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3.15

Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Materials and Devices

3-0-9 units · Undergraduate

Explores the relationships between the performance of electrical, optical, and magnetic devices and the microstructural and defect characteristics of the materials from which they are constructed. Features a device-motivated approach that places strong emphasis on the design of functional materials for emerging technologies. Applications center around diodes, transistors, memristors, batteries, photodetectors, solar cells (photovoltaics) and solar-to-fuel converters, displays, light emitting diodes, lasers, optical fibers and optical communications, photonic devices, magnetic data storage and spintronics.

Fall 2006 · Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices

Topics

  • Drift and Diffusion of Carriers
  • Recombination and Generation
  • PN Junction at Equilibrium
  • PN Junction Under Bias
  • PN Junction: Ideal Diode
  • Bipolar Junction Transistor
  • FETs and MOS
  • Photodetectors and Photovoltaics
  • Solar Cells
  • LEDs
  • Lasers
  • Heterostructure Lasers
  • Displays
  • Optical Fibers
  • Photonic Devices
  • Magnetic Fundamentals
  • Magnetic Materials
  • DC Motors
  • Magnetic Hard Disks and Tapes
  • Magnetooptics
  • MRAMs, CDs and DVDs

Readings

  • Pierret, R. F. Semiconductor Device Fundamentals . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996. ISBN: 9780201543933. This is similar to Volumes 1-4 of Modular Series of Solid State Devices listed below.
    Required
  • Jiles, D. Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Materials . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Chapman & Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780412798603.
    Required
  • O’Handley, R. C. Modern Magnetic Materials . New York, NY: Wiley, 1999. ISBN: 9780471155669.
    Required
  • Mayer, J. W., and S. S. Lau. Electronic Materials Science: For Integrated Circuits in Si and GaAs . New York, NY: Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780023781407.
    Listed reading
  • Braithwaite, N., and G. Weaver. Electronic Materials . 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth, 1990. ISBN: 9780408028400.
    Listed reading
  • Omar, M. Elementary Solid State Physics . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1975. ISBN: 9780201054828.
    Listed reading
  • Jiles, D. Introduction to the Electronic Properties of Materials . New York, NY: Chapman and Hall, 1994. ISBN: 9780412495809.
    Listed reading
  • Solymar, L., and D. Walsh. Electrical Properties of Materials . 6th ed. New York, NY: Oxford, 1998. ISBN: 9780198562726.
    Listed reading
  • Cullity, B. Introduction to Magnetic Materials . Reading, MA. Addison-Wesley, 1972.
    Listed reading
  • Neudeck, G. W., and R. F. Pierret, ed. Modular Series of Solid State Devices . Vols. 1-6. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1982. ISBN: 9780201052879.
    Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 3.033 U (Spring) 3-0-9 units

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