Course descriptions
Information valid for courses offered 2006 through 2007.
MSEG 302 Materials Science for Engineers - 3 credits
Crystal binding and structure; energetics and structure of lattice defects; elasticity, plasticity, and fracture; phase equilibria and transformations; relations of structure and treatment to properties; structures of inorganic and organic polymers; and electronic and magnetic properties.
MSEG 442/642 Semiconductors for Micro- and Nano-Technology - 3 credits (fall)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to some of the main themes of the physics of semiconductors, emphasizing the unique properties at the micro- and nanometer scale.
MSEG 601 Structure and Properties of Polymer Materials - 3 credits
Measurement and control of the microstructure and properties of solidpolymers. Structure generation, structure-property models and effects ofprocessing on properties. May be cross-listed with CHEG601.
PREREQ: MSEG302.
MSEG 602 Structure of Materials - 3 credits
Fundamentals of crystallography. Crystal structure analysis by X-ray and electron diffraction. Characterization of materials by optical microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Simplified approach to image theory and diffraction theory.
PREREQ: MSEG302.
MSEG 603 Analytical Techniques in Materials Science - 3 credits
Laboratory course in optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction. X-ray fluorescense and microanalysis. Auger analysis and other spectroscopic techniques.
PREREQ: MSEG302 and MSEG602.
COREQ: MSEG602.
MSEG 604 Phase Transformations - 3 credits
Introduction to thermodynamic functions: enthalpy, entropy and free energy. Fick's first and second laws of diffusion. Liquid/solid and solid/solid phase equilibria and transformations. Nucleation and growth.
Massive and martensitic transformations. Phase transformations in polymers, ceramics and electronic materials.
PREREQ: MSEG302
MSEG 606 Corrosion and Protection - 3 credits
Degradation of structural materials through interaction with their environment. High temperature oxidation and sulfidation. Electrochemical attack on alloys and its relation to metallurgical structure. Stress corrosion cracking. Testing and control methods. Localized corrosion. Deterioration of advanced materials.
PREREQ: MSEG302.
MSEG 607 Physical Properties of Materials I - 3 credits
Basic models of electrical, magnetic optical and thermal properties of solid materials. Introduction to quantum physics to describe electronic structure of atoms, atomic bonds and crystals. Electronic, magnetic and optical effects in metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers and amorphous materials. Operation of basic electronic devices and semiconductor.
PREREQ: MSEG302 and PHYS208.
MSEG 614 Fracture of Materials - 3 credits
Fracture mechanics, micromechanisms, nucleation and propagation of cracks, fracture toughness, ductile-brittle transitions, fatigue, stress, corrosion, irradiation effects and nonmetallic materials. May be cross-listed with MEEG614.
PREREQ: MSEG302.
RESTRICTIONS: Graduate standing acceptable in lieu of Prerequisite.
MSEG 615 Mechanical Properties of Materials - 3 credits
Stress, strain, tensor notation and elementary elasticity. Plasticity and ductility based upon continuum mechanics. Ideal strength of crystalline, polymer and amorphous materials. Real materials: amorphous,
polymers, ceramics, metals and composites. Dislocations, strengthening of solids. Mechanisms of fracture, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep and stress rupture. May be cross-listed with MEEG615.
RESTRICTIONS: Requires graduate status.
MSEG 616 Chemistry and Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces - 3 credits
See CHEG616 for course description.
MSEG 623 Electrical Properties of Matter I - 3 credits
See ELEG623 for course description.
MSEG 667-013- Research Methods and Intellectual Properties
The Objective of this course is to familiarize students with basic US Intellectual Property (IP) principles, as well as how to generate and properly protect IP. Appropriate use of notebook and other documentation during research and development will also be covered. The use of case histories will be used to illustrate basic principles.
Text: Alan L. Durham, pPatent Law Essentials, A Concise Guide, Quorum Books, 1999. [ISBN:1-56720-242-X].
MSEG 667-011 - Entrepreneurship and Risk: Meeting the Challenges of a Startup Enterprise - 3 credits
This course is designed to deal with the critical financial, legal, scientific and engineering issues that must be confronted during the initial planning stages of a start-up enterprise. A range of speakers from finance, marketing, engineering, law and the Delaware's Technology Park provide a perspective on the challenges of launching a new business venture. Students from engineering, marketing and finance will work in teams to develop an R&D strategic and a business plan for a new product offering. Lectures will cover the following topics: developing a successful business model, business and professional ethics, safeguarding intellectual property, financial options for funding a new business, e-Commerce issues, legal proprietorship (LLC, S-corporation, etc.), new product innovation and IP issues.
MSEG 803 Equilibria in Material Systems - credits 3
Classical thermodynamics of condensed systems (macroscopic description). Fundamental laws. Functions and equations of state. Equilibrium and stability criteria. Single component phase equilibrium, multi-component mixtures. Partialmolar properties, non-ideal mixtures. Equilibrium in multi-phase, multi-component systems. Phase Rule.
PREREQ: MSEG302.
MSEG 804 - Kinetics in Material Systems - credits 3
Theory of reaction kinetics. Transport mechanisms in solids. Nucleation and spinodal decomposition. Interfacial attachment and migration. Transition state theory applied to diffusion and phase transformation. Elementary non-equilibrium thermodynamics and phenomenological equations in material transport and phase transformation.
MSEG 807 Physical Properties of Materials II - 3 credits (Spring)
Continuation of MSEG607, with emphasis on the electrical transport properties of materials. Topics include electronic structure and energy band diagrams of semiconductors, metals and insulators; Fermi surfaces; dynamics of electrons; semiconductor materials and devices; band structure and transport properties of selected semiconductors; band-gap engineering; novel materials systems; electron emission; particularly field emission.
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