Semestre 06

There have been radical development in the study of non – metallic materials over past two decades – think of Li and Na ion rechargeable batteries, graphene, carbon nano-tubes, conducting polymers, sensing materials for air quality monitoring etc. The course aims students to understand the structure – property relationship in a wide spectrum of non – metallic materials.

The course is divided into 12 weekly modules containing 1 lecture in each module with 90 min duration. Modules that will be taught sequentially are named as follows: (i) Introduction and Structure of Polymers, (ii) Polymer Types, Properties and Applications (iii) Polymer Synthesis and Processing 1, (iv) Polymer Synthesis and Processing 2, (v) Introduction and Structure of Ceramics, (vi) General Properties and Applications of Ceramics, (vii) Fabrication and processing of ceramics 1, (viii) Fabrication and processing of ceramics 2, (ix) Introduction and Particle-Reinforced Composites, (x) Fiber-Reinforced Composites , (xi) Composite Materials: Forming and Shaping 1, and (xii) Composite Materials: Forming and Shaping 2. Each module lectures is self-contained to encourage student understanding and reinforce key concepts. Carefully designed problem set will help students to grasp the underlying concepts taught in the course.