Electronic Ceramics

Name of the Curricular Unit: Electronic Ceramics

Lecturer: António Ferreira  (toze@deec.uc.pt) 

Syllabus:

Electrical conductivity phenomena. Metal oxide varistors, characteristics, structure and fabrication techniques. PTC properties and characterization. Dielectric properties. Dielectric ceramics. Ceramic material for multilayer capacitors. Magnetic ceramics. Sol-gel and spray drying techniques

Evaluation method: 

Distributed evaluation with final exam. Laboratorial works: 25%; Research work: 25%; Final exam: 50%