MSE 4001 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Credits. One three-hour lecture weekly.

Crystal structures and interatomic forces, lattice vibrations, thermal, acoustic, and optical properties. Semiconductors, dielectric properties, magnetism, and magnetic properties, superconductivity. Device applications.

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Test 1 20%, Test 2 20%, Homeworks 20%, Term Project 20%, Final 20%

1.1. Review: Quantum Numbers, Electron Configurations, Periodic Table, Pauli's Exclusion Principle
1.2. The Wave-Particle Duality
1.3. Chemical potential and binary systems
1.4. Free Electrons
1.5. Bound Electron
1.6. Tunneling Effect
1.7. Electron in a Periodic Field of a Crystal
1.8. Energy Bands in Crystals
1.9. The Fermi Energy, Density of States, Effective Mass

2.1. Conductivity
2.2. Matthiessen's Rule, Residual Resistivity
2.3. Nordheim's Rule for Alloys
2.4. Effect of Ordering
2.5. Superconductivity
2.6. Thermoelectric Phenomena

3.1. Intrinsic Semiconductors
3.2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
3.3. Hall Effect
3.4. Semiconductor Devices *
3.4.1. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts
3.4.2. Rectifying Contacts
3.4.3. Ohmic Contacts
3.4.4. Diodes
3.4.5. Transistors
3.4.6. Digital Circuits and Memory Devices
3.4.7. Quantum Semiconductor Devices
3.5. Semiconductor Device Fabrication

4.1. Ionic and Molecular Conduction
4.2. Dielectric Properties
4.3. Ferroelectricity
4.4. Pyroelectricity
4.5. Piezoelectricity
4.6. Electrostriction

5.1. Basic Concepts in Magnetism
5.2. Types of Magtnetism: Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism, Ferrimagnetism
5.3. Langevin Theory of Magnetism
5.4. Molecular Field Theory
5.5. Applications *
5.5.1. Soft Magnetic Materials
5.5.2. Permanent Magnets
5.5.3. Magnetic Recording and Memories

Thermal Properties of Materials (Chapter 18-22)

6.1. Heat Capacity
6.2. Atomistic Theory of Heat Capacity
6.3. Einstein (Phonon) Model of Lattice Vibrations
6.4. Debye Model
6.5. Electronic Contribution to the Heat Capacity
6.6. Thermal Conductivity
6.7. Thermal Expansion

7.1. Semiconductor Lasers
7.2. Pyroelectric IR Detectors/Sensors
7.3. Liquid Crystal Displays
7.4. The Xerox Process
7.5. Magnetic Non-Volatile RAMs