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At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- classify electrical materials from the point of view of their properties and usage,
- explain nature of physical phenomena that take place in the structure of electrical materials,
- describe physical phenomena that take place in the electrical materials mathematically,
- describe mutual relation between composition and structure of materials and resulting properties and possibilities of controlling of these properties,
- project optimal kinds of materials for production of electrical, electronic and microelectronic devices, as well as for applications in related technical and scientific fields.

Knowledge of electrical materials on the level of the bachelor's course Materials and technical documentation.

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Teaching methods include lectures, numerical exercises and practical laboratories. Course is taking advantage of virtual laboratories freely available on server.

up to 40 points during the semester (15 points from laboratory seminars and 25 points from written test)
up to 60 points from written final exam
Final exam is focused on verification of knowledge and orientation in the field of electrical materials.

1. Amorphous and crystalline state of materials. Microstructure and macrostructure of electrotechnical materials. Crystallography characterization. Crystal-lattice defect
2. Complex permittivity. Temperature influence and frequency of electric field on components complex permittivity
3. Inorganic dielectric materials, using in electrotechnics
4. Glass for electrotechnics, classification and sorts of glasses
5. Electrotechnical ceramics, production technology
6. Plastics for electrotechnics. Thermoplastic. Reactoplastic. Plastics with increased thermal immunity. Elastomers
7. Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, electrets and composite materials
8. Semiconductor materials. (temperature influence, concentration of adulterants and electric field on properties).
9. Hall effect. Thermo-electric effect, Peltier effect
10. Magnetic condition of materials. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, fero- and ferri-magnetism. Soft-magnetic and hard-magnetic materials. Using in electrotechnics

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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the mutual relation of composition and structure of materials on their properties and approaches to regulation of materials properties. The knowledge of these relation enables to design optimal sorts of materials for electrical, electronic and microelectronic manufacturing and applications in related technical and scientific branches.

Obligatory participation in teaching.

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