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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Soft-skills:
SMEB3201 SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND DEVICES CS3, CT3, TS3, LL2, EM2, LS2
Charge Carriers in Semiconductors, Dopant Atoms and Energy References:
Levels, The Extrinsic and Intrinsic Semiconductor, Fermi Energy Level, None
Carrier Drift, Carrier Diffusion, The Hall Effect, Carrier Generation and
Recombination, The pn Junction, pn Junction Diode, Metal- SMEB3181 PROJECT I
Semiconductor and Semiconductor Heterojunctions,
Semiconductor devices: Bipolar Transistor, Field-Effect Transistor, Research project in Materials Science including contract research
Solar Cells, Photodetectors, Light Emitting Diodes, Tunnel Diode, obtained from industry
Microwave devices.
Semiconducting Materials Technology: Assessment Method:
Materials used for photovoltaics cells: Crystalline Silicon, Cadmium Continuous Assessment: 100%
telluride, Copper indium galium selenide, Gallium arsenide multijunction,
Light-absorbing dyes. Material engineering for high efficiency solar cells Medium of Instruction:
Light emitting diode: Material engineering for different colour of LED English
and high efficiency white LED.
Soft-skills:
Assessment Method: CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS2
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40% References:
Project supervisor
Medium of Instruction:
English LEVEL 4

Soft-skills:
CS3, CT3, LL2 SMEB4181 PROJECT II
Research project in Materials Science including contract research
References: obtained from industry
1. Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization by Dieter K.
Schroder (Jan 30, 2006)
2. Fundamentals of Semiconductors: Physics and Materials Assessment Method:
Properties (Graduate Texts in Physics) [Hardcover] Peter Y. Yu Continuous Assessment: 100%
(Author), Manuel Cardona (Author)
3. Semiconductor Device Fundamentals by Robert F. Pierret (Apr 12, Medium of Instruction:
English
1996)
Soft-skills:
SMEB3202 COMPOSITE MATERIALS CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS2
Introduction to composite materials. Various types of matrix and References:
reinforcements and its properties. Mechanical properties of single and Project supervisor
multi layered composite materials. Fatigue and environmental effects of
composite materials and its applications..
ELECTIVE COURSES
Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60% SMEB3301 LABVIEW PROGRAMMING
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Students are placed in a laboratory equiped with computers with labview
Medium of Instruction: program and corresponding hardware teaching module. The students
English will be taught the basic functions of Labview program and with that would
be exposed to use Labview to write more advanced programming and
Soft-skills: simulations. Subsequently, the student will be taught to apply Labview
CS3, CT3, LL2 for instrument interfacing using the supplied hardware module. Finally
the student will be introduced to programming of multiple measuments
References: sequences using the said module and will be taught to write
1. Mechanics of Composite Materials by R. M. Christensen (Aug 1, synchronization program for the measurements.
2005)
2. Composite Materials: Design and Applications, Second Edition by Assessment Method:
Daniel Gay and Suong V. Hoa (Apr 25, 2007) Continuous Assessment: 100%
3. Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, Second Edition
(Dekker Mechanical Engineering) by Ronald F. Gibson (May 30, Medium of Instruction:
2007). English
Soft-skills:
SMEB3291 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CS2, CT3, LL2
This course provides opportunities for students to obtain training and References:
working experience in selected companies/ organization or industries Laboratory manual
engaged in activities in Materials Science during special semester.
SMEB3402 VACUUM AND PLASMA TECHNOLOGY
Assessment Method:
Continuous Assessment: 100% Fundamental processes and concepts: Kinetic theory of gases, gas
transport, Maxwell distribution, concept of temperature and pressure,
Medium of Instruction: collision cross-section, microscopic processes in gas.
English Properties of Gas: Kinetic of Gas, Gas Law, Gas Transport
Gas Flow: Throughput, Mass flow, Conductance, Vaporization, Diffusion

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