- Electron theory of the metallic state. Cohesion forces in the solid state; types of elementary bonds and their influence on physical properties of materials. Quantum, electron and band theories of the conductivity.
- Basic characteristics and requirements to materials for electric engineering and microelectronics. Physical, chemical and physical-chemical methods of refining and synthesis of metallic and non-metallic materials and their characterisation.
- Methods of preparation of highly pure and structurally defined materials with monocrystalline structure for new types of electronic, opto-electronic and magnetic components. Influence of electrically active elements on properties of electronic components.
- Conductors. Physical principle of the electrical conductivity of metals, basic characteristic of conductors. Metallic conductive materials and their alloys, carbon based materials.
- Special conducting materials. Materials for electric contacts, resistors, thermocouples, bimetals, solders, metals and alloys for safety-fuses, materials with shape memory, materials for vacuum electric engineering.
- Superconductivity. Superconductive materials. Low- and high-temperature superconductors.
- Magnetic materials. Basic concepts, physics of the ferromagnetism, properties of magnetic materials. Basic types of magnetic materials. Metallic soft magnetic material, metallic glasses. Magnetically hard materials. Ferrites. Structure, division, technology of production, properties and field of application.
- Dielectrics and insulating materials, characteristics and structure of insulators, polarisation and permittivity of dielectrics, dielectric rigidity of solid insulators, breakdown and basic kinds of breakdown, non-electrical properties of insulators, Gaseous, liquid and solid state insulators, inorganic, organic and synthetic insulating materials.
- Oxide materials – ferro-electrics, materials for bubble memories (garnets). Liquid crystal - nematic, lamellar and columnar systems, structure and its transformation. Materials for special purposes, whiskers. Composite materials.
- Physical properties and main kinds of semiconductor materials. Theory of conductivity in semiconductors. Semiconductor materials: elementary superconductors, compounds and oxide. Influence of external effects on properties of semiconductors.
- Basic technologies for production of semiconductor materials and integrated circuits, planar epitaxial technology at production of integrated circuits applied in the micro-electronics, evolution and types of technologies for preparation of substrates, principles of the photo-lithography, basic materials used at creation of structures of semiconductors.
- Mechanism of elementary preparation of active elements with use of epitaxy, vapour plating (evaporation), sputtering and ion implantation, application of diffusion processes in semiconductors at creation of P- N junctions.
- Opto-electronics – radiation generators and detectors, waveguides. Compounds AIIIBV, AIIBVI …, laser technology, solar cells.
- Nano-materials and nano-electronics. Material engineering in electric engineering and microelectronics.
- Basic characteristics and requirements to materials for electric engineering and microelectronics. Physical, chemical and physical-chemical methods of refining and synthesis of metallic and non-metallic materials and their characterisation.
- Methods of preparation of highly pure and structurally defined materials with monocrystalline structure for new types of electronic, opto-electronic and magnetic components. Influence of electrically active elements on properties of electronic components.
- Conductors. Physical principle of the electrical conductivity of metals, basic characteristic of conductors. Metallic conductive materials and their alloys, carbon based materials.
- Special conducting materials. Materials for electric contacts, resistors, thermocouples, bimetals, solders, metals and alloys for safety-fuses, materials with shape memory, materials for vacuum electric engineering.
- Superconductivity. Superconductive materials. Low- and high-temperature superconductors.
- Magnetic materials. Basic concepts, physics of the ferromagnetism, properties of magnetic materials. Basic types of magnetic materials. Metallic soft magnetic material, metallic glasses. Magnetically hard materials. Ferrites. Structure, division, technology of production, properties and field of application.
- Dielectrics and insulating materials, characteristics and structure of insulators, polarisation and permittivity of dielectrics, dielectric rigidity of solid insulators, breakdown and basic kinds of breakdown, non-electrical properties of insulators, Gaseous, liquid and solid state insulators, inorganic, organic and synthetic insulating materials.
- Oxide materials – ferro-electrics, materials for bubble memories (garnets). Liquid crystal - nematic, lamellar and columnar systems, structure and its transformation. Materials for special purposes, whiskers. Composite materials.
- Physical properties and main kinds of semiconductor materials. Theory of conductivity in semiconductors. Semiconductor materials: elementary superconductors, compounds and oxide. Influence of external effects on properties of semiconductors.
- Basic technologies for production of semiconductor materials and integrated circuits, planar epitaxial technology at production of integrated circuits applied in the micro-electronics, evolution and types of technologies for preparation of substrates, principles of the photo-lithography, basic materials used at creation of structures of semiconductors.
- Mechanism of elementary preparation of active elements with use of epitaxy, vapour plating (evaporation), sputtering and ion implantation, application of diffusion processes in semiconductors at creation of P- N junctions.
- Opto-electronics – radiation generators and detectors, waveguides. Compounds AIIIBV, AIIBVI …, laser technology, solar cells.
- Nano-materials and nano-electronics. Material engineering in electric engineering and microelectronics.