4th Sem, Nano

Material Science and Engineering Nano 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Material Science and Engineering detail syllabus for Nanoelectronics (Nano), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17NT42), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other nano 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Nano 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for material science and engineering is as follows.

Course Objectives:

In this course, students will understand various concepts related to the material science and engineering, crystal structure, various types of materials, and their uses in developing new technology.

Module 1

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Module 2

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Introduction, Differences between Crystalline solids and amorphous solids; Unit cell: Introduction, Miller Indices, high density planes and influence on the behavior of the crystal, Close packing (hexagonal, and cubic), Bravias lattices (in two and three dimensional space), Lattice systems: possible variations, edge lengths, axial angle, and examples; Crystallographic point groups and symmetry operations; Wigner-Seitz cell: Introduction, and construction; Atomic packing: packing fraction, Co-ordination number; Examples of simple crystal structures: NaCl, ZnS and diamond; Symmetry operations, point groups and space groups, Single Crystals, Polycrystalline Materials, Anisotropy. 10

Module 3

DIFFUSION Introduction, diffusion Vs bulk flow, diffusion vs osmosis, diffusion Vs drift; Diffusion in the context of different disciplines, Introduction to: atomic diffusion, Eddy diffusion & Eddy motion, Effusion & Graham’s law, Photon diffusion, and Passive transport (simple, facilitated, filtration, and osmosis); Mechanism of diffusion in solids (vacancy, and interstitial); Steady state diffusion (Fick’s first law); Unsteady state diffusion (Fick’s second law); Types of diffusion (self, inter, volume, grain boundary, and surface diffusions); Factors affecting diffusion (diffusion species, temperature, concentration, crystal 10
structure, grain boundary, grain size); Introduction to diffusion in: ionic materials, polymeric materials; Diffusion and material processing (melting and casting, sintering, grain growth, and diffusion bonding); Applications of diffusion.

Module 4

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Module 5

CERAMIC, AND SMART MATERIALS Ceramic Materials: Types of ceramics, synthesis and processing of ceramics, classification of ceramics, applications. Smart materials: Historical background, definition, classification of smart materials, thermoresponsive materials, piezoelectric materials, ferrofluids: synthesis and application, electro-rheological fluids (ER) and magneto-rheological fluids (MR) fluids modes of operation and application, smart gel, shape memory alloys. 10

Course Outcomes:

On completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Describe the physics of materials;
  • Explain the crystal structure of materials;
  • Apply diffusion process for preparing materials;
  • Demonstrate preparation of polymeric materials and liquid crystals;
  • Analyze ceramic and smart materials for engineering and technology applications.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

  • Engineering Knowledge.
  • Problem Analysis.
  • Design / development of solutions (partly).
  • Interpretation of data.

Question paper pattern:

  • The question paper will have ten questions.
  • Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
  • There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
  • Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
  • The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

  1. Donald R. Askeland, Pradeep P. Fulay, D. K. Bhattacharya, Materials Science and Engineering, Second Indian Reprint, Cengage Learning, 2010
  2. Callister’s Materials Science and Engineering Adapted by R, Balasubramaniam, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2011
  3. Dr. M. K. Muralidhara, Material Science and Metallurgy, Subhas Stores, 2011

Reference Books:

  1. D. John Thiruvadigal, S. Ponnusamy, C. Preferencial Kala, M. Krishna Mohan, Material Science Vibrant Publications, 2014
  2. Raghavan V. Materials Science & Engineering – A First Course, 5th edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2005
  3. Thiruvadigal, J. D., Ponnusamy, S. and Vasuhi.P. S., Materials Science, 5th edition, Vibrant Publications, Chennai, 2007
  4. A text book of engineering chemistry, Shashi Chawla, Dhanpat Rai and Co, 2011

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Nano, 2017 scheme do visit Nano 4th Sem syllabus for 2017 scheme.

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