Cover -- Preface -- Chapter-1. Elementary Concepts of Material Science -- 1.1. Atomic Structure -- 1.2 Bohr's Theory of Hydrogen Atom -- 1.3 Excitation and Ionization of Atoms -- 1.4 Dual Nature of Light -- 1.5 Dual Nature of Matter -- 1.6 Wave Mechanical Model of Atom -- 1.7 Quantum Numbers -- 1.8 Pauli's Exclusion Principle -- 1.9 The Solid State -- 1.10 Crystalline Solids -- 1.11 Bravias Lattices -- 1.12 Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell -- 1.13 Close Packing in Crystals -- 1.14 Some Special Crystal Structures -- 1.15 Bonding in Solids -- Chapter-2. Conducting Materials -- 2.1 What are Free Electrons -- 2.2 Distinction Between Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors Based on Presence of Free Electrons -- 2.3 Free Electron Theory of Metals -- 2.4 Achievements and Limitations of Free Electron Theory -- 2.5 Matthiessen's Rule -- 2.6 Factors Affecting the Resistivity of Conductors -- 2.7 Properties of Conducting Materials -- 2.8 Properties and Applications of Some Important Conducting Materials -- Chapter-3. Dielectric Behavior of Materials in Static Field -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Dipole Moment -- 3.3 Polarisation -- 3.4 Macroscopic Field: Electric Field Inside The Dielectric (E) -- 3.5 Polarization Vector (P) -- 3.6 Electric Flux Density or Displacement Vector (D) -- 3.7 The Three Vectors D, E and P -- 3.8 Dielectric Susceptibility -- 3.9 Microscopic or Localized Electric Field -- 3.10 Polarization in Terms of Polarizability -- 3.11 Clausius-Mossotti Relation -- 3.12 Types of Dielectrics -- 3.13 Polarization Mechanism -- 3.14 Total Polarisation -- 3.15 Ferroelectric Material -- 3.16 Piezoelectric Materials -- 3.17 Applications of Ferroelectric Materials -- Chapter-4. Dielectric Behavior of Materials in Alternating Fields -- 4.1 Representation of Dielectrics as Circuits -- 4.2 Complex Dielectric Constant -- 4.3 Dielectric Loss.

4.4 Dielectric Breakdown and Dielectric Strength -- 4.5 Frequency Dependence of Dielectric Constant -- 4.6 Frequency Dependence of Electronic Polarisability -- 4.7 Frequency Dependence of Ionic Polarizability -- 4.8 Complex Dielectric Constant in Non-Polar Dielectrics -- Chapter-5. Magnetic Behavior of Materials -- 5.1 Some Important Terms Used in Magnetism (Definition and their Relations) -- 5.2 Magnetic Dipole -- 5.3 Origin of Magnetization-Atom's Magnetic Moment -- 5.4 Classification of Magnetic Materials -- 5.5 Diamagnetic Materials -- 5.6 Paramagnetic Materials -- 5.7 Ferromagnetic Materials -- 5.8 Comparision Between Magnetic and Electric Effects -- 5.9 Antiferromagnetic and Ferrimagnetic Materials -- 5.10 Hard and Soft Ferromagnetic Materials -- Chapter-6. Super Conductors -- 6.1 Superconducting Phenonomenon -- 6.2 Effect of Magnetic Field (Silsbee's Rule) -- 6.3 Meissner Effect -- 6.4 Type I and II Superconductors -- 6.5 Application of Superconductors -- 6.6 Important Superconducting Materials -- Chapter-7. Semiconducting Materials -- 7.1 Energy Bands in Solids/Band Theory of Solids -- 7.2 Difference Between Metals, Semiconductors and Insulators Based on Band Theory -- 7.3 Types of Semiconductors -- 7.4 Electrical Properties of Semiconducting Materials -- 7.5 Factors Affecting Resistivity of Semiconductors -- 7.6 Semiconducting Materials -- 7.7 Crystal Structure of Semiconductors -- 7.8 Physical and Electrical Properties of some Important Elemental and Compound Semiconductor -- 7.9 Why Si is Preferred to Ge -- 7.10 Fermi-Dirac Energy Distribution -- 7.11 Fermi Level -- 7.12 Boltzmann Statistics -- 7.13 Degenerate and Nondegenerate Semiconductors -- 7.14 Direct and Indirect Band Gap Semiconductor -- 7.15 Growth and Purification of Semiconductor Crystal -- Chapter-8. Discrete Passive Components Fabrication -- 8.1 Resistors -- 8.2 Capacitors.

8.3 Inductors -- 8.4 Transformers -- Chapter-9. Printed Circuit Board -- 9.1 Printed Circuit Boards -- 9.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Printed Circuit Boards -- 9.3 Types of PCB -- 9.4 Laminates -- 9.5 Making of Copper Clad Laminates -- 9.6 PCB Design and Fabrication -- 9.7 Manufacturing of Single Sided PCBs -- 9.8 Manufacturing of Double Sided PCB -- Chapter-10. Surface Mount Devices -- 10.1 Surface Mount Technology (SMT) -- 10.2 SMD Advantages -- 10.3. SMD Limitations -- 10.4 SMD Sizes and Dimensions.