| I. Perfect Crystals |
| 1 | Structure: Miller Indices, BCC, FCC, HCP |
| 2 | Deformation: Slip Systems, Uniaxial Stress-strain, Yield Strength and Hardness (PDF) |
| 3 | Deformation: Slip Systems, Uniaxial Stress-Strain, Yield Strength and Hardness (cont.) (PDF) |
| II. Crystalline Defects |
| 4 | 1D: Vacancies and Interstitials (PDF) |
| 5 | 2D: Dislocations
Introduction to 2D Defects (PDF) |
| 6 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Edge: Structure, b and ζ, Self Energy Ψ (PDF) |
| 7 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Screw: Structure, b and ζ, Self Energy Ψ (PDF - 2.2 MB) |
| 8 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Dislocation Interactions: Kinks and Jogs (PDF) |
| 9 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Peach-Kohler Forces (PDF) |
| 10 | 3D: Grain Boundaries (PDF)
Dipoles
Tilts
Large vs. Small Angle
Coincident Site Lattices |
| 11 | Physical/Chemical Effects (PDF)
Recovery, Recrystallization, Grain Growth
Corrosion
Solute Aggregation |
| 12 | Mechanical Effects (PDF)
Strengthening
Grain Size Effects
Amorphous Limit
Creep |
| 13 | Midterm |
| III. Kinetic Processes |
| 14-15 | Nucleation |
| 16 | Growth |
| 17 | Coarsening |
| 18-21 | Spinodal Decomposition: Metastable Phase |
| 22-23 | Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth |
| IV. Case Studies |
| 24-25 | Interconnect Design |
| 26 | Drug Delivery Device Design |
| 27 | Magnetic Hard Drive Design |
| 28 | Final Exam |