MT60149: Surfaces And Interfaces

MT60149
Course name	Surfaces And Interfaces
Offered by	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Surface free energy, Equilibrium shape - Wulff theorem, Interface-phase concept, Grain boundary equilibria, Multiphase equilibria, Surface Tension: concept and quantification, Surface and interfacial free energy. Surface structure of liquid and solid metals, Interfacial structure â grain boundary, stacking fault and twins; Adsorption and Absorption; Adhesion and wetting kinetics, Nucleation and growth at interface, Sintering and fracture mechanism, Film nucleation and growth mechanism; Film and coating synthesis via sputtering, vapor deposition, atomic layer epitaxy and thermal spray techniques; Electrical, optical, mechanical and magnetic properties and applications. Nanoindentation â Theory and data analysis, instrumentation; Atomic Force Microscopy â Principle and modes of operation; Scanning Tunneling Microscopy â Mode of operations and technical aspects; X-ray Photo Spectroscopy and Auger Electron Spectroscopy â Theories and Data analysis