2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering

Ceramics Laboratory III

Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor(s): Nobuhiro Matsushita / Akira Yamaguchi / Hanna Hubarevich / Tetsuo Kishi / Yuta Kubota / Takahisa Shiraishi / Sou Yasuhara
Class Format: Experiment
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 5-8 Tue (S7-202, S7-204, S7-209) / 5-8 Fri (S7-202, S7-204, S7-209)
Class: -
Course Code: MAT.C352
Number of credits: 002
Course offered: 2021
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This experiment course aims to learn the properties and evaluation techniques of dielectric and electric properties of bulk ceramics. The students are expected also to learn about the relationships of these properties with structure, chemical composition and physical properties. Processing techniques are also included. In the advanced step, the students can make their own experimental plan on the synthesis and evaluation of ceramics materials concerning with the properties learned in the fundamental step.

Course description and aims

Learn about the fundamentals on the experiments concerning with dielectric and electric properties of ceramic materials. Planning of the original experiments is for growing the students' potential of planning, practice, presentation etc for materials researcher.

Keywords

bulk ceramics, ferroelectrics, dielectric constant, electric conductivity

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

All the experimental works will be done by group.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Basic lecture to conduct experiments Fundamental experiment 1: Weighing of starting materials, mixing procedure, calcination	Understand the contents and significance of this experiment Learn about the treatment of starting materials for synthesis
Class 2	Fundamental experiment 2: Molding of barium titanate powder	Learn about grinding, molding, and sintering of powder
Class 3	Fundamental experiment 3: Identification of crystal phase	Learn how to identify crystal phases
Class 4	Fundamental experiment 4: Density measurement and electrode formation	Learn about density measurement and electrode formation method
Class 5	Fundamental experiment 5: Evaluation of lattice constant and electric characteristics	Understand the relationship between the crystal structure and electrical properties of barium titanate
Class 6	Fundamental experiment 6: Measurement of temperature dependence of dielectric constant and conductivity	Understand the phase transition of barium titanate
Class 7	Planning of the advanced experiment	Make plans for advanced experiment.
Class 8	Advanced experiment 1	Presentation of the advanced experiment plan
Class 9	Advanced experiment 2	Perform experiments based on experimental plan
Class 10	Advanced experiment 3	Perform experiments based on experimental plan
Class 11	Advanced experiment 4	Perform experiments based on experimental plan
Class 12	Advanced experiment 5	Perform experiments based on experimental plan
Class 13	Advanced experiment 6	Perform experiments based on experimental plan
Class 14	Presentation discussion: Presentation of results of advance experiment	Present the experimental results, deepen the discussion

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

The text book, "Ceramics experiments 2021" will be provided.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Fundamental lecture course 1: Ceramics experiments; Uchida-rokaku-ho
Other documents will be provided.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Students are requested to join and carry out all the experiments, and do the proposed tasks to judge their knowledge on the experiments and ceramics.

Related courses

MAT.P215 ： Inorganic Chemistry
MAT.P301 ： Solid State Physics (Lattice)
MAT.P303 ： Solid State Physics (Electrons)

Prerequisites

Students are recommended to learn about the fundamental knowlegde on ceramic materials in 1st or 2nd year.