IIT BHU Varanasi Syllabus

Electrical and Electronic Ceramics

Electrical and Electronic Ceramics  

Ceramic Insulators -Thermal, insulation and dielectric properties. Composition and their manufacture, Cordierite and

steatite. Electronic behavior of Ceramics – Band structures of ceramic oxides,  narrow band oxides, Jahn Teller effect,

controlled valency semiconductors, Non-stoichiometry in oxides and its effect on electrical conductivity; Grain

boundary effects on electrical properties. Highly Conducting Ceramics. Synthesis, characteristics and applications of

High Tc Superconductors. Function, fabrication, microstructure,  characteristics and applications of varistor.

Classification, structure and applications of solid electrolytes. Fuel cells and batteries. Negative and positive

temperature coefficient thermistor  devices. Gas and humidity sensors technology. Thick film hybrid circuit ceramic

technology. Collosol and Giant magneto-resistance.