MSE 5862 - Introduction to Electronic Materials

(crosslisted) CHEME 5862

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MATH 1920. Corequisite: PHYS 2213 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with ENGRD 2620/MSE 2620.

R. B. van Dover.

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. Students will complete and present a review of a current issues in semiconductor device evolution.