67407 Physical Properties of Materials

6cp; 6hpw

An introduction to atomic structure and quantum mechanics serves to develop the band theory of solids at an intermediate level. These theoretical concepts are utilised in describing the electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties of metals, semi-conductors and insulators. The characteristics and structure of high temperature superconductors are discussed. The unique properties of these materials are emphasised by an examination of devices including capacitors, diodes, thermocouples, loudspeakers, recording heads, strain gauges, information storage, fibre optics and so on.

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