Thermal and thermoelectric properties of materials, nanostructures and nanostructured materials
| Title | Θερμικές και Θερμοηλεκτρικές Ιδιότητες Υλικών, Νανοδομών και Νανοδομημένων Υλικών / Thermal and thermoelectric properties of materials, nanostructures and nanostructured materials |
| Code | ΠΥΕ204 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023522 |
Programme of Study: PMS PROĪGMENA LEITOURGIKA YLIKA
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600285447
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
General background in Materials Science and Technology with respect to material types, properties and tecnhiques
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will
- have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of solid state physics related to heat transfer and thermoelectric conversion.
- get familiarized with experimental methods for evaluating the temperature dependence and behavior of materials.
- have a background understanding of the basic simulation approaches at the atomistic or continuous medium level
- be in position to develop modelling and simulation skills to calculate the thermal properties of nanostructures or nanostructured materials.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
This postgraduate course covers the most important basic elements of the phenomena and methods of the thermal and thermoelectric properties of materials, nanostructures and nanostructured materials. The course aims to elaborate or predict thermal and thermoelectric properties either from atomistic simulations at the nanoscale or from experimental methods and secondly, to introduce a unified framework for understanding the basic physics of heat transfer at the nanoscale and the conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy. Since the course is offered to both physicists and engineers, the importance of heat transfer and thermoelectric conversion in various applications as well as research trends will be reviewed, presenting some experimental, technological considerations and fundamental limits.
The first objective of this course is to provide graduate students with knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of solid state physics related to heat transfer and thermoelectric conversion. The course will mainly focus on phonons (lattice vibrations) and electrons, their characteristics and statistical analysis (Photonic density of states, Phonon dispersion curves, etc.), their formalisms, their connection to basic thermal and thermoelectric properties and their scattering processes.
The second objective of the course will be to introduce graduate students to experimental methods for evaluating the temperature dependence and behavior of materials. The study of the measured thermal properties of nanostructures, the physical parameters affecting phase changes and methods used to analyze and explain the results are included. Moreover, significant properties to study the thermoelectric performance of the materials will be also discussed.
The third objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic simulation approaches at the atomistic or continuous medium level and to develop modelling and simulation skills to calculate the thermal properties of nanostructures or nanostructured materials by applying the methods of Molecular Dynamics. A concrete study in LAMMPS will be given and a concrete example will be studied.
Keywords
thermal and thermoelectric properties of materials, nanostructures and nanostructured materials
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 phenomena and technological applicability of the thermal and thermoelectric properties of materials, nanostructures and nanostructured materials.
-Electronic communication (email, elearning)-Quizzes, Exercises via elearning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 36 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 36 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exam requiring critical thinking on properties, phenomena and technological applications of thermoeelectric materials.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Thermoelectrics, N.M.Ravindra, B.Jariwala, A.Bañobre, A.Maske, 2019, HEAL-Link Springer ebooks, Εύδοξος:91695903, ISBN:9783319963419
2. Thermoelectrics: Design and Materials, Η. Lee, 2016, HEAL-Link Wiley ebooks, Εύδοξος:80502715, ISBN: 9781118848944
Additional bibliography for study
1. Thermal Properties Measurement of Materials, Υ. Jannot, Α. Degiovanni, 2018 Εύδοξος: 91725476, ISBN: 9781119475057
Last Update
17-01-2024
