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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Important dates

    Enrollment Date

    Start Date : 22 May, 2026

    End Date : 27 Jul, 2026

    Certificate Exam Date

    Start Date : 20 Oct, 2026

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesIIT Kanpur

    The Syllabus

    • Outline of the Course
    • Basics of Crystal Structure
    • Basics of Crystallography and Bonding
    • Arrangement of Atoms in Crystal Lattice
    • Structure Formation: Ionic Solids

    • Pauling's Rule and Crystal Structure of Ceramics
    • Ceramic Materials: Crystal Structure
    • Defect Chemistry
    • Defect Chemistry: Non-Stoichiometric Oxides
    • Concentration and Effect of Intrinsic Impurities

    • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Defects
    • Defect Concentration: Non-Stoichiometric Oxides
    • Intrinsic Ionization in Metal Oxides
    • Brouwer's Diagram
    • Introduction to Dielectrics

    • Dielectric Displacement and Polarization Mechanism
    • Polarization Mechanisms
    • Dielectric Polarizability-1
    • Dielectric Polarizability-2
    • Frequency Dependence of Dielectrics

    • Losses in Dielectric Materials
    • Frequency Dependence of Dielectric Constant
    • Dipolar Relaxation
    • Debye Equations for Dipolar Relaxation
    • Impedance Spectroscopy

    • Impedance Spectroscopy and Dielectric Breakdown
    • Basics of Non-linear Dielectrics
    • Piezoelectric Effect
    • Pyroelectric Effect and Electrostriction
    • Thermodynamics of Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Materials

    • Basics of Ferroelectric Materials
    • Ferroelectric Phase Transitions
    • Thermodynamics of Phase Transition in Ferroelectrics
    • Second Order Phase Transition in Ferroelectric Materials
    • First Order Phase Transition in Ferroelectric Materials

    • Domain Walls in Ferroelectric Materials
    • Domain Structure and Properties of Ferroelectric Materials
    • Phase Diagram and Measurements of Ferroelectric Materials
    • Principal of Measurements and Applications of Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Materials
    • Applications of Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Materials

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