Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Materials Science and Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Theoretical maximum strength of materials – The effect of defects on practical (lower) strength – Reinforcement of materials – Principles for reinforcement with inclusions – Fibers; relevant fibers, their structure, fabrication, and properties – Statistical analysis of fiber strength – Micromechanical models for composite materials – Interface between fibers and matrix – Interface mechanics – Load transfer between fiber and matrix – Critical fiber length – Debonding and fiber pull-out energy for composite materials – Single and multiple cracking – Internal stresses in two-phase materials – Volumetric composition of composite materials – Porosity; stiffness, strength and fracture energy for composite materials –Development techniques and applications of composite materials.
MSE602 - Surface Science and Corrosion
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Materials Science and Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Electrical concepts relevant to corrosion matters of substance – Chemical and electrochemical concepts relevant to corrosion – Thermodynamic aspects of aqueous corrosion – Kinetics of corrosion –Different forms of corrosion and their mechanisms – Failure analysis – Materials selection for corrosion prevention – Corrosion protection by coatings – New methods of conditioning corrosive environment – Recent trends in cathodic and anodic protections – Recent technologies in online corrosion testing and monitoring.
MSE603 - High performance Ceramics and Glass
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Materials Science and Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Processing and
characterization of structural and functional ceramic materials –Microstructureproperty relationships for the ceramics –Ceramics as superconductors; devices based upon superconductivity – Ceramics as piezoelectric – Hot Glass - Kiln glass - Architectural glass Drawing.
MSE604 - Advanced Semiconductors
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Materials Science and Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Band structure – Band gap – p-n junction – Principles of diodes, solar cells, and transistors– Mobility of carrier electrons and holes – Effective mass – Direct/indirect transition – Optical elements – Group IV semiconductors – III-V semiconductors – Organic electroluminescence – Organic field-effect-transistors – Dye-sensitized solar cells.
MSE605 - Solid-State and Thin-Film Reaction Kinetics
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Materials Science and Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Thermodynamics for surfaces and thin films – Physical and chemical interaction on surfaces – Mechanism of crystal growth – Nucleation – Discontinuity – Morphology – Advances in chemical and physical vapor deposition – Thickness measurement and analytical techniques. Development of frontier carbon materials: carbon nanotubes and graphene –Technological applications of carbon nanotubes and graphene thin films.
