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:
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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