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EECE.5230 Semiconductor Physics for Solid-State Electronics (Formerly 16.523)

Id: 003277 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

The course covers fundamental solid-state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic devices. Topics include quantum mechanics of electrons in solids, crystalline structures, band theory of semiconductors, electron statistics and dynamics in energy bands, lattice dynamics and phonons, carrier transport, and optical processes in semiconductors.

Prerequisites

EECE.5080 Quantum Electronics for Engineers, or equivalent (with permission of instructor).

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