ELECTRONICS OF SOLIDS
Electronic, optical and thermal properties of crystalline solids. Energy-momentum dispersion of fundamental particles and excitations in solids leading to microscopic theories of conductivity, polarizability and permeability. Influence of materials characteristics on the performance of electronic and photonic devices.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( E C E 305 or 335 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct analytical models to elucidate the physical operation of heterostructure-based devices, including transistors and resonant tunneling diodes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply design tradeoffs to electronic device design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine the relationship between heterojunction properties and device operation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Determine the relationship between semiconductor material transport properties and device operation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply design principles to analyze technical articles related to current device/materials related literature Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct analytical models to elucidate the physical operation of heterostructure-based devices, including transistors and resonant tunneling diodes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply design tradeoffs to electronic device design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine the relationship between heterojunction properties and device operation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Determine the relationship between semiconductor material transport properties and device operation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply design principles to analyze technical articles related to current device/materials related literature Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027