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Department Requirement
Dielectric materials: dipole moment, polarization mechanisms, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, dielectric strength and ionic conductivity; magnetic materials: origin of magnetic moment, Hund rules, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic and antiferromagnetic materials, exchange coupling, magnetic anisotropy, magnetic hysteresis, soft magnets, permanent magnets and magnetic recording media; superconductivity, Meissner effect and critical temperature, BCS theory, Type I, Type II and High-Tc superconductors, applications of superconducting materials.
