574phys: Material Science

Crystalline and amorphous solids – Metallic, semiconducting and insulating materials – Crystal growth – Thin films – Nanoproperties – Phase change in solids and phase diagrams – X-ray diffraction – Elemental analysis – Preparation of alloys and ceramics – Types of defects – Elasticity and hardness – Polymers and plastics - Ultraviolet and infrared properties of materials.