MSE 2620 - Electronic Materials for the Information Age

(crosslisted) ENGRD 2620

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MATH 1920 and PHYS 2213, or permission of instructor.

J. Cha.

Examines the electrical and optical properties of materials. Topics include the mechanism of electrical conduction in metals, semiconductors and insulators; tuning of electrical properties in semiconductors, charge transport across metal/semiconductor and semiconductor/semiconductor junctions, and the interaction of materials with light; semiconductor electronic devices; and the materials science of device fabrication. Applications in microelectronics, solar cells, electronics, and display technologies are discussed. Semiweekly labs provide hands-on experience characterizing electronic materials and devices.