MatSE 304 Electronic Properties of Solids

Spring 2008 MWF 9:00 – 9:50 218 Ceramics

Instructor: Professor John H. Weaver (262 MRL) http://jhweaver.mse.uiuc.edu/

Office Hours: Open door and by appointment jhweaver@uiuc.edu

Text: S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, McGraw Hill

Course Website: http://matse304.mse.uiuc.edu

Week Topics (Reading)

1/14 Orientation, electrons, photons, and principles of quantum mechanics (Ch. 3)

1/21 Electrons in potential wells and tunneling (Ch. 3)

1/28 Hydrogen atom (Ch. 3), beyond hydrogen

2/4 Spectroscopy (Ch.3), H₂⁺

2/11 H₂⁺ and molecules (Ch. 4)

2/18 Bonding, review, exam 1 (~2/22/08)

2/25 Modern theory of solids (Ch. 4)

3/3 Free electron gas (Ch. 4)

3/10 Nearly free electrons, energy bands (Ch. 4)

3/17 Spring break

3/24 Semiconductors (Ch. 5), review exam 2 (~3/28/08)

3/31 Semiconductors, doping (Ch. 5)

4/7 p-n junctions, MOSFETs, devices (Ch. 6)

4/14 topics

4/21 topics

4/28 review and exam 3 (4/30/08)

Exams: Exams will be given in 218 Ceramics during regular class period

Grades: The basis of your final grade will be: Homework 10% (about 10 sets)

Exam #1 25%

Exam #2 25%

Exam #3 25%

Quizzes 15% (about 15 quizzes)

MatSE 304 Teaching Assistant: Parasuraman Swaminathan (Raman) swamnthn@uiuc.edu 140 ESB office hours Tuesday and Thursday, 3-4.

Homework will be collected at the beginning of lecture on the date due. Late homework will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made.