Hardness testing of thin films and coatings, Mechanical properties evaluation by universal testing machine (UTM), Dynamic mechanical analysis.
Unit V
ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES 9
Measurement of resistivity by 4-probe method, Hall measurement, Measurement of magnetic of properties of nanomaterial (Magnetic hysteresis and dielectric properties by LCR meter),Vibrating sample magnetometer.
Course Outcomes:
Upon Completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Describe the various advanced microscopic techniques
- Identify the surface chemical composition by interpreting the results from spectroscopic methods
- Discuss on the different methods used to analyse the surface area and composition
- Explain the various advanced mechanical characterization techniques
- Enumerate and explain the various electrical and magnetic characterization methods
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- ASM Handbook: Materials Characterization, ASM International, 2008.
- Yang Leng: Materials Characterization-Introduction to Microscopic and Spectroscopic Methods, John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd., 2008.
- Robert F. Speyer: Thermal Analysis of Materials, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1994.
- Nanotechnology-Basic Science and Emerging Technologies, Mick Wilson, Kamali Kannangra Geoff Smith, Michelle Simons and Burkhard Raguse, Overseas Press.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Materials Science & Engineering 5th Sem, visit MSE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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