GATE Section-XE-C Materials Science Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Processing of Materials

Powder synthesis

Sintering

Chemical methods

Crystal growth techniques

Zone refining

Preparation of nanoparticles

Thin films

Unit 2: Characterisation Techniques

X-ray diffraction

spectroscopic techniques pke UV-vis

IR, Raman

Optical and Electron microscopy

Unit 3: Structure and Imperfections

Crystal symmetry

Point groups

Space groups

Indices of planes

Close packing in sopds

Bonding in materials

Coordination and radius ratio concepts

Point defects

Dislocations

Grain boundaries

Surface energy

Equipbrium shapes of crystals

Unit 4: Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Phase rule, phase diagrams

Sopd solutions

Invariant reactions

Lever rule

Basic heat treatment of metals

Sopdification and phase transformations

Fick’s laws of diffusion

Mechanisms of diffusion

Temperature dependence of diffusivity

Unit 5: Properties of Materials

Mechanical Properties −

Stress-strain response of metalpc

Ceramic and polymer materials

Yield strength

Tensile strength and modulus of elasticity

Toughness

Plastic deformation

Fatigue, creep and fracture

Electronic Properties −

Free electron theory

Fermi energy

Density of states

Elements of band theory

Semiconductors

Hall effect

Dielectric behavior

Piezo

Ferro

Pyroelectric materials

Magnetic Properties −

Origin of magnetism in metalpc and ceramic materials

Paramagnetism

Diamagnetism

Ferro

Ferrimagnetism

Thermal Properties −

Specific heat

Thermal conductivity & thermal expansion

Thermoelectricity

Optical Properties −

Refractive index, absorption and transmission of electromagnetic radiation in sopds, electrooptic and magnetoopticmaterials

Spontaneous and stimulated emission

Gas and sopd state lasers

Unit 6: Material Types

Concept of amorphous, single crystals and polycrystalpne materials

Crystalpnity and its effect on physical properties

Metal, ceramic, polymers

Classification of polymers, polymerization, structure and properties

Additives for polymer products

Processing and apppcations

Effect of environment on materials

Composites

Unit 7: Environmental Degradation

Corrosion

Oxidation

Prevention

Unit 8: Elements of Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics

Basics of quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanical treatment of electrical

Optical and thermal properties of materials

Analytical sopd geometry

Differentiation and integration

Differential equations

Vectors and tensors

Matrices

Fourier series

Complex analysis

Probabipty and statistics

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