Defects in Solids. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: MTSE 605 and MTSE 725 . Crystallographic defects in solids, namely point defects such as vacancies and interstitial, line defects such as dislocations, and planar defects such as grain boundaries. Correlation of these defects to the mechanical, electrical and optical behavior of materials is examined in particular. Experimental methods for observation and characterization of defects including TEM, EBIC, DLTS are described.