MTE2544 Functional materials
Faculty of Engineering
MTE2544 Functional materials is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
The 2027 handbook has no page for MTE2544. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MTE2544
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MTE2544
1 unit list MTE2544 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: MTE2507, MSC2022, MSC2111
Overview
The unit focuses on the 'smart' functional roles of the materials in devices which depend on their electrical, optical and thermal properties. Examples of such devices are: active semiconducting devices and associated passive electrical components, 'smart' transducers, optical fibres, optical coatings, liquid crystal displays, optical storage devices, the ruby laser, the solar cell, ceramic insulators, the Peltier cooler. The functional materials will be studied at the microscopic (atomic and/or molecular) level in order to gain an understanding of the device operation. In addition, some discussion will focus on device fabrication.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe conduction processes in metals, alloys, semiconductors and insulators.
- 2
Describe the microscopic origins of polarisation processes in electrical insulators, ionic, molecular, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.
- 3
Describe the working principles of semiconductor devices including pn junction diodes, transistors, solar cells and light emitting diodes (LED).
- 4
Analyse experimental results from laboratory experiments designed to measure properties and to have an appreciation of the importance of experimental accuracy in measuring physical properties.
- 5
Debate the importance of a cooperative team effort in materials evaluation.
- 6
Formulate written reports on property measurement.
Workload and teaching
3 hours lectures/practice classes and 7.5 hours of private study per week and six 3 hour laboratory classes per semester
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Kiyonori Suzuki
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Neil Cameron
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MTE2544?
MTE2544 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after MTE2544?
MTE2544 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including MTE3545.
When is MTE2544 offered?
In 2020, MTE2544 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- Organisational unit
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020