Appunti Electromagnetic Micro Nano Devices

List of Questions

• A. Waves

  1. Solution for the one-dimensional wave equation in z and t variables
  2. Solution for the one-dimensional wave equation in sinusoidal steady state
  3. Transmission line: telegraph equations
  4. Transmission line: sinusoidal steady state

• B. Lattices & Crystals

  1. Point Symmetry operations for a plane lattice
  2. Point groups in three dimensions
  3. Three-dimensional crystals and lattices: triclinic, monoclinic, orthorombic
  4. Three-dimensional crystals and lattices: tetragonal, hexagonal, rhombohedral, trigonal, cubic

• C. XRD

  1. X-Rays and Bragg’s Law

• D. Piezoelectricity

  1. a. Theory

     1. Piezoelectricity (and ferroelectricity) and direct piezoelectric effect
     2. Converse piezoelectric effect and linear relations for a piezoelectric material (T, E)
     3. Linear relations for a piezoelectric material: (S, E), (T, D), (S, D)
     4. Piezoelectric ceramics – ferroelectric material
     5. Electromechanical coupling factors
     6. Mechanical waves in solids: solution for an elastic material

  2. b. Applications

     1. Resonance with a piezoelectric ceramic
     2. Kinetic energy harvester: model and piezoelectric converters
     3. Piezoelectric actuators
     4. Inchworm motor, piezo legs motor and stick-slip motor
     5. Langevin vibrator and applications
     6. Travelling-wave motors

• E. Waves in medium

  1. Uniform plane waves in lossless medium: from Maxwell’s equations to one dimensional wave equation
  2. Uniform plane waves in a lossless medium: solution in sinusoidal steady state. Lossy media: complex permittivity
  3. Uniform plane waves in lossy media and materials
  4. Retarded potentials
  5. Electric dipole
  6. Magnetic dipole and wave impedence

• F. Shielding

  1. Shielding effectiveness: definition and shielding at low frequency
  2. Shielding effectiveness: analysis with uniform plane waves
  3. Absorption loss and reflection loss with uniform plane waves and with near field sources

List of Questions

A. Waves

1. Solution for the one-dimensional wave equation in z and t variables
2. Solution for the one-dimensional wave equation in sinusoidal steady state
3. Transmission line: telegraph equations
4. Transmission line: sinusoidal steady state

B. Lattices & Crystals

5. Point Symmetry operations for a plane lattice
6. Point groups in three dimensions
7. Three-dimensional crystals and lattices: triclinic, monoclinic, orthorombic
8. Three-dimensional crystals and lattices: tetragonal, hexagonal, rhombohedral, trigonal, cubic

C. XRD

9. X-Rays and Bragg's Law

D. Piezoelectricity

1. Theory

10. Piezoelectricity (and ferroelectricity) and direct piezoelectric effect
11. Converse piezoelectric effect and linear relations for a piezoelectric material (T, E)
12. Linear relations for a piezoelectric material: (S, E), (T, D), (S, D)
13. Piezoelectric ceramics - ferroelectric material
14. Electromechanical coupling factors
15. Mechanical waves in solids: solution for an elastic material

16. Applications

16. Resonance with a piezoelectric ceramic
17. Kinetic energy harvester: model and piezoelectric converters
18. Piezoelectric actuators
19. Inchworm motor, piezo legs motor and stick-slip motor
20. Langevin vibrator and applications
21. Travelling-wave motors

E. Waves in medium

22. Uniform plane waves in lossless medium: from Maxwell's equations to one dimensional wave equation
23. Uniform plane waves in a lossle