MECHENG 8603
Transcript Abbreviation:
TransprtHeatCharge
Course Description:
Ohm?s, Fourier and Fick?s laws, which relate linearly the transport of electrical charge, heat and matter to voltages, temperatures and concentrations gradients, are generalized in the framework of irreversible thermodynamics. The microscopic mechanisms of transport of heat, electrical charge and magnetization by elemental excitations (electrons, phonons and magnons) are explained.
Course Levels:
Graduate
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 8503 or statistical mechanics, and permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
(N/A)
Course Goals / Objectives:
Learn the basics of irreversible thermodynamics: how to treat thermodynamic systems that are slightly out of thermodynamic equilibrium, using linear perturbation theory.
Learn the concept of fluxes and flow of matter, heat, electrical charge, and magnetization or spin. Learn about thermodynamic driving forces, pressure differences, temperature differences, voltage, magnetization differences.
The Onsager relations relate fluxes to forces that are not directly related: a voltage can drive flow of matter (electrophoresis), a temperature difference a flow of electricity (thermoelectrics) or of matter (thermal diffusion) or of magnetization.
Review of the properties of the three types of elemental excitations that carry electricity, heat, and magnetization are electrons, phonons (lattice waves) and magnons (spin waves) in solids.
The microscopic theory of the transport of charge (electrical conductivity, thermoelectric effects) in solids
The microscopic theory of the transport of heat (phonon, electron and magnon thermal conductivity) in solids
The microscopic theory of the transport of spin (magnons, electrons and also phonons) in solids
Interactions between electrons, phonons and magnons, and corrections to the transport theory due to these interactions, such as phonon-drag, magnon-drag and the spin-Seebeck effect.
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC | LAB | LAB Inst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review classical thermodynamics and introduction to transport | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| The Onsager relations | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Diffusive electron transport in crystalline solids | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Corrections to electron transport | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Diffusive phonon transport in crystalline solids | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Corrections to phonon transport | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Magnons and magnon thermal conductivity | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Interactions and mixed effects | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Applications | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Seven take-home homework problems | 100% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thermodynamics | H. Callen | |
| Electrons and Phonons | J. M. Ziman | |
| Thermoelectricity: Science and Engineering | Heikes et Ure | |
| Spin Caloritronics, Energy and Environmental Science | S.R. Boona and J. P. Heremans |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
Embedded Literacies Info:
Attachments:
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Additional Notes or Comments:
(N/A)
Basic Course Overview:
MECHENG_8603_basic.pdf
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