25234: Advanced Solid State Physics
Course Name: Advanced Solid State Physics
Course Number: 25234
Prerequisite(s): -
Co-requisite(s): -
Units: 3
Level: Postgraduate
Last Revision: Fall 2012

Description
The objectives of this course include learning about the electronic properties of solid-state materials for the analysis, design, and fabrication of advanced solid-state devices.
 
Syllabus:
  • Crystal Structures and Reciprocal Lattice
  • Atomic Bonding and Crystal Types
  • Acoustics and Phonons
  • Thermal Properties of Solids
  • Atomic Structure
  • Free-Electron Theory
  • The Band Theory of Electronic Conduction
  • Fermi Surfaces and Metals
  • Semiconductor Fundamentals and PN Junction
  • Plasmons, Polaritons and Polarons
  • Dielectrics and Optical Properties

References:
  • A. Kittle, Introduction to Solid States Physics, John Wiley and Sons, 2005
  • S. Wang, Fundamentals of Semiconductor Theory and Device Physics, Prentice-Hall, 1989
  • N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermim, Solid State Physics, Holt Rinehart Winston, 1986
  • Pierret, Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, Prentice Hall, 2002
  • Moliton, Solid State Physics for Electronics, John Wiley & Sons, 2009

 
Last Update: 2024-07-10