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GULBARGA UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of P G Studies

and Research in Materials Science

Syllabus for Choice Based Credit System

(With effect

GULBARGA UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of P G Studies

and Research in Materials Science

for Choice Based Credit System

(CBCS)

(With effect from 2017 onwards)

GULBARGA UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Science and Technology

and Research in Materials Science

for Choice Based Credit System

HCT 1.1-Materials Chemistry – I Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04Hours: 64 H

This course gives a introduction to various aspects of Materials Chemistry such as

bonding,Organic Chemistry and Molecular Orbital theory

I. Periodic table and bonding 16H

Classification based on modern approach. Types of elements (s, p, d and f block).Periodic

properties including ionic and atomic radii.Electronegativity, electronegativity scale,

ionization potential.

Types of bonding (Atomic and molecular) – ionic, covalent, metallic and dipole bonding in

materials. Hybridization – concepts. Bond angles and bond distances with suitable

examples. Lattice energy, Born-Lande equation, Born-Haber cycle, applications, size

effects, polarizing power and polarizability of ions, covalent characteristics in ionic

compounds.

2.Molecular orbital Theory: 16H

Energy level diagrams of Hydrogen,and examples of Molecular orbitals of simple homo and

hetero molecules (bimolecules). Notations of a molecular orbitals Explanation of magnetic

properties through M.O’s, correlation diagram and non-crossing rule.

Self assembly of molecules: concept, and application of simple systems.

II.Coordination compounds 5H

Bonding and structures (based on hybridizations- tetrahedral and octahedral).Inner and

outer sphere complexes- definition and suitable examples.

II. Elementary Organic chemistry 20H

Nomenclature (General and IUPAC of some typical organic molecules) classification of

organic compounds. Hybridization of carbon compounds (sp, sp2, and sp3)

Aliphatic nucleophilic substitution at saturated carbon atom.Mechanism, scope and

stereochemistry of SN1 and SN

2 reactions.Stereochemistry- Optical isomerism, concept of

chirality, elements of symmetry, projection formulae-Fischer.Optical isomerism due to one

or two chiral centers, enantiomers, diastereomers, epimers, racemic modification and pseudo

asymmetric compounds, configuration-di and RS convention.

IV.Organometallic compounds: 6H

Synthesis and uses of Grignard reagents organolithium and silicon compounds in materials

synthesis. Metal carbonyls

References:

1. Concise Inorganic Chemistry, J D Lee, ELBS Publications.

2. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, F A Cotton and Wilkinson, John Wiley publications.

3. Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry, M. C. Day, Jr. and J. Selbin East west Press.

4. Materials Science and Engineering, CRC Press, Yip-Wah Chung.

5. Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction, W D Callister Jr., John Wiley and

Sons.

6. Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, L H Van Vlack.

7. Coordination Chemistry, by F. Basalo and others.

8. Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry, G. Wilkinson, R. D. Gillars and J. A. Mc.

9. Principles of Organometallic Chemistry, G. E. Coater, M. L. H. Green, P, Powell & K.

Wade.

10. Organometallic Chemistry – A Unified Approach – R. C. Mehrotra and A. Singh.

11. Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Byod.

12. Organic Chemistry by I.L. Finar.

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HCT1.2 – Elements of Materials Physics

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives an brief introduction into various aspects of Materials Physics such as Crystal

structure,Phase transformation,Defects of Solids and Diffusion etc.

1. Crystal structures and diffraction studies: 24 H

Brief reviews of basic terms: - Cell, Bravais lattice, Wigner Seitz cell, Notations of

planes and directions. Atomic packing, packing fraction, density, coordination number.Crystal

Systems, Crystal classes calculation of packing fractions of simple crystal structures; NaCl, ZnS

Cscl and Diamond, spinel (some typical examples), peroskovites (some typical examples).

Symmetry elements and operations, compatible combinations (deviations), point groups and

space groups(Qualitative),Crystal projections-Stereographic projections-applications to cubic

symmetry.

Properties of fundamental particles (qualitative understanding) of photon, phonon and

exciton. Bragg’s law of X-ray diffraction, methods-Laue, Powder and rotating crystal methods,

concept of reciprocal lattice and Ewald’s construction, Atomic scattering factor and Structure

factor, intensity calculations for simple systems. Principles and applications of electron and

neutron diffraction.

2. The Phase transformations: 20 H

Time scale for phase changes’ Nucleation and growth, nucleation kinetics; the growth

and overall transformation kinetics, Applications; Precipitation process, solidification and

crystallization; Glass transition, recovery, re-crystallization and grain growth.

Single and multiphase Solids, Solid solutions and Hume-Rothery rules, Properties of

alloys; Solid solutions and two component alloy systems; Gibbs phase rule; phase- martensite

and austentite, spheroidite Pearlite, microstructure, phase equilibria, First, Second and third

Eutectic, iron-carbon system, Continuous cooling transformation diagram (for iron – carbon

alloy), entectoid, peritictic and peritectold systems.

3. Crystal Imperfections and diffusion: 20 H

Schottky and Frenkel defects, Expression for their equilibrium concentrations, Color

centers in crystals, Dislocations-edge and screw dislocations, stress and strain fields of

dislocations, dislocation multiplication (Frank-Reid Mechanism), grain boundaries-tilt and twist

boundaries, grain size determination (microscopic techniques), domains, and domain size

determination.

Theory of diffusion, Self-diffusion. Fick’s law of diffusion (1st and 2nd ), Kirkindal

effect, activation energy for diffusion, Application of diffusion.

Tutorials: on the above subject.

Reference Books:

1. Elementary Solid state Physics: Principles and applications, M. A. Omar, Add:- Wes.

2. Introduction to Solid state Physics, C. Kittel, Wiley Eastern.

3. Solid state Physics. A. J. Dekker, PHI.

4. Solid state Physics, Asheroff and Mernim.

5. Problems in Solid-State Physics, S. O. Pillai, TMH.

6. Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering-Yip-Wah Chung

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HCT 1.3- Basic Electronics and Instrumentation

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 Hours

This course gives an introduction to Basic electronics such as Electrical measuring

systems,Transistors,Amplifiers and Principle and working of some Instruments

I. Basics: 5 H

Electrical quantities, circuit elements, signal waveforms, n and p materials, p-n

junction diode, diode switching, clipping and clamping circuits.

II. Electrical Measuring System: 5 H

Measurement of current, current measuring systems, Measurement of voltage-DC

potentiometer network, electronic voltmeters, Measurement of Resistance, ohmmeters,

whetstone-Bridge networks, Measurement of impedance.

III. The Bipolar Transistor: 5 H

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Current gain, Voltage gain, Transistor

configurations: p-n-p and n-p-n, characteristics of transistors, Field Effect Transistor (FET),

Junction FET (JFET), Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET (MOSFET), characteristics of FET.

IV. Feedback principle: 5 H

Feedback concept, Effect of feedback on input and output resistance, stabilization of

gain, reduction of non-linear distortion, Voltage series feedback, voltage shunt feedback,

current series feedback.

V. Amplifiers: 15 H

Concept of amplification, Transistor as an amplifier, power amplifiers: Class-A,

Class-B, Class-C amplifier, Introduction to Operational amplifier (Op-amp), properties of

Op-amp: input and output impedance, slew rate, input offset current and voltage, input bias

current and voltage, applications of Op-amp: inverting, noninverting, adder, subtractor,

integrator, differentiator, amplifier, oscillator, filters, multivibrator, analogue computation.

VI. Measurement, instrumentation performance and calibration: 14 H

Measurement, Instrument, Instrumentation, transducers, performance characteristics-

static and Dynamic, Generalized performance of Instrument systems – Zeroth order, 1st –

order, 2nd-order, higher order systems, Errors in measurement, gross errors, systematic

errors, Statistical Analysis of Random errors, calibration and standard process of calibration,

classification of standards, standards of calibration.

VII. Instrumentation of Scientific equipments: 15 H

X-ray Diffractometer, Scanning electron microscope, Transmission electron

microscope, Atomic force microscope, UV and IR spectrophotometers, Thermal and

Differential Gravimetric Analyzer.

Reference Books:

1. Operational Amplifiers and Linear integrator Circuits, R. F. Coughlin & F. F. Driscoll.

2. Operational Amplifiers Characteristics and applications, Robert G and Irvine, 1982.

3. Instrumentation Devices &systems: C. S. Rangan, G. R Sharma & V. S Mani, TMH, 1995.

4. Measurement systems: Applications and Design, ; E. O Doebelin, McGraw Hill, N. Y, 1996.

5. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, A. D. Helfric and W. C

Cooper, PHI, 1994.

6. Handbook of Analytic Instrumentation, R. S. Khandpur, TMH 1989.

7. Instrumentation Measurements and analysis, B. C. Nakra and K. K Chaudhary. TMH, 1985.

8. Transducers and Instrumentation D V S Murthy, PHI, 1995.

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SCT 1.1- Introduction to Materials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04Hours: 64 H

This Course will gives an Introduction to various Materials such as

Clays.Cement.Cement,Polymers and its Properties.

Engineering Materials: 5H

Introduction to Materials and Materials Science.Classification of materials – Engineering

and Advanced materials.Various properties and behavior of materials – general concepts.

Clays and Refractories: 10H

Clays-Types, structures, treatment and activation, and general properties of clays.

Refractories and whitewares- classification, elementary idea of manufacturing process

technology, basic properties and application.

Cement and Concrete: 25H

Introduction Lime and other materials and their properties. Cement – raw materials, their

relation and proportioning, calcareous and argillaceous materials, quality requirements.

Manufacture of OPC (ordinary Portland Cement): crushing and raw materials, type of

crushers, grinding. Homogenization of raw mixtures in dry process.Precalcination, types of

Precalcination, clinkerization. Grinding of cement. Dust collection systems in cement industry.

Special Cements: understanding of composition, properties and applications of the

following- Pozzolana cements, rapid hardening cements, quick setting cements, white cement,

coloured cement, sulphate testing cements, water proof cements, blended cements, alumina

cements, refractory cement.

Testing: Insoluble residue in cement, estimation of free lime in cement, fineness of

cement, standard consistency of cement, Initial and Final setting of cement, soundness of

cement, slump test of concrete, Flow table test of mortar , Heat of hydration of cement .

Concrete:

Introduction, Admixture, Gap Grade concrete, continuous grade concrete, light, normal

and heavy concrete, properties of concrete, uses of various concretes.

Engineering Polymers- 15H

Types, classification and properties.Manufacture of some typical polymers viz.,

polyethylene (high and low density), and processible polymers like poly styrene.

Glass: 4H

Introduction- basic concept of glass structure, elementary concepts of glass

manufacturing process.Types and applications.

Reference Books:

1. Materials Science and Engineering, CRC Press, Yip-Wah Chung.

2. Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction, W D Callister Jr., John Wiley and Sons.

3. Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, L H Van Vlack.

4. Polymers, D J Wanton and J P Lorimer, Oxford series Press.

5. Principles of Polymer Science, D Bahadur and N V Sastry, Narosa Publication.

6. Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Alfred Rudil, Academic Press.

7. Polymer Science by V R Gowarikar and others, new age international.

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SCT 1.2- Nanoscience and Nanomaterials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This gives an introduction to nanoscience and nanomaterials wherein synthesis and properties are

discussed

1.Introduction to Nanostructured materials, 20 H

Low dimensional structures: Quantum wells, Quantum wires and quantum dots, clusters and

nanocrystals, electronic and optical properties of nanocrystallites, metallic and semiconducting super

lattice. Vibrational properties of nanocrystallites, Magnetic nanostructured materials, polymeric

nanostructured materials, polymer nano –composites. Nanoscale magnetism of fine particles of transition

metals, Alloys and oxides, GMR and TMR relaxation process.

2.Synthesis of nanomaterials: 15 H

Different wet chemical methods for nanoparticles for quantum dots, nanowires, carbon nanotubes and

films, energetics of self assembly,directed assembly, quantum dots and growth on patterned substrates,

bio-inspired synthesis of nanomaterials, biomimetics and self assembly, molecular motors and

transducers, self assembled monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition.

3 Supramolecular Chemistry: 9H

Synthesis, Characterizations, and applications of some organic Supramolecules.

4. Applications of Nanotechnology 20 H

quantum well and quantum dot lasers, Ultra-fast switching device, Nanomagnets for sensors and

high density data storage, long wavelength detectors, Carbon nanotubes, luminescence from porous

silicon, spintronics devices, nanofillers, coatings, self assembly, Nanotechnology for biological systems

and biosensor applications.

Reference Books:

1. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and applications A S Edelstein, R C Cammarada (IOP

Pub)

2. Physics of low dimensional semiconductors, John H Davies, Cambridge Uni Press

3. Optical properties of metal Clusters,UweKreibg and Michael Vollmer, Springer

4. Nanostructured materials: Processing, Properties and Applications, Carl C Koch, Noyes Pub.

5. Magnetic properties of fine particles, J L Dorman and D Fiorani, North-Holland Pub.

6. Magnetics multi8layers and Giant magneto résistance: Fundamentals and industrial applications

Uwe Hartmann, Springer

7. Supramolecular Chemistry: An Introduction, C N R Rao, Cambridge Pub

HCP 1.1 Materials Chemistry – I

Marks = 50 Credits = 02 32H

1. Activation of clay employing chemical and thermal methods.

2. Determination of loss on ignition of clays and related compounds.

3. Estimation of end points in acid-base titrations.

4. EDTA estimations of Ca and Cu.

5. Estimation of Iron in Fe2O3 employing gravimetric method.

6. Determination of adsorption isotherms from adsorption of oxalic acid from animal

charcoal.

7. Determination of partition coefficient and equilibrium of I2 distributed between CCl4

– Water.

8. Understanding of functional groups present in typical polymers through chemical

means.

9. Understanding of functional groups present typical polymers through instrumental

methods.

10. Estimation of Cu in high temperature super conducting polymers through iodometry.

11. Determination of strength of acids for acid catalysed reaction in hydrolysis of methyl

acetate.

12. Determination of energy of activation for acid catalysed reaction in hydrolysis of

methyl acetate.

13. Determination of rate of reaction in a typical second order reaction.

References:

1. Experiments in Physical Chemistry, by David P Shoemaker, C W Garland and J I

Steinfield, McGraw Hill Publishers.

2. Experiments in Physical Chemistry, by A D Atwale, New Age Int.

3. Qualitative Inorganic Analysis, by A I Vogel, Pearson Edu., ltd.

4. Inorganic experimenst, by Derek Woollins, Willey – VCH publishers.

•Minimum of any four experiments have to be carried out by the students.

•During the term if any new experiments related to the course is made available, students have

the choice to do these experiments.

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HCP1.2 - Materials Physics

Marks = 50 Credits = 02 32H

1. Determination of Seebeck coefficient by conductivity methods (of any two materials).

2. Determination of Hall coefficient (of any two methods).

3. Study of magnetic hysteresis of magnetic materials.

4. Solar cell characteristics.

5. Study of crystal structure of disordered phase crystals (any two materials).

6. Determination and estimation of grain size of microcrystalline materials through

microscopic techniques.

7. Study of phase diagrams of one and two component materials (any two).

8. Determination of molar refraction of liquids and liquid mixtures by Abbe’s

refractometer.

9. Determination of plane polarized light using polarimeter (one sample).

•Minimum of any Four experiments has to be carried out by the students.

•During the term if any new experiments related to the course are made available, students

have the choice to do these experiments.

HCP 1.3 - Basic Electronics and Instrumentation

Marks = 50 Credits = 02 32H

1. Study circuit elements and their configurations

2. Study of signal waveforms

3. Measurement of electrical parameters

4. Study of p-n junction characteristics

5. Study of biplolar transistor

6. Study of clipper circuits

7. Study of clamper circuits

8. Rectifier circuits (Half wave and full wave).

9. R-C coupled transistor amplifier.

10. Phase shift oscillator.

11. Regulator circuits (Positive and negative).

12. Study of thermocouples.

13. Study of OP-Amp parameters

14. Study of filters (RC, LC, Band elimination, etc.)

15. Study of feedback circuits

1. Any Four of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. As add when new experiments develop, it will be incorporated in the above list.

Reference Books:

1. Operational Amplifiers and Linear integrator Circuits, R. F. Coughlin & F. F. Driscoll.

2. Operational Amplifiers Characteristics and applications, Robert G and Irvine, 1982.

3. Instrumentation Devices &systems: C. S. Rangan, G. R Sharma & V. S Mani, TMH,

1995.

4. Measurement systems: Applications and Design, ; E. O Doebelin, McGraw Hill, N. Y,

1996.

5. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, A. D. Helfric and W.

C Cooper, PHI, 1994.

6. Handbook of Analytic Instrumentation, R. S. Khandpur, TMH 1989.

7. Instrumentation Measurements and analysis, B. C. Nakra and K. K Chaudhary. TMH,

1985.

8. Transducers and Instrumentation D V S Murthy, PHI, 1995.

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SCP 1.1 - Introduction to Materials.

Marks = 50 Credits = 02 32H

1. Estimation of SiO2 in cement

2. Fe2O3 and CaO in Cement.

3. Determination of particle size by sieve analysis and sedimentation.

4. Initial setting time for cement.

5. Final setting time for cement.

6. Determination of soundness of cement.

7. Comprehensive of cement.

8. Heat of hydration of cement.

9. Consistency of cement.

10. Density measurement of clay/refractories/cement by Archimedes, tap and apparent

methods.

11. Determination of RMS and end-to-end distance for a linear molecule.

12. Determination of molecular weight of a polymer (polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene

glycol/polystyrene/polymethy methyl methacrylate) by viscosity method.

13. Determination of glass transition, softening and melting temperature of polymers

from thermal analysis techniques.

14. Understanding of formation of glass (any one type).

•Minimum of any eight experiments have to be carried out by the students.

•During the term if any new experiments related to the course is made available, students

have the choice to do these experiments.

Reference Books:

1. Materials Science and Engineering, CRC Press, Yip-Wah Chung.

2. Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction, W D Callister Jr., John Wiley and

Sons.

3. Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, L H Van Vlack.

4. Polymers, D J Wanton and J P Lorimer, Oxford series Press.

5. Principles of Polymer Science, D Bahadur and N V Sastry, Narosa Publication.

6. Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Alfred Rudil, Academic Press.

7. Polymer Science by V R Gowarikar and others, new age international.

SCP1.2 Nanoscience and Nanomaterials

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1. Preparation of super absorbent polymer and exploration of its properties.

2. Synthesis of nanomaterials by sol-gel technique.

3. Synthesis of nanomaterials by Microwave assisted technique.

4. Synthesis of nanomaterials by Sol-gel technique.

5. Synthesis of nanomaterials by self-propagating combustion technique.

6. Synthesis of nanomaterials by hydrothermal technique.

7. Methods of Electrical profiling and sounding.

8. Sampling techniques by coning, quartering and riffling, size analysis of different ore samples.

9. Synthesis of typical bio-functionalized nanoparticles (biofunctionalised nanoparticles).

NOTE: 1 1.Any four of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. As and when new experiments develops, it will be incorporated in the above list

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HCT 2.1- Materials Chemistry-II

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04Hours: 64 H

This course gives an ideas of materials synthesis,ElectroChemistry,Chemical Thermodynamics

etc

1. Materials synthesis: 21H

Solid state Reactions: General principles, experimental procedures, and applications in the

synthesis of materials, the following synthetic strategies - co-precipitation as a precursor to solid-

state reactions. Preparative strategies in Solid State Chemistry: Wet chemical methods-sol-gel,

combustion, emulsion, film casting. Chemical vapour deposition, aerosol hydrothermal and

solvothermalmethods.Langmuir-Blodget films.

2. Electrochemistry: 20H

Electrolytic conductance – Debye-Huckel theory of Interionic attraction, Debye-Huckel

limited law, nergetic of electrochemical reactions, electrode potential and EMP application of

EMF measurements, potentiometric titrations.

Electrochemical devices: Galvanic cells (primary and secondary), concentration cells and

fuel cells, polarization, over voltage, decomposition potential and electrode position techniques.

Corrosion – Introduction and importance of corrosion studies, theories of corrosion, factors

influencing corrosion, forms of corrosion, corrosion control measure, through paints, metal

coatings, anodic and cathodic protection, polarization studies, corrosion rate measurement,

Tafelextraploration, passivity, analysis of corrosion failure.

3. Chemical Thermodynamics: 15H

Brief resume of concepts of laws of thermodynamics.Free energy, chemical potential and

entropy.Gibb’s-Helmholtz equation and Maxwell’s relation.

Real Gases: Definition of fugacity, standard state of real gases. The relation between

fugacity and pressure. Concept of activity and activity coefficient and their determination by

vapour pressure methods .

Roult’s and Henery’s law. Non-ideal ehavior: Partial molar quantities, partial molar

volume and its determination by dilatometry. Partial molar entropy and its determination by

calorimetry.

4. Chemical Dynamics: 8H

Elementary concepts, collision and transition state theories, first and second order

reactions and their determinations (any one methods).

Reference Books:

1. Principles of Solid State H. V. Keer, Wiely Eastern.

2. Chemistry of Solid State Materials, by A’R West, Cambridge University Press.

3. Electrochemistry by Glasstone.

4. Physical Chemistry by P W Atkins, Oxford University Press..

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HCT 2.2 – Quantum Mechanics

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives a basics of Quantum Mechanics,Schrodinger Equation and discussions on

Some exactly Soluble and approximate methods .

1. Basics of quantum mechanics: 8 H

Experimental background inadequacy of classical theory (includes black body radiation-

qualitative treatment), Uncertainty principle.Interpretation of Wave particle dualism and

complementarity’s.Postulates of quantum mechanics, wave function and boundary valued

conditions.

2. Schrodinger wave equation: 10 H

Development of wave equation: A free particle in One-dimension and extension to three

dimensions, normalization, orthogonality, expectation value, quantum mechanical degeneracy,

Dirac delta functions and Ehrenfest’s theorem.

3. Some exactly soluble and Approximate Eigen value problems: 24 H

One-dimensional: A particle in a square well potential, Harmonic oscillator.

Three-dimensional: particle in a box. Particle in spherically symmetric potential, Rigid

rotor, Hydrogen atom, Hartree self-consistent field method.

Approximation methods for stationary states:

Time-Independent perturbation theory: non-degenerate and degenerate cases, perturbed

harmonic oscillator. Time dependent perturbation method.

The variation method.Application to ground state of hydrogen and helium atoms.WKB

method, Application to barrier penetration.Bohr-Sommerfield quantum condition.

3. Molecular Orbital Theory: 10 H

Pauli-Slater’s theory of directed valence, SimpleHuckel theory of linear conjugated

system (HMO) and application to systems like ethylene, alloys systems, butadiene and benezene.

4. Valence Bond Theory: 12 H

Secular equations, their solutions, determinants, Coulombic exchange and overlap

integrals (qualitative aspects). VB theory of Hydrogen molecules.Heitler-London treatment.

Reference Books:

1.Valence. C.A.Coulson.

2.Chemical Bonding, Linus Pauling.

3.Physical Chemistry, P.W.Atkins.

4.Introduction to Quantum Chemistry, A.K.Chandra.

5.Quantum Chemistry, P.W.Atkins.

6.Quantum Mechanics, L.L.Schiff. MeGraw Hill 1968.

7.Quantum Mechanics, F.Sehwabl, Narosa, 1992.

8.A textbook of Quantum Mechanics. P.M.Mathews and K.Venkateshan, TMH, 1994.

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SCT2.1 -Instrumental Methods of Analysis:

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This Course gives various methods of Analytical methods

I.Spectroscopic methods of analysis

(A)Atomic spectra: 30H

Introduction to optical atomic spectra, atomization methods and sample introduction

methods.Atomic absorption and Atomic fluroscence spectroscopy – Principle, operating

procedures and typical applications. Atomic X-ray spectrometry – Principles of X-ray

fluorescence and X- ray absorption methods, and typical applications (cement, clay, refractory’s

etc. analysis)

(B)Molecular Spectra:

UV-Vis molecular spectra – measurement of transmittance and absorption.Beer’s law,

importance of molar absorption coefficient, application to qualitative and

quantativeanalysis.Understanding of surface Plasmon resonance (SPR), its importance to

nanomaterials analysis.Reflectance spectra (principle of diffuse and specular

reflectance).Principle and applications of photo acoustic spectroscopy.

FT Infrared spectroscopy: Principle, regions (mid, near and far). Importance of ATR

arrangements.Typical applications (understanding of water of crystallization, H- bonding,

bonding in spinels/other materials). Raman Spectroscopy: principle and typical applications.

(C) Molecular Mass Spectrometry- molecular mass spectra, ion sources, mass

spectrometers and typical applications.

IIElectroanalytical Techniques: 25H

(A)Potentiometry- Reference and Indicator electrodes (Metallic, Field effect transistors and

molecular selective electrodes). Instruments for measuring cell potentials, potentiometric

titrations. PH, buffers, buffer capacity, and buffer action.pH metric titration.

(B)Coulometry- current – voltage relationships during electrolysis.Introduction to coulometric

methods of analysis and typical coulometric titrations (ampherometry titrations).

IIISeparation methods: 9H

(A) Chromatography: Introduction to chromatographic separation methods. General

description of chromatographic methods. Applications of column, thin layer and paper

chromatography. Solvent extraction- general principles and applications.

Reference books:

1) Instrumental methods of analysis- Hobart Hurd Willard, Wadsworth Pub.Co-

2) Principles of Instrumental analysis- Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Timothy A.

Nieman- Saunders College Pub.

3) Chemical instrumentation: a systematic approach- Howard A. Strobel, William R.

Heineman- Wiley, Science.

4) Instrumental methods of chemical analysis- Galen Wood Ewing- McGraw-Hill.

5) Temporary instrumental analysis- Kenneth A. Rubinson, Judith F. RubinsonPrentice Hall,

2000 - Science

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SCT 2.2- Materials Devices

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives about various devices such as Semiconductor Devices and Microwave

devices.

1. Semiconductor devices:

Physics and properties of semiconductors : crystal structure; energy bands; carrier

concentrations at thermal equilibrium; carrier transport; phonon spectra; optical, thermal

and high-field properties of semiconductors; semiconductor device operation.

2. Bi-polar devices:

p-n junction diode : basic device technology; depletion region and capacitance; current-

voltage characteristics; junction breakdown; transient behaviour and noise; terminal

functions; hetero-junction; Bipolar transistor : Static characteristics; microwave

transistor; power transistor; switching transistor.

Thyristors : Shockley diode and three terminal transistor; diac and triac; unijunction

transistor and trigger thyristors; field controlled thyristor.

3. Unipolar devices:

Metal-semiconductor contacts :Schottky effect; current transport processes; device

structures; Ohmic contact.

JFET and MESFET : device characteristics; microwave performance; related field effect

devices.

MIS diode and CCD: Ideal MIS diode; Si-SIO2 MOS diode; CC device.

MOSFET : doping and buried channel devices; MOSFET structures; nonvolatile memory

devices.

4. Microwave devices:

Tunnel devices: Tunnel diode; backward diode; MIS tunnel diode and switch diode;

tunnel transistor.

Impact-ionization avalanche transit time (IMPATT) & transit time diodes : power and

efficiency; device design and performance;

Transferred-electron devices : transferred electron effect; device performances.

Avalanche Transit Time devices: IMPATT diode, TRAPATT diode, BARITT diode.

5. Photonic devices:

LED and semiconductor lasers: radiative transitions; light emitting diodes; semiconductor

laser physics; laser operating characteristics.Photodetectors : photoconductor;

photodiode; avalanche photodiode; photo transistor.

Solar cells : solar radiation and ideal conversion efficiencey; p-n junction solar cells;

hetero junction cells; thin film solar cells; optical concentration.

Reference Books:

1. Physics of Semiconductor devices : S.M. Sze (Wiley Eastern)

2. Introduction to Solid State Physics : C Kittel

3. Solid State Physics : A.J. Dekker

4. Microwave and Radar Engineering-M Kulkarni, Umesh Publications, New Delhi,1998

5. Instrumentation devices and systems-C S Ragan, G R Sharma and V S Mani, TMH,

1996.

6. Electonic devices and circuits-G K Mittal, 1998

7. Fundamentals of electronic devices-David A Bell, McHill, 1998

8. Electronic circuits and devices-Millman and Halkias, TMH, 1998

9. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and measurement techniques-A D Helfric and W C

Cooper, PHI, 1997

10. Measurement systems:Applications and Design- E O Doeblin, McGraw Hill, NY, 1998

11. Operational amplifiers and Linear integrated circuits-R F Coughlin and F F Driscoll,

McGraw Hill, 1998

OET 2.1 -Nanoscience and technology- Physical Sciences.

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives an exposures about the nanoscience,Classification of nanomaterials and its

properties

1.Introduction 15 H

Distinction, Historical Perspectives-Concept of Atomism.Colored Glasses, Photography,

Catalysis, Integrated Circuits and Chips, Microelectro-mechanical Systems.Advanced Materials:

Thin Films Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes, Quantum Dots.

2.Introduction to Societal Issues; Ethical implications, Environmental implications 5 H

3,Materials continuum, Material Properties and Phenomena 25 H

Background, Nano (Quantum) Perspective, Basic Quantum Mechanics and the Solid State

Ubiquitous Particle in a Box, Two-Dimensional Quantum Systems, Schrodinger Equation, Bohr

Excition Radius, Bandgaps.

Zero-Dimensional Materials- Clusters, Metal Clusters, Optical Properties of Clusters, Other

Physical Properties and Phenomena, quantum dots.

One-Dimensional Materials- Types of Nanowires, Physical Properties and Phenomena,

Two-Dimensional Materials- Types of Thin Films, Physical Properties, Hierarchical Structures-

Importance of Hierachical Materials.

4.Synthesis of nanomaterials: 19H

Chemical routes to synthesis- sol gel, hydrothermal, solvothermal, combustion and

chemical vapour deposition.

Bioroutes to synthesis: employing extracts of fungi, algae and plant. Understanding of

interacellular and extracellular strategies.

Reference Books:

1. Introduction to NanoScience –Gabor L Hornyak,JoydeepDutta,Harry F Tibbbals and Anil K Rao-

CRC Press

2. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and application, A.S Edelstein, R C Cammarada( IOP

Pub.)

3. Optical properties of metal clusters, UweKribig and Michael Vollmer, Springer.

4. Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties and Applications, Carl C Koch, Noyes Pub

5. Nano: The Essentials, T.Pradeep. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi (2007)

6. Introduction to Nanotechnology, Charles P Poole Jr and Frank J Ownes, John Wiley Sons, Inc

(2003)

7. Nanocomposite Science and Technology, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Linda S.Schadler, Paul V.Braun,

Wiley – VCH Verlag, Weiheim (2003)

8. Nanotechnology: Basic sciences and emerging technologies, Mick Wilson, KamaliKannangara,

Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons, BurkarRaguse, Overseas Press (2005).

9. Semiconductor Quantum Dots, L.Banyai and S.W.Koch (World Scientific) 1993

10. An introduction to the physics of low dimensional semiconductors, J.H. Davies, Cambridge Press,

1998.

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OET 2.2 -Nanoscience and technology- Biological Sciences.

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives an introduction to nanoscience and nanobiotechnology

1.Introduction: 20 H

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the Distinction, Historical Perspectives-Concept of

Atom.Colored Glasses, Photography, Catalysis, Integrated Circuits and Chips, understanding of

microelectro-mechanical and nanoelectro-mechanical systems.Advanced Nanomaterials: A brief

account of Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes and Quantum Dots.

Introduction to Societal Issues- Ethical implications, Environmental implications.

2.Origin and Concepts of bionanoscience and Nanobiotechnology. 24 Hours

Biological Sources of nanomaterials- microorganisms, plants, and animals.Mechanism of

biological synthesis of bare and functionalized nanomaterials (qualitative approach) for silver, gold, ferric

Oxides. Spectral (including surface Plasmon resonance) and morphology study to understand the bare and

biofunctionalised nanoparticles.

3.Inter disciplinary areas of biotechnology and nanoscience. 20 H

Cells and Cellular components, including signaling systems. Understanding of interaction of

nanoparticles with cells, including tumor cells through morphology studies (AFM and FESEM/TEM

studies)

Reference Books:

11. Introduction to NanoScience –Gabor L Hornyak,JoydeepDutta,Harry F Tibbbals and Anil K Rao-

CRC Press

12. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and application, A.S Edelstein, R C Cammarada( IOP

Pub.)

13. Optical properties of metal clusters, UweKribig and Michael Vollmer, Springer.

14. Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties and Applications, Carl C Koch, Noyes Pub

15. Nano: The Essentials, T.Pradeep. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi (2007)

16. Introduction to Nanotechnology, Charles P Poole Jr and Frank J Ownes, John Wiley Sons, Inc

(2003)

17. Nanocomposite Science and Technology, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Linda S.Schadler, Paul V.Braun,

Wiley – VCH Verlag, Weiheim (2003)

18. Nanotechnology: Basic sciences and emerging technologies, Mick Wilson, KamaliKannangara,

Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons, BurkarRaguse, Overseas Press (2005).

19. Semiconductor Quantum Dots, L.Banyai and S.W.Koch (World Scientific) 1993

20. An introduction to the physics of low dimensional semiconductors, J.H. Davies, Cambridge Press,

1998.

HCP 2.1 -Materials Chemistry – II

Marks = 50 credits = 02 32H

1. Synthesis of metal oxides of the type �-Fe2O3, NiO and ZnO through self

propagating low temperature route.

2. Synthesis of metal oxides of the type �-Fe2O3, NiO and ZnO through emulsion

route.

3. Synthesis of metal oxides of the type �-Fe2O3, NiO and ZnO sol gel route.

4. Synthesis of conducting and non-conducting polyaniline through chemical oxidation.

5. Synthesis of asprin through microwave route.

6. Activation of clay employing chemical and thermal methods.

7. Determination of loss on ignition of clays and related compounds.

8. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles.

9. Chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles.

•Minimum of any four experiments have to be carried out by the students.

•During the term if any new experiments related to the course is made available, students have

the choice to do these experiments.

Reference Books:

1. Introduction to NanoScience –Gabor L Hornyak,JoydeepDutta,Harry F Tibbbals and

Anil K Rao- CRC Press.

2. 2.Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and application, A.S Edelstein, R C Cammarada

( IOP Pub.

3. Supramolecular Chemistry: An Introduction, C N R Rao, Cambridge Pub.College

Publishers.

4. Materials Chemistry by Bradley . D.F., Springer Publishers.

Sol gel materials chemistry and Applications, J.D. Wright and Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk, CRC

press.

HCP 2.2 – Materials Testing.

Marks = 50 Credits = 02 Hours = 32H

1. P-n junction characteristics of semiconductor (typical).

2. Energy band gap measurement of given sample by four probe method.

3. Dielectric measurements of given sample (temperature dependant).

4. Measurement of susceptibility of paramagnetic solution by Quinke’s tube method

5. B-H curve studies of given magnetic samples.

6. Hall effect determination of typical samples using measurement kit.

7. Measurement of Electron Spin Resonance coefficients (gǁ) for typical samples.

8. Determination of Planks’ constant experimentally.

9. Determination of Energy band gap of typical samples through conductance measurements.

10. Understanding of Fourier functions and analysis employing Fourier analysis kit

11. Measurement of LCR-Q measurements at fixed frequencies for given sample.

Note: 1. Any four of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. As add when new experiments develop, it will be incorporated in the above list.

Reference:

1. Materials Characterisation Techniques, by Sam Z, Lin L and Ashok Kumar, CRC Press.

2. ASM interconnection, Materials Characterisation Hand Book, Vol 10, 1998.

3. Principles of Instrumental Analysis, by Skoog, Holler and Nieman, Thomson publication.

For carrying out the above experiments Experimental Kits will be supplied.

SCP 2.1 -Instrumental Analysis

Marks = 50 credits = 02 32H.

1. Determination of sodium by flame photometry.

2. Determination of Potassium by flame photometry.

3. Determination of end point of acid base titration using Conductometer.

4. Determination of electrode potential of Cu and Zn employing Potentiometer.

5. Study of Beer Lamberts Law using Spectrophotometer (of typical coloured solutions).

6. Determination of buffer action by pH meter.

7. Determination of dissociation constant of dibasic acid using pH metry.

8. Determination of moisture (water) content employing Karl Fisher apparatus.

9. Estimation of Ni using Ni-DMG complex employing spectrophotometer.

Reference book:

1. Experiments in Physical Chemistry, by David P Shoemaker, C W Garland and J I

Steinfield, McGraw Hill Publishers.

2. Experiments in Physical Chemistry, by A D Atwale, New Age Int.

3. Qualitative Inorganic Analysis, by A I Vogel, Pearson Edu., ltd.

4. Inorganic experimenst, by Derek Woollins, Willey – VCH publishers.

SCP 2.2 –Materials Devices

Marks = 50 credits = 02 32H.

1) Study of semiconductor devices- semiconductor device operation.

2) Study of bipolar transistor- static characteristics.

3) Study of microwave transistors.

4) Study of power transistor.

5) Study of switching transistor.

6) Study of Thyristor-Shockley diode and three terminal transistor

7) Study ofdiac

8) Study oftriac

9) Study ofunijunction transistor

10) Study of field effect devices.

11) Study of nonvolatile memory devices.

12) Study of tunnel diode

13) Study of light emitting diodes

14) Study of photodetectors- photoconductor; photodiode; photo transistor.

15) Study of solar cells-p-n junction solar cells; thin film solar cells.

Reference Books:

1. Physics of Semiconductor devices : S.M. Sze (Wiley Eastern)

2. Introduction to Solid State Physics : C Kittel

3. Solid State Physics : A.J. Dekker

4. Microwave and Radar Engineering-M Kulkarni, Umesh Publications, New Delhi,1998

5. Instrumentation devices and systems-C S Ragan, G R Sharma and V S Mani, TMH,

1996.

6. Electonic devices and circuits-G K Mittal, 1998

7. Fundamentals of electronic devices-David A Bell, McHill, 1998

8. Electronic circuits and devices-Millman and Halkias, TMH, 1998

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HCT 3.1: Polymeric Materials and their Testing

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives an introduction on various aspects of Polymers such as its classification,its

method of Synthesis its Properties and its various testing methods.

1. Polymers: 25 hours.

Basic concepts of polymers, classification of polymers-linear, branched, cross-linked

polymers, co-polymers, polymer blends and interpenetrating networks.Understanding the

molecular weight of polymers-number average/weight average/z-average, viscosity

average.degree of polymerizations. Viscosity method for molecular weight

determination.techniques for polymerization-bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion. Any one

manufacturing method, important properties and applications of few commercial polymers- viz-

polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, polymethyl acrylate (PMMA), Polystyrene and

polyamide.Mechanism and electrical conduction of conducting polymers such as polyacetylene,

polyaniline and polypyrrole. Synthetic methods (Chemical), Applications-batteries and

electrochemical cells

2. Polymer processing: 09 Hours.

Principles of compression molding, transfer molding, injection molding, blow molding, reaction

injection molding, extrusion, pultrusion, calendaring, rotational molding, thermoforming, rubber

processing in two-roll mill, internal mixer.

3. The physical properties of polymers 10 hours.

Amorphous, crystalline and rubbery polymers.determination of crystallinity. The amorphous

state- regions of viscoelastic behavior, measurement of glass transition temperature employing

thermal techniques. The rubbery state- structure – property relationship.crosslinking and

vulcanization in rubbers.

4.Identification and Testing of Plastics 20Hours.

Introduction, Setting-up in-house identification facilities, Identification of plastics by simple

physical and Chemical methods of typical polymers viz.,Thermoplastics (PE, PVC, PMMA)

ABS rubbers, acrylics, poly urethane and Cellulose acetate.

Testing- Introduction, Standardization in various countries, Specification, Classification system,

Sampling and conditioning, Test methods, Factors affecting test results, Moisture content,

Temperature of the specimen, Size and skin dimensions, Testing speed, specimen preparation.

Reference: Books:

1. Physical chemistry of Macromolecules, D.D Deshpande, Vikas Pub, 1989.

2. polymer Science, V R Gouarikar, N.N Vishwananthan and J Sridhar, New Age Intl.,New

Delhi,1980.

3. Principles of polymer science Bahadur and N.V Sastry, Narosa pub, New Delhi.

4. Polymer Chemistry, Billymer.

5. Polymer Chemistry, P J Flory.

6. Polymer Conversion, W A Holance-Walker, ApplSci Pub, London.

7. Handbook of Plastic technology, W.S. Allen & P.N. Baker, vol.2, CBS press.2004.

8. Plastic Materials, John Brydson, Seventh Ed., Elseveir, 2011.

HCT 3.2 Composite Materials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course will give an introduction to Composite materials ,its classification various

PhysicalTests,Polymer-concrete Composites etc.

1. Objectives and Classification – 25 Hours

Particulate and fibrous composites, matrix materials and their structure and properties.

Reinforcing materials, compatibility, interfaces in composites, coupling agents, cross linking and

micromechanics of composites (qualitative aspects), preparation strategies of continuous and

short fiber composites, polymer matrix composites, carbon fiber composites, and advanced

carbon ceramic composites, their fabrication and applications. Understanding of interfaces.

2. Physical tests 15 hours

Density, mechanical properties, mechanism of load transfer from matrix to fiber (fiber elastic-

matrix elastic, fiber elastic-matrix plastic), Test methods for strength, fracture and fatigue-tensile

strength, modulus compression strength, fracture modes in composite. Designing of composite

materials. Thermal properties- determination of heat capacity and thermal expansion coefficient

of typical composite materials.

3.Polymer – concrete composites, 14 hours

Concrete making materials- structure, composition, properties and applications, special

concrete, reinforced and pre stressed concrete

4 Metal oxide matrix composites,= 10 hours

Fabrication, interface, properties and applications. Dispersion strengthened, particle reinforced.

Biocomposites- general features, fabrication and applications.

Referances :

1. Composites Materials – Engineering and Science, F L Mathews and R D Rawlings

2. Composite Materials- Science and Engineering, KK Chavla, Springer Verlag.

3. A text Book of Materials Science and metallurgy, O P KhannaDhanpatRai publisher.

4. Principals of Materials Science and Engineering, Williams F Smith, McGraw-Hill.

5. Engineering’s of Materials and their Applications, R AFlinn and P K Trojan, Jaico Publishers.

6. Composite Materials, S C Sharama, Narosa Publishers.

SCT 3.1 : Materials Synthesis and Industrial Testing

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course gives details about Materials Synthesis,Testing, Identification of Plastics and Quality

testing in Pharmacautical and Ceramic Industry

1. Materials Synthesis 20 Hours

Preparative strategies in solid state Chemistry: wet chemical methods: Sol-gel, combustion,

emulsion, film preparation (basics of CVD, thermal evaporation,) Crystal growth techniques: low

temperature solution techniques-flux, slow evaporation and hydrothermal/solvothermal (qualitative),

emulsion, film casting. Concepts of microwave and electro-chemical synthesis of materials with typical

examples.

2. Testing of Plastics 10Hours

Introduction, Standardization in various countries, Specification, Classification system,

Sampling and conditioning, Test methods, Factors affecting test results, Moisture content,

Temperature of the specimen, Size and skin dimensions, Testing speed, specimen

preparation.

3. Identification of Plastics 10h

Introduction, Setting-up in-house identification facilities, Identification of plastics by

simple physical and Chemical methods of typical polymers viz.,Thermoplastics, ABS,

Acrylic, poly urethane and Cellulose acetate.

4. Quality Testing in Pharmaceutical Industry 10h

Testing of different formulations, testing of tablets and capsules- Hardness test,

Disintegration test, Dissolution test, quality control tests for syrups- Water purification

test, Color test using light transmission meter, Visual inspection, pH and Viscosity

measurements.

5. Quality Testing in Ceramic Industry 14h

Introduction, Heat stability testing, Glossiness test, Glaze hardness, Mechanical tests,

chemical resistance, frost resistance, abrasion-resistance, refractory, softness under high

temperature, coefficient of heat conductivity, expansion coefficient, thermal stability

tests, granulometric analysis.

Reference books:

1. Handbook of Plastic technology, W.S. Allen & P.N. Baker, vol.2, CBS press.2004.

2. Plastic Materials, John Brydson, Seventh Ed., Elseveir, 2011

3. Quality (Pharmaceutical Engineering Series), Kate McCormick,Butterworth-

Heinemann press. 2002.

4. Quality assurance in ceramic industries, Daniel Edward Rase, Penum press, Science.

SCT 3.2 Computational Methods of Analysis

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course deals with Numerical analysis,fundamentals of atomic level bonding,density

functional theory and word processing and spreadsheet softwares

Numerical analysis: 16H

Data structures, algorithms, programming methodologies, simulation, visualization, data

analysis, and performance optimization. Approximation by Least Squares’ Method, Numerical

Solution of Differential Equations.

Fundamentals of atomic level modeling: 8H

Structure and properties of metals, semiconductors, oxides and other ionic crystals.

Basics of the density functional theory: 8H

Approximations in terms of pair potentials, embedded atom method and tight-binding.

Word processing and Spreadsheet softwares: 16H

Word processing softwares, High level languages, MS Excel, Origin, MATLAB, MATHCAD,

Calculations and graph plot operations and analysis.

Programming and data structure: 16H

Methods of computer modeling including molecular statics, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo

and lattice dynamics (phonons), Interpretations of results of such modeling in terms of structures,

for example using the radial distribution function, thermodynamic and statistical physics

analyses.

Reference Books:

1. K. Atkinson and W. Han, ELEMENTARY NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, John Wiley, 3rd

ed.

2. Cheney, Ward and Kincaid, David, Numerical Analysis and Computing, 2nd ed., CA.

3. Marion, M.J., Numerical Analysis, A Practical Approach, Macmillian, New York, NY.

4. Mathematical Physics, P K Chattopadhay, Wiley Eastern, Mumbai.

5. Introduction to Mathematical Physics, C Harper, PHI

6. Mathematical Physics, Satyaprakash, S Chand & Sons, New Delhi

7. Introduction methods to numerical analysis, S S Sastry, PHI, 1995

8. Numerical methods for Scientific and Engineering computations, M R Jain, S R K

Iyengar and R K Jain.

OET 3.1:Elements of High Energy Materials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course will give some insight into High Energy materials such as nature and

Characterisation of Explosive materials,Pyrotechenics and Industrial explosives

Nature and Characterizations of Explosive Materials: 30Hours

Explosion- physical and chemical.Sensitivity and velocity of detonation, detonation pressure,

oxygen balance and its determination.Classifications of Explosive Materials.Initiatory, high Explosive

Materials, Propellants and Pyrotechnics.Characteristics of Explosive Materials- initiation, burning and

detonation and deflagration. Salient features of deflagration and detonation process. Deflagration to

detonation transition.Comparisons of propellants and detonating Explosive Materials.

Detonation: Characteristic of Explosive Materials. Initiation of detonators by shock and burning to

detonation.Importance of confinement and critical diameter in propagation of detonation, determination

of critical diameter.Calculation of heats of explosive from heats of formation.Fuel- oil Explosive

Materials.

Pyrotechnics: 10 Hours

Definition, classification ingredients, processing, illuminating, compositions.Photoflash compositions,

luminance smoke compositions, visually obscuring smokes, infrared obscuring smokes, non toxic

smokes, training smokes.Insensitive, high performance and high density Explosive Materials viz., CL20,

HNS and TATB.

Industrial Explosive Materials and Accessories for Blasting: 10 hours

Manufacture of conventional Explosive Materials viz., PETN, TNT and their properties.

Commercial Explosive Materials viz., slurry, fuel to oxidizer ratio, oxygen balance, detonation and

detonating fuses, booster charges.

Explosive Safety and Hazard Analysis and Management: 14Hours.

Explosive Safety regulations, general safety consideration, classification of Explosive Materials based

on hazard, compatibility, fire fighting and classification codes.

Concept of quantity distance, assessment of human factors- reliability and risk in safety of explosive –

Chemical, biological, environmental accidents involving reactive chemicals, chemical hazard analysis and

management. Hazard identification and risk assessment, HAZOP and HAZAN techniques with case

studies.

References:

1: Chemistry Explosive Materials, JacqulineAkhavan Cambridge Royal Soc. Of Chemistry, 1998

2: Towards Detonation theory, anantoly N. Dremlin, Springer- Verlag, Newyork, 1999

Propellanrts and Explosive Materials, N.Kubota, Wiley, 2002

3: Chemistry and technology of Explosive Materials by T.Urbansik, Vol. I to IV, pergamon press,

London 1984.

4:Science and technology of solid Rocket propellants, Haridwar sing and Himanshushekhar 2005

5: Chemistry of theory, JA Conkling, Marcel Dekker Inc,1986

6: Lerning from accident in Indiustry, Butterworth, London, 1988.

7: Safety in chemical industry, Kharbanda. OP. and Stallworth.E.A, Heinemann professional publishing

Ltd, London, 1988

8: Major Hazard Control, A practical Manual ILO, 1988.

OET 3.2: Materials Characterization Techniques and Surface

Phenomena

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course will deals with various Materials Characterisation techniques such as

Diffraction,thermal and surface phenomena

1 Diffraction techniques: 10Hours

Analytical methods for detection and determination of polycrystalline, single crystal and polymer

materials.the phase problem and its solution. Fourier and least squares techniques.Extended X-ray

absorption fine structure (EXAFS) technique for of disordered or amorphous system (qualitative

treatment with a few typical examples).

2. Thermal methods of Analysis: 15Hours

Principles, Instrumentation and applications of TGA, DTG,DTA, DSC and TMA techniques for

ceramics, composites and polymers. Understanding of curing Kinetics and thermal decomposition

reactions.Understanding of thermal stability of polymers and their composites through IPDT

procedures.

3. Surface and Metallographic Techniques: 14 Hours

Principles, Instrumentation and some applications of the following surface techniques-Scanning

Electron Microscopy(SEM),Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Transmission

Electron Microscope - TEM(normal and high resolution)-dark field and bright field, Atomic Force

Microscope(AFM- contact and non contact modes), X-ray Photo Electron Spectroscopy (XPS),Auger

Electron Spectroscopy (AES).

Metallographic techniques: Optical metallography, image analysis, quantitative phase

estimation.

4 Surface phenomena: 25Hours.

Adsorption-characteristics of adsorption, classification of adsorbents, molecular interactions in

adsorption, energetic of adsorption, physical and chemical adsorption, isotherms (Frendulich and

Langmuir).Determination of surface areas (BET and N2 adsorptions methods), application of

adsorption.

Heterogeneous Catalysis-characteristics of catalytic reactions, classification of catalyst and

applications of catalysts (spinels and Zeolites).

Reference Books:

1. Principles of Instrumental Analysis Scook, Holler and Niemoon, Harcourt-College Publishers.

2. X-ray diffraction Procedures, by Klug and Alexander.

3. 4.Fundamental of Molecular Spectroscopy C N Banwell and E M Mc Cash

4. Elements of X-ray Diffraction, by Cullity..

5. Transmission electron microscopy, A Text Book for Materials Science

(Vol-1-4), David B, et al

6. surface phenomena in metals and alloys, Semenchenko V K

7. Scanning and Transmission electron microscopy, an introduction, by Stanley L F, et al

8. An introduction to surface analysis by XPS and AES, by John F et al

9. Surface phenomena in metals and alloys, Semenchenko V K

10. Modern techniques of surface science, D P Woodruff et al ( Cambridge Solid State Science

Series )

11. The surface science of metal oxides by V E Hernich and N P Seach, Wiley.

12. Practical surface analysis, Auger and XPS, by D Briggs and N P Seach, Wiley.

13. Physical Chemistry by P W Atkins,

14. Physical Chemistry by Vemulapalli, Prentice Hall, India, 1993,

15. Heterogeneous Catalysis by G C Bond, Oxford Press, 1987.

HCP 3.1 Polymeric Materials and Testing

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

.

1. Kinetics of Acetyalation of aniline.

2. Estimation of acids and amides- chemical means.

3. EDTA titration (any two)

4. Determination the radius of sucrose molecule.

5. 6. Determination of RMS and end-to-end distance for a linear molecule.

6. 7. Determination of molecular weight of a polymer (polyvinyl alcohol. polyethylene

glycol, polystyrene, polymethy methyl methacrylate) by viscosity method.

7. 8. Determination of glass transition, softening and melting temperature of polymers from

thermal analysis techniques.

8. Determination of molecular weight of Polymer by falling ball method.

a. Synthesis of Polyaniline conducting and non-conducting forms.

b. Synthesis of Polystyrene.

c. Synthesis of polyamide.

d. Synthesis of Film castings of process able polymers.

9. Identification of commercial polymers (LD/HD PE, PP, PS etc.)

10. Chemical testing and identification of functional groups in polymers- commercial and advanced.

NOTE: 1. Any four of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. students also have the benefit of performing any new relevant practicals as and

when developed, and the same will be incorporated in the above list

HCP 3.2 Composite Materials Preparation, Characterisation

and Testing.

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1.Synthesis of Pani-Ferrite Composites

2.Synthesis of Pani-SnO2 composites.

3.Study of DC conductivity of Pani-Ferrite Composites.

4. Study of DC conductivity of Pani- SnO2 Composites.

5. Study of AC conductivity of Pani-Ferrite Composites.

6. Study of AC conductivity of Pani- SnO2 Composites

NOTE: 1. Any four of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. students also have the benefit of performing any new relevant practicals as and

when developed, and the same will be incorporated in the above list

SCP 3.1 : Materials Synthesis and Industrial Testing

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1. Determination of molecular weight of Polymer by falling ball method.

a. Synthesis of Polyaniline base and acid forms.

b. Synthesis of Polystyrene films through solvent casting.

c. Synthesis of polyamide.

d. Synthesis of Film castings of processible polymers.

2. Identification of commercial polymers (PU, PVC, LD/HD PE, PP, PS etc.)

3. Chemical testing and identification of functional groups in polymers- commercial and advanced.

4. Understanding the electrical and dielectrical behavior of given ceramics.

5. Understanding of the magnetic hysteresis behavior of ferrites and other ceramic materials.

SCP 3.2 Computational Methods

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

Develop and test programs for the various Numerical techniques such as Simpson rule,Newton Raphson

method,Runge Kutta method etc.

HCT 4.1: Advanced Ceramic Materials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course deals with Ceramic superconductors,Magnetic Ceramics,Photonic Ceramics etc.

1. Ceramic Superconductors: 15 hours

HTSC Ceramics (type I and II), structure, Property, Correlation of HTSC with Electron

superconductors, Characteristics, properties and Applications (Including SQUID and

medicine)

2. Magnetic Ceramics 10Hours

Spontaneous Magnetization, Magneto Crystalline Anisotropy, Spinel Ferrites, Hexagonal

ferrites, Granites. Properties Influencing Magnetics Behavior (qualitative treatment). Single

and multi domain features, their detection and estimation using initial magnetization

measurements.Ferro fluids preparations, properties and applications.

3. Photonic Ceramics: .10 hours

Basics Concepts, Optical Filters, Ionic Polarization, Photonic Materials-Characteristics,

Properties and Applications.

4. Electro Optical Ceramics: 10hours

Basics Concepts, Faraday effect, (Magneto-optic effect), Pockels Effect, Kerr Effect,

Memory Effect, Fluorescent Materials and Applications, Linear and non–Linear properties.

5. Microwave Ceramics: 10hours

Basic concepts, Microwave Materials-Ferrites Substituted Materials Microwave

Synthesis Procedure, Properties in the Microwave Frequency Regime, Applications.

6. Bioceramics : 9 hours

Basic concepts, Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and

Applications.

Reference Books

1. Magnetic materials by Cullity.

2. New Directions in solid state Chemistry by CNR Rao and J Gopalakrishanan, Cambridge

University Press, 1997.

3. Materials Science and Engineering-An Introduction by W D Callister, Wiley.

4. Nanomaterials : Synthesis, Properties and Applications edited by A.S.Edelstein,

5. R C.Cammarata (IOP Publication).

6. Physics of low dimensional semiconductors- John H Davies (Cambridge University

press)

7. Optical properties of Metal Clusters – UweKreibige and Michael Vollmer (Springer).

8. Nanostructured Materials: Processing Properties and Application – Carl C. Koch

(Noyes Publications).

9. Magnetic Properties of Fine particle –Edited by J. L. Dorman &D.Fiorani (North-

Holland Publications).

10. Magnetic Multilayer and Giant Magneto resistance: Fundamentals and Industrial

application – Edited by Uwe Hartmann (Springer).

HCT 4.2: High Energy Materials

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course deals with the nature ,Characterisation of Explosive materials and also

Industrial Explosives

Nature and Characterizations of Explosive Materials: 30Hours

Explosion- physical and chemical.Sensitivity and velocity of detonation, detonation pressure,

oxygen balance and its determination.Classifications of Explosive Materials.Initiatory, high Explosive

Materials, Propellants and Pyrotechnics.Characteristics of Explosive Materials- initiation, burning and

detonation and deflagration. Salient features of deflagration and detonation process. Deflagration to

detonation transition.Comparisons of propellants and detonating Explosive Materials.

Detonation: Characteristic of Explosive Materials. Initiation of detonators by shock and burning to

detonation.Importance of confinement and critical diameter in propagation of detonation, determination

of critical diameter.Calculation of heats of explosive from heats of formation.Fuel- oil Explosive

Materials.

Pyrotechnics: 10 Hours

Definition, classification ingredients, processing, illuminating, compositions.Photoflash compositions,

luminance smoke compositions, visually obscuring smokes, infrared obscuring smokes, non toxic

smokes, training smokes.Insensitive, high performance and high density Explosive Materials viz., CL20,

HNS and TATB.

Industrial Explosive Materials and Accessories for Blasting: 10 hours

Manufacture of conventional Explosive Materials viz., PETN, TNT and their properties.

Commercial Explosive Materials viz., slurry, fuel to oxidizer ratio, oxygen balance, detonation and

detonating fuses, booster charges.

Explosive Safety and Hazard Analysis and Management: 14Hours.

Explosive Safety regulations, general safety consideration, classification of Explosive Materials based

on hazard, compatibility, fire fighting and classification codes.

Concept of quantity distance, assessment of human factors- reliability and risk in safety of explosive –

Chemical, biological, environmental accidents involving reactive chemicals, chemical hazard analysis and

management. Hazard identification and risk assessment, HAZOP and HAZAN techniques with case

studies.

References:

1: Chemistry Explosive Materials, JacqulineAkhavan Cambridge Royal Soc. Of Chemistry, 1998

2: Towards Detonation theory, anantoly N. Dremlin, Springer- Verlag, Newyork, 1999

Propellanrts and Explosive Materials, N.Kubota, Wiley, 2002

3: Chemistry and technology of Explosive Materials by T.Urbansik, Vol. I to IV, pergamon press,

London 1984.

4:Science and technology of solid Rocket propellants, Haridwar sing and Himanshushekhar 2005

5: Chemistry of theory, JA Conkling, Marcel Dekker Inc,1986

6: Lerning from accident in Indiustry, Butterworth, London, 1988.

7: Safety in chemical industry, Kharbanda. OP. and Stallworth.E.A, Heinemann professional publishing

Ltd, London, 1988

8: Major Hazard Control, A practical Manual ILO, 1988.

SCT 4.1 Nanotechnology and Applications

Max Marks: 100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course deals with the basics of Nanotechnology,Classification of nanomaterials and its

various properties and synthesis and applications of supramolecular chemistry

Materials continuum, Material Properties and Phenomena 20 Hours Background, Scaling Laws, Nano (Quantum) Perspective, Basic Quantum Mechanics and the

Solid State Ubiquitous Particle in a Box, Two-Dimensional Quantum Systems, Schrodinger

Equation, Bohr Excition Radius, Bandgaps, Electronic and optical properties, Chemical

properties, Mechanical properties, Thermal properties, Nanomagnetism.

Dimensional Materials 15 hours

Zero-Dimensional Materials- Clusters, Metal Clusters, Optical Properties of Clusters, Other

Physical Properties and Phenomena, quantum dots.

One-Dimensional Materials- Types of Nanowires, Physical Properties and Phenomena.Two-

Dimensional Materials- Types of Thin Films.

Supramolecular Chemistry: 05 Hours

Synthesis, Characterizations, and applications of some organic Supramolecules.

Bottom-up synthesis method: 09Hours

sol-gel, soft chemistry, self assembly, inkjet printing, scanning probe techniques

Applications of Nanotechnology 15 Hours

quantum well and quantum dot lasers, Ultra fast switching device, Nanomagnets for

sensors and high density data storage, long wavelength detectors, Carbon nanotubes,

luminescence from porous silicon, spintronics devices, nanofillers, coatings, self assembly,

Nanotechnology for biological systems, Medicinal diagnostics, targeting drug delivery and

image processing applications.

Reference Books:

1. Introduction to NanoScience –Gabor L Hornyak,JoydeepDutta,Harry F Tibbbals and Anil K

Rao- CRC Press

2. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and application, A.S Edelstein, R C Cammarada( IOP

Pub.)

3. Optical properties of metal clusters, UweKribig and Michael Vollmer, Springer.

4. Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties and Applications, Carl C Koch, Noyes Pub

5. Nano: The Essentials, T.Pradeep. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi (2007)

6. Introduction to Nanotechnology, Charles P Poole Jr and Frank J Ownes, John Wiley Sons, Inc

(2003)

7. Nanocomposite Science and Technology, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Linda S.Schadler, Paul

V.Braun, Wiley – VCH Verlag, Weiheim (2003)

8. Nanotechnology: Basic sciences and emerging technologies, Mick Wilson,

KamaliKannangara, Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons, BurkarRaguse, Overseas Press (2005).

9. Semiconductor Quantum Dots, L.Banyai and S.W.Koch (World Scientific) 1993

SCT 4.2 Materials Properties and Mathematics for Materials

Science

Max Marks:100 Credits: 04 Hours: 64 H

This course deals with various materials properties such as toughness

machinability,formability,Work hardening etc.and mathematics for Materials Science such as

differential equations ,special functions,Fourier techniques etc.

Introduction to Properties of Materials: 10Hours.

Introduction, static properties, dynamic properties, temperature effects (both high and low),

machinability , formability and weldability. Understanding of Fracture and fracture

toughness.Physical properties- testing standards and concerns.

Nature of Metals and Metal Alloys: 15Hours.

Structure property processing performance relationships.

Crystal structure of metals, development of grain structure, deformation of metals- elastic and

plastic deformations.Dislocation theory of slippage, strain hardening or work hardening.cold

working, recrystallization and hot working.grain growth. Alloys and alloys type.

Differential Equations and Special Functions:

Ordinary differential equations: first order homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations

with variable coefficients, partial differential equations; classifications, Systems of surfaces and

characteristics, examples of hyperbola, parabola and elliptic equations, methods of direct integration.

power series method for ordinary differential equations, Legendre’s equations and

polynomials, properties, Bessel’ S equation, Bessel Function and their properties, Lagurre’ S equation, its

Solution and Properties.

10 hours

Fourier Series and Integral Transforms:

Fourier’S theorem, Fourier integral, Cosine and Sine series, Change of interval, Complex

from of Fourier series, Fourier Transforms, Dirac Delta function. 05hours

Interpolation, Lagrange and Newton interpolations, Numerical Diffraction, Numerical Integration,

Tropezoidal rule, Gaussian quadrature,and Range-Kutta methods.

10Hours

Reference Books:

1. Mathematical Physics, P K Chattopadhay, Wiley Eastern Ltd. Mumbai.

2. Introduction to Mathematical Physics, C Harper, PHI

3. Mathematical Physics, Satyaprakash, S Chand & Sons, New Delhi

4. Introduction methods to numerical analysis, S S Sastry, PHI, 1995

5. Numerical methods for Scientific and Engineering computations, M R Jain, S R K Iyengar and R

K Jain.

Algebra, calculus, differential equations etc., (whatever deemed fit).

HCP 4.1: Advanced Ceramic Materials

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1) Understanding the electrical behavior of ferrites.

2) Understanding the thermal behavior of ferrites

3) Understanding the spectroscopic behavior of ferrites

4) Understanding the electrical behavior of dielectrics

5) Understanding the thermal behavior of dielecrics

6) Understanding the spectral behavior of dielectrics.

7) Understanding the spectral behavior of photonic materials.

8) Determination of scattering coefficient, and scattering efficiency of typical photonic

materials including functionalized Ag/Ag nanoparticles.

Reference Books

1. Magnetic materials by Cullity.

2. New Directions in solid state Chemistry by CNR Rao and J Gopalakrishanan,

Cambridge University Press, 1997.

3. Materials Science and Engineering-An Introduction by W D Callister, Wiley.

4. Nanomaterials : Synthesis, Properties and Applications edited by A.S.Edelstein,

R C.Cammarata (IOP Publication).

5. Physics of low dimensional semiconductors- John H Davies (Cambridge University

press)

6. Optical properties of Metal Clusters – UweKreibige and Michael Vollmer (Springer).

7 Nanostructured Materials: Processing Properties and Application – Carl C. Koch

(Noyes Publications).

8. Magnetic Properties of Fine particle –Edited by J. L. Dorman &D.Fiorani (North-

Holland Publications).

9 Magnetic Multilayer and Giant Magneto resistance: Fundamentals and Industrial

application – Edited by Uwe Hartmann (Springer).

HCP 4.2High Energy Materials

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1) Niteration of benzene,

2) EDTA titerations of Cu2+

and Fe3+

.

3) Project work consisting of the following: data collection, literature survey, industrial

scenario on High Energy Materials viz., explosives/Propellants/Detonators.

or

4) Project work consisting of the following: literature survey and understanding of the

behavior of burning in high energy materials.

Or

5) Project work consisting of the following: industrial visit and synthesis of some important

energy materials, and presentation of the same as project report.

Or

6) Project work consisting of the following: Understanding the mechanism of the action of

detonators and energy materials.

Or

7) Project work consisting of the following: data collection, literature survey, industrial

scenario on pyrotechnics.

Or

8) Project work consisting of the following: data collection, literature survey, industrial

scenario on

Environmental aspects (regarding safety and maintenance) of High Energy Materials.

Or

9) Project work consisting of the following: data collection, literature survey, industrial

scenario on High Energy Materials in Space Program.

Or

10) Project work consisting of the following: data collection, literature survey, industrial

scenario on Defence.

Note:

•During the term if any new experiments related to the course are made available, students have

the choice to do these experiments.

Reference Books:

1. Vogel’s text book of Practical organic chemistry (latest Edition), Pearson Education,

India.

2. Organic Chemistry by I L Finar (latest edition).

3. Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd, (latest edition), Pearson Education, India.

4. Chemistry Explosive Materials, JacqulineAkhavan Cambridge Royal Soc. Of Chemistry,

1998

5. Towards Detonation theory, anantoly N. Dremlin, Springer- Verlag, Newyork, latest

edition

6. Propellanrts and Explosive Materials, N.Kubota, Wiley, 2002

7. Chemistry and technology of Explosive Materials by T.Urbansik, Vol. I to IV, pergamon

press, London 1984.

8. Science and technology of solid Rocket propellants, Haridwar sing and Himanshushekhar

2005

9. Chemistry of theory, JA Conkling, Marcel Dekker Inc, Latest edition.

SCP 4.1 Nanotechnology and Applications

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

10. Synthesis of super absorbent polymer nanomaterials and exploration of its properties.

11. Synthesis of nanomaterials (different metal oxids) by sol-gel technique.

12. Synthesis of nanomaterials (different metal oxides and bio functionalsied Au/Ag NPs) by

Microwave assisted technique.

13. Synthesis of nanomaterials by self-propagating combustion technique.

14. Synthesis of nanomaterials by hydrothermal technique.

NOTE: 1 1.Any two of the above experiments have to be performed.

2. As and when new experiments develops, it will be incorporated in the above list.

Or

Candidates also have an option to do project work on any aspects of

nanoscience/nanotechnology. The work carried out by the candidates has to be submitted in form

of dissertation, before the end of the term, and viva for the necessary marks will be conducted as

part of the semester examination. Internal assessment will be in the form of synoptic note for the

work to be carried out, and presentation in front of Department council.

Reference Books:

1. Introduction to NanoScience –Gabor L Hornyak,JoydeepDutta,Harry F Tibbbals and

Anil K Rao- CRC Press

2. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties and application, A.S Edelstein, R C

Cammarada( IOP Pub.).

3. Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies, Mick Wilson,

KamaliKannangara, Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons and BurkhardRaguse, Overseas

Press, 2008.

4. Nanomedicine, Vijay K Varadan and others, Wiely, 2008.

SCP 4.2: Materials Properties and Mathematics for Materials

Science

Max Marks: 50 Credits: 02 Hours: 32 H

1. Determination of electrical behavior of Materials, viz., semiconductors, dielectrics, ferrites,

garnets (any two).

2. Determination of thermal behavior of Materials, viz., Polymers, composites, ceramics, clays,

Refractories(any two).

3. Mechanical testing and understanding of mechanical behavior of Materials: polymers,

composites, clays, ceramics(any two).

4. Use of MATLAB for data analysis.

5. Use of Data sheets employing ORIGIN/MS EXCEL/ and other programs for data analysis

including plotting of graphs.

6. Determination of coefficients for non linear traces up to third places employing ORIGIN/MS

EXCEL programs.

7. Determination of statistical parameters from ORIGIN/MS EXCEL for generated data.

Reference Books:

Materials Science and Engineering, Callister, Wiley (Latest Edition).

1. Materials Science- Nanoscience and Applications, H D Kumar, I K International Publishing

House, 2011.

2. Defects and Material Mechanics, CristianDascala, Gerard A Maugin and Claude Stolz, Springer,

2007.

HCMP 4.3: Major Project

Total: 150 Marks (72 marks project evaluation; 48 for viva voce; 30 marks for

internal assessment); 6 Credits.

Project work can be carried out at Department of Materials Science Gulbarga University

Gulbarga / Industry/Institutions on any topic related to Materials Synthesis / Characterization

/Studies/applications/fabrications of device or preparation of detailed survey and technical report

of materials and materials industries.

Candidate has to submit the project report/technical report in the form of Dissertation.

before the commencement of IV Semester examination.