Functional materials have a long history. Especially in recent years, the progress of electronic technology, laser technology, energy technology, information technology and other high-tech, strongly stimulate the transformation of modern materials into functional materials, make the rise of new functional materials, promote the growth of high technology, at the same time, functional materials also get rapid development. Since the 1950s, the development and application of microelectronic technology have made great progress in semiconductor materials; in the 1960s, laser technology has brought a new look to optical materials; in the 1970s, smart materials such as optoelectronic materials and shape memory alloys have flourished. Subsequently, nuclear reactor materials, solar energy materials, high-efficiency batteries and other energy materials and biomedical materials have sprung up rapidly, forming a relatively perfect functional material system.
Functional materials are high-tech intensive materials with the following characteristics in R & D and production:
1. Comprehensive use of modern advanced technological achievements, interdisciplinary, knowledge intensive;
2. It has many varieties, small production scale, fast update and strong technical confidentiality;
3. However, once the innovation is successful, it will become a high-tech, high-performance and high-income industry.
This course will focus on advanced functional materials such as optoelectronic information materials, functional ceramic materials, energy materials, biomedical materials, superconducting materials, functional polymer materials, functional composite materials, intelligent materials, etc.
