Subject Code: CY7L002	Subject Name: Solid State Chemistry	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Prerequisite(s): Nil
Introduction, Crystal structure, Crystalline solids, Crystal systems, Metallic structure-Unit cells, Crystallographic directions and planes, linear and planar densities, close-packed crystal structures, Types of close packing-hcp and ccp, packing efficiency, Ceramics structure- radius ratio. Method of characterization-Powder X-ray diffraction, electron and Neutron diffraction, Thermal analysis, microscopic and spectroscopic techniques as tools for material characterization. Semiconducors - intrinsic and extrinsic, Hall Effect, Insulators-dielectric, ferroelectric, pyroelectric and Peizoelectric properties, Magnetic properties-Dia, para, ferro, ferri, antiferro and antiferri materials, Defects and dislocations-Vacancies and interstitials, dislocations and grain boundaries colour centers and reactivity, Amorphous materials-glasses and refractories, Superconductivity-Theory and its application. Text/ Reference Books: West A. R. Solid State Chemistry and its applications, John Wiley & Sons. Wells A. F. Structural Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University. Rao C. N. R. and Gopal Krishnan J. New directions in solid state Chemistry, Cambridge press.