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Materials science
The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.
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ion saturation current
Materials science; Material physics
When a positive electrical potential is applied to a surface in contact with a plasma (the electrode), the surface attracts electrons in the plasma. Above a certain voltage, the ...
self-induced transparency
Materials science; Material physics
When a pulse of a particular shape and duration interacts with a non-linear optical material, it may form an optical soliton, which would propagate in a shape preserving fashion. ...
photoelasticity
Materials science; Material physics
When certain materials (such as cellophane) are subjected to stress, they exhibit diffraction patterns relating to the stress applied. This technique is used in locating strains ...
piezoelectric effect
Materials science; Material physics
When certain materials are subjected to a stress, a potential difference is formed across the material. This is widely used in gauges to measure pressure.
speckle
Materials science; Material physics
When coherent (usually laser) light is scattered from a rough surface, a random intensity pattern is created due to constructive and destructive interference. This tends to make ...
microsystem
Materials science; Material physics
When evaluating state functions for large systems it is usually advantageous to divide the system conceptually into independent microsystems, each with its own set of energy ...
photovoltaic cell
Materials science; Material physics
When light is incident on it, a voltage appears across its terminals or a current flows in the external circuit. A p-n junction would be an example: without any external bias ...
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