| DATE |
Reading |
Notes |
Topics |
Homework |
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| 1 |
Thu 9/27 |
Ch. 3A: 49-73 |
LN01 |
Introduction. Crystal Binding.
Covalent, van der Waals, Ionic, Hydrogen, Metallic binding |
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| 2 |
Tue 10/2 |
Ch. 1: 3-22 |
LN02 |
Crystal
Structure. Definitions of solid, crystal, unit cell,
translation vector, basis, lattice. Examples of
2D crystals, 3D
crystals. |
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| 3 |
Thu 10/4 |
Ch. 2: 23-43 |
LN03 |
Reciprocal
Lattice. Miller indices. Diffraction: Laue and
Bragg models.
Brillouin zone, Reciprocal Lattice. Fourier analysis and
structure factor |
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| 4 |
Tue 10/9 |
Ch. 17A: 497-494 Ch. 18A: 515-528 |
LN04 notes slides |
Surfaces
and Nanostructures. Measuring structures in real and
reciprocal space. Surface diffraction (LEED); Scanning Probe
Microscopy; Electron Microscopy; Others as time permits. |
HW
1 due 5 pm Solutions |
| 5 |
Thu 10/11 |
There are several
books in the engineering and physics libraries on these topics.
Four pages on MBE and MOCVD from Ibach and Luth's Solid State Physics
text are here for your
own use only. |
LN05 notes slides |
Growth
of crystals and nanostructures. Bulk crystals:
Czochralski; Thin films: molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor
deposition, pulsed laser deposition, sputtering;
Nanostructures: top down vs. bottom up. |
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| 6 |
Tue 10/16 |
Ch. 4A: 89-95 |
LN06 |
Crystal
Vibrations. Normal modes. Continuum to atomic limit;
dispersion relation; Brillouin zone importance; group and phase
velocities |
HW 2 due 5 pm Solutions |
| Thu 10/18 |
MT1Soln |
(50 min) MIDTERM (Ch. 1-3, 17A, 18A) | Info |
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| 7 |
Tue 10/23 |
Ch. 4B: 95-102 |
LN07 |
Phonons.
Quantization. Acoustic and Optical branches. Phonon
momentum. Experimental evidence for phonons. |
|
| 8 |
Thu 10/25 |
Ch. 5A: 105-119 |
LN08 |
Phonon
Heat Capacity. Planck distribution; density of states;
Debye and Einstein models. |
HW
3 due 5 pm Friday Solutions |
| 9 |
Tue 10/30 |
Ch. 5B: 119-128 Ch. 18C: 557-562 |
LN09 |
Thermal
transport and thermal expansion. Anharmonic vibration
terms; transport in 3D and low-D. |
|
| 10 |
Thu 11/1 |
Ch. 6A: 131-141 |
LN10 |
Free electron gas - Equilibrium. Particle in a box and Fermi levels; Electron density of states. Role of finite temperature. Fermi statistics. Nanostructures. | HW 4
due 5 pm Solutions |
| 11 |
Tue 11/6 |
Ch. 6B: 141-157 |
LN11 |
Excitations
of the free electron gas: Heat capacity; Electrical
and Thermal conductivity. (may
skip
magnetoresistance for now) |
|
| 12 |
Thu 11/8 |
Ch. 7A: 161-169 |
LN12 |
Qualitative
Energy Bands: Insulators, Semiconductors, Metals.
Bloch's theorem. Free Electron vs. Tight Binding models. |
HW 5
due 5 pm Solutions |
| 13 |
Tue 11/13 |
Ch. 7B: 169 -
182 |
LN13 |
Quantitative
Energy Bands: Plane wave solutions to simple potentials. |
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| 14 |
Thu 11/15 |
Ch. 8A: 185 - 205 |
LN14 |
Semiconductor
Band Structure: Direct and indirect gap; equations of
motion; (quasi)electrons and holes; effective mass. |
HW 6
due 5 pm Solutions |
| 15 |
Tue 11/20 |
MT2Soln |
MIDTERM (Ch. 4-7) |
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| Thu 11/22 |
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! |
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| 16 |
Tue 11/27 |
Ch. 8B: 205 -
214 |
LN15 |
Intrinsic
and Extrinsic Carriers: Electrons and holes; Carrier
concentrations;
intentional doping |
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| 17 |
Thu 11/29 |
Ch. 17C:
503-513 |
LN16 |
Semiconductor
Devices: PN
Junctions, Transistors |
HW
7 due 5 pm Solutions |
| 18 |
Tue 12/4 |
Ch. 17C: 503-513 | LN17 |
Semiconductor Nanostructures and Band gap engineering. Lasers and light emitting diodes. Quantum wells, wires, dots. | |
| 19 |
Thu 12/6 |
Ch 15 |
presented notes: see LN17 |
Optical
Properties of Semiconductors in 0, 1, 2, 3 dimensions other topics not presented in class: low-D transport quantum Hall effect |
HW 8 due 5 pm Solutions |
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WED 12/12 |
10:30 am - 12:20 pm | FinalSoln |
FINAL EXAM (Cumulative; emphasis on post-chapter 7) |