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ECEN 4345 - Introduction to Solid State

Elective - 3 credit hours
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Catalog Description: Covers basic crystallography, lattice vibrations, free electron theory, energy band theory, and semi-conducting, dielectric, and optical and superconducting materials and devices, emphasizing properties relevant to solid state electronics and optoelectronics.

Prerequisite: ECEN 3400, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves

Textbook: Bube, Electrons in Solids, Academic Press, 1992.

Course Objectives: To introduce students to the fundamental concepts of solid state materials and their application to electrical and optical devices.

Topics:

  1. Crystal structure.
  2. Crystal diffraction and reciprocal lattice.
  3. Crystal vibrations.
  4. Free electron gas.
  5. Energy bands in solids.
  6. Dynamics of electrons and holes.
  7. Electrical transport.
  8. Impurities in semiconductors.
  9. Junctions and heterojunctions.
  10. Electronic and optical devices.
  11. Superconductivity.
Class Schedule: 3 hours of lecture per week

Contribution of course to meeting Criterion 4, the professional component: This course provides 3 semester hours of electrical engineering topics consisting of engineering sciences and engineering design.

Relationship of course to program outcomes: This course is not required and is not included in outcomes assessment.

Prepared by: Solid State Group and V. Heuring
May 16, 2005