Randomly dispersed foreign particles produce "dizzy dendrites," in which the tree-like branches in the crystals tend to curve and split, instead of forming the straight, symmetric patterns typical of pure crystals. This sample was grown in an 80 nanometer-thick film of two blended polymers with randomly dispersed clay particles. (Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST].)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Samuel Allen
Prof. Thomas Eagar
MIT Course Number
3.205
As Taught In
Fall 2006
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores materials and materials processes from the perspective of thermodynamics and kinetics. The thermodynamics aspect includes laws of thermodynamics, solution theory and equilibrium diagrams. The kinetics aspect includes diffusion, phase transformations, and the development of microstructure.
