Nanostructures, Heterostructures and Elastoplastic behavior
| Title | Νανοδομές, Ετεροδομές και Ελαστοπλαστική Συμπεριφορά / Nanostructures, Heterostructures and Elastoplastic behavior |
| Code | ΠΥΥ104 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023511 |
Programme of Study: PMS PROĪGMENA LEITOURGIKA YLIKA
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600285439
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285439
- At the Website of the School: http://pms.physics.auth.gr/materials2024/lessons/nanodomes-eterodomes-kai-elastoplastiki-symperifora/
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18277
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Mechanics, Crystal Structure, and Materials' Science
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students
- will have a comprehensive theoretical knowledge of the elastoplastic mechanical behavior of advanced functional materials down to the nanoscale and of the methods for its experimental characterization. - will be able to describe crystal structure and symmetry, including point, line, and extended defects.
- will understand basic concepts of interface science pertinent to homophase and heterophase interfaces
- will have an overall understanding of the structural and mechanical properties of advanced nano-heterostructures and low-dimensional materials such as quantum dots and wells, superlattices, nanowires, nanoparticles.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
The concepts of stress and strain, shear, 3D descriptions. Moduli of elastic behavior, energy of elastic deformation, thermal expansion, principal stresses/strains, inhomogeneous stress state, compatibility of strains. Stress-strain relation, anisotropic elastic behavior, generalized Hooke’s law. Plane stress and strain states. Plastic deformation, fracture, creep, fatigue, hardness. Experimental determination of mechanical properties.
Elements of crystal structure and symmetry. Point defects. Dislocations: topological characterization, motion for plasticity, dislocations in various structures, energy, forces between dislocations, multiplication mechanisms. Extended defects. Homophase and heterophase interfaces, twins, grain boundaries (large and small angle, tilt and twist boundaries, coincidence site lattice model, structural units model, motion, junctions). Heteroepitaxial interfaces, coherency, critical thickness of epilayers. Quantum wells and interlayers. Quantum dots. Superlattices. Nanowires. Other advanced nano-heterostructures. Elastoplastic behavior of nanostructures and its experimental determination.
Keywords
Crystal structure, Defects, Structural properties, Mechanical properties, Plasticity, Interfaces, Grain boundaries, Epilayers, Low-dimensional materials, Quantum wells, Quantum dots, Nanowires, Nanoparticles Characterization methods
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
-Powepoint presentations, simulations and videos showing properties, phenomena and technological applicability of Solid State Physics.
-Electronic communication (email, elearning).
-Quizzes, Exercises via elearning.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 48 | 1.9 | |||
| Project | 36 | 1.4 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams on Solid State Topics requiring critical thinking on mechanical properties off Solid State Physics materials.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Επιστήμη και τεχνολογία υλικών, Callister William D., 2004, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Εύδοξος: 9587, ISBN: 9608050901
Additional bibliography for study
1. Επιστήμη και Τεχνολογία των Υλικών, Β. Ζασπάλης, 2020, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Εύδοξος:94689171, ISBN: 9789604188888
Last Update
12-01-2024
