SyllabusofEM:SubjectName:5EE3-01:ELECTRICALMATERIALS
Credit:2;2L+0T+0P; Max.Marks:100(IA:30,ETE:70); EndTermExam:3Hours
Sr. No. Contents Hours
1. Introduction:Objective,scopeandoutcomeofthecourse. 01
2. ElementaryMaterialsScienceConceptsBondingandtypesofsolids,Crystallinestateandtheir
defects,Classicaltheoryofelectricalandthermalconductioninsolids,temperature
dependenceofresistivity,skineffect,Halleffect.
05
3. DielectricPropertiesofInsulatorsinStaticandAlternatingfield:Dielectricconstantofmono-
atomicgases,poly-atomicmoleculesandsolids,Internalfieldinsolidsandliquids,Propertiesof
Ferro-Electricmaterials,Polarization,Piezoelectricity,FrequencydependenceofElectronicand
IonicPolarizability,Complexdielectricconstantofnon-dipolarsolids,dielectriclosses.
08
4. MagneticPropertiesandSuperconductivityMagnetizationofmatter,MagneticMaterial
Classification,FerromagneticOrigin,Curie-WeissLaw,SoftandHardMagneticMaterials,
Superconductivityanditsorigin,ZeroresistanceandMeissnerEffect,criticalcurrentdensity.
05
5. ConductivityofmetalsOhm’slawandrelaxationtimeofelectrons,collisiontimeandmeanfree
path,electronscatteringandresistivityofmetals.
04
6. SemiconductorMaterials:Classificationofsemiconductors,semiconductorconductivity,
temperaturedependence,Carrierdensityandenergygap,TrendsinmaterialsusedinElectrical
Equipment.
04
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