Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Materials Science and Engineering

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.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Materials Science and Engineering

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.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Materials Science and Engineering

Course Description :

Fundamental of nanomaterials science: Quantum mechanics and atomic structure – Bonding and band structure – Surface science of nanomaterials – Nanomaterials characterization. Nanomaterials fabrication: Thin film deposition (top-down approach) – Nanolithography (top -down approach), SynThesis of nanoparticles and their self-assembly (bottom-up approach). Nanomaterials properties and applications: Nanoelectronic materials – Nano biomaterials – Nanostructured materials – NanoElectromechanical Machines (NEMs).

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Materials Science and Engineering

Course Description :

Biocompatability - Relationship between structure and function of biomaterials – Physical properties of synthetic and natural biomaterials – Molecular level interactions between biomolecules and biomaterials – Design of engineered implants, tissues and organs– Cellular and, tissue and implants biomechanics: force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues – Basic concepts and physiochemical principles of drug delivery – design considerations and applications of Drug delivery systems – Hydroxyapatite– Tri-calcium phosphate – Ti-bio implants – Stent materials – Spinal fixation – Hip joint – Bone regeneration – Bio-ceramic scaffolds – Collagen scaffolds – Bone tissue engineering – Biomimetic materials.

Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

School : Materials Science and Engineering

Course Description :

Solar energy harvesting properties of sunlight – Interaction of light with matter. Semiconductors for solar cell applications – Fabrication routes and working principles –Theory of conventional pn-junction – Excitonic solar cells – Material issues and effect of nanostructures in silicon based – Thin film, Tandem – Dye-sensitized and organic solar cells, including emerging solar cell concepts such as intermediate band and bio-inspired solar cells.