GRAPHIC ERA (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), DEHRADUN

SEMESTER III

Sr. No.

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

1.

Subject Code

TEC 343

Course Title

Electronics Engineering Materials

2.

Contact Hours

L

3

T

0

P

0

3.

Examination Duration

Theory

03

Practical

0

4.

Relative Weight

CIE

25

MSE

25

ESE

50

6.

Credit

03

6.

Semester

Three

7.

Category of Course

DSE/PEC

8.

Pre-requisite

Physics, Basic Electronics Engineering (TEC 101/201)

 

9.

Course Outcomes

After completion of the course the students will be able to:

CO1: Understanding of crystallinity of electronic materials.

CO2: Ability to develop free electron concept in various types of electronic materials.

CO3: Develop the concept of optoelectronic and dielectric properties of the materials.

CO4: Explanation of magnetic behaviour of electronic materials.

CO5: Discuss the capacitive, resistive, and superconductivity of the material.

CO6: Application of material in electronic devices according to their properties

10. Details of the Course

Sl. No.

                      Contents

Contact Hours

1.

Unit 1: Crystal Structure:

Crystalline state, bravais lattices, Miller indices, reciprocal lattice, common crystal structures, interference phenomenon, Bragg’s diffraction, crystal imperfections.

9

2.

Unit 2: Free Electron Theory:

Conduction in metals and alloys, conductors, Semiconductors and resistors, Growth of single crystals, zone refining technique. Semiconductor properties and their applications.                                                                       

9

3.

Unit 3: Optoelectronics and Dielectric Materials:

Electric and optical properties, polarization in static and alternating field, piezoelectricity, polarizability and dielectric constant, optical transition in solids, absorption and emission of radiation.

9

4.

Unit 4: Magnetism:

Magnetic properties of materials, diamagnetism, para-magnetism, ferromagnetism, black well, domain dimensions, anti-ferromagnetism, and ferromagnetism, ferrites, Magnetic Materials: Fe, Si, Ni, Co, Hard magnetic materials.

10

5.

Unit 5: Superconducting Materials:

Materials for resistors, capacitors and inductors, properties and application of plastic materials, Superconductivity and superconductors.

8

 

Total

45

11. Suggested Books

SL.

No.

Name of Authors/Books/Publishers

Edition

Year of Publication / Reprint

 

Textbooks

 

 

1.

Azároff, Leonid V, “Electronic processes in materials”, McGraw-Hill Education

7th

2019

2.

V. Raghavan, “Material Science and Engineering”, PHI

6th

2015

 

Reference Books

 

 

1.

K.M. Gupta and Nishu Gupta, “Advanced Electrical and Electronics Materials”, John Wiley

1st

2016

2.

Robert E. , “Physical Metallurgy Principles”, Reed-Hill

4th

2008

 

12.

Mode of Evaluation

Test / Quiz / Assignment / Mid Term Exam / End Term Exam