MOL-52226 Functional Materials, 5 cr
Additional information
This course is suitable for post graduate studies for students with no study background in the field of ceramic materials. It is recommend
the students to contact their supervisor(s) and the person responsible
of the course for a possible tailored implementation with better suitability for the post-graduate studies.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Erkki Levänen
Lessons
Implementation 1: MOL-52226 2015-01
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Requirements
Examination from the given material. Practical work.
Learning Outcomes
The course gives the students an introduction to functional ceramic materials and relate physical and chemical properties to the structure and composition. The focus is on the thermal, electric, magnetic, and optical as well as catalytic and biological properties. After the course the student is able to identify such dependence and has basic knowledge to tailor these properties and can connect them to different synthesis and processing techniques. Student has also a general picture of their applications in machines, electronics (conductors, insulators, dielectrics, magnets), sensors, energy conversions, biomedical or biological devices as well as in the cleaning of infrastructure and environment.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Crystal structures and point defects in ceramic materials. | Basics of defect chemistry of solids. | |
| 2. | Heat conduction mechanisms and thermal expansion. | Heat conduction of composite structures. | Thermal Barrier Coatings, aerogels, thermal superconductors, heat sinks. |
| 3. | Electrical conduction, insulation and dielectric properties as well as magnetic properties of ceramic materials. | Piezoelectric, pyroelectric and ferroelectric ceramics. | Fuel cells, oxygen sensors,thermoelectrics. |
| 4. | Optical properties of ceramics: Transparency, reflection, colour, glasses and glass ceramics. | Optical fibers and their processing. | |
| 5. | Biologically inert or active materials, bioceramics. | Biologically active surfaces. | |
| 6. | Application fields of porous functional materials. | Filters and membranes, catalytic carriers, hot gas cleaning, capillary dewatering. | Zeolites. |
| 7. | Functional surface properties. Self cleaning, easy-to-clean surfaces, photocatalysis, antibacterial surfaces. |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| MOL-11200 Materiaalit | Advisable | |
| MOL-11230 Materiaalitieteen tutkimusmenetelmät | Advisable |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| MOL-52226 Functional Materials, 5 cr | MOL-7207 Functional Materials, 5 cr |