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Indicative contents
The following topics will be covered, with approximately equal
amounts of time spent on each:
- Survey of materials central to microengineering and
nanotechnology.
- Metals, semiconductors and insulators; Semiconductors and their
uses (Si, III-V, II-VI), Silicon as a mechanical material.
- Polymeric materials;
- Functional Ceramics: dielectrics, Piezoelectrics, Pyroelectrics,
Ferroelectrics, electro-optics.
- Magnetic & magnetostrictive materials, Giant & colossal
magneto-resistance Materials,
- Optical transition materials (e.g. photochromics, thermochromics),
- Shape memory materials;
- Mechanical properties, adhesion and stiction, stress in thin
films, elastic and inelastic behaviour, mechanical failure
mechanisms.
- Specific examples of MEMS applications using functional
materials (e.g. thermal imaging arrays, piezoelectric sensors,
ultrasonic motors).
Recommended reading
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Books
- Zhong Lin Wang, Z. C. Kang, Functional and Smart
Materials: Structural Evolution and Structure Analysis,
Plenum Pub Corp; ISBN: 0306456516; 1st edition (January 15,
1998)
- Gordon G. Wallace, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Peter R.
Teasdale, Conductive Electroactive Polymers: Intelligent
Materials Systems, Technomic Pub Co; ISBN: 1566764378;
(April 11, 1997
- Journals
- Magazines
- Multimedia
- Internet Sites
- http://www.acsensor.com/ (Product Information)
- http://www.analogmicro.de/english (Product Information)
Laboratory
Hardware: PCs
Software: Material Studio Suite, Cambridge Material
Selector
Software Manuals:
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