Course objectives
- To understand the chemical basis of electronic materials including conductors, semiconductors, and insulators 2. To apply electrochemical principles to analyze battery, supercapacitor, and fuel cell systems for electronics 3. To study the chemistry of dielectric, magnetic, and optical materials used in electronic devices 4. To analyze the chemistry of nanomaterials and thin films for emerging electronic and photonic applications 5. To introduce the chemistry of organic electronics, flexible devices, and futuristic electronic systems
Unit I
Chemistry of Electronic Materials: Electronic structure and bonding in conductors, semiconductors, and insulators, silicon and germanium chemistry, doping chemistry (n-type and p-type), compound semiconductors (GaAs, GaN, InP), wide-bandgap semiconductors, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) principles
Unit II
Electrochemical Energy Devices: Electrochemical cells, electrode kinetics, Nernst equation, Li-ion battery chemistry (cathode, anode, electrolyte materials), solid- state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitor chemistry (EDLC and pseudocapacitors), fuel cells (PEM, alkaline), self-discharge and cycle life chemistry
Unit III
Dielectric, Magnetic and Optical Materials: Dielectric materials and polarization, dielectric properties and applications in capacitors and insulation. Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials (BaTiO ₃ , PZT) and their Applications. Liquid crystals and their applications in LCD displays. Electroluminescent materials, LEDs and phosphors for display and lighting systems. Magnetic materials including ferrites and rare-earth magnets, and their applications. Introduction to optical materials, optical fibers and magneto-optical applications in communication.