Materials Science

  1. Optical Properties of Materials
    1. Electromagnetic Radiation
      1. Wave Nature of Light
        1. Photon Nature of Light
          1. Electromagnetic Spectrum
            1. Refractive Index
            2. Light-Matter Interactions
              1. Absorption
                1. Electronic Transitions
                  1. Absorption Coefficient
                    1. Beer-Lambert Law
                    2. Reflection
                      1. Fresnel Equations
                        1. Reflectance
                        2. Refraction
                          1. Snell's Law
                            1. Dispersion
                            2. Transmission
                              1. Transmittance
                                1. Transparency
                                2. Scattering
                                  1. Rayleigh Scattering
                                    1. Mie Scattering
                                  2. Electronic Band Structure and Optical Properties
                                    1. Interband Transitions
                                      1. Direct and Indirect Band Gaps
                                        1. Optical Absorption Edge
                                        2. Color and Appearance
                                          1. Origin of Color
                                            1. Selective Absorption
                                              1. Interference Colors
                                                1. Metallic Luster
                                                2. Luminescence
                                                  1. Photoluminescence
                                                    1. Fluorescence
                                                      1. Phosphorescence
                                                      2. Electroluminescence
                                                        1. Cathodoluminescence
                                                        2. Nonlinear Optical Properties
                                                          1. Second Harmonic Generation
                                                            1. Electro-optic Effect
                                                            2. Optical Materials and Applications
                                                              1. Optical Glasses
                                                                1. Optical Crystals
                                                                  1. Optical Fibers
                                                                    1. Laser Materials
                                                                      1. Photonic Crystals

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