1. Course Description
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<br>Point, line and surface defects in crystals; configuration, thermodynamics, and motion of dislocations; quantitative description of single dislocation properties; and interactions among defects. Prerequisites: Physical Metallurgy (ESS 3510 and 3520).
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<br>2. Text Books
<br>   Introduction to Dislocations, 4th ed.
<br>   D. Hull and D.J. Bacon, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001.
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<br>3. References
<br>    1. Modern Physical Metallurgy, 4th ed.
<br>        R.E. Smallman, Butterworth, 1985.
<br>    2. Theory of Dislocations, 2nd ed.
<br>        J.P. Hirth and J. Lothe, J.Wiley & Sons, 1982.
<br>    3. Defects in Crystals
<br>        Prof. Dr. Helmut F&ouml;ll 
<br>       http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/index.html
<br>    4. Crystallography and Crystal Defects, Revised Edition
<br>        A. Kelly, G.W. Groves and P. Kidd, J.Wiley & Sons, 2000.
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<br>4. Teaching Method
<br>   Lecture and discussion
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<br>5. Syllabus
<br>   Part I. Introduction to defects in crystals (point, line and planar defect)
<br>   Part II. Point defects
<br>     1. Thermodynamics of lattice defects
<br>     2. Production of vacancies
<br>   Part III.  Line and planar defects
<br>     1. Introduction to the concept of dislocations
<br>     2. Elastic properties of dislocations
<br>     3. Movement of dislocations
<br>     4. Dislocations in different crystal structures
<br>     5. Jogs and the intersection of dislocation
<br>     6. Dislocation sources
<br>     7. Crystal boundaries 
<br>   Part IV. Interactions between defects
<br>     Dislocation-point-defect interactions
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<br>6. Evaluation
<br>   There will be one midterm exams (30%) and one comprehensive final
<br>   exam(50%).  Problem set will be given constantly (20%).
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