MT 207 (AUG) 2:0 (Core)

Introduction to Electronic Properties of Materials

Drude model, its success and failure, energy bands in crystals, basic quantum mechanics, band diagrams, Fermi function, density of states, electrical conduction in metals, semiconductors, metal oxides, amorphous semiconductors, introduction to magnetism and superconductivity.

Reference Books:

R. E. Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials
S. O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices
D. Jiles, Introduction to the electronic properties of materials

MT 214 (Jan) 3:0 (Elective)

Electronic Materials and Devices

Materials: Silicon, GaAs, GaN, 2D semiconductors, Oxide semiconductors
Fabrication: Introduction to nanofabrication, zero-one-two dimensional nanostructure fabrication. Short introduction to lithography and different etching protocols. Solution processing of electronic devices (printed electronics).
Devices: Metal-semiconductor contact, Schottky diode, p-n junction diode, short diode (intro to 2D semiconductors), tunnel diodes. Polarization mechanisms, MISCAP, Transistors, MOSFET, JFET. Short introduction to analog/digital electronics. Photodiodes, photodetectors, LEDs, OLEDs, QLEDs, Photovoltaics.

Reference Books:

S. O. Kasap: Principles of Electronics Materials and Devices
D. A. Neamen: Semiconductor Physics and Devices
D. Schroeder: Semiconductor Materials and Device Characterizations
S. M. Sze: Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology
S. M. Sze: Physics of semiconductor devices

UMT311 (0:1) (Core)

‘Functional Materials Laboratory’, undergraduate level laboratory course

MT213 (3:0) (Softcore) (2016-2022)

Electronic Properties of Materials

Introduction to electronic properties; Drude model, its success and failure; energy bands in crystals; density of states; electrical conduction in metals; semiconductors; semiconductor devices; p-n junctions, LEDs, transistors; electrical properties of polymers, ceramics, metal oxides, amorphous semiconductors; dielectric and ferroelectrics; polarization theories; optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials; application of electronic materials: microelectronics, optoelectronics and magnetoelectrics.

Reference Books:
R. E. Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials
S. O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices
S. M. Sze, Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology
D. Jiles, Introduction to the electronic properties of materials
M.Ali Omar, Elementary solid state physics
Dieter Schroder, Semiconductor material and device characterisation
Donald A Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices
B.D. Cullity, Introduction to Magnetic Materials